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Susan

Activity Director From Nevada, United States


About Susan: Susan Berg is a freelance writer, retired healthcare professional, retired Activity Director and current writer for several senior care e-magazines with more than 20 years of experience working with Senior Citizens and eight years experience writing for a number of publications. She is the author of a book for those with dementia and their caregivers. Susan has two blogs about activities for seniors and information vital to all wanting to know about dementia. She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and North Shore Community College.

Senior Citizens
Susan is an expert on senior citizen issues. She is currently a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant(COTA). In this role, she has worked with senior citizens. Susan is an expert on adapting and modifying activities so that seniors can participate in them. She spent twenty years as an Activity Director in nursing homes. She devised, planned, coordinated, and facilitated stimulating activity programming. Also she designed a program for homebound senior citizens. Currently, Susan shares her knowledge about senior activities on one of her blogs.

Dementia

Susan is also an expert on dementia and related issues. She is a Certified Dementia Practitioner(CPD). She has participated in numerous workshops, seminars and alike where she has gained much knowledge. Her work as an Activity Director and COTA has given her much knowledge and experience in relating to individuals with dementia. Susan is passionate about sharing her knowledge. She is hopeful that people will do what they can to prevent or at least slow down dementia in themselves or loved ones. Susan has shared many tips on how to prevent dementia or slow it down on her other blog.

Feel free to visit and comment at either of Susan’s blogs at
http://activitiesdirector.blogspot.com
http://dementiaviews.blogspot.com

28 Activities


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Susan 25th Sep 2019 Activity Director

Forum

I agree you are doing a good job
Solange also has some good ideas
You may want to try this
https://www.goldencarers.com/comments/7852/
This article might help also
https://www.goldencarers.com/14-tips-for-communicating-with-people-who-have-hearing-loss/3872/

Another thing to do is to ask her for her help in designing an activity that no one can speak at such as a an activity where you or a volunteer and she design a quiz on paper where the answers are yes or no
Make copies of the paper and hand them out at the activity you can have her design paper plates with numbers one through however many questions they there are one number on each plate
At the activity you put up the number of the question
The residents at the activity have to show something where the answer is yes or no
You can use a paper plate one side says yes the other side says no
She could design and make these for their activity also
This may be time consuming so you may need a volunteer to help
Let us know how this turns out and if you have any quizzes to share with us
Thank you
Susan 24th Sep 2019 Activity Director

Forum

It’s so nice to see that this side is so helpful to so many people
Thank you for being a part of it
Susan 23rd Sep 2019 Activity Director

Games for People Living with Dementia

Ruth have you tried a tape player with headphones that you can put on the resident
We had a resident like this and that seemed to help sometimes
Susan 21st Sep 2019 Activity Director

Forum

There are several forms on golden Carers that you could use
Can pick one to use or you can combine them whatever you need
https://www.goldencarers.com/social-cultural-profile-form/4278/

https://www.goldencarers.com/my-life-timeline/5990/

https://www.goldencarers.com/diversional-therapy-information-sheet/5223/

Let us know if these work for you

Susan 21st Sep 2019 Activity Director

Fill-in the Blanks - Famous Tennis Players

This game would be good for those till like tennis
Susan 21st Sep 2019 Activity Director

13 Ways to Include Math In Your Activity Calendar

The book looks good however it does look a little childish so make sure that when you write your notes that you state that the resident got much enjoyment and pleasure from this book
Alternately you could make copies of the pages if they do not look too childish
When you have any doubt write a good note about whatever you are doing
Susan 19th Sep 2019 Activity Director

Hangman & Variations

Thanks for that information Catherine
It sounds like something others could try
Susan 18th Sep 2019 Activity Director

Who Am I? September Birthdays

These are great Carole
Susan 18th Sep 2019 Activity Director

Forum

Great ideas
Susan 18th Sep 2019 Activity Director

Masquerade Masks

Thank you for sharing this information Sylvia
Hopefully more will share this with their residents and staff
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