Solange, I would also like to add the great fun I had with residents as a group was reciting the first 3 words of a nursery rhyme & they would continue on as a team. "Humpty Dumpty fell" & residents would continue on, I would do approximately 15 nursery rhymes before I done a word game. Memories are great for our elderly Kerry Towler
I feel poetry is not used enough in Aged Care: I would place on my daily program at least one poem to read before some activity. It may not have been a significant poem for that day, but residents enjoyed it
True & False Quiz is such a great idea I have actually modified it l little & made "lamented cards" each residents has with "True" or "False" to display when question is asked & I take score of each resident. I have found in many quiz games many residents depend on others to answer questions & the cards have made totally gives them "Independents & Confidence" of decision making & keeps them more alert Thanks for the great idea Kerry Towler
Thank you for the Aussie Bingo game, much appreciated I actually modified my sheets as many of my residents would not remember "Louie the fly" they would remember the Add but not the actual "Louie" and a few other pictures also would confuse them I wrote underneath all pictures in (black per) as large as possible of what the actual picture is, and I feel this will help them greatly
Thanks Joanne, I actually had 23 residents playing this game on Tuesday, I did print out sheets & I taped them to cardboard, did not laminate them as I find markers are more secure on actual sheets. I also purchased packs 10 dice for $2 & was able to give each resident their own plastic cup with 2 dice per cup & that made them feel as they were in control. I called "roll" & I would just help them with their choice of number. They loved the game. I work in a Retirement Village but in that group that played this game I had cognitive, dementia & sight impaired & all coped well with assistance. Thank you, Kerry
Sooooo happy and thankful I have this medium as it saves so much time and energy collecting info and collating it. Thank you everyone for all your ideas it covers sooo much!
Catherine Gibb Activity Coordinator United Kingdom
The Great Australian Dunny
I would also like to add the great fun I had with residents as a group was reciting the first 3 words of a nursery rhyme & they would continue on as a team.
"Humpty Dumpty fell" & residents would continue on, I would do approximately 15 nursery
rhymes before I done a word game.
Memories are great for our elderly
Kerry Towler