We hold a "Morning Wake-Up": -Day/weather/etc. -stretching/simple exercises to go along w/the seasons *reaching for snowflakes, picking apples, chopping wood, etc. We have some really...

Golden Carers is AMAZING! We use it everyday in one capacity or another. It has assisted to make our jobs easier as well stepping up our activities! Thank you for all the materials and resources, keep...

We are very excited for National Nursing Home Week and I wanted to share out week with you all. In the U.S. the national theme is "Living Soulfully." Monday; we are opening with an entertainer in the...

I would like to hear everyone's ideas and thoughts in planning "Person Centered" activities and doing less actual groups.

We do a "Morning Wake-up" program, we start by telling what day it is, the weather, etc. Then to music they stretch using the following; "stretch high up in the tree for an apple." Climb the ladder, m...

Have you tried portable music he likes with head phones? We have one gentleman who punches holes in paper with a 3 hole punch; he thinks its his job. We have one gentleman who hold a baby doll; he...

Hi, I was wondering what everyone is doing for National Nursing Home Week?

I have "Celebrating January Birthday" parties. I invite whomever wants to come. We sing, have cake, announce Birthdays, do some January trivia and socialize. I do hang a banner. I hold it usually the...

We set up music videos/sing-a-longs in the morning and do hands alive, one-to-one balloon toss. The staff rotates between the two units where residents cannot do for themselves. In the afternoon we h...

Hello everyone. I am the Director of Activities in a country facility. We hold our activities on our wings in the dining rooms. On one of my units I have a mixture of residents from alert and oriented...

Also look into companion pets; we have five cats (battery operated) that move, meow, purr, there eyes open and shut. They are amazing!! The residents find them so calming. Even the staff finds them th...

Hi Katherine, Try Balloon volleyball with a net, they sell them for inside and lower for wheelchairs. Our residents love it. They also love simple crafts we just cut out cardboard heart shapes a...

NASCO is another nice place to purchase