We have already used these questions for an informal chat session with our residents. It was lot's of fun talking about apple pie, and what kind of apples were the favorites. Also inspired talks about home canning and what things were canned for the winter months. Thank you for always inspiring me with interesting topics, keep them coming!
Our Dementia residents loved looking at the old pictures! They all remembered something about each of the pictures. It was fun for reminiscing, even when we were not playing Bingo. The one comment that was the funniest was about Marilyn Monroe. When I asked one of the women if she knew who it was, she just shook her head and said "The Dress"! 60 years later, she still remembers the picture of the dress, that she did NOT like!
Thank you so much for the suggestion of celebrating the royal wedding! We used it as the theme for our tea party, and had a lovely time wearing home made fascinators to go with it. We had 24 smiling ladies and gentlemen who thoroughly enjoyed the party.
We have a large facility that allows and encourages wandering. It is a physical outlet for those who have led very active lives, or like you say they are on their way “somewhere”. Eventually they relax and sit, sometimes we offer very lifelike dolls, or babies for them to take care of. We even have a baby buggy to push around which they enjoy. Several of them are “babysitting” like a grandparent might.
Thanks for a meaningful article. After 3 years in the Activitiy Dept. I was feeling a little bit "out of gas" myself. I always appreciate your new ideas and suggestions. It certainly helps in the creativity and idea areas immensely. Keep up the great emotional support that you provide!
I shared your Father's Day Jokes with both the men and the women at our Dementia Facility. Everyone laughed, and laughed about how corny they were, then said tell us another one! Thanks for giving us some smiles, and please keep them coming.
Thank you so much for the great photos and information. I work with many men who were in the aerospace field and can identify these aircraft. Even though they all have Memory problems, they are so very proud of their contributions in this field. Can't wait to try it with some of our engineers!
An Orchard of Trivia
It was lot's of fun talking about apple pie, and what kind of apples were the favorites.
Also inspired talks about home canning and what things were canned for the winter months.
Thank you for always inspiring me with interesting topics, keep them coming!