Hi my job is Activities Coordinator in a nursing home in the UK and yes my residents would love to communicate through writings .They would love to have friends from another country. Please email me at [email protected]
I had that problem years ago when residents were more able and they had the idea that those activities don’t suit them or they think it’s childish. So I started with an activity that involved a lot of them who are cognitively and physically able. We made a 4 seasons project . Summer, winter, autumn and spring in collages form .Residents who loved to do arts they made collage.. Residents who like outdoor walking ,I took them out to pick dry leaves and tiny branches. Residents who are poetic wrote their poems of each season. It took us 2 months .( 2 times a week art and crafts but well enjoyed by everyone who felt bored, Since then they came out more to join activities. But first ask what they like as it has to come from them.
Thank you so much for the many wonderful as well as different ideas that I picked from the Golden Carers ...It’s been a great help to me in delivering activities with the residents. Great resources for a good price.Thanks again.
Thank you so much Golden carers website.. it is giving me lot of support and ideas to share it to the Residents am caring for...We had some beautiful activities this summer and the residents have enjoyed...
I just recently joined this site also and let me tell you it is WONDERFUL!!!! I am an activity director at a senior center and not only do our older seniors enjoy it but we also have a group respite program geared towards participants with dementia and Alzheimer's, that respond really well to the trivia/quizzes that the website offers. I am so thankful to have this site as a resource to assist with enhancing their quality of life!
Ellen Hargett Community Social Services Asst United States
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