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Wendy
Activities Associate, Memory Care
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Virginia
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United States
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Wendy
Activities Associate, Memory Care
Activities Associate, Memory Care
No-Air Air Hockey
Any ideas for what to use instead of air hockey pushers?
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Wendy
Activities Associate, Memory Care
Activities Associate, Memory Care
Hi Jennifer,
I am in a similar situation as yours, in that our MC community is an open-concept space that has no options for "life stations". The section for activities has a very large TV as the...
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Wendy
Activities Associate, Memory Care
Activities Associate, Memory Care
Hello, I am wondering whether there is an appropriate ratio of activity professional to residents in memory care. I know there are ratios for caregivers (CNA) to resident, but wondered if that exist...
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Wendy
Activities Associate, Memory Care
Activities Associate, Memory Care
Thanks, Andrea!!
I see lots of suggestions to sort things, but am having trouble thinking of how to get a group of people to sort something (I'm asked to do primarily group stuff, little 1:1). What d...
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Wendy
Activities Associate, Memory Care
Activities Associate, Memory Care
Thanks, Susan. I'm mainly just getting exhausted doing it all myself. I do music stuff a LOT. I've heard stories are good, I typically look up "Good News Network" online and find an inspiring story...
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Wendy
Activities Associate, Memory Care
Activities Associate, Memory Care
I am new to the Activities area and work in a Memory Care unit with 19 residents who are all very different, varying abilities and preferences. My title is "associate" and I am part time (30 hours),...
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