Hi Pendar, I was the director of a social day program for 8-1/2 years (although with the company for 11-1/2). When we closed last March due to the pandemic I couldn't stand watching my clients decline at such a quick pace. I went on Zoom and found out how to make get togethers work for my clients. I did this a few times and finally threw in a quiz one time...Magic...I have been running one hour classes ever since. I run six per week. 3 afternoon and 3 evenings. It is wonderful to see folks respond to what I offer. We do 15 minutes of varied exercise. quizzes, I then offer a Power Point Presentation with anywhere up to 75 slides and walk the thru with descriptions and background. We listen to music, have sing a longs, dress up for holidays and laugh a lot...We have gone skydiving, on a cruise, touring Victorian homes, visited zoos, studied animals, birds, galaxies and on and on. I so enjoy interacting with folks online.... Let me know what you have in mind....and we can see if we can make this work. All the best, Linda O'Donnell
Everyday is a new day with a new set of challenges. I look forward to the day when we can do more! Sometimes I feel so isolated and our folks feel the same way.
I am sorry I do not have any resources you are looking for. You may try and call your area health provider to see if they offer virtual resources (exercise, medication list help, how to keep tripping hazards out of the home, diabetic eating etc) I have used our local health unit for the above presentations in the past. I wish you luck! have a great day!
Happy Easter God bless you all Using this websites seeing the joy and love in someone s else’s eyes making a difference in there life’s using ideas etc from this wonder site
I am working in an Adult Day Program in Ontario and would like to get connected with several third parties that are capable to conduct one-hour virtual/in-person workshops for a group of independent seniors.
Please let me know if you have any recommendations.
Thank you Pendar(Recreation Specialist)
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Enjoy meaningful activity ideas that you can use with your clients straight away.
It's really wonderful to see our clients so engaged with the puzzles and word searches, the Trivia is really popular and our participants get a buzz out of getting the answers correct. Golden Carers is our "Go To" resource on a weekly basis and it is rewarding for our working day to add it to our activity programs.
Nicole Bieshaar Activity + Respite Worker Australia
Thank you Happy Easter!