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Hi Jessica

An activity director has some many jobs

I am not sure what your responsibilities are

Your Objective:

To provide person-centered, meaningful, mind stimulating, activities to residents you serve, by using your compassionate, patient manner.

Your Duties:

Devised, planned, coordinated, and facilitated stimulating activity programming.

Created strong & active volunteer program.

Communicated with family members

Prepared weekly & monthly activities calendars.

Led group and 1:1 activities.

Performed resident voice interviews and inputted data including MDSs

Wrote initial assessments, care plans, and quarterly and annual activity notes

Marketed to the community including a program for homebound senior citizens

Ran community events

Performed additional duties as assigned.

I talked to the residents before I actually started the job

You should have a meeting with the resident Council immediately

Get an idea of what they want

Then devise an activity calendar

You can use this to help you

https://www.goldencarers.com/free-activity-calendar-for-seniors/4857/

I did not know what your other duties are but let me know and I Will give you suggestions

You probably will have to do documentation this article should help you

https://www.goldencarers.com/the-importance-of-documentation-for-activity-directors/5577/

Hi, Jessica, I am sorry you were put on duty without training. But don't panic; be kind, compassionate and patient to your clients while finding your way. Gather a group of clients each morning and use activities involving music, sing-along, ball games, quizzes. Soon enough you will get to know them well to make assessments of their social, cognitive, spiritual and cultural needs. If you have the opportunity to talk to other activity staff it would be very beneficial to you. It is really amazing the management of your facility didn't provide some training for you, I thought these days were gone. All the best of luck.

I was a new Activities Coordinator who had never done anything like this before.

I do armchair darts on a Monday, this consists of me putting a magnetic dart board around my neck with string. They aim for the bullseye as most have dementia.

Closest wins sugar free sweets.

music EVERY afternoon

Art and crafts tue

Quiz, multiple choice. Wed

Film thur.

Balloon batting on Fridays, get a few sat in a line, they all are sat down and belt it, I run around hitting it back.

Darts and balloon and sing along go down the best.

Good Luck, its hard

This sounds very good for Julie but Jessica has to remember that she needs to meet the needs and wants of her residents

Thanks so much to both of you