Member Feedback
We are truly touched by the feedback our members send us! We appreciate all your support :)
I truly appreciate this wonderful resource, it never fails to provide something meaningful to add to our activity schedule every month. I love to share our activities too in the hope of sharing the joy! Thank you!
Lou Stockley
Head of Wellbeing
England
This is the most wonderful resource that can be used year in and year out, a great addition for staff when they are planning activities.
Rosemary de Kook
Team Leader Day Program
Australia
I love the Golden Carers. It has helped me in all aspects of my job. Imagine life without Golden Carers .... nope... I can't. Thank you for your fantastic resources. LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!!
Faith Stewart
Therapy Assistant
You have the best activity and recreation site out in the world. I use about 4 sites, and yours is always the best! I can always find the best from your site.
Darla Spiry
Recreation Therapy Manager
Canada
Golden Carers continually amazes me with its tools that give us so much more scope and assistance, to do our job, in the best way possible. Thank You!
Jo Fazio
Lifestyle Coordinator
We are so lucky! I absolutely love everything about Golden Carers, so many things to explore, ideas, etc. Every Tuesday was magic. Thank you again!
Patricia Nilson
Activity Co-Ordinator
Fantastic site with everything you could ever want for aged care activities and more! :)
Sherry Edwards
Therapy Coordinator
I get so excited whenever I find something new on Golden Carers! Thank you for making my job easier!
Michelle Adi
Activity Coordinator
United States
Thank you for all the wonderful ideas. Never disappointed when looking for inspiration when logging on to Golden Carers. We are so fortunate to have access to so many different ideas to use on a daily basis. Cannot thank you all enough for the wonderful work you do putting all those resources at our fingertips.
Raewyn Stollery
Diversional Therapist
United Kingdom
Hello, I have just renewed my membership after spending a year with Golden Carers. My residents in the home where I am Activities leader have totally enjoyed all the activities I have used from your website. I have used your newsletter templates, quizzes, word games, "This Day in History", painting pages, seasonal topics, and many more. Keep up the good work in helping us provide meaningful care for our precious residents that we are privileged to look after ✨️
Lizzie Archer
Activities Coordinator
So many great ideas in here. Glad to have found you, Golden Carers! Thank you for all the wonderful things you do to help all of us working with activities to better and to make our activities fun for our customers and us.
Virginia Benshoof
Activities Specialist
This website has been such a tremendous asset to me in providing such great ideas. The clients have enjoyed the picture bingo, quizzes and I am looking forward to doing word ladders with them for the first time very soon. I also print out crosswords and word searches and make up booklets for them to do in their rooms. I will be definitely rejoining.
Linda Beale
Activities Coordinator
Love Golden Carers! You guys sure have something for every occasion. Helps me in my search to keep our residents happy. Thanks to all your great ideas, my residents are kept very happy with all that you have to offer! They are never bored!
Sancha Ashton
Lifestyle Care Assistant
Your website is simply the best. We are a small team of Lifestyle staff who find it inspirational, creative and full of fantastic ideas. Thank you to all your team, we appreciate the wonderful resources Golden Carers provides to us.
Leonie Bell
Lifestyle Manager
I just find Golden Carers fantastic. You are so up to date with the material you provide us with. Thank you so much for your efficiency and for all you teach us. Keep up the good work!
Georgia Sultana
Caregiver
I can't thank Golden Carers enough for all the ideas and tips being launched regularly. I am so glad I became a member of this site and can bring smiles and joy to my clients. Now more laughter and giggles will spread in the AIR!!
Geeta Limbu
Senior Carer
Golden Carers has researched articles on dementia activities, men’s activities, dealing with challenging behaviour, and more. Thank you for a great web site. Professional! Informative! Well researched! Innovative!
Annelize Steyn
Recreation Officer
New Zealand
What a blessing to have found the Golden Carers website, our residents love the activities, particularly fond of visual and musical quizzes. Oh, what fun!! Thanks to all to those at Golden Carers and everyone who contributes to making this website an invaluable tool in ones' toolkit.
Linda Henry
Activities Coordinator
Ireland
I cannot tell you all enough how useful your website is. I absolutely love it--it has so many resources that meet the needs of residents in all levels of care. I'm on your site daily. Thank you all so much for sharing with us!!
Sherry Newcome
Life Enrichment Manager
Thanks for publishing this one! I had a great time getting it together. The experience was fairly easy so I will be trying my hand at other DIY templates as well. Your site is the best I have used in the last 36 years of my career as an Activity Director, Certified! I wish I had known about your site whenever it first started! So much content and idea sharing… no need to reinvent the wheel! 😊
Vickie Grimsrud
Activity Director
We just got a "tablet" for our Activities group and we love having Golden Cares downloaded on it! It saves so much on photocopies and continues to make our day better:) Thank you!
Pam Erskine
Activity Coordinator
This site has meant the world to me. It is so broad and covers a lot of aspects of Elderly living. I am so confident about presenting my activities to my Residents, as we find it stimulating, both physical and cognitively
Annatjie Greeff
Nursing Manager
South Africa
I cannot thank you enough. I am so lost without The Golden Carers Resources.
Corazon de la Cruz
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Thank you for many years of wonderful ideas that you have given me through Golden Carers. Your ideas and opportunities for networking with other activities people have been a great resource for me to access. Wishing your wonderful organisation all the best.
Gloria Clarke
Diversional Therapist
Once again Golden Carers has come to the rescue. I live in a retirement village and calling on my years as a Diversional Therapist I constantly use the Golden Carers for new ideas to run my group in the village. I especially love the Read Aloud Audience Participation activity and I always pick a very shy resident to take a part. It is amazing how much it brings them out of their shell. The quiz always helps keeps their minds active and gives them such a feeling of self worth when they get a correct answer.
Christina McDonald
Retired DT
Golden Carers is my life saver. There is so much to choose from. I'm printing things every night. Golden Carers is brilliant.
Jane Walker
Activities Coordinator
I am loving the Golden Carers membership. I am finding great resources that I used on the first day of membership. The membership is of much value working as both an Activities Director, and also an Activities Consultant. I look forward to continuing to use the site and also the forum.
Christabel Smith
Activities Director/Business Owner
I love Golden Carers! When I first became an ‘Activity Aide’ I spent hours scouring the internet looking for meaningful activities for elders experiencing cognitive decline. I finally found ‘Golden Carers’! I’ve passed along ’the find’ to the Activity Director of where I work. Thank you again for all that you do - Golden Carers is much more than a great resource for activities - it’s an education on how to provide ‘life’ to both workers and our elders.
Linda Rick
Residential Care Assistant
Your website has wonderful ideas, it gets the creative juices flowing! Money well spent :D
Kathleen Constance
Lifestyle Assistant
This is the best activities website I have come across, it is full of useful and different activities to use every day. This is my go-to site every day to check what is new. Thank you.
Teresa Hilliar
Head Of Activities
I cannot even begin to express how thankful I am to have found this site! My residents have been thriving with all our new activities!
Kaitlyn Reed-Mercer
Life Enrichment Director
Thank you Golden carers for all the great ideas. My residents really enjoy the quizzes and some of the craft activities. They especially want "This day in history". I try to make it a morning ritual after the newspaper reading. This month there are so many great ideas for St Patrick's day, many I have printed off to use. I take this opportunity to wish you all a Happy St Patrick's day. Here is my beautiful cat, she is much more photogenic than me!
Judy Dwyer
Diversional Therapist
This site is amazing! It has helped me so much over the last couple of months. My residents are big fans of your Arm Chair Travels. Keep up the great work!
Chris Conroy
Activities Cooridinator
Thank you for such great content and resources. Something for every occasion. I really love using this website.
Jashmine Sharma
Diversional Therapist
Thank you for all the wonderful resources and fantastic activities & ideas! So privileged to be a member of Golden Carers!
Jennifer Daclan
Director Of Activities
Thank you so much - I love the site. It has been so helpful and I'm glad I joined!
Fidelma Carroll
Activity Co-Ordinator
"Just love how I can go into Golden Carers and get so many ideas, LOVE IT"
Janine Peucker
Lifestyle Coordinator
I have been in this field for close to 15 years. I came across your website initially because I was searching for a shared, personal forum with other professionals in my field that was not attached to random advertising and monthly fees. After discovering your website which hosted a forum that was exactly what I was looking for, as well as providing a mountain of resources that didn’t require you to follow several external links to get to, and to top it off no monthly recurring fee...Jackpot!
William Bedingfield
Life Enrichment Director
Keep up the good work, Golden Carers. I couldn't do my job without you!
Julia Barnes
Activity Coordinator
I really enjoy Golden Carers. This is the best website I have found.
Sunya Sauls
Activity Director
Golden Carers is a phenomenal and creative resource of activities for the senior population and people with dementia. They also provide resources and support for the caregiver too. I liked all the different types of activities that were available. You could pick and choose from a plethora of items the activities appropriate for your group. Keep on doing what you are doing. So many people's lives have been touched and improved by your website. Your website is a blessing to many organisations.
Teresa Hutchinson
Carepartner
I am beyond excited to have been introduced to Golden Carers. I am thrilled about what this will mean for my residents. I am a HCA and just accepted another position as an Assistant Manager in a Supportive Living facility. Thank you for this wonderful site and all the resources.
Tasha Dick
HCA- Assistant Manager
I just love this website. I feel like every time I get on here, I stay on forever. I am always finding something new to try out on our residents. Thank you!
Terrie Scott
Activity Director
I’m loving your website, it’s been a great help to me over the last six months since I started my new role. Lots of hints and tips, great activities, and it’s great that we can contribute too. It’s fantastic to have such a universal source of information, how we have a common goal and language despite our worldwide locations. Thank you!
Salena Riley
Development Worker
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!
Marjorie Luker
Activities Assistant
As you all know Lifestyle can be very challenging so it's good to have the support of like-minded people. I love the variety and ideas. Your activities are up to date, meaningful and positive.
Geraldine Melican
Lifestyle Therapist
This website is such a great hit! I look forward to many enjoyable months ahead. Your site is absolutely amazing! I use it all the time.
Debra Gaiz
Aged Care Carer
I LOVE your site and find it so useful.
Shantell Kemp
Lifestyle CoOrdinator
I appreciate how accessible everything is to create worthwhile, mind-opening, engaging absolutely wonderful activities for our friends. Our calendars are overflowing with so much variety their is something for everyone, every day. Thank you so much for helping me to create days that always bring something for everyone to look forward to. They are engaged, active, laughing and living life to its fullest because of you there are endless possibilities.
Teresa Capener
Activites
I love your website and activities, it has opened a whole new field for me.
Annatjie Greeff
Professional Nurse
Your website is wonderful! I use it almost on a daily basis. My people LOVE the word ladders! They can't get enough of them. I will continue using it as long as I'm working as an activities person!
Lisa Dalesio
Activities for Seniors
I co-own and operate a small assisted living home in Pittsfield, NH (U.S.A.). We consistently seek ways to improve upon our senior activity program, providing a diversified balance of a purposeful and enjoyable time of recreation, crafting, exercise and others to reach all of our residents. I must say, it's been a challenge. This past October I began researching options online and came across your site, subscribing for a year to see what you were all about. Let me tell you, you have not disappointed! Your site is a priceless resource that we are extremely thankful for. We find a significant increase in resident participation and look forward to the new ideas that each month brings. Our residents love the changes!
Linda Small
Caregiver
I am always on the lookout for new ideas. When I saw your website, I thought 'golden find for golden carers'. Thank you so much for this resource.
Janeen Huff
Runs a Dementia Café
I have only just found you and I have been overwhelmed by the content. A week ago, I was contemplating leaving my job because I was just running out of ideas and I was getting bored doing the same old things. Not now! Thank you!
Krissi Rochelle
Social Life Co-ordinator
So glad I found you, your site is such a blessing to me 😊. I have been a PCA for 17 yrs. I am in charge of making up the monthly calendar and coming up with new ideas. It was starting to be a real challenge. I encourage all my residents to join in daily but they need new things offered to hold their interest. So glad I took a chance and signed up with you!!! You're making my job a lot easier. Thank you and keep up the great work !! It's so appreciated.
Barb Baker
Personal Care Assistant
I just love this website, I couldn't do my job without you guys Thank you so much for every single activity, it's just marvellous!
Crissie Staples
Diversional & Recreation Therapist
I just LOVE the multicultural section of this fabulous website. I work as a Activities Director at a day service facility and we are currently closed due to COVID! I am mailing/delivering personalized packages to our clients. We have clients of many different cultures and ethnic backgrounds. Adding pages of color-printed information from their country really brightens their day. The family members/care givers are delighted to see a spark in their loved ones eyes when they see and read about their history. I am becoming so educated myself learning all this. It will help me when we get back to work striking a spark in our clients eye when I reminisce with them about their culture. I seriously can NOT get enough of this fantastic site. xoxo :-)
Mary Lynn Byers
Activities Director
You have been such a valuable asset to my work. I love this site and I use it a lot. I tell all other activities coordinators about it. Thankyou.
Amanda Mitchell
Activity Coordinator
I love Golden Carers it is a fabulous resource. It has made my life so much easier, so that in turn does wonders for my clients. The work that you put in to helping us all is wonderful please don’t give up.
Is it worth the money? You betcha it is. My clients love the quizzes and we have many laughs and it opens up many a thoughtful discussion on life as an older person. I thank you so much when l am stuck for ideas l just jump onto GOLDEN CARERS. Have a great day and keep up the great work.
Lesley Dalitz
Recreation Therapist
I have been sharing your resource information with my clients. Your customer service is truly exemplary.
Traci Pareti
Activity Consultant
It is absolutely wonderful to see and use the combined efforts of so many of us caring for the elderly, from all over the world! This website has opened many doors to the world of the elderly, stimulating and enriching their lives and making it possible for us as Carers to bring joy and fulfillment. Thank you to Golden Carers for making all of this possible, we salute you!!
Annatjie Greeff
Nursing Manager
Your fantastic site is crammed full of great ideas. I am really glad I joined.
Linda Moores
Activities Coordinator
We love your website! Everyday I find a new and exciting programs/projects to incorporate into the day. You have made my job alot easier and for that I appreciate you:)
Pam Erskine
Activity Coordinator
This is a valuable resource for those working with older people. The activities are suitable for a range of abilities and focus on fun for all.
Donna McConnell
Activities Coordinator
I've just joined today ... I can see already that I've made the right choice. The information and ideas are fantastic!
Lisa Forth
Activity Manager
I've always enjoyed using Golden Carers, especially This Day in History and Armchair Travel. I love how you have the site organized and it looks amazing!
Cheryl Poulin
Life Enrichment Coordinator
I just wanted to say thank you for all you do to help me and others in my field! The support of your resource has been even more important during COVID and I am so, so thankful. Also thank you for creating a Spanish version of This Day in History!!! I recommend you to my colleagues any chance I get.
Hannah Voelker
Life Enrichment Director
ANOTHER HAPPY CUSTOMER!!!!! Keep up the great, creative, inspiring work
Diane McFadden
Facilitator
I love this site, there is always an idea, quiz or craft that I can use or modify for my programs.
After 35 years as an Activation Coordinator/Senior Facilitator, I am now semi-retired and running programs for individuals and small groups on Zoom (Mind Challenge/Theme Conversations & Your Story).Love the forum idea and can see it being a real support to each other - wonderful to see the smiling faces, caring and positive attitudes that this field endangers!
Congratulations and thanks to the Golden Carers Team for a professional and well designed website that is internationally useful and user friendly!
Stephanie Alexander
Seniors Facilitator
I'm so happy I found this site. It's been very helpful to me for my job and for the residents I care for. Many thanks to GoldenCarers you're doing an excellent job!
Rose Arcellana
Activity Organizer
Forever grateful for such an amazing resource, it's relevant and accurate, how would I work without you. I love Golden Carers!
Sotiana Rokobatini
Aged Care Worker
Golden Carers is my 'Right Hand Man'... I am ever so grateful for this website. Thank you to all who contribute... hopefully I will share some things myself soon.
Johnette Walker
Activities Officer in an Aged Care Facility
I appreciate the time and effort you put into finding and creating activities for seniors. I especially appreciate the freebies as I am a volunteer which implies I do not receive a paycheck so I really count on the free items your site offers and put them to good use at the PC and Dementia facility I volunteer at.
Merrilynn Wheeler
Executive Board Member
Golden Carers helps me professionally carry out my daily activities and keep my residents happy! I just love Golden Carers.
Linda Bain
Recreational Activity Officer
This site is an absolute God Send. I cannot thank you enough for the incredible wealth of information you provide. You have saved me hours a week and literally changed my life, I look forward to exploring all you have to offer and think this site is worth every cent, massive thank you to the founders, you can see where your heart is - everything is of an excellent standard and I love the opportunity you have provided for us all to connect and share ideas. Simply Amazing.
Zorinah Burrell
Diversional Therapist
Thanks for all your hard work... Love this site !!!
Anne Rose
Activity Coordinator
I have been so thrilled to get the tips and ideas on dealing with Seniors across the board. Golden Carers has really helped me the past few months. Thank you!
Shirley Pikoos
Welfare Village Officer
Thank you for your articles and for providing a place to go for someone with no experience in this field. Without people like you I'd be completely lost! THANK YOU!!!
Valerie Harnish
Activities Director
We have been utilizing Golden Cares for several years now, and we honestly can't (and don't want to) remember life before stumbling upon your site. We believe our residents' lives have been enriched due to a diverse and exciting activity regime, much to do with your priceless resource(s). Thank you for helping us to care for our seasoned citizens. :)
Linda Small
Caregiver
Thanks for the hard work you put into making our Jobs a bit simpler....This is such a valuable site for all Diversional Therapists. I can't thank you enough :-)
Kareen Kovacich
Diversional Therapist
I am so grateful for this website and the types of activities it offers. I use it everyday. The clients I serve are receptive to the programs offered. I never ventured into armchair travel until I found this website, and now it is one of the most popular clinics I put on. I also appreciate the Power Point presentations. I hosted the Cowboys and Cowgirls of the Wild West, what a treat! Thank you so much!!!
Joanne Farris
Recreation Therapy
I just want to reassure you that Golden Carers is worth every penny. I have been using your resources for many years now in various organisations. Thank you, you make my job so much easier and interesting for the residents.
Sue Sammartino
Lifestyle Coordinator
I'm very new to aged care so I'm checking in regularly and feel like I have a new best friend.
Donna Smalley
Activity Coordinator
I'm so happy to have found Golden Carers, such great ideas & helpful tips. Thanks for all the download material, advice & fun your team provide. It brings joy to so many people.
Karen Carley
Activity Coordinator
I LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! This website! Soooo much information to use in activities and with our Residents/Patients!
Jacqulyn Thorns
Activity Program Coordinator
THANK YOU for ALL YOU DO! Your website is remarkable and I'm so glad I found it! It's truly made my job easier. I go to private care homes (5 to 8 people) and do fun activities once or twice per week.
Lisa Dalesio
Activities for Seniors
Golden Carers has been invaluable to my Activities Program.
Heike Marquart
Activities Coordinator
I love this site. I have used so many things, the possibilities are endless.
Barb Baker
PCA
I would like to congratulate Golden Carers for being an invaluable tool in enabling me to provide my Dementia clients with a wide range of appropriate activities.
Great value for money, I would recommend you to anyone working in this field. A big thank you!!!
Carole Godde
Recreational Activities Officer
Thank you so much for such an awesome resource and to everyone for sharing their ideas. It takes the pressure off and allows more time to be spent with the ones we are caring for who after all need our time more than anything else. I am looking forward to reading as much as I can get my hands on and finding ways to improve the lives of our valuable community members and bring some sunshine in. Much appreciated :)
Tina B
Leisure & Health
Thank you for providing such creative and inspiring activities! I use Golden Carers daily and My residents love all of the quizzes and Arts and Crafts activities! Golden Carers is where I go for all of my ideas!
Emily Port
Activities Assistant
I am loving everything Golden Carers has to offer. The printable calendars are a huge hit and the activities make planning so easy. Thanks Golden Carers!!
Jacqui Oughtred
Leisure And Lifestyle Coordinator
A colleague referred this resource to assist in implementing our activities program many years ago. I felt, I had struck 'gold.' It has been immeasurable in assisting to provide new material and ideas to stimulate our clients. I will be a member for my working life. Thank you!
Janaya Scholten
OTA
Golden Carers' website is OUTSTANDING! I tell others about it often. I appreciate everything you do! Your team works hard and it shows! My people LOVE the Rhyming Riddles! They feel so smart when they guess correctly. I repeat them from time to time, and they still enjoy! Feel free to create more.
Lisa Dalesio
Activities for Seniors
I cannot tell you how helpful this site has been. The best decision I've ever made!! As soon as I get organized, I'm adding some ideas.
Emily Lyon
Activity Director
I am so grateful to have found this site. Your suggestions for activities and groups are so helpful. Your resources are wonderful.
Sharon Wilburn
LCSW
I love love LOVE this site! there is so much information that if I am ever stuck for ideas I can ALWAYS find many many different things for my residents to do.
Shantell Kemp
Lifestyle Co-Ordinator
Thank you for the resources provided on Golden Carers. I found them immensely valuable, relevant and worthwhile. Educational and updated information provided. Great activity ideas and suggestions. The activities presented are appropriate and can be adapted to different client groups in any English speaking country. It is easy to read and understand the instructions and explanations.
Marilyn Willock-James
Activity Officer
Golden Carers has been such a help to increase the range of activity sessions that we provide. Our residents love so many of the activities that are on here. It is also lovely that we can share our own idea's to help others.
I am so glad that we signed up to Golden Carers - I am always recommending it to other activity coordinators locally.Jess Gates
Activities Coordinator
Golden Carers YOU rock!!! Just love everything about your website. Thank you so much!
Marlene Laporte
Lifestyle Assistant
This is a fantastic website for everyone with lots of ideas and creations for the seniors, we use it every day to get fabulous ideas for activities. Thank you so much!!!
Dayani Ranasinghe
Lifestyle Coordinator
Golden Carers has been a God send to me. The person before me left me winging it. So, I found Golden Carers in an internet search. I use the calendar, lots of the activity ideas, but the most appreciated is the different ideas from other members. Sometimes knowing what works in other facilities is so helpful.... I'm coming to the end of my first year, and can't wait to renew for another year.
Roxanne Serritos
Life Enrichment Coordinator
I really appreciate this website and this is my second year using it. I am a Activity Director in mental health. We have residents from all ages at our facility so all the resources made available here can be utilized in so many ways. I am so thankful for this site and will continue using the resources for my residents
Rhonda Saldana
Activity Director
Just renewed my subscription for another year of fabulous resources for helping to keep senior adults young at heart! Thank you!
Lil Cook
Minister To Senior Adults
I just love love love this site - each time I'm glued to the many and awesome ideas to engage with our seniors. I recently downloaded some of the crossword puzzles and these seniors are fabulous to work with. That is just the tip of the iceberg. In this new chapter of my life, as semi-retired, I am so enjoying my time with seniors and watching them light up; I feel I've found a new niche. It's extremely gratifying. As to the cost of membership, it came out of my pocket - I rationalised that it was only about $3/month, less than many magazines. So keep up the GREAT work!!! Thanks again Golden Carers!!!!!
Sally Hagy
Volunteer
Golden Carers is definitely right for me! It's very helpful. Thank you so much for your work.
Lynn Smith
Occupational Therapist
I accidentally stumbled upon goldencarers, it's been four years, and the site never ever fails to satisfy and create happiness throughout our communities weather they be assisted living or memory care. You complete our monthly gift of smiles, laughter and fun. From the bottom of my heart, thank you to the many for your contributions, sharing and overall love to goldencarers! God Bless
Janell Lachner
Guest Services
I am starting my 2nd day as a Life Enrichment Coordinator and am loving it. I subscribed to your site to learn more about the assisted living world. I am loving the hands-on ideas and thoughtful articles. Thank you!!
Colleen Dvorak
Life Enrichment Coordinator
My residents thoroughly enjoy all the games I have been collecting from your page for them. Thank you! I am very grateful as I find it a great help to be able to log in and find all these wonderful games for them. Thank you so very much.
Patricia Hawkins
Personal Care Assistant
A big thank you to Golden Carers for providing great information and always helping us to do our best for our consumers. I really love this Website.
Ashmin Singh
Lifestyle Supervisor
I have been a member of Golden Carers for several years and still find it as amazingly beneficial as the day I became a member. There are so many ideas and the support is wonderful, my job is made much easier with the help of Golden Carers.
Emma Swales
Social Service
I have joined today and am so amazed by the sheer amount of joy it brings me and my residents. The variety of tools Golden Carers has is mind-boggling. It has given me a new lease of confidence. Amazing guys!
Yvonne Langdon
Health Care Assistant
I really love your website. I still find it incredulous that this site exists. I know how hard it must be for our Lifestyle teams to keep coming up with ideas and activities and to now have found this site - WOW. I really do think it says a lot about the immense value of community collaboration - because this site is about that! so I am immensely proud that people, especially older people, may be benefitting from this wonderful resource all over the world.
Meg Schwarz
Project Officer
I love all of your creative ideas! Thank you very much!
Margaret Bossemeyer
Retired Teacher
I'm thrilled that I discovered this marvellous site. It has become my "bible" for ideas, information and creativity. My clients absolutely love the activities I've picked up from Golden Carers. Thank you.
Carol Cosham
Senior Activities Volunteer
I just renewed my membership. Couldn't be without the brilliant info and activities you supply to do my job with satisfaction. The resources are brilliant and made my job easier, more fun and so much more interesting. I work at a day centre for the elderly and they love all the ideas. Many thanks!
Pamela Davey
Activity Coordinator
Guernsey
Your site is easy to use, I use it more often than the one our consultant has set up! I use so many of your ideas and love the Facebook page where everyone shares ideas, concerns and triumphs! I feel connected to a big wonderful caring society! I am always telling my co-workers how awesome Golden Carers is. I feel it is more in touch with the needs of my residents than many of the other Recreational Therapy sites.
Sherrie Gardner
Recreational Therapist
This is just the most amazing site and we just love using it. Thanks
Bev Cohen
Activity Co-ordinator
I would like to thank you all for everything you've done to help people like us, giving us the new ideas and confidence to carry on doing what we do. As you must be aware it's not the easiest job in the world, especially trying to get a smile out of someone. I wish you all the possible good wishes for the future and do hope you will continue for many years to come.
Jane Spencer
Activity Provider
Thanks for all the amazing things you post. The information you provide is just awesome. Thank you so much for all you do to make aging better.
Karen Midlo
Carer
I was hesitant at first to sign up for another website for activities, but I have been pleasantly surprised. It has been fun to search all you have to offer and during Covid-19 your site has helped me and our other Life Enrichment Coordinator so much. I truly appreciate all you do and provide. It just gets better all the time. Our residents love the word searches because they are so bold and clear. We have used many of your ideas and I’m so grateful! Thank you!
Jeannie Butcher
Life Enrichment Coordinator
Golden Carers is just wonderful. An amazing resource shared all over the world. I use Golden carers on a daily basis and added with Pinterest, it just makes my job that little bit easier on those days when inspiration doesn't come easy. I love that there is always something new every time I look.
Kim Davidson
Activity Officer
You have been such a valuable asset to my work. I love this site and I use it a lot. love Golden Carers
Khalid Lamlih
Lifestyle Coordinator
I absolutely love this idea and can be easily tailored to suit the seasons and have used a very similar board before. There are so many amazing, wonderful ideas on this site. Thank you so much
Evangeline Girling
Registered Manager
Sooooo happy and thankful I have this medium as it saves so much time and energy collecting info and collating it. Thank you everyone for all your ideas it covers sooo much!
Catherine Gibb
Activity Coordinator
I just transferred from being a CNA to Therapeutic Recreation. I am a Pinterest queen but needed new ideas. Thank you so much, this has helped me plan May's calendar with ease. Well worth the money and I can use the pictures to make new concentration games that my residents enjoy. Again thanks so much and I will be able to add some games myself
Jamie Chopan
Recreation Therapy
Thank you Golden Carers! Your website is amazing and thanks to you, our residents have a wonderful daily enjoyable life.
Catalina M Seymour
Activity Director
Thank you so much for this fabulous resource. This is such a great site. Transformed our activities. Thank you to everyone who contributes.
Sally Trigg
Senior Leader
Many thanks for making our life so much easier. Otherwise designing these activities would take forever!
Beryl-Ann Kirby
Lifestyle Coordinator
I am absolutely thrilled to see Israel is in Armchair travel. My residents are going to be thrilled to bits. Thank you for all the information in the past. Really opened my eyes and brought joy to others.
Shirley Pikoos
Welfare Village Officer
Love all the great ideas. Love Golden Carers. I have used so many of your ideas since I started and all with great feedback with staff who like to join in too. What a difference I have seen in the residents, more joining in because of giving them time to express what they like to do and always offering for them to join in, whatever the activity. Having so much to offer but not overwhelming them, just a little at a time and someone will show their enthusiasm to give it a try. Thank you Golden Carers.
Jane Rofe
Activities Coordinator
My lifestyle team and I find this site incredibly helpful in providing real working activities to share with our residents.
Kerry McHardy
Lifestyle Team Leader
Thanks so much for providing this service. I cannot wait to use the resources to help out my volunteers.
Dylan Gunter
Aged Care Student Volunteer
Golden Carers is AMAZING! We use it every day in one capacity or another. It has assisted to make our jobs easier as well as stepping up our activities! Thank you for all the materials and resources, keep up the GREAT work!
Susan Winiecki
Director of Activities
Love using lots of your quizzes, riddles, word games, games and craft activities. There's always something new to give inspiration. Thanks very much.
Janet Coull
Activities Therapist
I have been using your site constantly over the last few weeks as I was allocated a client with young on-set dementia. Your strategies, games and ideas have been brilliant. Thanks again!
Anne Campbell
Behaviour Support Practitioner
Amazing!!!!! Soooo helpful and my 1st" go to" for quizzes! Thank you!
Karen Casey
Activity Co-ordinator
I just want to thank you so very much for a wonderful website. Love, Love, LOVE IT! There are soo many great ideas for games that many of them are on my calendar. Who would of thought that the greatest people with the best ideas are on this website. I'm so grateful to have stumbled upon it.
Mary Schieckoff
Activity Director
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
Golden Carers has made creating our monthly rosters so much easier with fantastic ideas, games and quizzes to keep my Day Club members entertained and the brain ticking over. Thank you, the membership fee even for our small volunteer group is money well spent. :)
Tracey Kelleher
Volunteer
I am so grateful for this site. It really is a great help to me as a new Activity Assistant. It's good to know that I always have an activity ready and effective. I so appreciate you.
Joann Melad
Enrichment Leader
I love this website. I can refer back to it in a pinch when looking for a quick project or activity for the community members I work with. There are plenty of tips, as well as instructions for the activities which are so helpful.
Diana Sanabria
Lpn
I am overwhelmed with the activities on this site, truly amazing. This website has been tremendously amazing and helpful for all my residents on the dementia unit. I have worked in the field of dementia and Alzheimer’s in a long term care home for 30 years. This website is a blessing from above. You are all amazing for the future of care givers and residents.
Shannon Smith
Activity Director
Thank you Golden Carers, without you I don't know how we could possibly give our elderly treasures such a huge range of activities.
Sue Porter
Nurse
The care quality commission inspectors looked at the activities I printed off from this website and they were very impressed. So thank you again!
Katya Dray
Activity Coordinator
Thank you for creating this website for Activity and Life Enrichment teams! It has been a great year with all of the ideas and help you have provided for our facility here in California. Much gratitude to all of the Golden Carers staff!
Marcy McCallister
Life Enrichment
Golden Carers has made my ministry so much easier! I loved it before COVID and now it's even more enjoyable with all your helpful activities! Thank you!
Lil Cook
Minister To Senior Adults
Golden carers has helped improve my role as Engagement and activities practitioner, so many great ideas and activities available. This page has made my life so much easier, when I'm stuck for my own ideas i head over have a look what's new and a whole new world opens up. I have used Golden carers everyday since being in my new role, its amazing. Thank you to everyone that contributes.
Helen Babbage-Peart
Engagement And Activity Co-ordinator
Everything in Golden Carers is so precious. I feel my mind was blown and my eyes were opened after I joined the group. Thanks so much. I just keep learning.
Lily Wang
L&L Assistant
What a great website....fantastic! Thank you for such great content and recourses
Cathy Watson
Diversional Therapist
As I'm new at coordinating activities for seniors with dementia, you have given a lot of ideas that I am using and plan on using. Golden Carers is one of its kind. Thank you
Stella Igihozo Naza
Activity Coordinator
Golden Carers is a wonderful resource. I really like the idea that more of it is going to be in video format as this grabs my participant's attention! Even after 20 years in the activity director role, the ideas in Golden Carers are often refreshingly innovative and really useful, even on the fly. Your help is invaluable! Many thanks!
June Spry Leverton
Activity Director
Taking this opportunity to say THANK YOU for the activity ideas. This website is my saviour. I love Golden Carers!
Pat Fernando
Volunteer
This is my go to site. I have looked at the others, but Golden Carers has a sense of fun and creativity that makes the activities we do enjoyable for all. They are adaptable for all levels. We did the Olympic Day and had a blast. Everyone got up and participated !!! Thank you.
Sharon Kurland
Activities Director
I love Golden Carers, it's a fantastic resource! I not only find great activities for my seniors to do but have also inspired me to make my own activities to share as well. Thanks so much & keep up the wonderful job!
Carman Graf
Activities Coordinator
The activities on this site are truly amazing. It is great as well that you have the option to make your own activities and share these with others. This website has been tremendously helpful. Our residents especially love the bingo's and hangman. It has also allowed us to complete activities that we may not have thought about before. Thank you so much love this website!
Anna Metalle
Trainee Manager
This website has been amazing, so helpful and interesting. Thank you for all your wonderful ideas over the years. All the best for 2019!
Karen Dries
Manager
I love this site so much! Thanks for all your great ideas.
Meredith Sheldon
Activities Officer
Golden Carers is the Lifestyle Bible!
Karen Buckley
Activities Assistant
I cannot believe it has been a full year since I started using Golden Carers. I remember going back and forth mentally if I wanted to try something new or keep on paying for an older resource that we didn't use often and was much more expensive for the entire year. I'm so glad I chose to make the switch and now here I am renewing my membership for the 2nd year. This site is great! Keep up the good work
Shannon White
Activity Director
Absolutely love this site, you only need to use this one site to find plenty of activities for use in aged care homes.
Gail Parker
Lifestyle Coordinator
Thank you so much for this site I use this every month, I do a flyer of what's on each month for my facility and use all the wonderful ideas, quizzes, trivia and craft. It makes my job so much easier.
Paula Sait
RLO / Resident Liaison Officer
Thank you so much for allowing us to share all the wonderful ideas that are on Golden Carers. It is so helpful, inspiring and they give our residents so much fun and the feeling of achievement once we have completed them. It is great that we can spread the days out and do a lot over time rather than in one session. THANK YOU ALL
Diane Mccuish
Recreation Team Leader
Thank you Golden Carers for always inspiring me with interesting topics. Keep them coming!
Marjorie Luker
Activities Assistant
An amazing resource for anyone looking for ways to enrich the lives of the elderly. You provide an invaluable resource for anyone caring for the elderly, and I have appreciated every moment of our association.
Linda Pill
Volunteer Chaplin
I absolutely love this website. I check my emails everyday hoping for a newsletter. The information and activities are the best, I use them all the time :)
Jodie Wynne
Assistant in Nursing
I am absolutely thrilled to have found this site. My colleagues and I use the resources daily. I would be lost without it! Congratulations on building a site that just keeps on giving!
Jane Barwick
Day Service Supervisor
"Golden Carers is a perfect site for those of us who are in regular contact and coordinate activities for the elderly. Becoming a member of Golden Carers was the best investment, Great work, keep it up."
Clive Clark
Co-Ordinator
Thank you so much for all these wonderful activities and ideas. I used to spend hours compiling quizzes and looking for activities. You have made my job so much easier, keep up the good work!! :)
Sue Bird
Activities Coordinator
One of the best sites I have ever come across that supports clients in a person-centred and meaningful way. The resources are so user-friendly and there is always something new to learn. Thank you!
Meg Schwarz
Project Officer
I love this website, so much information. I am just starting to work in activities and this is just perfect. I am studying Cert IV in activities and Leisure, this website will be so helpful. Thank you to the creators who created this website.
Nola Taylor
AIN/Activities Officer
Golden Cares is my lifeline at my job. As Activities Coordinator in a 35-bed dementia care unit, we use something every day from it.
Pam Erskine
Activity Coordinator
I have recently started my new position of Lifestyle Coordinator working with elders. I decided to join Golden Carers membership for activity ideas and chat forums. It has been the most wonderful experience and helped me immensely with the endless ideas and activities, I especially like the monthly Calander templates. It is an invaluable resource!
Diane Aisbett
Lifestyle Coordinator
I just have to tell you that your word search puzzles are perfect! The right font, print - everything. You even add a little picture on them that adds interest. You've really improved on them and I am eternally grateful. So are my clients!
Janet Runyon
Adult Day Center Coordinator
Thank you very much to Golden Carers for creating such an informative website. You have assisted me and my colleagues in developing a fun and engaging activities programme that is meaningful and interesting for our Bristol Care Homes residents. You are also our plan B in the event that plan A does not go as planned. We strongly advise all activity workers to join you.
Marcia Ellington
Activities Manager
I cant rate this site high enough. The activities and ideas are fantastic, varied and very relevant to our service. I log on every morning to see what's new and I'm always printing and using your materials. Honestly the best site I know of to provide activities for older people.
Nicole Morgan
Service Manager
I very much enjoy reading about and participating in the Golden Carers activities each week. There is plenty of variety available.
Gail Berman
I believe your service is superb and more should access it. Keep up your great work. Many many thanks to the wonderful work you do and the manner in which you help people.
Kath Holtom
Retired Deputy Head
I am new to Golden Carers but wow so happy with all the wonderful resources that are available. Even after a week I don't know how I managed without this wonderful tool. Looking forward to the year ahead!!
Carol Clarke
Activity Coordinator
We really enjoyed ourselves!! This web-site is the BEST. I have set aside the other resources at my facility since I discovered Golden Cares. I am so thankful for all the work that has gone into this site. It makes my life as a recreation coordinator enjoyable. Thank you
Rebecca LuAllen
Activities Assistant In LTC
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
Extremely happy I joined Golden Carers, it has become so useful for activities in the adult day centre I coordinate.
Donna-Lee Game
Coordinator
"I am thankful for all that you share with our Activity Coordinator community! I also like that we can help each other out by sharing our creative ideas and post in the Forum's and get feedback from other members! Thank you!"
Stephanie Keese
Life Enrichment Coordinator
With the resources I've received from you, which I now can't do without, you've become one of my vital lifelines. This site gives me courage and enthusiasm because I know it will always back me up, no matter what. Thank you, and I hope you never stop generating new ideas that we can share, making life more meaningful for the vulnerable in our community.
Lorraine Intan
Lifestyle Officer
I just renewed my membership, it's such an invaluable resource.
Jane Moulson
Lifestyle & Health Student
Thank you so much!! You provide such an awesome service to us! You are really appreciated.
Del McAlister
Activity Officer
"Imagine life without Golden Carers. Imagine doing the same activities day after day because the Golden Carers site doesn't exist. Now wake up and breathe a sigh of relief it was all just a bad dream. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!"
Liz Buckley
Assistant
Thank you for such an Outstanding! Phenomenal! And Amazing site! This is the best thus far! This is a Director’s Bible! From the holidays and guess who and Armchair travel. I can name so much more! You give templates with the activity! I thank you so much for sharing your ideas! I thank God he lead me to this site!
Tammy Powell
Program Outreach Director
I truly am so grateful I have found this group. I am looking forward to your emails everyday and it feels like it has given me a new lease on my working life as I went through a rough patch for a while. So thank you from the bottom of my heart for what you do!
Saskia Badenhorst
Activities Coordinator
Your site is my bible in my job, I hate being without it. I use your site most days and I would be lost without it.
Marra Pearn
Lifestyle Manager
I am so thankful for Golden Carers!! Many times my staff gets stuck on activities and games to do with our clients here at the adult day care. Now that I have subscribed to Golden Carers, I am able direct the staff to Golden Carers and they are able to conduct activities without so much guidance from me. This is a huge help
Sharon Alexander
Director
I love this website especially the "This day in History" series. They are fantastic for my newsletter that I put out every month.
Jo Stewart
Diversional Therapist
I absolutely love this website and get most of my daily activities from it. Love the monthly diary too. It has so much to offer for different stages of dementia residents. I love the artwork, games, and quizzes which we use every day. People are constantly asking where do I get my ideas. Thank you so much!
Kathy Holden
Activity Coordinator
Your ideas are fantastic. Golden Carers is our most useful resource, thank you for all the wonderful ideas over the years.
Darla Spiry
Activity & Recreation Aid
Thank you for all your excellent suggestions and resources, what a great site and well worth the annual membership.
Naomi Silver
Leisure and Health Officer
We have been a member of Golden Carers for the past 5 years and honestly, it makes our lives here both easier and more interesting!!! The hours it saves us when planning activities for our residents result in delivering quality activities. Our residents love the word searches and crosswords and the armchair travels have brought happy memories of holidays. Thank you for all you do!
Mary Darker
Activity Coordinator
I love the forum, I can get a feel of the issues recreation staff face in their work. Keep up the good work you do for us!!
Lauretta Kaldor
Diversional Therapist
What an amazing site with so many activities to stimulate our elderly people and to make them enjoy the togetherness of everything you offer as activities. I am from South Africa, Johannesburg and being part of such a huge "population" of carers having the same Purpose in mind, is a huge priviledge to me! I am the Nursing Manager of a Retirement home and keep on encouraging my residents to participate in this journey made possible by you. Thank you, you are such an inspiration!
Annatjie Greeff
Nursing Manager
I just wanted to tell you that this addition of "This day in History" is phenomenal!!!! I've been looking for something like this, and to have it all done, makes my job so much easier! I love your website and my seniors enjoy all of the great activities! THANK YOU!!
Andrea Wheeler
Activity Director
Sincerely happy being a member to Golden Carers. The support and ideas on activities are marvellous. My residents love them.
Mila Upston
Activities Assistant
I just want to say what a wonderful site this is.... the residents are thoroughly enjoying the activities I am using from this site!!
Carla Mayhew
Lead Activities Coordinator
I absolutely love this site. I find the resources and ideas invaluable in my role as a Recreational Activities Officer in a large Nursing Home. The abundance of ideas, quizzes, and printable forms are helping me help the residents find their inner “fun” which had previously been missing. THANK YOU from myself and the residents!!
Kylie Black
Recreational Activities Officer
The best thing I ever did was join Golden Carers, we love it. I started as a carer and now I enjoy Activities even more so with your help.
Lisa Buchan
Carers & Activities
I cannot tell you how much I benefit from this website. It truly amazes me! I find myself on it EVERYDAY! WELL DONE TO YOU ALL ❤️
Tamara Juckes
Activities Manager
You're quite the special angel here to assist everyone. It takes a special kind of person to deal with seniors - they are not given the respect or credit they so deserve to have lasted this long on this earth. To have witnessed such history is amazing. So many are forgotten about and I try everyday to share RAOKs (Random Acts of Kindness) with any person I see that could use it - thank you again for the great ideas which I hope to spread around the area to help make others know how special they are.
Judith Prince
Carer
Golden Carers is fantastic and invaluable, our clients love all the activities, quizzes and crosswords. You all make my job as a diversional therapist much easier with all your wonderful quizzes and ideas. A huge thank you to you and your team. 😊
Anna Garrood
Diversional Therapist
Thank you so much Golden Carers, I really love using this website. It has been helping my study a lot and I will stick with you for as long as I work in the Aged Care industry.
Ngoc Burgess
Aged Care Lifestyle Student
"I love this site, thank you so much for making my job a little easier :)"
Claudia McPhail
Senior Support Worker
I absolutely love this site. It is so resourceful. Thank you!
Nectaria Berry
Aged Care
Golden Carers is an exceptional resource tool for the aged care industry. I like the quality of resources and regular newsletters alerting you to updates.
Susan Klus
Lifestyle Assistant
I did your DIY bingo game using the names of residents who play bingo and all the names of the staff; both first and last names. My residents love it! They are learning everyones names and enjoy it so much when their name is called! I love Golden Carers.
Eileen Doughty
Recreation Manager
This site is my lifesaver, so many amazing activities and ideas. Makes my job so much easier when arranging activities for our Day Club for Seniors for the month. The sub-scription is extremely good value. Thank you!
Tracey Kelleher
Volunteer
This site is amazing! I'm not sure how I survived before I was introduced to this! Something for every occasion! So many ways for the clients to reminisce and learn about new things. Well worth the membership fee. Thank you!
Nicole Pike
Adult Day Centre Program Coordinator
Golden Carers is absolutely fantastic - thank you so much - we work with Blind and visually impaired groups in the UK and many of your activities can be adapted for this client group.
Pam Bennett
Managing Director
I just renewed my membership and going into my second year. When I got the notification that my first year was expiring, I knew I had to renew, there was no doubt in my mind. GoldenCarers is PRICELESS! As a DJ and mobile entertainer for over 38 years much of my business is with assisted living facilities and GoldenCarers has taken it above and beyond my competition. It always has something useful and too many to point out. I could no imagine running my business without GoldenCarers. You guys ROCK!
Lenny Lerro
DJ and Mobile Entertainer
I just want to let you know, I really am glad to be your member. I am learning so much with your information and I create daily activities with your help. My residents are so happy and this means the world to me. Thanks to you all.
Catalina M Seymour
Activity Leader
Thank you so much for reliable and wonderfully presented resources for all occasions. A must-go to for all working in Aged Care homes. Our team at Parkview Aged care Home are always finding inspiration from your website. Thank you!
Kaylene Scott
Leisure & Lifestyle Coordinator
Absolutely love this site. I have a lady who just started to work at activities, I have introduced her to some of your activities on the site and she is doing a wonderful job and absolutely loving it as much as I do. Thank you so much Golden Carers!
Donna Kelly
Diversional Therapist
Thank you for your fantastic resources which I have utilised for some time now for the Golden Age Club which our church has run for almost 40 years. Thanks again, you provide a very valuable service which in the years to come will no doubt be more relevant as our population ages.
Alice Rietveld
Volunteer for Aged Care
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