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Sheila
Volunteer Arts/crafts Assistant
Volunteer Arts/crafts Assistant
Military Bingo
This was a great game to play with my elderly veteran friends and residents, with a patriotic sing-a-long and prizes.
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Deborah
Activity Director
Activity Director
Christmas Carols Booklet for Senior Care - 22 Carols 8 Hymns
Thank you so much for the Word version so I could enlarge the print. This is such a wonderful offering.
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Rosa
Recreation
Recreation
Phileas Fogg Win a Wager Day Activity Ideas
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Phileas Fogg Win a Wager Day (December 21)
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Leah
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
Proverbs Bingo
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Proverb Bingo
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Katrine
Leisure and Lifestyle
Sparkling Christmas Tree Cards
Brilliant Idea thank you so much.
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Kensington Club
Social Adult Day Program
Social Adult Day Program
Famous Paintings Bingo
Can you add the artist to the title? Even better would be add one fact about each painting in the notes.
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Kensington Club
Social Adult Day Program
Social Adult Day Program
Remembering Ferdinand Magellan
Can you add an image to each slide?
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Carson
Wellness & Enrichment
Wellness & Enrichment
Armchair Travel to Switzerland
Hi! Just wondering if the stamps are suppose to go in the passport? They are very large? Thanks so much
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Sudeep
Community Hub Co-ordinator
Community Hub Co-ordinator
Tea Quiz #2
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Trivia in the Teapot
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Sudeep
Community Hub Co-ordinator
Community Hub Co-ordinator
Animal Quiz 3
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Animal Trivia
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Sudeep
Community Hub Co-ordinator
Community Hub Co-ordinator
Christmas Quiz - Multiple Choice
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Christmas Trivia
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Sudeep
Community Hub Co-ordinator
Community Hub Co-ordinator
Australian Artists Quiz
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Australian Singer Trivia
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Vicky
OT
OT
TV Show Catchphrases - UK
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Catch phrases
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Meghan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Guess the Song and Artist (1930s to 1960s)
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Guess the Song and Artist (1930s to 1960s)
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2 months ago
Veterans Day Poem
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Veterans Day poem
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DT
National Diversional Therapist
National Diversional Therapist
20 Acts of Kindness to Bestow Upon Your Residents
Kindness is a virtue.
Brilliant activity ideas will make the residents and team members happy.
Big thanks 😊
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Donna
Nurse
Nurse
Glasgow Reminiscence - City Bakeries
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Glasgow Reminiscence - City Bakeries
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Lynette
DT
DT
Pot Luck Quiz 31
I just love the quiz's that you have it helps in my Activity job. Thank you.
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Laura
Activities Director
Activities Director
Turkey Quiz
In preparation for celebrating American Thanksgiving with my residents, I'm looking for a quiz on the animal turkey not the country LOL.
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Meghan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Halloween & Fall Quiz
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Halloween and Fall Trivia
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Elisha
CNA
CNA
Read Along Books for Dementia Residents
I have been looking for something like this, thank you for sharing :)
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DT
National Diversional Therapist
National Diversional Therapist
Herb Brooms for Halloween
Residents love this very creative idea. Thank you for sharing,
much appreciated!
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Princess
Mind & Memory Programming Coordinator
Mind & Memory Programming Coordinator
Finish The Proverbs #1
The residents that I work with really do love these activities. They are really good at answering each one. Not too challenging but so much fun. Absolutely love this site.
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Guest
New Member
Lucky Dog Card Game
we also play this game for our residents, but we call it whoopie instead. they have a blast playing it. And the winner either gets to pick out prizes or some days we play for quarters, and we play 6 g...
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Sheila
Volunteer Arts/crafts Assistant
Volunteer Arts/crafts Assistant
I keep finding more and more awesome ideas everyone has created. The residents in the assisted living facility I help in loves the Armchair travel and the bingo ideas. The Halloween bingo with candy w...
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2 months ago
Ocean Facts and Interesting Trivia
This is my to go to place when our residents want something different on the calendars.
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Nichole
Activities Director
Activities Director
The Great Zombie Hunt
I've done a version of this for the past few years and it's been a big hit. About 10 days before Halloween I will hide 31 zombie pictures (laminated and about 2x3.5 inches in size) through our buildin...
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Guest
New Member
Newsletter Template - August 2024
This is exactly what Im looking for and I am so grateful that I can download it all and its easy and large font for the residents. This helps me as I am 3 months in to the industry and didn't know whe...
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Bellevue
Lifestyle Coordinator
I use the golden carers site every week for activity ideas and it is all very useful. I host a happy hour for our residents each fortnight. I have used all the jokes and riddles and was wondering if s...
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Kelly
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
Want to start a pen pal system for my residents just wondering if anyone is interested in being a sister facility and Residents can write and email to one another
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Nikki
Selwyn Centre Coordinator
Selwyn Centre Coordinator
The History of Bingo Presentation
Bite sized individually wrapped chocolates are the winnings at our centre.
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Margaret
CHSP CoOrdinator
CHSP CoOrdinator
DIY Race Horses
Hi, I made my own horses for the Melbourne cup.
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Farmington Station
Programming Team
Programming Team
South African Bingo
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: South African Bingo
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Laura
Activity Co-ordinator
Activity Co-ordinator
Place the Face - This or That Visual Quiz
We love this! Residents love to guess and brings such smiles and chuckles! Thank you!
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2 months ago
Monsters Bingo
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Monster Bingo
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CGV
Recreation and Rehab Manager
Recreation and Rehab Manager
Name the Carpentry Tools
I like this idea of various tools, and could add to this with items from our home toolbox to add to the program.
In past years, I created a program of "hammers" . Where they originated from, and s...
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CGV
Recreation and Rehab Manager
Recreation and Rehab Manager
Find the Hidden Objects - Autumn Harvest Festival
A good activity for intellectual intervention. And physical intervention -fine motor skills. Thank you for sharing.
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Tracey
Recreation Therapist
Recreation Therapist
Word Game 3
Our mid-high functioning residents love this game. They always look forward to the activity when included in the calendar. They get a prize when they answer the 9 letter word.
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Madison
Rec T
Rec T
Zoom In Guessing Game #2
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Zoom in & Zoom out
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Madison
Rec T
Rec T
Who Am I? Classic Stars
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Zoom in & Zoom Out
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Madison
Rec T
Rec T
Zoom In Guessing Game #3
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Zoom in & Zoom out- EYES
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ZANDRA
Specialist II
Specialist II
13 Reminiscing Themes for Seniors
Good morning, I enjoy reminiscing activities with the clients. It gives them an opportunity to reflect on their youth.
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Kim
Dementia Activity Coordinator
Dementia Activity Coordinator
Hello Everyone,
I can't tell you how excited to have my own account with Golden Carers. I have been using it on my current job but will be leaving soon and wanted to continue to have this resource....
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Cher
Well Being Leader
Well Being Leader
Jewellery Making
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Jewellery making
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Life
Life Enrichment
Life Enrichment
American History Quiz
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Random American History Quiz
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Sudeep
Community Hub Co-ordinator
Community Hub Co-ordinator
Flags of the World Multiple Choice Quiz
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Flags Trivia
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Sylvia
Activities Director
Activities Director
The Great Zombie Hunt
Thanks for all your Support and creativity that you share w/ us is really helpful , sometimes we really are very busy a lot of work and not enough time to do so many things we would want to do , a...
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Cher
Well Being Leader
Well Being Leader
Clay Pinch pot making
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Clay Pinch pot making
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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!!!
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