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Karen
Activities
Activities
I am looking for ideas on what to decorate my bulletin board for August. Please share you ideas. Thank You, Karen
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Ashleigh
Activities co-ordinator
Activities co-ordinator
Improvised Air Hockey
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Air hocky
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Ashleigh
Activities co-ordinator
Activities co-ordinator
Build a Rock Snake
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Rosco the rock snake
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Ashleigh
Activities co-ordinator
Activities co-ordinator
Shopping Experience
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Shopping experience
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Ashleigh
Activities co-ordinator
Activities co-ordinator
Build Your Own Pizza
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Pizza decorating
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Ashleigh
Activities co-ordinator
Activities co-ordinator
Pick & Paint Pumpkin Patch
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Pumpkin patch painting
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Ashleigh
Activities co-ordinator
Activities co-ordinator
Animal to Habitat Matching
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Matching habitat
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Ashleigh
Activities co-ordinator
Activities co-ordinator
Indoor Gardening for Seniors
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Indoor Gardening
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Ashleigh
Activities co-ordinator
Activities co-ordinator
Gingerbread Decorating
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Gingerbread decorating
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Rob
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Hello to all you amazing GC members
Just wanted to gain feedback on your thoughts about the current trend in Age Care. I have been working in this space for nearly 15 years, and I am struggling to ma...
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Sarah
Support Worker
Support Worker
Cup Stacking Competition
Trying this next week see how we go.
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Cher
Well Being Leader
Well Being Leader
Homemade Chocolate Treats
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Chocolate Making for Seniors & Beginners
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Cher
Well Being Leader
Well Being Leader
Cheese & Wine Tasting
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Cheese & Wine with a Twist
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Farmington Station
Programming Team
Programming Team
Frank Sinatra Quiz
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Frank Sinatra Quiz
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Beth
Activities Co Ordinator
Activities Co Ordinator
Summer Songs Picture Quiz
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Summer Song Picture Quiz
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Cher
Well Being Leader
Well Being Leader
Guest Speaker Club
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Guest Speaker Club
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Jenny
Lifestyle
Lifestyle
Just wanted to say thank you to Golden Carers have improved my program so much with using your ideas. Also l used the forum to ask for Penpals and we have been corresponding with a Facility in Canada...
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Joanne
Recreation Therapy
Recreation Therapy
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...
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Guest
New Member
11 Tips for New Activity Directors
Thank you for the information. I am not a
Activity Director, but I am in Activities department it’s been very hard trying to find some activities for ones that are not focused and the ones that a...
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Biography Club
Hi Sunya
The library Is a good resource also the Internet
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Karen
Social Activity Coordinator
Social Activity Coordinator
Olympic Games PowerPoint Presentation
Where are the answers for this visual quiz? They’re not in with the PowerPoint
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Cher
Well Being Leader
Well Being Leader
Rings of Happiness Reflection
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Rings of Happiness
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Sunya
Activity Director
Activity Director
Biography Club
Hi. Where do you get the pictures of the authors?
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Cher
Well Being Leader
Well Being Leader
Historic Events Reminiscing
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Days that Shook the World..
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Farmington Station
Programming Team
Programming Team
Historic Inventions Slideshow
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Who Invented It?
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Farmington Station
Programming Team
Programming Team
Name the Bird Visual Quiz
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Name That Bird
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Farmington Station
Programming Team
Programming Team
Celebrity Bingo - 50s, 60s& 70s
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Celebrity Bingo
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Farmington Station
Programming Team
Programming Team
Fruit Bingo
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Fruit Bingo
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Janet
Executive Director
Executive Director
Hi , I just started a new job at an assisted living facility that has never had an activity director.
Right now we have 14 residents with various needs. I cannot find anything that they want to do...
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Deb
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Sports Bingo
Love these bingo games and cards. It's such a nice break from our regular bingo and the residents seem to really enjoy them.
Thank you so much for these!!
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DT
National Diversional Therapist
National Diversional Therapist
Spa Time Hand & Face Massages
Thank you for sharing this activity.
What a wonderful idea to pamper our residents
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DT
National Diversional Therapist
National Diversional Therapist
Laminating leaves
Wow! What a clever idea.I will add this in my recreation calendar. Many thanks
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Ashleigh
Activities co-ordinator
Activities co-ordinator
Pot Luck Quiz 82
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: General knowledge Quiz
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Hailey
Director
Director
Ice Cream Bingo #2
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Ice Cream BINGO
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Hailey
Director
Director
Hawaiian Luau Bingo
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Luau BINGO
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Hailey
Director
Director
Farm Bingo
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Farm Bingo
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Frances
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
How to Celebrate Lighthouse Day
last year i made a lighthouse from different sized plant pots painted with white strips and black windows and attached a Childs basket ball net on a small pole to the top and we played rough seas bal...
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Artist Impression - Paul Gauguin - Still Life With Teapot And Fruits
Hi Sue
There are many of these on golden carers
https://www.goldencarers.com/search/?search_tag=Activity&search=Artist%20impressions
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Marie
Manager
Manager
Jamaican Bingo
Oh my goodness! I am sooooo happy.
Thank you so much for taking on board my comments and adjusting the activity accordingly so quickly. This now, is so much more representative of the people and c...
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Sue
Pca/life Style Coordinator
Pca/life Style Coordinator
Artist Impression - Paul Gauguin - Still Life With Teapot And Fruits
Love these and wish you had more my memory support group enjoy doing these .
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Bernadette
Activity Director
Activity Director
The Power of Silence in Senior Care
This is a nice idea. Our residents will like it.
Thanks!
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Farmington Station
Programming Team
Programming Team
Mixed-Themes Hangman
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Hangman
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Jen
Recreation Therapist
Recreation Therapist
Cowboys & Cowgirls of The Wild West PPT
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Cowboys & Cowgirls of The Wild West PPT
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5 months ago
For Fathers day what can I do? I have 4 Fathers. All except one doesn't want to do activities. We are not allowed to serve alcohol unless the resident has it for themselves. We have BBQ's regularly, s...
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Cher
Well Being Leader
Well Being Leader
Bonjour to Auf Wiedersehen Greetings Quiz
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Bonjour to Auf weidersehen
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Cher
Well Being Leader
Well Being Leader
Rhubarb & Custard: Food Pairing Game
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Rhubarb and custard
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5 months ago
Camping Word Search
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Camping Word Search
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Newstone
Activities
Activities
Unusual Creatures Word Search
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Unusual creatures
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