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Mercy  avatar

Hi Everyone,

I have found this website a great resource in planning activities esp for special days.

I have been looking for activities for blind people as its hard for them to participate in all other activities. Any suggestions other than talking books and music would be geatly appreciated.

Cheers,

Jasmeet

David avatar

Hi Jasmeet,

try (sensory) activities that suit the other senses i.e. taste, hearing, touch, smell.

For example: food tasting; flower baskets/flower smelling; sensory music CDs; touch kits/bags with different texture balls, objects - try & get your clients to guess what the item is just by touching; hand massages & aromatherapy - just to name a few.

Dave

Lorena avatar

Great question from Jasmeet,

I’m in same situation, looking into suggestions from Dave,,

Thank you much Appreciated.

Lorena.

P.S. Thank much to this golden care app.

Susan avatar

Hi David

Thank you for your suggestions

Susan avatar

Hi Lorena and others

Have you seen activities for the visually impaired

https://www.goldencarers.com/search/?search_tag=Activity&search=Visually%20impaired

Maybe some of these activities will be useful to you

Lorena avatar

Yes, very helpful indeed!

Thanks so Much,, I will try keep in touch once I use these helpful tips and activities for my special client,, and see where we go from here.

And So greatful for the entire staff that I’m have been following up with on this thread line communication, thank you! Have a blessed wknd.

Sincerely Lorena.

Kerry avatar

I was wondering how others implement culture into their programs. We inky have 9 ppl from different backgrounds 2 from UK, 2 from NZ and 1 from Scotland. These are not too different from ours. 2 others identify as being Aussie. The remaining 2 have advanced dementia and do not attend any activities.

We do the usual theme days, armchair travel but was wondering if there was something else I could be doing

Cheers

Kerry

Susan avatar

Hi Kerry

Do you do room visits with those two have advanced dementia??

Have you asked their families what interested them in the past??

Do the other residents enjoy the activities you are doing??

You can ask one or two people from different backgrounds to share some customs with the group

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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!