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Aranui Rest Home and Hospital
Diversional Therapist I/T
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Aranui Rest Home and Hospital
Diversional Therapist I/T
Diversional Therapist I/T
Easter Bingo for Senior Care
I love your idea! We've got bean bags and I will use this idea to do Bunny Hunting for the coming Easter. Thanks!
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Aranui Rest Home and Hospital
Diversional Therapist I/T
Diversional Therapist I/T
Waitangi Day Craft Activity
We made this last year, it was a wonderful activity. We made it over a month, and residents would paint or crayon in the feathers when
they had nothing to do. When it all came together the colours...
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Aranui Rest Home and Hospital
Diversional Therapist I/T
Diversional Therapist I/T
Quiz: A Question of Romance
Thankyou for the posters of the year of the "Golden Pig" and "Valentines's Day" they were great.
Last year we did the craft the "Heart of Kindness." It was a wonderful craft, and looked great when i...
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Aranui Rest Home and Hospital
Diversional Therapist I/T
Diversional Therapist I/T
The Farmer's Cat Word Game
My ressies really enjoyed this game and completed A - Z. Will do again and change the animal etc. Many thanks.
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Aranui Rest Home and Hospital
Diversional Therapist I/T
Diversional Therapist I/T
Hi Gabriela, I am in a secure dementia wing.
We have singalong daily before lunch to wake them up. In the afternoon I put on easy listening music. We do Art and craft twice a week, pampering and ch...
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Aranui Rest Home and Hospital
Diversional Therapist I/T
Diversional Therapist I/T
Ukulele fun
Ukelele is a wonderful instrument. I also lear It is snt on the internet and my dementia clients just come alive when I play. Dr Uke is also an excellent website, you can download songs and you can...
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Aranui Rest Home and Hospital
Diversional Therapist I/T
Diversional Therapist I/T
Play Dough Crafts
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Play dough crafts
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Aranui Rest Home and Hospital
Diversional Therapist I/T
Diversional Therapist I/T
15 Sensory Activities for Late Stage Alzheimer's
I have middle to late stage dementia, and I find our residents love country western music(old style) 60's music and Cook Island music. Some tap their feet, some get up and dance or jiggle, and you ca...
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Aranui Rest Home and Hospital
Diversional Therapist I/T
Diversional Therapist I/T
Hi Julie, you certainly seem to have an extensive programme. I am a diversional therapist in a secure dementia wing. There are two things you didnt mention was, when you said singalong do you use sh...
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Aranui Rest Home and Hospital
Diversional Therapist I/T
Diversional Therapist I/T
To Christine in Canberra, Hi I work in a secure Dementia wing, and I understand how hard it is to keep the residents stimulated. All my residents (25) usually sit together in the dining room lounge a...
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Aranui Rest Home and Hospital
Diversional Therapist I/T
Diversional Therapist I/T
Picture Puzzle
I did this activity with the Royal Wedding pictures, but cut only in 2 pieces (different shapes). I jumbled them up and placed in middle of table, when I come back all the pictures are put back toget...
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Aranui Rest Home and Hospital
Diversional Therapist I/T
Diversional Therapist I/T
Wordplay for Memory Care
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Scrabble
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Aranui Rest Home and Hospital
Diversional Therapist I/T
Diversional Therapist I/T
Jan, The muffs sound great. I have made two fiddle aprons and I appreciate how long they take and how much love goes into them.
Good work, would love to see pictures.
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Aranui Rest Home and Hospital
Diversional Therapist I/T
Diversional Therapist I/T
Has anyone done a palliative careplan for diversional therapy. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Many thanks, Marina
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Diversional Therapist I/T
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St. Patrick's Pot of Gold Poster
This was a great craft, we used hologram gold cardboard for gold coins,
looked great up on the board. The gold really reflected in the light. It kept us busy for about an hour, much fun was had by...
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Aranui Rest Home and Hospital
Diversional Therapist I/T
Diversional Therapist I/T
Coconut Trees for a Hawaiian Party
Great craft, many residents were involved in the making. Looks great on the wall, we are having a summer beach theme.
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Aranui Rest Home and Hospital
Diversional Therapist I/T
Diversional Therapist I/T
Melbourne Cup Artwork
This was a great activity. Looked excellent up on
the wall. I used rice for the racetrack and painted over it, looked really effective. Many thanks.
Marina. Dementia Secure Wing.
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Aranui Rest Home and Hospital
Diversional Therapist I/T
Diversional Therapist I/T
Hi Julie, Can you put your residents around a table and put objects on it for eg. Large dominoes, Large pack of cards, magazines, assorted
toys (animals etc), wooden puzzles Anything of
interest...
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Aranui Rest Home and Hospital
Diversional Therapist I/T
Diversional Therapist I/T
Hi Lisa,
I work in a secure dementia wing and I do the
residents nails as an activity. A lot of my
clients have challenging behaviours and it is
easier for me to do it, and I turn it into a pam...
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Diversional Therapist I/T
Diversional Therapist I/T
Hi, has anyone any suggestions for activities for
men with late stage dementia. Many thanks.
Marina
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Aranui Rest Home and Hospital
Diversional Therapist I/T
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Hi Debbie, I am a registered Diversional Therapist, I also have the Certificate for the
Older Person (I was also a caregiver), when I
was an activities assistant my wages went up to $15.30 when I...
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Aranui Rest Home and Hospital
Diversional Therapist I/T
Diversional Therapist I/T
Hi Pauline, I do an activity for the sense of smell. I use small gauze jewellry bags and fill
them with different herbs and spices, and we guess
what each ingredient is. I just wash out bags and...
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Aranui Rest Home and Hospital
Diversional Therapist I/T
Diversional Therapist I/T
Daisy Photo Frame
This craft was great. We cut flowers from brightly coloured hologram card. We displayed them
in unit for mothers day, then they were put in their rooms. They made the place look so cheerful. Marina...
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Aranui Rest Home and Hospital
Diversional Therapist I/T
Diversional Therapist I/T
Annie,
I totally agree with you. Very well written.
When you do work as a team it feels great, and
the work load is not so hard.
Marina D.T.
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Diversional Therapist I/T
Diversional Therapist I/T
Hi Julie,
That used to happen where I work until several
care staff did my job when I was away, and their
tune changed.
Marina - Secure Demential Unit.
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Aranui Rest Home and Hospital
Diversional Therapist I/T
Diversional Therapist I/T
Leprechaun #2 for St Patricks Day
What a great craft. Many thanks. Having the
templates make it so easy. Marina
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Aranui Rest Home and Hospital
Diversional Therapist I/T
Diversional Therapist I/T
I have problems printing out your activities,
they come out too small. I cannot find the
printer friendly icon. They have been a great
help to me, but I have to fiddle about and enlarge them....
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Aranui Rest Home and Hospital
Diversional Therapist I/T
Diversional Therapist I/T
Aphasia Care Plan Sample
Posted by Marina/September 2010
What about a tropical fish tank, they are interesting to watch and they have lovely bright colours.
Also budgies or canaries are good value. They give our uni...
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Aranui Rest Home and Hospital
Diversional Therapist I/T
Diversional Therapist I/T
One-on-One Checklist to Record Monthly Visits
Thank you, that form will come in handy. We usually put them all in together with daily activities tick sheets and that will make it much easier for me to check activities have
been offered for in...
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Aranui Rest Home and Hospital
Diversional Therapist I/T
Diversional Therapist I/T
Sample Weekly Program for Memory Care
I am in level 3 Dementia, I agree singalong is
a great activity, for the ones that dont sing they
play musical instruments, shakers, bells etc. I've even learned how to play the ukelele, and that...
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Linda Beale
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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.
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