we have purchased for the ladies a clay scented heart and drawer liners from our book man at $7 but he is giving us a discount- but still looking for ideas for the gentlemen at our care home I to wou...

we made poppies out of paper and attached some garden wire and planted over a hundred poppies in our grounds it looked beautiful while we had our service all our families and residents loved the look,...

sounds like you have it all covered, it is hard to engage a lot of residents especially males of different ages, smaller group activities not to competitive and some softer music in the background the...

we asked for donations of items of nice china for high tea it was amazing what people donated to us, we now have a beautiful selection to hold our high teas, it is best to ask for specific items and a...

thankyou I will get onto our maintenance person or the local men's shed and give them the link

we make up fruit bowls or biscuit platters, residents love them

what are the best things to put on a fiddle mat or blanket I have seen many but not actually sat and watched the residents for any length of time to see what is the best design for them

Has anyone tried Giant Garden Jenga and outdoor Chess with their residents (dementia- low and high) how did it go, would you change the game slightly to accommodate and where did you purchase- trying...

I always find sea shells, pine cones & leaves are great as well these are renewable items and can change with the seasons, lavender and different types of flowers and herbs, also xmas decorations bell...

Does anyone have a massage chair at their facility- similar to the ones you see in the shopping centres, I would like some feedback on how it is working with your residents the pros and cons, how you...

how wonderful is this idea, I am going to set up fruit market for my residents thanks for the inspiration love this site

we get a lot of our prizes donated by family - soaps, handcreams, knitted scarfs lolly bags- we are so grateful to have these donations from our beautiful families and friends

we have mens bbq each week also go to local hardware to purchase some items for the maintenance man, raking leaves, gardening dominoes watching football eating chips they like just being around other...

using everyday infection control would be sufficient, new bowl for each resident, new wipe all for each resident, bowls placed in sterilizer after each use, staff to wash hands before attending to nex...

We have started making up fruit trays as prizes for our residents a change from chocolate or hankies etc- the trays usually go first

I have seen these note pads of money, do any of the residents ever question the blank side of the note, I would not like to see any resident get distressed about this if they have question how did you...