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Kim
Activities Director
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Nebraska,
United States
Kim
Activities Director
Activities Director
We crown a Valentine's day King and Queen every year. Residents and staff vote. Everyone loves it!
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Kim
Activities Director
Activities Director
You can facilitate interaction among residents by doing a monthly "Resident Spotlight," where residents gather to meet one resident and get to know them better. My residents love this and are always...
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Kim
Activities Director
Activities Director
Wehonorveterans.org has nice, free, printable, customizable certificates with military branches.
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Kim
Activities Director
Activities Director
You could also do staff awards, where residents vote for staff members that have made a difference to them. Have a couple cool prizes available for the staff members that get the most votes.
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Kim
Activities Director
Activities Director
I recently got "Chair Exercises Bingo" from S & S Worldwide. Residents do the exercise or stretching on the card you read, then they cover that exercise if it's on their card. My residents like this...
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Kim
Activities Director
Activities Director
These comments are great. I would only add that maybe you can find out--for those residents that are doing something else during activity times--what they are doing. If they are watching "The Price...
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Kim
Activities Director
Activities Director
Hi, Dawn:
You mentioned writing a word and having residents come up with words using those letters. Every Friday morning, we do that. We call it "Word Power." Our group calls themselves the "Word...
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Kim
Activities Director
Activities Director
I am just starting a regular men's program this month. I am doing "vintage sports:" I have a DVD of Game 7 of the 1960 World Series, Yankees vs. Pirates. I showed a game from the 1975 World Series a...
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Kim
Activities Director
Activities Director
I have a lady with dementia who wanders, too. I have tried many things with her, but the thing she likes the most is for me to walk with her up and down her hall and chat. I don't use a "baby" tone...
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Kim
Activities Director
Activities Director
We have churches that "sponsor" residents for Christmas. They put names on their angel tree for parishoners to pick up. The churches always appreciate gift suggestions, so that is my task--thinking...
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Kim
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Activities Director
I, too, like sensory activities for dementia residents. We have a game called "Follow your Nose," which has 30 different scents--I sometimes just get a small group and let them smell all the differen...
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Kim
Activities Director
Activities Director
To get more residents involved in activities, I find that it is helpful to have the activity in the lobby or commons area. We have several residents who like to be in the lobby, residents who would n...
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Kim
Activities Director
Activities Director
I used to not like having a group with only 3 or 4 people. Yet you can have a high-quality activity with that few. I think it's also important to remember that you want a mix of activities on your c...
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Kim
Activities Director
Activities Director
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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 found this website, and now it is one of the most popular clinics I put on. I also appreciate the Power Point presentations. I hosted the Cowboys and Cowgirls of the Wild West, what a treat! Thank you so much!!!
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