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Deb Activities Coordinator

Good afternoon, I absolutely love this site! I have been in health care my whole adult life. Recently doing activities the last three to four years and loving it! We are going to implement...

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Activity Leisure & Lifestyle

Is anyone using Sound Beam at your facility and how is it going?

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Activity Leisure & Lifestyle

Hi I've been told I'm not good at writing plans for all of the activities we do. I filled in our form but the hired mentor picked them apart. I wrote what we actually do but the woman had her own...

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Deb Activities Coordinator

Good Morning, I am new here. I absolutely love this site. I have found it extremely helpful!! The information and activities are amazing and such a huge help!! But what I'm wondering is how...

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Sonia Activities

Good Morning from very cold New Zealand haha I am wanting to build a resource book for my assistants and care staff, found the arbor day trees fantastic to be able to print and laminate so looking...

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Diane Activity Coordinator

I'm surprised and a little dismayed that June 14th - Flag Day is not included in the calendar for this site. I have never added activity ideas before, but this will be my new personal challenge. I...

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Jenny Lifestyle

Hi just wondered if the English landmark bingo is still on your website as l have the bingo sheets but have lost the cards to call out with. I would appreciate some help with this. Thank you

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Catalina m Activity Director

I am very sad to have to leave Golden Carers. I'm not longer work in the Baldwin Garden Nursing Home, as a Activity Director. For the reason I need to cancel the membership. It was an enormous help...

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Susan Social Group-Program Coordinator

Thank you Golden Carers for all your wonderful ideas and resources. The printable games and quizzes made my job so much easier. I am using all my activities from your website. Thank you once again. ...

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Frank program Director

Are their any easy activities for our men with dementia

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Carolyn Recreation

Hi. I am looking for Canadian subscriptions to magazines for reminiscing? Any recommendations would be appreciated.

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Lorie Life Engagement Director

Every month I use these resources to plan my calendar and daily activities. I am very pleased with all of the support and friendly community atmosphere. Thank you Golden Carers for truly caring for...

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Marieta Healthcare Assistant

I’m happy on this site cause I found a lot of ideas that I could do as an activity coordinator. Thank you so much.

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Linda Activities coordinator

Hi does anyone have any interview questions for activities organiser?

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Meghan Recreation Coordinator

I am disappointed that there are no activities for Victoria Day. In Canada, Victoria Day is a significant holiday and the unofficial kick off to summer. I see there is a tab for Memorial Day in the ...

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Tracy Activities Coordinator

I hosted my first armchair travel today at work and it was so successful that it created such a conversation between the residents on their own travels so thank you so much it will definitely become...

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Adelina DT

Thank you everyone for sharing your ideas, it is a great help!

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Susan Activities Associated

I need some ideas for evening for demetia unit

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Naomi Activity Carer

Hello I am new to the sight so was wondering can anyone recommend me any of the activities i can do with an elderly blind person with limited mobility and dementia too. Thank you for any advice, ...

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Kristen Activity Director

Hi everyone! I feel like I am going crazy lol. I saw a karaoke program called Car-a-oke where all the songs were about being on the road. I can't find it anywhere. Does anyone know what I am...

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Ann Volunteer

I've enjoyed reading through the free activities in my email for awhile. Today I joined and can now access the complete site. I'm going to have a great time searching ! One unintended...

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Patti Activity Director

Hello Everyone! I have a big challenge under my wing. We have a quadriplegic here at our facility. This person is call-light happy. It was asked if the activities dept. would be able to sit...

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Jennifer Recreation Assistant

Does anyone have a program plan for a guided meditation program? I want to get it going but i don't know where to start?

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Amy

I'm thrilled to have found Golden Carers! I work at a church, and have used the activities for our bimonthly memory cafe, as well as with our youth group which volunteers in a memory care unit twice...

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Sharon Site Manager

Hi I have worked with seniors for about twelve years now. My senior center is still growing. Is there anyway you can start making bingo cards for aleast 40 seniors. They really enjoy the different...

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Dt National Diversional Therapist

Fantastic! My residents throughly enjoyed this quiz. We played each song as we went along the questions which made it throughly enjoyable. Make more like this please - loved it.

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Rusty Director Of Celebrations

When will the may newsletter be available

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Alan Manager

Hello, I am looking for editable weekly activities planner template. Many Thanks.

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Anne Retired Librarian

I am the chair of the Culinary Committee at my Independent Living community. I'm trying to develop guidelines and a charge from our Resident Council so there is some structure to pass on to new...

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Tina Nurse

Any solar eclipse ideas?

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Iris Valeo Coordinator for Memory Care

Hi everyone ! Happy belated Easter. Does anyone know where I can go to learn how to do Derby hats. I plan on having the residents create their own, then have a derby hat parade.

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Annemarie Recreation Activity Assistant

The place where I work relies on another source for resources, but when I was a student last year I discovered this and soon realized what a great resource it is and bought myself a membership - I...

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Joanne Life Enrichment Director

I've been pulling together April and May Daily Chronicles, The past few months, both the Spanish and English version are the same. However April, they are different, and when I went to print May's...

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Sally Activity Director

If you were given $500 for the benefit of a senior resident life enrichment program, what is would you buy?

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Rosaleen Activity Therapist

I absolutely love all the arts crafts and quizzes ,riddles poems, My residents and colleague and my Managers are so impressed with all my planner for activities .Family our over whelmed with...

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Teneya Activity Coordinator

I am new at being an Activity Coordinator, I love the job! Golden Carers helps me plan great events and our residents love it. Awesome Ideas and information on this program. We will be taking an...

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Kristen Activity Director

Qapi ideas anyone?

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Rosa Gerontology

Hey there! I was wondering if anyone knows of a program similar to this that's designed for Spanish speakers. Thanks in advance for your help!

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Iris Valeo Coordinator for Memory Care

Hi everyone! I'm hoping someone can assist me with this question. I love the calendar and plan to use it with my daily activities. M y question is yes I'm able to print weekly, but I work in memory...

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Lorette Manager

Hello there We did the GC pantomime - Peter Pan - this year which was excellent. Very simple script yet the story was complete. We read from the scripts with simple costumes and staging. Staff,...

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Julie Activity Director

We played this during happy hour and it was the best fun!! My residents loved it!!

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Sara Director Of Activities

Hello! I am in search of ideas for activity satisfaction surveys, if anyone has any ideas or templates I would be grateful.

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Sobeida Activities Assistant

I love Golden Carers, it's a fantastic resource! I not only find great activities for my seniors to do but have also inspired me to make my own activities to share as well. Thanks so much & keep up...

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Laura Lifestyle Co Ordinater

hello thankyou i work in aged care and was wondering if you could help me with footy tipping if you have a cheat sheet with the up n coming games on xxxx

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Anita Lifestyle Coordinator

Hi All, Any poem for International Women Day ?

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Kaye Care Giver

I want to say thank you, Golden Carers. I am a volunteer and have been with you for a year now and just renewed for another year. Your site is so very helpful to volunteers as well as the most...

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Deb Activity Director

Hi everyone, I am a new Activity Director with a dual program to run. When full we will have 75 residents (58 assisted living, and 17 memory care). This may be strange, but this is my first time in...

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Iris Valeo Coordinator for Memory Care

Hi everyone! So excited to put these activities into action. I am so happy to have found and being able to connect with all of you! I am loving everything about it. Being from NY I did the New York ...

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