Pamela, try making some jigsaw puzzles of your own of things mum likes. Also ask her to knit or crochet something for you. I had residents who used to like and felt useful knitting and crochetint...

HI Alexis to my knowledge all there is left as rescourses for Australian Rescources is the Golden carers group and books from the australian section of B&s Books, The activity to go magazine seized...

To the golden carers team, thanks for your support during 2013 and I hope this sight continues to be a voice in a lonely world for DTS, It is good good to know someone out there understands and suppo...

Jennifer I too walked away from an activity officers job this due to the same reason you did and I like you if staff recognised what we do on daily basis for each and every person we work with includi...

Hi eloisie, you were not intruding on any conversation and feel free to say what is on your mind to any comments I may make. The answer to your question is yes becoming a DT is a great job provi...

Hi everyone, are their any AO,s out there working as an activity officer & finding that their jobs are also starting to include nursing and domestic duties, is this legal and are we covered by insur...

please, please can we have more colouring in like these as my residents love landscapes and for residents with dementia intermediate landscapes are difficult to find.

I meed help I have two male residents in a Dementia Unit that hate each on sight and every afternoon at the same time they start fighting with each other does anyone have any ideas to try and distract...

Tried this activity in the Dementia Unit recently residents loved it and have asked for more. Pauline NSW

Solange, thankyou for creating the colouring in library it will help us find them easier and the categories are great could we please have some suitable templates for men as I have recently discovere...

Hi solange The other markets to go to for games and puzzels are carrara markets on the gold coast and I use baby wipes to clean my wooden puzzles and make sure the residents that use them have nothing...

Hi everyone, recently I got two very good puzzles from Aldi for $10.00 each and my residents love them as they go across two tables and they are large enough to see and handle with poor vision and art...

This works really well with High Care Dementia residents I also use pegs of different colours as the residents are able to work out that they can peg the pegs onto the sides of the baskets they use an...

Hi Solange, I am currently working as an AO/DT in a NSW facility and I am very interested in signing up for the postcard exchange program you are trying to get up and running. I feel it would be good...