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Catherine
Diversional Therapist
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Queensland,
Australia
Catherine
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Wedding Photo Guessing Game
We did a baby photo guessing competition, staff photos. It was fun.
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Catherine
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Elizabeth... Do u have a physiotherapist at your facility? If so seek their advise. :)
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Catherine
Diversional Therapist
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Lyn, you can make lovely dresses for Xmas Angels with the paper doilies. Use either a styrofoam cone or a cone shape made of card for the body & a styrofoam ball for the head. Cover with the doilie fo...
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Catherine
Diversional Therapist
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Di... I have found this to be an enduring problem wherever I have worked. Nursing staff have also told me how to do my job, which I find infuriating. They are I have found very 'territorial'.
We all h...
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Catherine
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Hi Jackie... The staff should know that the more noise that dementia residents are exposed to the more confused they become.
We have had DBMAS come to our facility they are great http://dbmas.org.au...
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Catherine
Diversional Therapist
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Recycled Dream Spring Tree
I made a version of the Recycled Dream Spring Tree, in my dementia unit using all recycled resources. It looks so pretty I placed it in the dining room & everyone comments on how lovely it is. Thank u...
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Catherine
Diversional Therapist
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Wordplay for Memory Care
I love the idea & I am going to give it a go... sounds like fun!
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Catherine
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Jan the twiddle muffs sound fantastic. I would love to see a pic!
The sound a little similar to the sensory mats that we use.
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Catherine
Diversional Therapist
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Perhaps you could give him a couple of smaller portions. I'm not sure if that will solve the problem, it really depends on why he is doing it. Perhaps he feels he has to eat quickly or someone will ta...
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Catherine
Diversional Therapist
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Thank you all for your advice. On our daily program we just list activities in the dementia wing as eg: "Activities" 2pm-3pm, so depending on whats happening on the day we do a few different activiti...
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Catherine
Diversional Therapist
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Solange, I find it difficult to get my residents to participate in activities such as puzzles or quizzes... I have tried a number of times only to get blank stares when I ask the questions, which is u...
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Catherine
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
I have a lot of trouble getting my dementia residents to participate as a group, so I do my activities in smaller groups of 3 or 4 for about 15mins each that way they do not lose interest or get bored...
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Catherine
Diversional Therapist
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Hi Marina... I always like to play music that a resident has liked throughout their life in their rooms when they reach the end stage. It creates a peaceful atmosphere for them & for family. If they h...
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Catherine
Diversional Therapist
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Pavlova Decorating
Good idea I will try this one with my dementia ward! You could also have individual Pavlova's & residents can make & decorate their own Pavlova, eliminating the need for gloves etc.
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Catherine
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Does anyone have any ideas for interesting words for use in Wordbuilding?
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I would like to thank you all for everything you've done to help people like us, giving us the new ideas and confidence to carry on doing what we do. As you must be aware it's not the easiest job in the world, especially trying to get a smile out of someone. I wish you all the possible good wishes for the future and do hope you will continue for many years to come.
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