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Sally
Activities Coordinator
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New South Wales,
Australia
I am one of a team that includes 2 activity coordinators and one welfare officer in a Government Day Centre in the Upper Hunter Valley. We are open 4 hours a day Monday to Friday.
Sally
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Hi there,
Calling Activity Coordinators in Melbourne
I’ve just been made redundant from a government funded day centre in the hunter valley NSW. One of the things I inherited is a lovely colouri...
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Activities Coordinator
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We do a month long "Under the Sea" every 2 years. We loved "International Ice Cream Day" this year. Craft, cooking and colour therapy worked well here. Get the Youtube clip for "Making ice cream in 5...
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Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
15 Minutes to Share...
This game is great but I would love some more ideas. I don't do it with the numbers as I have a mixture of clients with high cognitive functions and dementia. We've also added the concept of living in...
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Sally
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Hi.Susan
Yes that’s very true. My group is a mixed bunch and not all with dementia diagnosis. I do end up asking questions but I often see craft activities on Facebook where clients have used imagin...
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Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Does anyone find it hard to encourage imagination in their clients? We had two new clients start the other day in our community day centre. I thought it would be good to do an ice breaker. So I asked...
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Activities Coordinator
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Hi everyone. Isn't it great to be getting back to work with clients. I am in community aged care and we haven't been together since last August. I'm hoping to celebrate Oktoberfest this year and am lo...
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Sally
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Activities Coordinator
Craft Pirate Ship
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Pirate Ship
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Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
7 Tips for a Fruitcake Social
I'd be interested to see how this event went with your clients. It sounds like lots of fun from our point of view but I can't help thinking that clients would be shocked at the waste of food. I know t...
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Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
I work in an Aged Day Centre and we are doing a Virtual Tour down the local river during August. It is almost organised but I would love to have a few fun games up my sleeve. Can anyone suggest some g...
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Activities Coordinator
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I’m looking for inspiration. The attached photo is a cardboard container measuring 20x7cm. We have heaps of them donated by the covid vaccination clinic in our community health area. Perfectly clean....
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Activities Coordinator
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Red or Black Card Game
I tried this game for the first time this week. I wasn't convinced it would work but we had a hoot!. Lots of fun for different levels of cognition.
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Sally
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Lucky Dog Card Game
We like this game and call it Hoi
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Sally
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Hi Susan,
Sorry just to be clear, I’m looking for ideas for displays other than kitchen.
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Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
I'm hoping to organise a Vintage Kitchen Week next year. I want to include utensils, aprons, cookbooks. I work in a Day Centre (ie not Residential) We had a wedding expo a couple of years ago and got...
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Sally
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
I work in a government Day Centre in the Hunter Valley of NSW. During COVID19 we have no clients in our centre but have been allowed to visit them in their homes for a restricted period of time. Durin...
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Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Color Sorting for Memory Care
I know longer work in an Aged Care Facility but I used to spend some time doing Art in the Dementia wing. I had one lady who used to love to sort. Each Wednesday afternoon I used to arrive with a draw...
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Activities Coordinator
Does anyone do Quilling as an activity? At the centre I work we have a couple of clients that are very accomplished but I would also love to teach some of my clients that are beginners or have some le...
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Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
What goes in here?
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: What goes in Here?
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Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
The Magic Table: An Interactive Game
Looking forward to this being available in Australia
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Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
How to Plan Age Appropriate Activities for Seniors
I agree with the exercise use. We use "Row, row..." "The Grand old Duke ....." and "Incy, wincy, spider..." when we do exercise class. If I don't start singing, someone reminds me.
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Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Left-Zone Area Activity
It was a great morning! The librarian was bright and cheery and brought lots of supplies? My clients with the dementia still handled most of the activities? Get in touch with your local library, they...
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Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Left-Zone Area Activity
We are trying this for the first time tomorrow at my new job. It was popular at my old job but my new place as a lady without a left arm so we have adjusted the day to a Braintraining day and having a...
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Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Scent Guessing
We had a sensory day today. The clients weren't sure to start with (high functioning) but changed there minds. As well as the range of smells to guess we had hand massages and salt dough rolling and c...
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Sally
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Salt Dough Beads
I don't have an oven in my Day Centre. Could the clients make the beats and I cover them on a try with gladwrap and take them home to cook?
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Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
I'm starting work soon at an aged day centre. I've had 5 years experience as an RAO but the needs are different here. I'd love to pick the brains of experienced coordinators for what works well in thi...
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Sally
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
I am going for an interview for a ccordinator of a Day Care Centre and they want to promote the centre. One thing I'd like to suggest is an interesting name. Any suggestions?
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Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Pot Luck Quiz 2
Thanks for the Quiz. However there is a Hyde Park in Sydney as well.
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Sally
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Round Robin Stories
Do you need to keep repeating the story as you go along. Many of my ressies are quite deaf and find it hard to follow. We play "I went to market and I bought......: and I usually need to repeat what w...
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Sally
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Merry Christmas to all. I would like to have a beach party in January and am thinking of doing a sandcastle competition with Kinetic Sand. Has anyone tried it. I'll do Beach Boys music, bright clothes...
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Sally
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Thanks for your ideas. I have been quite encouraged this week. One of my "Loners" is a male ex policeman and I have swapped places with a male RAO for Thursday afternoons so he can run a "Mens Shed" a...
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Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
I have a few newish residents who are sad and isolated and unwilling to come to any activities but are quite happy to have a chat in their rooms, One at least has a diagnosis of Depression. Should I b...
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Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Good Morning Friends. I have a lovely gentleman in our Dementia Unit from Poland and he is an artist. I would love to do some Polish Culture with him. Does anyone have any ideas or experience in this...
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Sally
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Hi Heather,
We aren't allowed to provide alcohol for our residents. They may provide their own if they wish. We do have a list of diabetics. In High Care and Dementia it is a mobile trolley, in Low C...
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Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Friendship Wheel
We tried this activity last year during a visit from a local primary school. It was great to see the sharing between these different age groups. We presented the wheel to the class at the end and they...
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Sally
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Sandwich Making
Maureen this sounds like a great activity. You are very fortunate to have weekend activities.
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Sally
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
10 Daily Living Activities for Dementia Care
I work in a Low Care section of a large Nursing Home and our section is changing. I have one resident who becomes very clingy and desperate especially in the afternoon. I finish work at 3.30 but if ne...
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Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Horse Racing Hat Parade
Hoping that management will change their minds and allow staff to dress up for The Cup and participate in games.
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Sally
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Get in touch with Alzheimers Australia they have a great dvd and lots of resources. I take it your management is quite supportive of Activities which is great. Encourage the nursing staff of the impor...
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Sally
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
We do Chair exercises twice a week in our Low Care area of a larger nursing home. On Mondays we have a fabulous volunteer and on Wednesday I basically copy her exercises and add lots of ballgames for...
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Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Sharon and Christine your hand pampers and beauty therapy session sound amazing. My session is not quite so extravagent but still well received. Feet and hands are soaked and then massaged in sorbolen...
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Sally
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
You could make them into stars or wreathes for Christmas then bake them and paint them.
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Sally
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
I always decorate the activity board each season. Eg snowflakes around for winter, autumn leaves, flowers for spring and a big sun for summer. I have also made a laminated puzzle that changes with the...
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Sally
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Hi Jennifer, I am only using a plastic container that can be sterilised after each use.
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Sally
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Thanks for all your suggestions. I am following our facilities policy on massage and am only massaging in a mixture of sorbolene and olive oil. When soaking feet it is in warm water with vinegar and e...
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Sally
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Thanks Josephine, I'll do that. Already tried one day (for the men) and no-one turned up. The ladies said, "Blow them!!" they don't deserve it we want there time. I think I'll keep trying for a while....
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Sally
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Hi all,
i have a lot of wool and crape paper i would love to use with my resiedents for craft.. has anyone got any good craft ideas that would be simple and fun at the same time :)
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Sally
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
I'm starting a Hand and Foot spa room in the Low(ish) Care section in which I work. One for ladies and one for men. Ladies are easy but men are more tricky. I'm calling it "The Man Cave" and I think i...
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Sally
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
I have a risk analysis folder that includes every activity we do as well as every place we visit on bus tours. Our management has just asked us to prepare personal risk analysis for any resident going...
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Sally
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Hi Natasha, I work in a High and Dementia Care nursing home in Central Western NSW we also have placemats with pictures and names on them. I work in the Lower Care area and the placemats are a good co...
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Sally
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
toothpaste, deodorant, bath wash(with a pump action) , picture frames, Dove soaps, Fans (hand)
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