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Josephine
Lifestyle Manager
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Victoria,
Australia
Josephine
Lifestyle Manager
Lifestyle Manager
Hi Jennifer, depending on where you are living, but Holmesglen TAFE run a very good course.
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Cocktail Making
Have just seen this - thanks for the recipes and will try.
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Hi Deborah - unfortunately there isn't - but then again that would not help you in learning too. For each unit just have a look at your world wide library - Mr Google. Amazing information there.
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Sensory Pouches for Dementia Care
Must give this a try - will try and incorporate this into an activity with low care residents too !
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Hi Margaret
If you have a list of music and songs that your residents love then have a look at Youtube - and put in karaoke with music and words to search. You can download and then burn onto a DV...
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We permit the serving of alcohol and currently Best Practice is now not a diabetic diet for those in Aged Care which was highlighted by our geriatric dietition. Regarding dietary requirements we have...
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HI All we have several major luncheons each year which takes in 2 Christmas Parties now since these luncheons have become so popular. These luncheons are themed e.g. Valentine's Day; Mothers Day; F...
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Hi All, we have put up high those automatic air fresheners around the place, this works very well indeed. Obviously in good weather it is opening up windows - bring in flowers that we use for floral...
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Hi Kimberley, just on the query of volunteers. As long as their police check comes through clean & an agreement signed, a hand book given of expectations, then they are able to be left alone with Eld...
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Hi Layda, we created a sensory corner - a small nook in the nursing home that was not being used. Luckily for us one of the resident's family member gave us their father's large flat screen tv to use...
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Hi Patricia - are you able to host a High Tea with the purpose of Getting to Know You. You will find clients will be looking to get to know you as well - you can let people know some of the subject m...
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Hi Sylvia, I looked up if there were any Irish Dance schools in my area a few years ago and contacted a dance school who put me onto one of the others groups - end result we have children come to dan...
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How to Plan a Movie Screening for Seniors
Thanks for some of these suggestions. We have held a couple of movie nights and they have been incredibly popular with our guys and family members. We incorporate a group to make rounds of sandwiche...
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Hi Whenua, if you are able to find out what type of music your residents have enjoyed in the past. Background music that our residents find helpful is classical, but we are incorporating music that o...
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I would organise a meet and greet, possibly over a morning or afternoon tea, with people from an Over 55's village and find out what they like to do or their wish list - this will give you something t...
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Hi Carol,
I purchased the large fluffy dice for cars - got them in one of those $2.00 shops. I find that these are soft enough when thrown and will not injure someone and easy enough to handle.
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Hi Julie,
Ooh have not been on my internet for awhile. The majority of our residents are none ambulant however does not matter - all are seated - including the ambulant guys to reduce falls. I d...
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Hi Benita,
Wondering if you could commence growing herbs in pots for your resident. As a previous chef she would have cooked with fresh herbs, this will give her a purpose in growing herbs / vegetab...
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Hi Jennifer, yes we have an activity with floor bobs with our residents and they quite like it. We use the light bocce balls that you get from a children's set - it has water in it, made of plastic...
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Hi Coral, I have put one together for our budgies - send me your email address to [email protected] and I will send you a copy.
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HI Debbie, I have never heard of this product and will look it up. We do have an aromatherapist/clinical masseuse who visits once per week and uses and electric aroma therapy diffuser, even in our hi...
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Hi Kymberly, just gave your comment a thought - what about funny ties for the men and maybe a large lapel ornament of some sort to make. Cheers
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Hi Kymberly, I am looking at doing something like this, I have scoured google and they have some templates with one page profiles, have a look around in that. I saw one that I will be modifying as I...
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Hi Donna, I am not permitted to do this in our facility and wish I could, however my mum is living with dementia in a facility and they encourage family to put up lovely pictures of residents in their...
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Hi Sandy, I had a loan of one from St George's for a couple of our high care residents living with dementia. The blanket was also tactile, with various different fabrics sewn onto it, the blanket was...
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HI Sam, seems that you have been quite creative already, why not put the call out for little donations for prizes, highlighting it needs to be something fun even from those $2.00 shops, this may help...
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Trivial Pursuit Game
Hi All, just an update - we have run this activity with a mixture of residents and students. All I can say it went far better than expected, there was a lot of buzz in the room, this activity facilit...
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Hi Naomi, this is quite tough, but we have worked with the following: gentle massages of hands (if able to), scalp - scent therapy using aromatherapy and foods - find out from family what type of mus...
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Hi Out There, I hope I am describing this easily. I am wishing to capture, in a snapshot, a quick reference to the background of the resident, it may have information such as likes, dislikes, what th...
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Hi Lee-Ann, we do not make table centres as most of our residents tend to pull them apart, however we do decorate the dining room for each season and themes. We have made daffodils - making petal sha...
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Hi Jerri, unfortunately the magazine group closed awhile ago. It was a terrific magazine and I still have my copies to refer to.
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Trivial Pursuit Game
Thank you for this activity. With my residents they may require assistance so I am looking at this as an Intergenerational activity pairing up Resident groups with Students. This should be fun and a...
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Leisure & Health: Policies & Procedures Handbook
Thank you for this, I have commenced something similar but the way that it has been set out here is fantastic.
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Hi Cathy, this is a difficult one. It really depends on the care staff themselves whether they have the right aptitude for lifestyle. Sounds as though they are told to do activities however they do...
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Hi Taryn,
With regards to the specific activities I guess it all depends as well in what level of dementia the people have that attend the day respite centre.
I have had success even with my highe...
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All are excellent points. Is this lady in pain and unable to clearly state what is happening? The disease is encroaching on her ability to cope with tasks. She may be feeling frightened as she may...
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Family Feud Game
Thanks for the tip Jodie, that is marvellous ! Will get back to you on how it goes.
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Family Feud Game
Hi Jodie, I am as yet to trial this with our residents. Wondering which web site you got onto for the questions and answers. If you could provide the address I would be grateful. :)
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Italian Themed Party Ideas
Thanks Solange. Well the afternoon turned out better than was expected and some beautiful reactions from our residents, one lady who has reverted back to only speaking Italian was singing out loud wh...
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Ooh Sally what a wonderful idea ! Look at the backgrounds of the men, that may give you a clue as to what the men have been interested in. Maybe magazines from their interests e.g. Interest in horse...
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Hi Fiona, if you email me on [email protected] I can then email you one.
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Sam all comments have very good points to make and which should be part of the commencement of getting ideas onto paper and getting input. I do like your idea, some care staff ask what they can do an...
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Hi Liz, if you have access to an iPad or Computer how about "travelling" to different parts of Italy. Find out the regions that residents are from. The local Library may have DVD's and picture books...
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Hi Sam, thanks for that information I would never have thought of that.
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Italian Themed Party Ideas
Thanks for these ideas. I have been able to download some Italian opera from YouTube, mainly Andrea Boccelli and will be inviting all to an afternoon at the Opera, all to dress up, turn the lights do...
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Donna gentle Chair Exercise to Music, you can download music from Youtube if you wish or ask people to donate CD's with music from your clients era. Speak to a physio for some of the movements requir...
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Hi Benita, the only app that I know of is from DBMAS - Dementia Behavorial Management Advisory Service. This is more for how to handle various behaviours and what interventions may assist. Unsure if...
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