Josie

I too am trying to form a men's group. I have them going to a transport museum and to the pub for a game of pool.

Our Happy Hour was organised by one of our residents who found great pleasure in doing so. She organised entertainment and rallied the residents together into the lounge every Friday. Sadly she has passed on so I put together an informal committee who oversee the running of happy hour. We meet every Monday for about 15 mins and go over ideas for upcoming happy hours and talk about how the last one went and how we can improve. Getting the Residents involved helps keep it interesting for them and gives them a sense of accomplishment.

Hello, my name is Marissa and I started working as an Activities Coordinator in February after being in Reception for two years. The question I have may be a controversial topic but here goes..

I have an elderly gentleman who has had a stroke which has impaired his ability to communicate. He has displayed inappropriate behaviour of a sexual nature towards staff and I am wondering if anyone has any suggestions for healthy sexual outlets that I may be able to apply/access for him in his program. I have heard that some facilities offer the Residents the access to pornographic material, and I know this is up to the individual, but I don't believe that this is a healthy alternative as this can become over stimulative and often displays unhealthy and unrealistic relationships between the two parties in the material.

I would appreciate some honest, open-minded feedback.
Thank you