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Elisa

Senior Activity Coordinator From South Dublin, Ireland Ireland flag

Elisa

Senior Activity Coordinator

4 years ago

We are having some large windows painted by an artist and other windows painted with stencils by the staff. Also we are asking families for more Christmas cards and each resident has a cardboard card...

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Elisa

Senior Activity Coordinator

4 years ago

Before things worsened here in Ireland, we were thinking about having the Christmas parties outdoors, in a marquee with the sides open as infection risk in ventilated areas is lower. Shouting and sing...

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Elisa

Senior Activity Coordinator

4 years ago

I have never done this with leaves. Only have ever done paper-mache bowls. But to make the finished bowl look nice I always varnish the inside and outside of the finished bowl a couple of days after...

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Elisa

Senior Activity Coordinator

4 years ago

You could have a project about life story work were residents work on a particular part of their life every issue with collage, as a quiz, as word association... Related to the recipe idea you could...

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Elisa

Senior Activity Coordinator

4 years ago

Thanks Susan.

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Elisa

Senior Activity Coordinator

4 years ago

I love using yarn with people who have visual impairment because there are many different textures. If they want to we might learn to make pom-poms or wind it up. Lately I have been thinking about us...

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Elisa

Senior Activity Coordinator

4 years ago

I would suggest finding things she used to do at work but be very mindful that because she will find difficulty they might make her worse due to low tolerance to frustration. You might want to check...

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Elisa

Senior Activity Coordinator

4 years ago

I have not been able to find any published information about Christmas, COVID and nursing homes, y even looked at other epidemic illnesses in the past and when outbreaks or cuarentines happened around...

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Elisa

Senior Activity Coordinator

4 years ago

Hi, I record levels of participation and wellbeing for each activity using symbols and letters on the residents logs (instead of only a tick) I have a more specific record sheet for planned sensory...

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Elisa

Senior Activity Coordinator

4 years ago

My experience is that we young people have more interest in celebrating Halloween that the people living in nursing homes at the moment (it will change soon). Because of covid we are not celebrating...

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Elisa

Senior Activity Coordinator

4 years ago

Ideas to celebrate Christmas during Covid Decorate corridors rather than common rooms Decorate windows and residents' rooms Use essence diffusers in strategic places with Christmas smells like ci...

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Elisa

Senior Activity Coordinator

4 years ago

Hi all. I'm also looking for ideas to celebrate Christmas. I work in an urban nursing home set in the area of the country with the highest Covid incidence. Whether is Christmas time or not, there...

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Elisa

Senior Activity Coordinator

4 years ago

Fables are great, also Sufi moral stories with Nasrudin, the holy fool. I have found Limericks great for reading time and dementia so I bought Eduard Lear's collected works. The greatest thing is tha...

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Elisa

Senior Activity Coordinator

5 years ago

Hello, I am looking at revamping the events plan at my home this year and would to have some Irish dancing or Irish music in March. Is there anybody form Ireland that would now of who to ask? We are...

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Elisa

Senior Activity Coordinator

5 years ago

Hi Sunya and Jane, Would you have access to WI-Fi and a Smart TV or Chromecast? I have a common room that is staffed by a HCA and what we do to help them is to have a Youtube playlist for each day...

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Elisa

Senior Activity Coordinator

5 years ago

I have some moral problems with planning big group activities in common areas, as it reduces the residents ability to decline to take place (as where else will they go) and some might juts just take p...

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Elisa

Senior Activity Coordinator

5 years ago

I agree with Susan that limits of time vary greatly. I just wanted to say that attention is limited for everybody regardless of age or disability. Psychologists suggest sustained attention spans fr...

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Elisa

Senior Activity Coordinator

5 years ago

Hi Michelle, I agree that sometimes it is difficult to find past interest of the residents, specially if the lived in rural areas or have a lot of cognitive impairment. I use a tool from the Mode...

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Elisa

Senior Activity Coordinator

5 years ago

Sorry would you be able to be more detailed? In general if your residents need to sleep during the day, they should be able to and it doesn't necessarily mean that the level of care is bad. In the U...

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Elisa

Senior Activity Coordinator

5 years ago

Sorry, I copied the link incomplete. https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/get-support/publications-factsheets/this-is-me This should work well.

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Elisa

Senior Activity Coordinator

5 years ago

Solanges ideas are great for those resident's who are more able. If your resident has cognitive or physical impairment I would recommend that you have a look at Montessori tasks. There are various b...

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Elisa

Senior Activity Coordinator

5 years ago

Hi, I agree with Susan that looking into a day centre or respite service for your husband and a suport group for you is very important. If you are in the UK I recommend assisting to a Dementia Cafe...

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Elisa

Senior Activity Coordinator

5 years ago

My manager seems to appreciate, however I still have more difficulties explaining to nurses and care assistants why 30 people in a room for a group qctiviry might not be a good idea and why residents...

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Elisa

Senior Activity Coordinator

5 years ago

Hi Sharon, I am of the opinion that dividing groups into interests and ability is indispensable for an activity program to be effective. However, when I say dividing, I don't necessarily mean...

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Elisa

Senior Activity Coordinator

5 years ago

Hi, I have a system to help floor staff to help residents move to specific locations at specific times for group activities or just to avoid "warehousing" and overcrowding rooms. I make lists of resid...

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Elisa

Senior Activity Coordinator

5 years ago

There is a great book about reading and dementia Reading in the Moment: Activities and Stories to Share with Adults with Dementia by Anne Vize. I run a group in my home and we do both, giving copies...

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Elisa

Senior Activity Coordinator

5 years ago

My colleage likes Zumba videos by this lady. https://youtu.be/1_QJlAyVG9s

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Elisa

Senior Activity Coordinator

5 years ago

Hi Gerlinde, I tried some YouTube videos for the residents to follow but did not have much success as they were not able to follow them easily. The group I had had moderate to severe cognitive impai...

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Elisa

Senior Activity Coordinator

5 years ago

Hi Jean, I hope you get the go ahead with the pub. I had one in one of the homes I worked in but unfortunately did not work for us. I thought I could share the points where we failed. - the pub w...

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Elisa

Senior Activity Coordinator

5 years ago

I wouldn't recommend doing physical games after supper even if residents are sundowning as it tends to increase adrenaline production and can increase agitation. I used to run a men's night and a lad...

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Elisa

Senior Activity Coordinator

5 years ago

Hi Kerry, I'm sorry but I do not understand what you are asking really. In my home we have an allocated activities key worker for each resident, as well as HCA and nurses. It is written in a list a...

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Elisa

Senior Activity Coordinator

5 years ago

I work in Ireland.

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Elisa

Senior Activity Coordinator

5 years ago

Hi, I have tried gardening with residents with dementia. I work in Ireland so kind of similar unpredictability with the weather. I have found that indoor gardening works better than outdoor if you ha...

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