I am a deep believer in the power of deep breathing practices, having been thoroughly trained in this and in Kundalini Yoga. Most people 'shallow' breathe when stressed or when inactive. Oxygen is...

I started this Proverbs and Parables and a Quiz yesterday. This is age-old wisdom that transcends time. If you get them to guess the endings and then ask them what it all means, you can come up with...

Love these types of Quizzes, it gets our Residents thinking, laughing and competing to give the answers!

What a fun thing to colour! You can always pitch in, just make sure to use different colors for the triangles, and dots. Then, cutting apart and hanging with a bit of string - well, any air blowing...

Charades is one of the most fun activities - family played it this past Christmas. It is incredibly challenging to do everything with sign language and not speak while you are doing this. Good on yo...

No! We have an older IPad though. Something to plan and collect funding for, maybe with Raffles and Donations, perhaps. Best of Luck.

Great idea. I would like to print off a Kindness Calendar for every month of the year, starting with January!!! Just to remind people, to prioritise, to place value on sharing Kindness and spreadin...

You know - I think I would love to see this EVERY month .... if you are willing to do the Research!! I know that is alot of work. But, it brings back memories for the elderly of important people they...

It is helpful, if you have an iPad, to take it round to individual Residents and play their favourites. If you don't know what these are, try: Somewhere over the Rainbow by Judy Garland, Hallelujah...

We are also doing the Tune Into Life Music project. As I was choosing music for individual playlists, I was amazed at how many people chose The Beatles. Well! That night I played some Beatles favou...

I could have alot of fun with the Boo game; thanks.

Slower music can be very calming to the soul .... and is suitable for the ending of anyone's day.

A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Sundownder Music

A toad in the hole also means cutting a hole in a piece of piece of toast, put in a fry pan, and fry an egg in the hole until done. Voila/ Presto: A Toad in a Hole!

Karin and Kaitlyn, I am also from Alberta, Canada and work as an Occupational Therapy Assistant in Perth, Western Australia. Email me if you like to chat: [email protected] Tricia.

Go to: http://www.goldenmemories.org.au and order any of the Singalong DVD's. I find people love to sing and they like these played over and over. I have never had a complaint. They are older pers...

Hi! Several of our Residents love "Word Search" (including Dementia people). I tried : https://www.goldencarers.com/findaword/wordfinder.php and created my own Word Search, which was alot of fun....