We were in the midst of starting something similar at our facility just as covid19 came and turned everything upside down. Here is a sample that I did of myself when pitching the idea to our CEO who t...

Hi all, With covid19 regulations in place, what is everyone doing for Mothers day? It is usually our biggest day/event of the year with a huge luncheon for visiting families. I have had the theme orga...

A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: "Bored Board" Brain training for seniors

Hi Carol, I am very sorry to hear about your husband, but I think it is wonderful that you are reaching out for ideas to assist in his journey. We have a resident very similar and was an accountant/so...

I just can't love this enough. Personally I am a big believer in silence and find that our residents can be over stimulated which therefore causes " behaviours" . I like to have a peaceful setting for...

Thank you for sharing this wonderful idea. Our ladies really enjoyed making these beautiful happy sunflowers. Everyone was able to participate in this group activity and it was a wonderful activity th...

Our facility plays bingo 5 days a week and they would cry blue murder if they didn't get to play. We have money prizes and chips and chocolates. It is free for them too play so they aren't gambling an...

This is wonderful Del, thankyou for sharing :-) I also am of the same opinion and strive everyday to bring purpose into our residents lives.

We buy small notebooks and pens, small soft pack tissues, key rings, photo frames, face washers, hankies, nice soaps, hand creams, chocolates, mugs and drink bottles, quiz books, magnets for fridge, s...

Aneeka, a circus theme sounds wonderful. Make sure you post up lots of photos for us all to see :-) and Liz, how gorgeous! some of our residents made hats in craft and others had family make them for...

Golden carers is just wonderful. An amazing resource shared all over the world. I use Golden carers on a daily basis and added with pinterest, It just makes my job that little bit easier on those days...

A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Around the World

We quite often do this and have it during our cooking session while our goodies are baking in the oven. We connect our ipad to the television using a hdmi cable and adaptor making it easy to be seen o...

In our facility we use a program called "sonas" that is used at 4pm daily with as many of the residents all together that is possible in a circle. We sing..... Hello everyone how are you, hello everyo...

A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Mad Hatters Tea party

St Patrick's day themed "Special morning tea". We used cut out shamrocks using sparkly paper, twinkle lights and gold coins scattered over the table, green plastic tablecloth and green serviettes. Som...

We hold what we call a "Special morning tea" every Friday morning for our Residents. Once a month we host a larger one that includes our residents and also the Retirement village residents which is hu...

Our residents loved creating this tree and are very proud of it as it has created colour and atmosphere in an otherwise bare area. We have plans to add more to it and incorporate easter into it. A won...