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Linda

Diversional Therapy Asst From Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

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Linda 27th Dec 2023 Diversional Therapy Asst

End of Year Message 2023

Hi Haley :)

Thank you so much for those reassuring words that I'm not the only one who feels so burnt out.
This month is the busiest in our DT year, and last week was non-stop. I was (am) so exhausted that I backed my car into a tree when leaving work! I'm ok, and nobody else was hurt (except for my poor little car) so that's something. But blimey! I could have done without that :(

I'm 64, have been doing this work for 14 years now, and I'm so looking forward to cutting down my hours when I hit 65.

But it is also a very rewarding job, and I work in a lovely team, so there are positives.
And to see the delight on our resident's faces when they enjoy our activities, well, that's priceless.
Haley, Golden Carers is invaluable, thank you so much for all the ideas and inspiration.
And keep on pouring that coffee and dancing to Foo Fighters.

Linda ( New Zealand)
Linda 15th Jul 2020 Diversional Therapy Asst

3 Minute fudge

Thank you Solange, I'll try that. :)
Linda 8th Jul 2020 Diversional Therapy Asst

3 Minute fudge

We made this yesterday, and it still isn't set!
Has anybody else had this problem?
Linda 9th Jun 2020 Diversional Therapy Asst

100 Movie Recommendations for Seniors

Hi,

Frustratingly, we can't get any of these on Netflix where we are ( Levin, New Zealand) - not a single one!
I've contacted Netflix, apparently it's just the way it is.
Linda 5th Jun 2020 Diversional Therapy Asst

Sensory Stimulation with Wind Chimes

That looks great Heather :)
Linda 23rd Aug 2019 Diversional Therapy Asst

Poems for September

This is beautiful, and so poignant.
I've printed it off & put on the walls near our nursing offices.
Thank you so much for putting in to words how so many people feel.
Linda 10th Jul 2019 Diversional Therapy Asst

Free Activity Calendar for Seniors

Hi Raafa,

We have the same problem, so our solution is old-school. We cut & paste, literally!
We print it on 2 pages, then cut the extra week off Pg 2 & glue it to the bottom of Pg1, then scan & print from there!
We don't want to go smaller than Font size 10, but some days we need more than 4 lines for activities, so this is what we came up with.

Linda :)
Linda 28th Dec 2018 Diversional Therapy Asst

Free Activity Calendar for Seniors

We have the same problem, needing 6 lines some days.
You can't get more than 4 lines unless you go lower in font size than 10, which is too small for our residents.
So what we do is print it on 2 pages, then cut the 2nd page out & stick it on the bottom of the first page. Kind of old school, but it works!
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