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Jean
Activities Coordinator
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Jean
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
We use Youtube also. I may chat to a group of residents about a topic then support/reinforce the discussion with a youtube video.
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Jean
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
A space has become available that I would like to set it up as a sensory lounge/space for our dementia residents. Any suggestions or input from Golden Carers members would be appreciated in order to h...
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Jean
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Pollock-Inspired Spaghetti Art
Do you only use the pasta as a painting medium or do you leave it on, glue it or otherwise attach it to the picture surface?
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Jean
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
I have had a lot of success doing a prize giving day with party snacks and presenting those residents who have made a contribution to your community with a certificate. Eg I have a lady who tries to t...
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Jean
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
I used plastic waste paper baskets. It will depend on the size of your ball.
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Jean
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
We are a dementia care home and I need to find the value of some changes that have been introduced and I would appreciate any feedback/comments that you may have
Residents who are bed bound;
Would...
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Jean
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
After Ginger we did 'exploring oats' going from the big pot mother had on the stove when they were going out in the cold to school, through to them making their own snacks with different oatcake toppi...
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Jean
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
I use this template to give out certificates to the residents once every 9 months to a year. It is really appreciated and causes a buzz with residents and families. We acknowledge the residents contri...
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Jean
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Dining Room Cafe
Many years later, I'm going to slip this in to my program. Thank you
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Jean
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Next week the residents will have a chance to 'explore ginger' in an activity. We will serve ginger loaf, a ginger biscuit, a piece of crystallised ginger and a glass of ginger beer. I also do a fortn...
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Jean
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
So nice to see South Africans joining the 'Golden Carers family ' I use a lot of the ideas from this site and love it. I immigrated to the UK 12 years ago, from Durban SA. On Monday I am doing armchai...
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Jean
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
15 Easter Celebration Ideas from Around the World
Last week we remininced 'Easter when you were young' . This week I'll bring in this information. Thank you
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Jean
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
I would also put some soft toys, fiddle mitts etc on the table. Any other ideas?
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Jean
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Thank you for the feedback Linda. I was considering 8pm to 12 but would have to monitor residents and be flexible here. I thought about making a cozy circle of chairs, relaxing music playing, an aro...
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Jean
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Linda I would be very interested in any updates that you are happy to give us when implementing this project. My stumbling block would be staffing, in would need 1 or 2 more adequately trained staff m...
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Jean
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Armchair Travel to Las Vegas
Thank you for Las Vegas. I bough a pack of huge playing cards for our mad hatters tea party about a year ago, thinking of pulling them out and using them again as decorations for this one.
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Jean
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
St Lucia Independence Day on 22 February
Thank you. We are slowly but surely travelling the world. We all love it.
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Jean
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Thank you for your support and your ideas. I am going to 'keep my head down' and do what I can. I had an opportunity to share my concerns with one of the duty managers, she understands where I am as s...
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Jean
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Hi Susan, My rota is the days that I am allocated to work (I am more familiar with it as roster but in the UK they use this term) CQC is the independant 'body' that audits/inspects our care homes to e...
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Jean
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Looking for your thoughts and input on the following. I am an activities coordinator in a home of approx 45 residents, most of whom have dementia. I have trained (L3) and worked in this role, in this...
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Jean
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
You could sit with 2 or 3 people and reminisce on a subject of interest for 45 minutes, go to another group and do the same for a further 45 minutes. In the space of 90 minutes you could have covered...
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Jean
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Most of my residents have dementia and the two easy but popular activities that I rely on are throwing a balloon to them (the only rule is that they must be sitting) and a sing along.
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Jean
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
I don't know if the information that I am going to share with you will be of any help Natalie. I work in a care home in the UK, most of our residents have dementia so I try to deliver activities on di...
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Jean
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
How to Form a Resident Choir
Our residents, most of whom have dementia, love to sing. Many of residents who don't sing still come in to the lounge and sit down to enjoy the music.
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Jean
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Thank you for your input Susan. Most of our staff are new and learning on the job so i have compiled a booklet called Introduction to Activities, I will ask them to take turns bringing a few resident...
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Jean
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
I have bought a life size cardboard cutout of the queen and will get the residents to stand beside it, take a photo of them and give them the photo as a 'keep sake'
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Jean
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
1st - 8th March Time for a Cuppa Dementia Week (UK) and I am looking for ideas and your input regarding activities that can take place to recognise this week. Most of our residents have dementia and...
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Jean
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Will certainly celebrate this one with a high tea and plenty of bunting. We will work around any live broadcasts that they have eg Trooping of the Colours which is a favourite every year, with other...
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Jean
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Today I tried the activity 'Air dry clay sentables'. I used white clay, the residents rolled it out and we cut it into shapes with biscuit cutters. That allowed me to adjust it to suit each resident e...
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Jean
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Thank you, I never stop learning from this site. I always feel uncomfortable not planning for the New Year and never thought of doing a 'New Years Noon or New Years Evening' function. Our residents ar...
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Jean
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Hi Susan, I would love to, have one on my phone but don't know how to do it. I will see if someone in the family can help me. The residents really enjoyed it, so many abilities can be involved, tearin...
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Jean
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
We made a paper mache Mr & Mrs Snowmen. The project involved quite a few residents making the head and body of each, then painting them and finally adding the 'fine touches'. Everyone enjoyed doing it...
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Jean
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Red Lipstick Day - November 11
That is something I will try, Thank you Annemarie
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Jean
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Is Your Activity Department Person-Centered?
My activities are person centered. A lady came to the home and her interest was teddy bears, I stratched my head quite a bit, collected 'teddies' from willing residents and made a display in the loung...
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Jean
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Hi Susan, Our H/O ordered one for each of the homes in the group, 7 I think, I didn't even have to ask for it.
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Jean
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
We use a 'magic table'. I give some of the residents who have more advanced dementia a half hour at the table, give them a 'prop' such as a soft fluffy cloth and it really increases the amount of phys...
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Jean
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
My residents enjoy watching the service on the TV but I also show the DVD 'Goodnight Mr Tom' earlier in the week. Many of our residents are of the age group that were 'evacuated' to the country during...
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Jean
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Where to Find Continuing Education Opportunities
I really enjoy the training courses offered by Daily Sparkle (U.K.), I was really inspired by a short course that I did recently 'Behaviour as Communication'. Learnt a lot from it and the points go t...
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Jean
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Thank you for doing all the 'ground work' for us thereby giving us more time to spend with our residents. I have started a medium size group of residents, talkers rather than doers, using armchair tra...
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Jean
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Doing a sing along gives me an opportunity to settle 10 - 15 residents at a time. Not all will sing, some will just settle and stay seated for the hour, others will sit and tap there toes but each and...
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Jean
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
I do a food or drink tasting session in the dinning room. Last week I brought in a variety of savoury biscuits and crackers & some pots of cheese spread. They each had a small plate and knife to sprea...
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Jean
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
We use PPE but don't have social distancing any more so having to interest the residents in looking at a screen is quite frustrating. We have a lot of dementia too, one of the ladies became quite cros...
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Jean
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
I work at a care home that is part of a big group. Since COVID our head office has gone 'mad' buying and subscribing to a great deal of technology that offers activities. I am standing my ground and w...
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Jean
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
My residents also enjoyed this activity I only bought 4 flavours but it was a good afternoon
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Jean
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Activities Coordinator
I did Italy in my armchair travel and we decorated with Italian flag bunting as well as the pictures provided by the site (laminated). All cheap and reusable. Served non alcholic wine with lunch and t...
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