A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: What Would You Do, Part 2

Hi Susan. We haven't had the vaccines offered in our area yet. We are all in waiting mode. We are surrounded by four other nursing homes/assisted living facilities who are waiting as well. Thank...

It is nice to see that life goes on for different parts of the world and in the United States. Our holidays have been heartbreaking. COVID hit our building around Thanksgiving time and made its roun...

We got a new karaoke machine and so staff likes to sing in the hallway to residents. I can't wait to sing this version up and down the halls! Thank you Gwyneth!

Glad you all are enjoying this activity. Some of the answers I have gotten just crack me up because as we all know, residents say it like it is. What I have found is the older residents would do th...

Thank you Susan. Your ideas helped. No, I won't receive help. It is one of those suggestions that the "activity committee" (composed of Administrator, DON, social work, unit manager nurses and me)...

My administrator told me this morning she wants me to make up "fall baskets" for each of our 107 residents. Wow! I have a few ideas. Do any of you have ideas you can add? Thank you!

A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: What Would You Do? (These are original scenarios I made up)

I started an Adopt a Resident program several years back and it has just grown! Around Thanksgiving, I put a large Christmas tree up in the lobby with paper ornaments that have a number written on it...

Hi Nina. I am facing some of the difficulties you are. We have been in total lock down since the end of March. Our residents have not left their rooms for any reason. (We can hold 125 but have 102...

A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Three Clues - What Do They Have In Common?