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2017-06-25 08:37:19 AM alexandrac it is new but I like the challenge
2017-06-25 08:37:37 AM alexandrac oh dear. I enjoy the shopping part to provide materials and supplies
2017-06-25 08:37:44 AM maryjane1 see, my place is small enough. thatshe could be more hands on
2017-06-25 08:38:01 AM alexandrac right, that is what I had at my last building
2017-06-25 08:38:21 AM alexandrac and I was right there in the mix on the floor and then also doing all the administration stuff
2017-06-25 08:38:37 AM alexandrac but then I'm hyperactive! LOL
2017-06-25 08:39:00 AM maryjane1 I have to figure out what Im going to do. I really don't want to leave, I love it there, but cant have two AD's
2017-06-25 08:39:46 AM maryjane1 me too, I never stop. lol
2017-06-25 08:39:55 AM alexandrac good for you!
2017-06-25 08:40:11 AM alexandrac it is important to keep advancing yourself
2017-06-25 08:40:31 AM maryjane1 we have two awesome act. aides, and she just doesnt utilize them thae way she shoukld
2017-06-25 08:40:33 AM alexandrac it was hard for me to leave my last place but had to take the next step up
2017-06-25 08:41:34 AM maryjane1 yeah, this is 2 min. from my home. been there 12 years 2 act. 11 hair dresser
2017-06-25 08:41:46 AM alexandrac and the salary increase made it an easier decision!!
2017-06-25 08:41:57 AM maryjane1 got to pee again. lol hold on
2017-06-25 08:42:00 AM alexandrac wow 12 years, time to move on to a new challenge!!!
2017-06-25 08:42:02 AM alexandrac ok
2017-06-25 08:42:03 AM maryjane1 yes!!!!!
2017-06-25 08:43:37 AM alexandrac ok so time for me to get started on my test. Anything else you want to cover? Now that I have mastered the chatroom I am feeling fairly clever!
2017-06-25 08:44:28 AM maryjane1 well are we supposed to discuss our plan for a neww activity?
2017-06-25 08:44:48 AM maryjane1 ill tell you mine quick
2017-06-25 08:44:49 AM alexandrac oh right, I will be adding play reading group
2017-06-25 08:45:05 AM maryjane1 play reading?
2017-06-25 08:45:16 AM alexandrac we will gather and read from a script, analize and discuss possibilities of performance
2017-06-25 08:45:29 AM maryjane1 neat!!!!
2017-06-25 08:45:34 AM alexandrac we may only ever get to the reading part and discussion, but that will be ok
2017-06-25 08:45:44 AM maryjane1 yes
2017-06-25 08:45:46 AM alexandrac you?
2017-06-25 08:46:04 AM maryjane1 so the coffee house thing .
2017-06-25 08:46:19 AM alexandrac right, what else will go on?
2017-06-25 08:46:29 AM alexandrac coffee, conversation.....?
2017-06-25 08:46:56 AM alexandrac maybe some light jazz playing in the background?
2017-06-25 08:47:10 AM maryjane1 brown and yellow table cloths, i will fill those coffee mug looking soup cups with coffee beans for the aroma
2017-06-25 08:47:22 AM alexandrac oooh yes! AROMA!!!!
2017-06-25 08:47:38 AM maryjane1 put those fake battery candles in them
2017-06-25 08:47:45 AM alexandrac nice touch!
2017-06-25 08:48:27 AM maryjane1 get differnt types of creamers, serve coffe, listen to carol king/ james taylor type music
2017-06-25 08:48:37 AM maryjane1 serve coffee
2017-06-25 08:48:40 AM alexandrac sounds like a good plan
2017-06-25 08:48:51 AM maryjane1 and danish, muffins etc
2017-06-25 08:48:59 AM alexandrac nice, calm, remeniscent of "regular" life
2017-06-25 08:49:10 AM maryjane1 yeah. something differn't
2017-06-25 08:49:16 AM alexandrac weekly, monthly?
2017-06-25 08:49:43 AM maryjane1 well thats what I was thinking when you were talking about the fireworks
2017-06-25 08:49:56 AM alexandrac oh got it
2017-06-25 08:49:57 AM maryjane1 they miss that stuff
2017-06-25 08:50:03 AM alexandrac so true!
2017-06-25 08:50:16 AM maryjane1 maybe every 6 mos.
2017-06-25 08:50:43 AM maryjane1 we have a cafe once a month in the morning, but its differnt
2017-06-25 08:51:13 AM alexandrac so good plan to have something bigger once in a great while to have variety pop in
2017-06-25 08:51:39 AM alexandrac I've gotta hit the shower and then start on my test
2017-06-25 08:51:46 AM alexandrac how long did it take you about?
2017-06-25 08:52:01 AM maryjane1 so good luck with your test. you will do great. I have really enjoyed meeting you. Im going to look you up on fb
2017-06-25 08:52:06 AM maryjane1 and hour
2017-06-25 08:52:10 AM alexandrac not bad
2017-06-25 08:52:22 AM alexandrac ok, do! Thank you too. bye for now then! :-)
2017-06-25 08:52:22 AM maryjane1 thank you, for your help
2017-06-25 08:52:26 AM alexandrac no prob
2017-06-25 08:52:31 AM alexandrac have a great day!
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2017-06-25 08:52:46 AM maryjane1 maybe we will end up life long friends!
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2017-06-26 02:40:29 PM mwaller17 anyone here?
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2017-06-26 05:33:01 PM mariachristine105 Hi! Anyone on right now?
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2017-06-26 07:46:53 PM dingram30 im he5re
2017-06-26 07:47:14 PM dingram30 are you trying to chat for the final
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2017-06-26 07:52:22 PM aleda Hello
2017-06-26 07:52:24 PM dingram30 thanks so much for agreeing to chat with me
2017-06-26 07:52:32 PM aleda yeah no problem.
2017-06-26 07:52:59 PM dingram30 believe we just need to discuss an upcoming event we have planned is that correct?
2017-06-26 07:53:07 PM aleda yeah
2017-06-26 07:53:17 PM aleda yu share yours first k
2017-06-26 07:53:47 PM dingram30 if so i have a small horce race planned for fourth of july one of our staff has horses and her kids are gone come and race and perform for the residents
2017-06-26 07:54:00 PM aleda wow fun
2017-06-26 07:54:34 PM dingram30 should be a great turn out this is something that i feel has never been done at a nursing home im in texas
2017-06-26 07:54:46 PM dingram30 think residents will enjoy it
2017-06-26 07:55:15 PM aleda sounds fun
2017-06-26 07:55:25 PM dingram30 what are you planning anything fun
2017-06-26 07:56:31 PM aleda on the 2nd we are taking a group to a class in town painting rocks we paint then write that whoever finds to post on our facebook site we hide them its big thing over here then 4th we have bbq and taking the rs to derby and fireworks
2017-06-26 07:57:31 PM aleda we also have the kiddies play day the 3rd and we have some residents going to watch the kids we will be selling pop the rs will go to the parade in the am on the 4th also
2017-06-26 07:57:32 PM dingram30 aww i have never thought of that that should be interesting to se who finds the rocks.
2017-06-26 07:57:46 PM aleda they have ended up out of the country
2017-06-26 07:58:25 PM dingram30 aww thats nice ....where are you from? we just have a firework show here not a parade sure they are going to enjoy that
2017-06-26 07:58:45 PM aleda forks wa
2017-06-26 07:58:55 PM aleda very small town
2017-06-26 07:59:11 PM dingram30 but right now our maintence guy is our van driver and he stays 30 mins from nursing home and want put in any extra hours for activity
2017-06-26 07:59:27 PM dingram30 oh okay thats still nice to have the town come together like that
2017-06-26 07:59:46 PM aleda yeah we get to drive our bus the maint. train us so we can
2017-06-26 08:00:22 PM aleda we are all activity assistants so we are certified so we don't have to have anyone extra go just activities thats nice
2017-06-26 08:00:26 PM dingram30 never thought bout asking to get on the list to drive then they might try and have me drive for the patients to go to the doctor tho :D
2017-06-26 08:00:38 PM aleda lol yeah
2017-06-26 08:00:51 PM aleda we get lucky they dont bug u sfor dr.s
2017-06-26 08:00:57 PM aleda but we are small
2017-06-26 08:01:07 PM aleda r u a director
2017-06-26 08:01:54 PM dingram30 well im sure the residents will have a great time.... yes i was the receptionist and got offered the postion so took this class i have a asst. for our memory care unit and i do the other ppl
2017-06-26 08:02:19 PM dingram30 only been doing activity for 4months will be 5 in july
2017-06-26 08:03:00 PM dingram30 i seem to like to though its very fun fits me not sitting down all day answering the phone
2017-06-26 08:03:03 PM aleda nice I started as a cna then switched over into act. then became director last year so im new to it but b4 i took position i was doing it anyways so the load didnt change our director b4 wasn't really interested in he rjob
2017-06-26 08:03:15 PM aleda yeah i love the pace
2017-06-26 08:03:24 PM aleda go and go and still go some more
2017-06-26 08:03:28 PM dingram30 gotcha understand that well congrats to you
2017-06-26 08:03:45 PM dingram30 how many resident do you have
2017-06-26 08:03:46 PM aleda you too r u taking the second mepap
2017-06-26 08:03:49 PM aleda 20
2017-06-26 08:03:53 PM aleda very small
2017-06-26 08:04:05 PM aleda we are staffed like we have much more
2017-06-26 08:04:34 PM aleda we run 4 nacs on the floor 1 to 2 cnas in act. and 2 nacs in restorative
2017-06-26 08:04:58 PM dingram30 not starting this tuesday cause my birthday is in august and paid for my birthday trip today going to daytona and paid the rest of my class off the 375.00 so have rent on the 4th might try next month to take mepap2
2017-06-26 08:05:03 PM dingram30 what about yourself
2017-06-26 08:05:36 PM aleda im heading on vacation for 2 weeks so possibly agust the hospital is paying for all ed
2017-06-26 08:05:38 PM dingram30 oh k we have 101 residents in building 3 to 2 cna per hall which is 3 halls then the memory care unit
2017-06-26 08:05:58 PM dingram30 i have to pay myself they wouldnt pay for me
2017-06-26 08:06:10 PM aleda wow thats not right
2017-06-26 08:06:15 PM dingram30 oh ok where are u heading to?
2017-06-26 08:06:37 PM dingram30 yea they said they couldve got someone who had it already so it was up to me to take the course
2017-06-26 08:06:40 PM aleda first week will be camping near by then following weekover to CA
2017-06-26 08:06:51 PM dingram30 so im going to ask for a raise once i get the mepap1 papers
2017-06-26 08:07:01 PM aleda there you go good idea
2017-06-26 08:07:56 PM aleda I actually wasnt interested in being a director so they piled it all on to get me to aggree i really enjoyed my life when i was doing the stuff but still not 100percent accountable lol
2017-06-26 08:07:58 PM dingram30 but i looked online and its alot of places in the area hiring so if i need to i can use the experence and go elsewhere
2017-06-26 08:08:33 PM dingram30 i understand that at times can be a handful .... are you on a computer or have paper forms
2017-06-26 08:08:58 PM aleda computer we r getting ready to switch programs again in august
2017-06-26 08:09:29 PM dingram30 oh k im still on paper forms wish they could put me on a computer
2017-06-26 08:09:29 PM aleda we are switching to point click care not sure about it we will start education on it when i get back from vacation
2017-06-26 08:09:48 PM aleda i hate computer wish could go back to paper lol
2017-06-26 08:10:06 PM dingram30 i have to go to someone to else there computer im only on the computer to upload my mds section everything else is paper
2017-06-26 08:10:28 PM aleda ohwow you don't have an office with a computer
2017-06-26 08:11:03 PM dingram30 lol well since im new and trained myself not sure on what paperwork to keep or throw away and have binders with alot of stuff in it... cause the lady we had left they offered the postion to me n it went from there
2017-06-26 08:11:19 PM dingram30 no just a phone lol and supplies and desk lol
2017-06-26 08:11:23 PM aleda best to keep everything lol
2017-06-26 08:11:43 PM dingram30 thats what i did lol we are expecting full book for state
2017-06-26 08:11:44 PM aleda I still keep my prog notes they aren't on the computer
2017-06-26 08:11:59 PM dingram30 oh okay i have all those in a binders from old to now
2017-06-26 08:12:10 PM aleda how did you guys do last year for state
2017-06-26 08:12:37 PM aleda also have your rs council notebook ready they always come for those
2017-06-26 08:13:09 PM dingram30 im not really sure think we did okay i was the receptiont then so not really sure wht they will be looking for for the activity department thinking the resident council and maybe activity calendar
2017-06-26 08:13:13 PM dingram30 do u know?
2017-06-26 08:14:04 PM aleda w have had perfect surveys for the last 6 yrs they will ask for past act. calendars, rs council notebook and then after interviewing rs they may ask for prog notes
2017-06-26 08:14:42 PM dingram30 okay thanks so much for that information i have all of that i was a little worried
2017-06-26 08:15:11 PM aleda You'll do great with it. Especially if they see involved rs
2017-06-26 08:15:33 PM dingram30 im check tommorrow to get the calanders to jan to now think i might be missing jan n feb
2017-06-26 08:16:06 PM aleda yeah you need both they always want back usually ask me for the last 6 months
2017-06-26 08:16:13 PM dingram30 thanks i needed to hear that i been so worried bout that for the last 2 weeks when they said open book got here and they can come in at any day
2017-06-26 08:16:33 PM dingram30 okay get that together
2017-06-26 08:16:47 PM dingram30 ill*
2017-06-26 08:17:04 PM aleda do you have all your cp updated
2017-06-26 08:17:14 PM dingram30 whats cp sorry
2017-06-26 08:17:19 PM aleda careplans
2017-06-26 08:17:42 PM dingram30 i dont do those the s.workers and mds do
2017-06-26 08:17:57 PM dingram30 i was supposed to sit in but they told me i didnt need to
2017-06-26 08:18:52 PM aleda wow do yu read them and check to see if they are accurate
2017-06-26 08:19:39 PM dingram30 no i have never saw them they just ask me before the meeting what activity do such n such do n i tell them they write it down and they have the meeting with the family member
2017-06-26 08:20:02 PM dingram30 ill ask bout that in the meeting in the morning thanks for puttin me up to date on things
2017-06-26 08:20:07 PM aleda that sounds like the interdis. meeting not careplans
2017-06-26 08:20:36 PM dingram30 its careplan i sometimes help send out the letters to the family r residents
2017-06-26 08:21:25 PM aleda a careplan is the goals for activities and then the interventions that need used to reach the goals
2017-06-26 08:21:37 PM dingram30 i only do mds section progres note the assessment admission name tag and picture once resdient come in and things like that n activity and act. log for what they do
2017-06-26 08:22:35 PM aleda you should look into who is doing them because the c.p. are what state will be reading then they will go around and watch and see if the act. careplans are being followed.
2017-06-26 08:22:36 PM dingram30 they do the careplan because i was training myself and they was helping me i was suppose to take it over im sure but they kept doing them and just getting me when needed
2017-06-26 08:22:59 PM dingram30 okay i will thanks again im making notes so ill ask in the morning
2017-06-26 08:23:17 PM aleda makes sense that they are for now and will ease you in
2017-06-26 08:24:03 PM aleda you should be going to the int. meetings also the ones with families we have pharmacist, nurse, don, dietary, me and even aides at ours
2017-06-26 08:24:18 PM dingram30 yea i just got to where its not overwhelming and i can come in and not be here all day lol i have 101 in building maybe 20 in the memory care but i still have to do all there paperwork asst. only does act. log for what they do
2017-06-26 08:24:26 PM aleda they will probably ease you into it all
2017-06-26 08:24:57 PM aleda yeah might be why they do the cp since you are so big
2017-06-26 08:25:01 PM dingram30 yea thats what im thinking maybe within a month r so im gone ask and then see what they say just to make sure its being done
2017-06-26 08:25:15 PM aleda im sure it is
2017-06-26 08:25:30 PM aleda those really arent things that are forgotten lol
2017-06-26 08:25:43 PM dingram30 okay gotcha
2017-06-26 08:26:59 PM aleda but you def need to know what they say since your job is to ensure that the cp are being implemented for example if i wrote in my rs cp that rs will attend group activities 3x a weekx90days and state comes in and the rs is never seen being invited to group activity thatc ould be bad trouble
2017-06-26 08:27:39 PM dingram30 understand will check with them and get the times and list of ppl and make sure thats on point
2017-06-26 08:27:58 PM aleda :)
2017-06-26 08:28:11 PM aleda it is a lot to dive into without training
2017-06-26 08:28:33 PM dingram30 yes it is ppl just see u doing act. they dont see all the paperwork u do
2017-06-26 08:28:57 PM aleda i was lucky a since im such a small facility and ive worked there since 1997 and b i had already been doing the paperwork because my director b4 wouldnt
2017-06-26 08:29:15 PM aleda its so much paperwork
2017-06-26 08:29:25 PM aleda i wish state wouldnt require so much
2017-06-26 08:30:07 PM aleda seems like they defeat their purpose they are suppose to ensure rs have QOL yet they require paperwork which takes us away from spending time with them
2017-06-26 08:30:09 PM dingram30 yes u was ....you was ready to take over and lead.....but i surely do thanks u again for taking the time out of your day to chat with me and give me information that i need.... i cant thank u enough this has been very helpful to me
2017-06-26 08:30:30 PM aleda no prob. howd you do on your quiz
2017-06-26 08:30:35 PM dingram30 yes so true i was spending hours staying in the evening to do everything i needed to do
2017-06-26 08:31:15 PM dingram30 i made a 72 but i was happy with that cause alot of that stuff i didnt know and overall i have 100 so i believe my grade should be good overall and yourself
2017-06-26 08:32:07 PM aleda i had reached question 97 and hit the scoll down button and lost it all with less then 30 minutes left had to restart i was crying and im not a person that cries so i flew through it thinking i had to try to get as many points as possible and i ended up finishing with a 92 i was stunned and greatful and still shook up for loosing it
2017-06-26 08:33:25 PM dingram30 awww man congrats on that score but like u said u been in this field so alot of it was old to you but that was super hard to me lol i needed a book or something to go by cause just using my head with all those questions was like nononononon i wasnt ready
2017-06-26 08:33:45 PM aleda i used the book the first
2017-06-26 08:34:05 PM dingram30 what book no book was offered to me online when i signed up for this class
2017-06-26 08:34:19 PM dingram30 no wonder man wish i wouldve known that
2017-06-26 08:34:23 PM aleda my printed out stuff it took me an hour and a half but luckily after it was fresh in my mind
2017-06-26 08:34:34 PM aleda i printed everything out
2017-06-26 08:34:44 PM aleda but this time i found a better way
2017-06-26 08:34:47 PM dingram30 oohohoho
2017-06-26 08:35:42 PM dingram30 next course i will print it out then cause that test was hard everything else was pretty easy for me to do
2017-06-26 08:35:47 PM aleda this time what i did was i wrote each week on a dif file folder and under each week i wrote all the reading material titles and sometimes i added a few extra words then i did the same thing on another file folder until each one had a week
2017-06-26 08:36:06 PM dingram30 smart thinking
2017-06-26 08:36:30 PM aleda then i used that to skim through real fast so id know which week to go back on and i used my ipad for that
2017-06-26 08:36:54 PM aleda i printed it all out but it was a mountain of papers and this way worked so much better'
2017-06-26 08:38:17 PM aleda the first quiz i had bundles of printed papers too many to go through im def going to keep doing it the way i did b4 i got kicked out of my test i was feeling great at how easy it was looking at file finding which week and then just clicking on it on my ipad so much easier then trying to sort through mounds of paper
2017-06-26 08:38:32 PM dingram30 ill be ready for the next class.......is it okay if i save ur number and text u here and there to see how everythings going on ur end and if i need any question reach out to you.... it was nice talking to you bout to get my son ready for bed i had to come to the job.
2017-06-26 08:38:50 PM aleda yes def. ok have great eve
2017-06-26 08:39:06 PM aleda look me up on facebook sometimealeda adams
2017-06-26 08:39:08 PM dingram30 you to thanks again so much this was very helpful
2017-06-26 08:39:17 PM dingram30 will do now my name is domanique ingram
2017-06-26 08:39:32 PM dingram30 gdnight was nice talking with you thanks again u was a life saver
2017-06-26 08:39:45 PM aleda welcome great chatting ok nice talking to you Night
2017-06-26 08:39:52 PM dingram30 gdbye
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2017-06-27 04:59:36 PM mauraw Am I the only one here? I didn't even know this chat poped up
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2017-06-27 05:01:07 PM martyr58 Hello!
2017-06-27 05:01:21 PM mauraw Hello, how are you today?
2017-06-27 05:01:36 PM mauraw This is my first time here
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2017-06-27 05:02:24 PM martyr58 I am well and looking forward to the chat topics tonight!
2017-06-27 05:02:40 PM marias hello
2017-06-27 05:03:02 PM martyr58 Where are the two of you working?
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2017-06-27 05:04:11 PM marias im mepap week 8
2017-06-27 05:04:19 PM martyr58 marias- what type of a facility are you working at?
2017-06-27 05:04:35 PM marias nursing home
2017-06-27 05:05:15 PM martyr58 I am in memory care- paperwork is a killer! What type of 4th of July plans do you all have?
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2017-06-27 05:06:28 PM marias im in vacation this 4th of july but they have a picnic out door
2017-06-27 05:06:52 PM martyr58 For the 4th of July we are decorating our walkers, have a patriotic program, and a cookout.
2017-06-27 05:07:13 PM martyr58 Who is leading this chat?
2017-06-27 05:09:11 PM martyr58 btipton- are you still here?
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2017-06-27 05:09:48 PM marias her name is miss Kathy Hughes
2017-06-27 05:10:03 PM mauraw is anyone else having gliches with th chat?
2017-06-27 05:10:05 PM martyr58 Is Kathy in the house?
2017-06-27 05:10:16 PM marias not yet
2017-06-27 05:10:34 PM martyr58 Are we in the right hour?
2017-06-27 05:10:41 PM mauraw it started going to a black screen then back, like flickering in and out
2017-06-27 05:10:43 PM marias yes
2017-06-27 05:11:17 PM martyr58 I thought so- what kind of things are you guys doing with your residents?
2017-06-27 05:12:01 PM mauraw I think today was a full moon, they were fired up today. It was a stressful day
2017-06-27 05:12:20 PM marias a lot of things that they enjoy
2017-06-27 05:13:07 PM martyr58 I thought the full moon was next week-July 9th. Anyone have good ideas for games that can be done in small groups?
2017-06-27 05:13:36 PM mauraw at a table?
2017-06-27 05:14:05 PM btipton this chat thing is incredibly hard to get to in time.just made it in time from work
2017-06-27 05:14:05 PM martyr58 Yes or in a circle of chairs.
2017-06-27 05:14:11 PM marias example games,outdoors, shopping,out to dinnig
2017-06-27 05:14:58 PM martyr58 games- I normally pass the beach ball, hangman, make little words out of big words......
2017-06-27 05:15:13 PM martyr58 we also sing alot
2017-06-27 05:15:16 PM marias thats good
2017-06-27 05:15:28 PM mauraw I work in a dementia unit, my activities may be a little different. I set them up with adult coloring pages, small table games like ants in the pants, word search
2017-06-27 05:16:13 PM marias try a aroma massage but gentle
2017-06-27 05:16:15 PM martyr58 mine don't don't really like to color- they do like to paint.
2017-06-27 05:16:21 PM mauraw also, I play an alphabet balloon toss. When they catch the ball, they have to give you say an animal that begins with M
2017-06-27 05:16:37 PM martyr58 Good one!
2017-06-27 05:17:00 PM marias thats is good
2017-06-27 05:17:11 PM martyr58 The other day we all listened to utube sounds that different birds make.
2017-06-27 05:17:34 PM mauraw Anything with animals or babies :)
2017-06-27 05:17:48 PM marias thats is rally good one marty
2017-06-27 05:18:04 PM marias soothing
2017-06-27 05:18:38 PM martyr58 They love it when I take my dog in! Thanks Marias. I also lead them in many different types of deep breathing and meditation.
2017-06-27 05:18:40 PM mauraw do you guys do a lot of sensory
2017-06-27 05:19:05 PM marias yes
2017-06-27 05:19:17 PM mauraw There is a rosary on youtube that include music They love that
2017-06-27 05:19:39 PM ashleyfaze enter the chat room
2017-06-27 05:20:03 PM martyr58 we do too- but not too much cooking lately. We did plant flowers all over our patio and are going to have a celebration and invite the bosses!
2017-06-27 05:20:05 PM ashleyfaze hello
2017-06-27 05:20:08 PM mauraw Sensory is the mos difficult for me. I'm forever trying to keep them engaged and keeping myself energetic
2017-06-27 05:20:15 PM marias hello ashley
2017-06-27 05:20:16 PM mauraw Hello
2017-06-27 05:20:49 PM martyr58 sensory includes listening to music.
2017-06-27 05:21:30 PM mauraw yes, we do that
2017-06-27 05:21:33 PM marias thats is good
2017-06-27 05:22:28 PM ashleyfaze we just had a picnic at my nursing home today
2017-06-27 05:22:39 PM martyr58 they love sing alongs- but also enjoy sitting and listening to the classics- we do that after we exercise for a half hour.
2017-06-27 05:22:43 PM marias how it go?