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2017-08-08 06:26:50 PM kathyhughes Sunday Sept 10
2017-08-08 06:26:52 PM jcking titanic????
2017-08-08 06:27:06 PM ashleyfaze howmany residents doews everyone havge, i feel like i have the most with 172
2017-08-08 06:27:07 PM anissa44 I was gonna ask also Jcking
2017-08-08 06:27:11 PM nikiawyche we have a polaroid and digital camerea
2017-08-08 06:27:15 PM cynkarnes76 My AD leaves it up to us to plan our activities on our days
2017-08-08 06:27:17 PM schmidtk22 nikiawyche--i saw that in the paper and thought that was a cute idea.. to play with parachutes. just not sure how to get that to work.
2017-08-08 06:27:17 PM jackieb92 i only have 30
2017-08-08 06:27:19 PM anissa44 35
2017-08-08 06:27:21 PM shekeitaj 88
2017-08-08 06:27:26 PM schmidtk22 call up daycares in the area and see if they want to do that??
2017-08-08 06:27:33 PM jatkins 36
2017-08-08 06:27:33 PM lindsaylu85 we are a 72 bed facility but we are running at 58 today
2017-08-08 06:27:39 PM deseried Ashley do yoiu have help!
2017-08-08 06:27:40 PM rmcrow 55
2017-08-08 06:27:41 PM cynkarnes76 I have up to 45 but I have a melting pot of residents in Healthcare
2017-08-08 06:27:43 PM taram when our units are full we have 40 residents per unit and three units
2017-08-08 06:27:49 PM janicep 99
2017-08-08 06:27:50 PM deseried 52
2017-08-08 06:27:50 PM virginia that sounds great and that way if the kids are not able to come they see them anyway
2017-08-08 06:27:55 PM lynmyhre Daycare visiting...very cool idea. By bestie runs a daycare.
2017-08-08 06:27:59 PM taram so in total 120
2017-08-08 06:28:02 PM jcking I am by myself on weekends so grandparents celebration may be difficult.
2017-08-08 06:28:10 PM joyful I have girl scouts visit ofter
2017-08-08 06:28:10 PM fieldsapril35 120
2017-08-08 06:28:12 PM jenniferm we can hold up to 144 at 134 now
2017-08-08 06:28:15 PM ashleyfaze i am the help,there is an activity direvtor who handles sceduals and cqalendars and mds and there are three aids who host the activities
2017-08-08 06:28:15 PM anissa44 I am by myself everyday lol.
2017-08-08 06:28:23 PM anissa44 Course my facility is small
2017-08-08 06:28:27 PM melissamartin I have about 70 residents on average
2017-08-08 06:28:41 PM dreamad 99 bed
2017-08-08 06:28:44 PM joyful 48-50
2017-08-08 06:28:48 PM ashleyfaze we have two floors we need to do activities on. the 3rd floor is the lock down unit
2017-08-08 06:28:48 PM jatkins when your by yourself sometimes families help
2017-08-08 06:28:54 PM lwright 100
2017-08-08 06:29:03 PM nikiawyche I worked by myself for a long time also
2017-08-08 06:29:09 PM anissa44 I have one family member that helps twice a week
2017-08-08 06:29:12 PM rcgarcia73 family participation is great
2017-08-08 06:29:15 PM yogini We have one staff for activity
2017-08-08 06:29:16 PM ginadilas Its very over welming sometimes to touch each resident and make sure their needs are being met
2017-08-08 06:29:18 PM jenniferm families help alot at my facility too
2017-08-08 06:29:20 PM anissa44 twice a month I mean lol
2017-08-08 06:29:21 PM jenniferm its amazing
2017-08-08 06:29:23 PM lynmyhre ashelyfaze...does the locked unit have its own activity person?
2017-08-08 06:29:28 PM constanceg i'm going to collect traced hands of grandchildren and great children(whatever I can get!), make a copy of the poem "A Grandchild's Hand" and mount the hand print and the poem on tag board for residents' rooms.
2017-08-08 06:29:32 PM ashleyfaze yes
2017-08-08 06:29:37 PM jackieb92 i work by myself sometimes the nursing aides jump in to help me
2017-08-08 06:29:43 PM schmidtk22 I have 57 skilled and 15 assisted living.
2017-08-08 06:30:17 PM virginia one lady i have misses her dog her husband is going to bring pictures and we are going to put them up in her room because the hospital didnt seem to like having him in the room
2017-08-08 06:30:17 PM josieh i work at a adult day care and i have 60 to 65 clients
2017-08-08 06:30:18 PM stephaniesweet enter the chat room
2017-08-08 06:30:21 PM constanceg 50 bed facility, 41 residents currently
2017-08-08 06:30:23 PM anissa44 I had a cna help with a craft today but usually they come in and sit and watch me struggle to help all the ones that can't do it by themselves.
2017-08-08 06:30:26 PM stephaniesweet left the chat room
2017-08-08 06:30:26 PM lynmyhre I''m lucky that I have graet staff who have been with the company for awhile (two have over 20 years each)...
2017-08-08 06:30:29 PM joyful Wow, I am blessed, I have 6 assistants
2017-08-08 06:30:32 PM melissamartin I have about 40 long term and 30 short term
2017-08-08 06:30:42 PM rcgarcia73 6 ! man you are blessed
2017-08-08 06:30:42 PM stephaniesweet enter the chat room
2017-08-08 06:30:47 PM lynmyhre Our CNAs don't stay...ever.
2017-08-08 06:30:51 PM stephaniesweet left the chat room
2017-08-08 06:30:53 PM ashleyfaze i am a skilled nursing home so 90% of them are skilled
2017-08-08 06:31:04 PM stephaniesweet enter the chat room
2017-08-08 06:31:07 PM jenniferm none of the staff in my facilty stay
2017-08-08 06:31:08 PM kathyhughes Do any of you do a Back to School program?
2017-08-08 06:31:15 PM cynkarnes76 Definitely blessed, I need an assistant and I am one of the 2 assistants
2017-08-08 06:31:22 PM ashleyfaze mo what kind of back to school ideas are there
2017-08-08 06:31:22 PM constanceg It's me, myself, and I...
2017-08-08 06:31:24 PM lynmyhre To be fair...they are overworked, underpaid...and have a ton to do...so we love when activities is full, it means they are getting things done on the units.
2017-08-08 06:31:25 PM melissamartin what would you do for that?
2017-08-08 06:31:27 PM jcking we collect supplies
2017-08-08 06:31:28 PM lwright I have been by myself for the majority of the 2 years i have been in activities.
2017-08-08 06:31:37 PM joyful I am planning a oneroom school house theme at the end of the month
2017-08-08 06:31:43 PM nikiawyche yes we do back to school week the residents sign up for class and they we do a high school reunion
2017-08-08 06:31:43 PM shekeitaj left the chat room
2017-08-08 06:31:44 PM marias we dont have any body in activity we do our self
2017-08-08 06:31:49 PM kathyhughes We did a week long program with a subject a day
2017-08-08 06:31:50 PM josieh no nor us
2017-08-08 06:32:00 PM jenniferm thats cool
2017-08-08 06:32:06 PM marias u all lucy to have help
2017-08-08 06:32:07 PM taram we are a one floor facility and one of our 3 untis is a lock down dementia unit and we also have another building that has thier own apartments up the hill from us witha different staff
2017-08-08 06:32:09 PM jatkins i tell everyone were a team when one fails we all fail were doing a caught you caring board for staff with gift card prize
2017-08-08 06:32:14 PM lynmyhre Love that idea Kathy...I totally love 'lifelong learning' ideas.
2017-08-08 06:32:15 PM cynkarnes76 Kathy I love that, I could pull that off in my own way
2017-08-08 06:32:26 PM taram no back to school programs
2017-08-08 06:32:29 PM jcking kathy, what did you do each day?
2017-08-08 06:32:32 PM kathyhughes at the end the residents got a certificate and had a graduation party
2017-08-08 06:32:43 PM jenniferm aw i love that idea
2017-08-08 06:32:45 PM rcgarcia73 i mentioned it but no one was interested in back to school
2017-08-08 06:32:46 PM mdh4677 i did a back to school program for the employees and they loved it. My resident made the book bags with the school supplies
2017-08-08 06:32:49 PM joyful like reading, writing and math?
2017-08-08 06:32:54 PM stephaniesweet we had our back to school bash this evening...reason I am late joining in.
2017-08-08 06:32:59 PM kathyhughes Math, Geography, Spelling, Reading, trivia
2017-08-08 06:33:01 PM lwright How do yall get residents interested in trying new things? Activities? Foods?
2017-08-08 06:33:08 PM rcgarcia73 now graduation was a diff story
2017-08-08 06:33:10 PM rmcrow I LIKE that idea Kathy!!!
2017-08-08 06:33:12 PM kathyhughes we also did a science afternoon
2017-08-08 06:33:23 PM joyful I like that idea
2017-08-08 06:33:24 PM jenniferm fun!
2017-08-08 06:33:28 PM schmidtk22 I don't think we do, Kathy. This is my first year working there, so I"m still learning what they do/don't do.
2017-08-08 06:33:35 PM jackieb92 usually with my new activities its all trial and error , if the residents like it i see what i can do to make it better and will put it on the calendar again
2017-08-08 06:33:42 PM mdh4677 i teach my resident spainsh word a day.
2017-08-08 06:33:46 PM taram that sounds fun Kathy i will suggest it to my boss
2017-08-08 06:33:56 PM yogini we are four month old facility and I wear multiple hats with minimal staffing, at the end of the day , I get tired
2017-08-08 06:33:57 PM ginadilas We have 4 household, with 18-20 residents in each household. THe nursing stafft think we should have one staff in each household all day long. I only wish i could have that many staff.We do what we can with 2 each shift
2017-08-08 06:34:02 PM deseried Thats such a good idea!
2017-08-08 06:34:04 PM lynmyhre I would think that the 'school' week would be a good time to try new things...'teach' something new and see if anyone likes it enough to try it again.
2017-08-08 06:34:06 PM constanceg lwright, your enthusiasm leads the way for everyone else
2017-08-08 06:34:09 PM kathyhughes We changed our calendar every month according to what the residents wanted to do so the more alert residents were willing to try new things
2017-08-08 06:34:18 PM deseried I'm in Texas Spanish word a day would be fun!
2017-08-08 06:34:26 PM nikiawyche left the chat room
2017-08-08 06:34:31 PM rcgarcia73 thats a cool idea MDH, we do word of the day and throu out the day i see residents say it to other residents: what the word?
2017-08-08 06:34:33 PM nikiawyche enter the chat room
2017-08-08 06:34:34 PM josieh well we do math once a week
2017-08-08 06:34:46 PM stephaniesweet thatis what we are working on now, changing the calendar up to better suit the residents.
2017-08-08 06:34:49 PM virginia sounds great but some of my people dont stay very long
2017-08-08 06:34:56 PM schmidtk22 jackieb92-that's how it is with me.. I'm trying some "new" to them things and seeing if it works/if they like it.
2017-08-08 06:35:00 PM jatkins i like spanish a word day another texan
2017-08-08 06:35:09 PM mdh4677 today our word thank you
2017-08-08 06:35:24 PM deseried Gracias!
2017-08-08 06:35:40 PM constanceg How many Texans in the group?
2017-08-08 06:35:46 PM lynmyhre Word of the day is great idea too...maybe a trivia question of the week and they can submit answers for a drawing...providing I can find funds...but something simple as a prize
2017-08-08 06:35:55 PM rcgarcia73 <<<< a texan from texas
2017-08-08 06:35:56 PM jenniferm working on a memory care unit is tough i want to change my calendar up but have to many different fucntioning levels, someone is always getting left out
2017-08-08 06:36:02 PM josieh Ladies for every activity that they participate in give them tickets you will be surprise how much they get involved
2017-08-08 06:36:05 PM virginia I think the word a day thing might be good
2017-08-08 06:36:06 PM cynkarnes76 I am with you guys on the trial thing, some ideas work and others don't
2017-08-08 06:36:12 PM jatkins I live in Texas
2017-08-08 06:36:15 PM deseried A Texan from North Dakota!
2017-08-08 06:36:18 PM asantana my BF is from TX!!!!
2017-08-08 06:36:25 PM mdh4677 tomorrow word is good morning
2017-08-08 06:36:28 PM schmidtk22 josieh--do YOU keep the tickets or do they, bc mine would most likely lose their or throw them out by mistake.
2017-08-08 06:36:28 PM stephaniesweet i need more help with the one on one activities.
2017-08-08 06:36:28 PM rcgarcia73 yeah cyn like i tried JEaopardy and no one came to the activity
2017-08-08 06:36:30 PM nikiawyche like the trivia ideas for the week, reach out to local business i'm sure they will be glad to help with a few prizes
2017-08-08 06:36:41 PM mdh4677 i from Tx
2017-08-08 06:36:44 PM lynmyhre good idea
2017-08-08 06:36:46 PM mdh4677 I a
2017-08-08 06:36:46 PM joyful What do you get for your BINGO prizes? Mine just want snacks and I am trying to find outer ideas
2017-08-08 06:36:59 PM jcking i want to play the price is right
2017-08-08 06:36:59 PM ashleyfaze left the chat room
2017-08-08 06:37:03 PM asantana i currently do 1:1
2017-08-08 06:37:04 PM jenniferm what are your average group sizes
2017-08-08 06:37:04 PM schmidtk22 yeah, for bingo, someone mentioned having a "big" prize vs. candy bars.
2017-08-08 06:37:07 PM schmidtk22 /snacks
2017-08-08 06:37:13 PM melissamartin We have a great chaplain that volunteers 3 times a week and does 1:1s with some of our residents
2017-08-08 06:37:14 PM cynkarnes76 Anyone deal with off and on burn out?
2017-08-08 06:37:17 PM deseried Snacks and sodas and the most feesable for me
2017-08-08 06:37:20 PM mdh4677 I have tried family feud and the love it
2017-08-08 06:37:31 PM rcgarcia73 i do surprise prise for Bingo, put a small item in a big box, they love it
2017-08-08 06:37:31 PM ginadilas MIne get a quarter per bingo
2017-08-08 06:37:35 PM deseried CYN ME!!!
2017-08-08 06:37:36 PM nikiawyche we do quarters we have a store and the residents love to go and purchase things
2017-08-08 06:37:37 PM jackieb92 left the chat room
2017-08-08 06:37:37 PM schmidtk22 jenniferm--depends on what the activity is.. for church, we can either have a great turnout or not a very big one.. bingo is always pretty decent.. lately ive been putting up another table and we don't fill it like i think we would.
2017-08-08 06:37:45 PM lwright Prizes we have word puzzle books, lotion, costume jewelry, and grab bags
2017-08-08 06:37:48 PM deseried But thats when I tell my boss I need time off
2017-08-08 06:37:48 PM melissamartin soothing hands, manicures, snacks, pet visits are great too
2017-08-08 06:37:53 PM josieh I have a plastic bag for each and i keep them and when i have flee market and auction i pass them out and the girls help them purchase what they want
2017-08-08 06:37:58 PM jackieb92 enter the chat room
2017-08-08 06:38:03 PM lynmyhre lwright...great prize list.
2017-08-08 06:38:11 PM schmidtk22 oh yes they LOVE pet visits-- we had 2 dogs this week that come every tuesday and they enjoy
2017-08-08 06:38:27 PM deseried I know its time for me to take a day or two when I start getting short with my residents that my tell tale sign right there!
2017-08-08 06:38:32 PM melissamartin We have guinea pigs and also a dog
2017-08-08 06:38:42 PM mdh4677 left the chat room
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2017-08-08 06:38:45 PM schmidtk22 you have guinea pigs IN your facility?? thats cool!! I used to have guinea pigs
2017-08-08 06:38:47 PM rmcrow We have quarter Bingo. Total of 10 games. For 9 games they put a quarter in for each card - no more than 2 cards. The 10th game is coverall- 50cents each card. The winner of each game gets the money.
2017-08-08 06:38:48 PM jenniferm very true it does dpend on the activty, i work on the memory care unit which is a locked unit, i have about 30 plus residents in my group a day, i feel its to much
2017-08-08 06:38:49 PM taram hi joyful we do a bingo shop once every three months where the residents can come and spend thier bingo bucks that they win on shampoos, lotions, decorative items, snacks, and much more
2017-08-08 06:38:52 PM stephaniesweet we had a puppy come in today. the residents loved her so much we may start making it a weekly visit for them.
2017-08-08 06:39:00 PM lynmyhre A guinea pig...who has to clean it!?
2017-08-08 06:39:02 PM schmidtk22 i dont think we can do money for prizes :(
2017-08-08 06:39:12 PM melissamartin Yes we keep them in our activity office and try to take them out daily
2017-08-08 06:39:13 PM joyful How do you use dog visits for a prize?
2017-08-08 06:39:25 PM lynmyhre I want to convince my hubby to get a dog that I can train for a therapy pup...that's my dream job!
2017-08-08 06:39:28 PM rcgarcia73 thats why i use lotto tickets as prizes
2017-08-08 06:39:30 PM melissamartin dog visits for 1:1s
2017-08-08 06:39:44 PM jcking i find out what a resident liked as a hobby and sent them up with a 1-1 doing what they did before they came to the facility.
2017-08-08 06:39:44 PM janicep The bingo that we play 5 cents and tuesdays is jackpot day
2017-08-08 06:39:45 PM jatkins were doing a game who do you belong to? staff brings pics of their pets and residents guess whos pet with a winning prize at the end of game
2017-08-08 06:39:51 PM schmidtk22 yeah, im not sure i could even use lotto tickets unfortunately
2017-08-08 06:39:51 PM nikiawyche money prizes is for bingo and pokeno. Snacks are for playing card bingo
2017-08-08 06:39:51 PM marias i have a dime bingo every monday they love it
2017-08-08 06:40:14 PM melissamartin you can make fake money and have a monthly auction where your residents use that money
2017-08-08 06:40:15 PM nikiawyche we do the price is right if they guess how much i paid for something they get the item
2017-08-08 06:40:33 PM lwright I tried bingo bucks but had several residents who thought i owed them actual money and I had a hard time convincing them what it actually was. I stick to immidiate prizes now
2017-08-08 06:40:33 PM yogini Can't do money bingo at our center
2017-08-08 06:40:36 PM schmidtk22 what would you have in your auction?
2017-08-08 06:40:36 PM rmcrow jatkins that is so cute!!! I like that ideas!!
2017-08-08 06:40:58 PM jatkins thank you
2017-08-08 06:41:04 PM schmidtk22 I wanted to at least get bigger candy bars-- anyone know of a decent place? Sams/BJs I was thinking..
2017-08-08 06:41:06 PM josieh I go to dollar store and purchase dish liquid soap, detergent, shampoo and conditioner, stuff that they can use around the house i purchase sodas and chips or i go to walmart and get tshirts towels stuff like that
2017-08-08 06:41:12 PM schmidtk22 Although they also told me they would pay for them..
2017-08-08 06:41:12 PM melissamartin I hit the dollar store, shampoo body wash socks hair accesories, junk food
2017-08-08 06:41:33 PM taram awe that stinks, and bingo bucks are fake money we use instead of real money
2017-08-08 06:41:52 PM lindsaylu85 i do bingo bucks and let them use them for diner delight, pop, or personal items at walmart. each buck is worth a quarter in real money
2017-08-08 06:41:52 PM schmidtk22 I do want to have a themed party with door prizes-- the place i used to work at did that and they seemed to really enjoy it. my rule was you had to physically be present to win the prize.
2017-08-08 06:41:56 PM taram that what we do at our facility melissamartin
2017-08-08 06:41:57 PM yogini We give out tickets for three weeks of Bingo. Then use the tickets for auction
2017-08-08 06:42:00 PM virginia how about kid pictures and let them guess who they are maybe put in staff pics too
2017-08-08 06:42:01 PM marias i like that melissa i will try that
2017-08-08 06:42:07 PM ginadilas Miejers has the bigger candy bars for buy 5 get 5 free all the time. i dint know if there is a Miejer's close to where you live
2017-08-08 06:42:11 PM josieh so for everything i do eighter tickets so they can accumliate or prizes and my clients are ahppy campers
2017-08-08 06:42:16 PM stephaniesweet i think I am going to try the bingo bucks out and see how it works for us...thats a really good idea.l
2017-08-08 06:42:17 PM jatkins prizes for their grand children they love it at bingo
2017-08-08 06:42:19 PM schmidtk22 I don't think so.. I'll have to see
2017-08-08 06:42:28 PM jenniferm anyone use sensory mats or blankets at their facilty
2017-08-08 06:42:29 PM nikiawyche I play prize bingo also were i get prizes donated and i wrap them in different sizes boxes and they resident selects a box of their choice sometimes it's just a pack of crackers sometimes it's tissues candy coloring book or larger prizes they really have a ball with it
2017-08-08 06:42:38 PM cynkarnes76 virginia: my prior boss did the staff kid pics, that went over really well
2017-08-08 06:42:43 PM nikiawyche we have sensory blankkets
2017-08-08 06:42:45 PM joyful We used to have quarder BINGO but had trouble with stealing so we had to quiit
2017-08-08 06:42:50 PM melissamartin we hand out a dollar for participating and 5 if they win, we use it for sports club too
2017-08-08 06:42:50 PM marias im jen
2017-08-08 06:43:11 PM jenniferm we have started making our own specifically for each sensory resident
2017-08-08 06:43:14 PM schmidtk22 I think they USED to do bingo bucks bc when I was digging around on files on the computer came upon that.. but they don't do it anymore, so I'm not sure what happened.
2017-08-08 06:43:17 PM jatkins i like staff kid pics thank you
2017-08-08 06:43:20 PM jenniferm alot of work but well worth it
2017-08-08 06:43:30 PM cynkarnes76 Nikia: did you make your sensory blankets?
2017-08-08 06:43:32 PM marias rally??/
2017-08-08 06:43:36 PM nikiawyche you can find some great ideas on pintrest to make sensory mats
2017-08-08 06:43:43 PM jenniferm they are amazing
2017-08-08 06:43:49 PM melissamartin try it again
2017-08-08 06:43:49 PM kathyhughes I used scratch off lottery tickets for the Million Dollar Bingo
2017-08-08 06:44:00 PM jenniferm i have higher functiontiong reseidents make them
2017-08-08 06:44:02 PM nikiawyche yes a few IL residents made them for me
2017-08-08 06:44:05 PM njackson17 thats cool
2017-08-08 06:44:08 PM jackieb92 pintrest is my life when it comes to work i get so many ideas off there
2017-08-08 06:44:08 PM joyful Cool!
2017-08-08 06:44:10 PM anissa44 When I started they had big bucks bingo. They give real money. That is atleast 25.00 a month for my budget
2017-08-08 06:44:12 PM lindsaylu85 what kind of prizes for prize bingo?
2017-08-08 06:44:14 PM jackieb92 they have so many sensory ideas
2017-08-08 06:44:20 PM nikiawyche Kathy we use scratch off lottery tickets also
2017-08-08 06:44:23 PM jenniferm pintrest is the best
2017-08-08 06:44:24 PM jatkins we did weather bingo today
2017-08-08 06:44:27 PM lindsaylu85 I was think snacks like little debbies and chips and such
2017-08-08 06:44:35 PM ginadilas I did scratch off tickets for prizes during Nursing Home Week
2017-08-08 06:44:35 PM rcgarcia73 i better get on the ball and look at pintrest more closely
2017-08-08 06:44:43 PM anissa44 The rest of the month we do regular bingo with small prizes or .50cents a game.
2017-08-08 06:44:45 PM rcgarcia73 i goodle a lot of stuff
2017-08-08 06:44:50 PM rcgarcia73 google i mean
2017-08-08 06:44:52 PM cynkarnes76 Robert: I need to get on the ball period!!!!
2017-08-08 06:44:53 PM schmidtk22 We do have different types of bingo (Calling jingo) haven't tried them out yet, but when I worked at the adult facility they seemed to like it
2017-08-08 06:44:55 PM kathyhughes snacks always work
2017-08-08 06:44:58 PM sjorgensen enter the chat room
2017-08-08 06:44:58 PM jenniferm i love google lol
2017-08-08 06:44:59 PM anissa44 me too cyn
2017-08-08 06:45:02 PM josieh I need to try the lottery for bingo when it is payday i ask all the employees to donate atleast a dollar so for bingo we do 4 games of 2 dollars and one of 5 dollars
2017-08-08 06:45:16 PM jatkins what is jingo
2017-08-08 06:45:17 PM lynmyhre I plan to use an idea from my Special Ed teaching days to make 'task boxes' for those residents that need sensory or tacticle activities.
2017-08-08 06:45:21 PM nikiawyche prize bingo prizes are mistery the residents pick based on the size of the box or color of wrapping paper. we have tissues, candy bars, body lotions, baskets etc
2017-08-08 06:45:23 PM jcking my residents dont like jingo
2017-08-08 06:45:32 PM rmcrow FOOD - they love any kind of food.
2017-08-08 06:45:32 PM yogini Kathy, I thought no more than $15 prizes and no cash as per my CALA classes
2017-08-08 06:45:37 PM rcgarcia73 dont be so hard on your self Cyn, you have a lot on your plate and still ask for seconds!
2017-08-08 06:45:39 PM melissamartin My residents also love stuffed animals, you can ask staff to donate from there kids and have housekeeping wash them, beanie babies especially
2017-08-08 06:45:39 PM nikiawyche I get alot of donations
2017-08-08 06:45:50 PM rcgarcia73 but you rock!
2017-08-08 06:45:57 PM virginia how about towel animals i have a book that shows how to make them and they look nice on the beds
2017-08-08 06:46:02 PM kathyhughes Depends on your facility policy
2017-08-08 06:46:05 PM rcgarcia73 and still have time to help me out!
2017-08-08 06:46:11 PM joyful Housekeep is sick of our stuffed animals :8-|
2017-08-08 06:46:14 PM lynmyhre Melissamartin...you just reminded me that I have a bin of beanies that I could use!
2017-08-08 06:46:19 PM taram we get a lot of donations for our bingo shop
2017-08-08 06:46:28 PM constanceg I would like to know more about Bingo bucks/activity bucks.......we currently play quarter Bingo.....
2017-08-08 06:46:30 PM anissa44 mine too joyful. they throw them away.
2017-08-08 06:46:34 PM yogini I thought it is state regulated
2017-08-08 06:46:37 PM nikiawyche cyn I'm only an email away I'm more than happy to help you
2017-08-08 06:46:39 PM jcking what was the titanic event someone mentioned earlier?
2017-08-08 06:46:50 PM yogini Unless, it is private
2017-08-08 06:46:54 PM lwright I am careful of the type of stuffed animal for dignity issues, it has to be careplanned
2017-08-08 06:46:55 PM kathyhughes Yes ask for Beanie Babies as they aren't worth what they were
2017-08-08 06:47:08 PM rcgarcia73 beanie babies ar estill out there?
2017-08-08 06:47:10 PM melissamartin we made our money and call them empres bucks because that is our company name and then you just print them off
2017-08-08 06:47:11 PM schmidtk22 jingo is just a different way of playing bingo.. its weather-related bingo, or animal-related bingo.. so you have a "clue" that you read instead of a number and then on the board are pictures say its' animals.. so maybe a picture of a lion, or elephant.
2017-08-08 06:47:17 PM rcgarcia73 how long have i been on break?
2017-08-08 06:47:20 PM schmidtk22 still winning the same way--straight line, diagonals, 4 corners, etc.
2017-08-08 06:47:24 PM jatkins an idea for guys put a box of pvc pipe and fittings they love that
2017-08-08 06:47:26 PM sjorgensen Hi guys...I just got home from work and want to join in the conversation. What's the topic?
2017-08-08 06:47:29 PM kathyhughes Yes they are
2017-08-08 06:47:36 PM lynmyhre The new "TY" thing is the big eyes...weird, but my grandson loves his.
2017-08-08 06:47:37 PM joyful careplaned for suffed animales?
2017-08-08 06:47:38 PM kathyhughes Bingo is the topic
2017-08-08 06:47:43 PM schmidtk22 I haven't tried JINGO with my residents, so I'm not sure if they like it or not, but worth a shot.. something different.
2017-08-08 06:48:00 PM anissa44 mine would not. They dont like change.
2017-08-08 06:48:00 PM jackieb92 i feel like my residents have played bingo for money for so long im nervous to try to switch it up with different prizes
2017-08-08 06:48:05 PM taram we play 2-3 games of 5dollar bigno bucks, and two-3 games of ten dollar bongo bucks and a cover all of 15-20 dollar bongo bucks
2017-08-08 06:48:09 PM nikiawyche schmidthk22 jingo and playing card bingo
2017-08-08 06:48:17 PM anissa44 I tried different cards and residents refussed to play
2017-08-08 06:48:21 PM rmcrow anissa MINE EITHER
2017-08-08 06:48:23 PM lynmyhre I can understand care-planning for stuffed animal use especially if the family is concerned about dignity issues.
2017-08-08 06:48:24 PM jatkins we give calendars and notepads at bingo
2017-08-08 06:48:33 PM melissamartin I have a prize cart so my residents pick what they want, if they want a stuufed animal should they have to be care planned for that?
2017-08-08 06:48:36 PM marias im> titanic is good to the resident the old suff thing, also the memory that remind them
2017-08-08 06:48:37 PM jcking titanic anyone?
2017-08-08 06:48:55 PM asantana KATHY....when are the extra credit live chats??
2017-08-08 06:49:01 PM ginadilas We have to care plan anything that is child like so they know its what the resident wants, not us just making them do childish things
2017-08-08 06:49:03 PM kathyhughes We used Jing during special event activities as entertainment and they got used to it
2017-08-08 06:49:12 PM lwright I careplan some for having more child-like stuffed animals or one that would have some thing like a rattle or teether on it
2017-08-08 06:49:21 PM jcking do you decorate for titantic or have a party?
2017-08-08 06:49:32 PM taram we have envelopes of the residents winnings with thier names on it and they collect up for three months and then we do a bongo shop and they can also donate bingo bucks tward a units party of thier choice
2017-08-08 06:49:34 PM anissa44 We have pens, puzzle books, jewerly, notepads, stuffed animals and snacks in our prize box for bingo but we also have quarters.
2017-08-08 06:49:37 PM kathyhughes They are listed in the Class Tips on your course forum
2017-08-08 06:49:39 PM sjorgensen Thanks Kathy...Bingo is a "hot button" for me! I only like to play once a week. And, even at that rate, I try to "mix it up" by creating our own Bingo cards. PRIZES??? My residents love chocolate!

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