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2017-09-21 06:03:56 PM loriann Cool idea!
2017-09-21 06:04:00 PM moniques neat
2017-09-21 06:04:09 PM melissajdikken I am planning a monster bash, Got entertainment lined up
2017-09-21 06:04:11 PM loriann Big crowd in here tonight!
2017-09-21 06:04:15 PM jamiebernard Hi everyone! :)
2017-09-21 06:04:30 PM marciatrimiew hello!!
2017-09-21 06:04:31 PM shirleym Hello all!
2017-09-21 06:04:34 PM wandellav trying to do my best for im not very good on the computer
2017-09-21 06:04:43 PM ericasouter enter the chat room
2017-09-21 06:05:03 PM aturner1026 we have a halloween party for residents and staff children. the residents love handing out candy. we also have a pet parade. staff bring their pets and parade them around in their halloween costumes. we will be making pumpkin dog treats to give out to the pooches!
2017-09-21 06:05:06 PM catiah Don't worry wandella. You are not alone:D
2017-09-21 06:05:07 PM ericasouter Hi everyone! sorry I am late, my wifi would not connect!
2017-09-21 06:05:13 PM loriann welcome
2017-09-21 06:05:25 PM kathyhughes Okay....now I have a free 1 hour continuing ed for you all
2017-09-21 06:05:29 PM debra love the pet parade idea!
2017-09-21 06:05:38 PM melissajdikken wandellav, you tube how to run programs, thats what i did. Helped alot because they show step by step how to do things
2017-09-21 06:05:42 PM jrothermel85 yeah we are going to do a costume parade with the resident handing out candy as well.
2017-09-21 06:05:43 PM jamiebernard yaY!! WHAT IS IT?
2017-09-21 06:05:48 PM nikiawyche okay Kathy tell us more
2017-09-21 06:05:56 PM aturner1026 kids and animals .. the residents love it!
2017-09-21 06:06:09 PM debra ready kathy
2017-09-21 06:06:10 PM moniques thats cool a pet parade
2017-09-21 06:06:11 PM alexandrac enter the chat room
2017-09-21 06:06:18 PM marciatrimiew okay..fantastic..I need to work on my CE's
2017-09-21 06:06:21 PM alexandrac I'm here!!!!
2017-09-21 06:06:25 PM kimstutz I think pet parade is a fun idea
2017-09-21 06:06:33 PM ericasouter Great Kathy!
2017-09-21 06:06:38 PM catiah Iam listening....(})
2017-09-21 06:06:40 PM kathyhughes You go to YouTube and watch this video by NCCAP
2017-09-21 06:06:45 PM kathyhughes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3Kv3lgH58I
2017-09-21 06:07:03 PM nikiawyche thank u
2017-09-21 06:07:06 PM alexandrac Has anyone had to dicipline a staff for lying? I had that fun this week. Ugh
2017-09-21 06:07:23 PM debra now? i'm afraid my very slow internet won't allow me back on!
2017-09-21 06:07:25 PM kathyhughes http://nccap.org/onlineeducation
2017-09-21 06:07:29 PM shirleym thanks Kathy! : )
2017-09-21 06:07:39 PM ericasouter Thank you!
2017-09-21 06:07:44 PM kathyhughes Then you go to the NCCAP website , fill in the form
2017-09-21 06:07:51 PM kathyhughes and submit it
2017-09-21 06:08:00 PM wandellav thank you melssajdikken thats good to know
2017-09-21 06:08:08 PM alexandrac Hello Kathy, where do we find the form that is talked about on the Activity Trap assignment? I looked through the slides twice and can't find.....
2017-09-21 06:08:21 PM kathyhughes Then join the Official NCCAP Facebook page for new sessions
2017-09-21 06:08:26 PM progers111781 i had an employee steal a firestick on his first day
2017-09-21 06:08:29 PM loriann great
2017-09-21 06:08:42 PM moniques steal a firestick from the residents wow...
2017-09-21 06:08:49 PM kimstutz alexandrac I think you have to look under resources
2017-09-21 06:08:51 PM monac enter the chat room
2017-09-21 06:09:07 PM moniques the person still works with you?
2017-09-21 06:09:09 PM alexandrac resources?
2017-09-21 06:09:14 PM catiah Thanks Kathy!!!
2017-09-21 06:09:15 PM kathyhughes It is on the Practicum Forum and check for an attachment for Activity Trap
2017-09-21 06:09:18 PM kimstutz stealing and lying on first day, sorry gone
2017-09-21 06:09:25 PM alexandrac Yes, she does, but I have some HUGE trust issues
2017-09-21 06:09:28 PM melissajdikken I had a staff tell me that she was having chest pains while driving and she called the ER they told her on the phone she had a mild heart attack. So they will schedule an appt with her........
2017-09-21 06:09:34 PM monac omg, I was having trouble getting hooked to the chat room, finally got through
2017-09-21 06:09:51 PM melissajdikken well glad you got through monac
2017-09-21 06:09:51 PM alexandrac I went through the Actuvuty Trap that was attached and still didn't see a "form"
2017-09-21 06:09:55 PM progers111781 yep i bought it fixed it up for them and it was gone
2017-09-21 06:10:12 PM monac what are we talking about
2017-09-21 06:10:18 PM kimstutz I have no idea
2017-09-21 06:10:18 PM kathyhughes well I can send it again to you
2017-09-21 06:10:29 PM ericasouter yes, what are we talking about?
2017-09-21 06:10:44 PM melissajdikken activity trap assignment
2017-09-21 06:10:45 PM jamiebernard thank you kathy! :)
2017-09-21 06:10:45 PM alexandrac if it is the pdf that I have I don't see it
2017-09-21 06:10:52 PM alexandrac am I loosing my mind?
2017-09-21 06:10:53 PM lauriec TY Kathy for the CE info:)
2017-09-21 06:10:59 PM alexandrac Could be after the week I had!!!
2017-09-21 06:11:02 PM kathyhughes we were talking about games for Halloween
2017-09-21 06:11:31 PM marciatrimiew sorry progers...it is awful when someone steals from you. Not a good feeling. I had a resident to steal food that was meant for our luncheon. I was not a happy camper!
2017-09-21 06:11:37 PM monac how about bobbing for apples..lol
2017-09-21 06:11:39 PM kathyhughes I will check again
2017-09-21 06:11:56 PM loriann cant find them either ugh
2017-09-21 06:12:02 PM marciatrimiew Thanks Kathy for the CE!!
2017-09-21 06:12:11 PM nikiawyche we do apple fishing
2017-09-21 06:12:14 PM ericasouter Haha bobbing for apples
2017-09-21 06:12:22 PM kathyhughes Hold on I will be right back and will check for you all
2017-09-21 06:12:27 PM kathyhughes left the chat room
2017-09-21 06:12:27 PM monac oh apple fishing, I like that idea
2017-09-21 06:12:34 PM melissajdikken apple fishing that sounds like a fun idea
2017-09-21 06:12:43 PM alexandrac swinging doughnuts on a string from ceiling that they have to catch and bite, less icky than bobbing for apples
2017-09-21 06:12:43 PM kimstutz how do you do it
2017-09-21 06:12:43 PM monac What is Kathy checking for all of us
2017-09-21 06:12:50 PM alexandrac yay thank you Kathy!
2017-09-21 06:12:50 PM moniques how do u apple fish/
2017-09-21 06:12:53 PM ericasouter I like that twist on bobbing for apples
2017-09-21 06:13:09 PM ericasouter We had the doughnut line game this week during staff appreciation week!
2017-09-21 06:13:17 PM alexandrac pin the broom on the witch or pin the tale on the black cat
2017-09-21 06:13:18 PM marciatrimiew I think the Activity Trap. It was an attachment..I saw it...
2017-09-21 06:13:20 PM nikiawyche we put apples in the swimming pool real ones and fake and you have to get the right apple out we have a long net
2017-09-21 06:13:23 PM ericasouter Also, the pantyhose game is fun too
2017-09-21 06:13:39 PM monac I did have some of my residents bobb for apples, they loved it and the ones that watched really got a kick out of watching the others do it
2017-09-21 06:13:40 PM alexandrac I saw the attachment for the slides to read but not the "form" that was to be filled out
2017-09-21 06:13:46 PM jrothermel85 pantyhose game?
2017-09-21 06:13:55 PM nikiawyche We are also doing Dirty laundry at our Halloween social
2017-09-21 06:13:57 PM marciatrimiew pantyhose game?
2017-09-21 06:13:58 PM loriann lol
2017-09-21 06:13:58 PM monac Oh no what is the Activity Trap
2017-09-21 06:14:03 PM loriann left the chat room
2017-09-21 06:14:04 PM kimstutz how about the panty hose game?? how do you play it
2017-09-21 06:14:06 PM alexandrac practicum assignment
2017-09-21 06:14:08 PM kathyhughes enter the chat room
2017-09-21 06:14:15 PM loriann enter the chat room
2017-09-21 06:14:22 PM monac final practicum assignment
2017-09-21 06:14:24 PM kathyhughes I will see if I can find the forms
2017-09-21 06:14:30 PM loriann great! ty
2017-09-21 06:14:34 PM alexandrac thank you!
2017-09-21 06:14:45 PM lauriec ty!
2017-09-21 06:15:01 PM ericasouter It is where you put a tennis ball inside one of the pantyhose legs and out the panty hose around your head and try to knock the bottle over by swinging the tennis ball inside the pantyhose!
2017-09-21 06:15:21 PM melissajdikken i am pretty positive that i was able to get the forms for that......took me a bit to find them.
2017-09-21 06:15:23 PM catiah ok Kathy, thanks
2017-09-21 06:15:47 PM kathyhughes I would guess that they are somewhere I will have to look for them
2017-09-21 06:16:02 PM loriann ok thank you
2017-09-21 06:16:06 PM moniques left the chat room
2017-09-21 06:16:10 PM kathyhughes So .....what do you all do for Veterans Day?
2017-09-21 06:16:14 PM moniques enter the chat room
2017-09-21 06:16:15 PM melissajdikken i think what i did was clicked the assignments tab and got them off that
2017-09-21 06:16:17 PM kimstutz ericasouter, that sounds fun... but I dont think my residents would do that :(
2017-09-21 06:16:42 PM wandellav yes thank you kathy
2017-09-21 06:16:46 PM catiah We will have a nice breakfast w/ all veterans!!!
2017-09-21 06:16:52 PM loriann did a patrotic sing along
2017-09-21 06:16:52 PM nikiawyche We are doing a breakfast and photo wall and the local school children come over for breakfast they pin ribbons on the vets and bring cards
2017-09-21 06:16:55 PM ericasouter We gear that type of activity towards our independent residents'.
2017-09-21 06:16:58 PM kimstutz Next week we are writing to Veterans and thanking them
2017-09-21 06:16:58 PM progers111781 how do you manage to separate work from home
2017-09-21 06:16:58 PM loriann last year
2017-09-21 06:17:08 PM lauriec I have a local motorcycle club come. the members are all vets and they spend time with our vets
2017-09-21 06:17:09 PM catiah and patrotic songs, of course!
2017-09-21 06:17:14 PM ericasouter We also do a patriotic/hymn sing along
2017-09-21 06:17:18 PM alexandrac home? whats that?
2017-09-21 06:17:22 PM monac left the chat room
2017-09-21 06:17:25 PM nikiawyche lol
2017-09-21 06:17:27 PM kimstutz nikiawyche, great idea
2017-09-21 06:17:30 PM monac enter the chat room
2017-09-21 06:17:31 PM debra i like the motorcycle club!
2017-09-21 06:17:32 PM nikiawyche thanks
2017-09-21 06:17:33 PM marciatrimiew Invite a Veteran to lunch, play patriotic songs,
2017-09-21 06:17:38 PM shirleym last year we made a board to display thank you notes for residents, staff, family, friends. We may do that again this year
2017-09-21 06:17:38 PM aturner1026 a local Legion come in and do a little program for the residents and give gift bags with snacks and tissues, etc..
2017-09-21 06:17:41 PM jrothermel85 yeah i like that too
2017-09-21 06:17:44 PM moniques thats cool
2017-09-21 06:18:00 PM kathyhughes You go to Week 15 and look under Time Management for the Activity Trap
2017-09-21 06:18:01 PM jrothermel85 You could do Corvettes for the Vets
2017-09-21 06:18:01 PM nikiawyche Staff who are vets come dressed and join them
2017-09-21 06:18:04 PM alexandrac actually I do have things I do outside of work that are wonderful and completely separate
2017-09-21 06:18:08 PM loriann ok
2017-09-21 06:18:20 PM alexandrac thank you Kathy! Will find it there!!!
2017-09-21 06:18:26 PM monac ok not sure what is going on tonight, just got knocked out of room again
2017-09-21 06:18:31 PM lauriec corvettes would be so cool!
2017-09-21 06:18:47 PM ericasouter The motorcycle club is a good idea!
2017-09-21 06:18:48 PM jrothermel85 :)
2017-09-21 06:18:50 PM melissajdikken yep I found my activity trap forms
2017-09-21 06:18:51 PM kathyhughes We did displays of all of our Vets
2017-09-21 06:19:06 PM marciatrimiew No veterans in the program, but will see if there are any living in the apt. complex and invite them to lunch or am refreshments...
2017-09-21 06:19:08 PM debra corvettes?
2017-09-21 06:19:09 PM catiah I like that!
2017-09-21 06:19:11 PM kathyhughes and they got Free meals from local restaurants
2017-09-21 06:19:20 PM ericasouter Last year we did display our veterans
2017-09-21 06:19:44 PM catiah I meant displays of all vets
2017-09-21 06:19:45 PM melissajdikken Im not sure what we did last year. I will have to check into that.
2017-09-21 06:19:53 PM julia46135 enter the chat room
2017-09-21 06:19:58 PM monac Kathy I sent in the rest of my assignments for week 11 tonight. Sorry they are late, a lot going on with my 73 year old mom I have been trying to take care of the last few weeks.
2017-09-21 06:20:07 PM kathyhughes https://militarybenefits.info/veterans-day-discounts-sales-deals-free-meals/
2017-09-21 06:20:12 PM kimstutz taking notes :)
2017-09-21 06:20:13 PM loriann http://www.activitydirector.org/classroom/file.php/1/mepap2/week15_act_trap.pdf
2017-09-21 06:20:23 PM nikiawyche We display all the vets pic and see if other residents can guess the resident
2017-09-21 06:20:24 PM julia46135 I'm sorry I was late, I was having computer issues hope I can still join?
2017-09-21 06:20:37 PM kathyhughes Yes you can
2017-09-21 06:20:52 PM lauriec Pictures of when they were in the service and the staff members have to guess which resident the picture is of
2017-09-21 06:20:53 PM melissajdikken The games i am working on right now is family feud, Jeopardy and price is right and the sequence board game.
2017-09-21 06:20:54 PM shirleym I like that idea nikiawhyce : )
2017-09-21 06:21:06 PM nikiawyche I love sequence
2017-09-21 06:21:12 PM jamiebernard I need help!! I had a meeting with my men today, We only have 7 men vs 53 women in our facility. Any suggestions of mens programs that worked well for you?
2017-09-21 06:21:32 PM shirleym we did family feud on monday. So much fun!
2017-09-21 06:21:35 PM moniques movies, sports
2017-09-21 06:21:36 PM nikiawyche we do the price right with items from the store and residents have to guess the correct price if they do the item is there
2017-09-21 06:21:40 PM monac left the chat room
2017-09-21 06:21:46 PM kathyhughes I always asked them what did you do on the weekends
2017-09-21 06:21:49 PM julia46135 Mine love a pizza party with near bear and every now and than a football game also!
2017-09-21 06:21:54 PM monac enter the chat room
2017-09-21 06:21:56 PM lauriec Poker, westerns, sports,
2017-09-21 06:21:58 PM moniques football is in season.
2017-09-21 06:22:07 PM catiah Cool lauriec. I loved it!
2017-09-21 06:22:12 PM nikiawyche We are doing a tailgate party the first sunday in ovt
2017-09-21 06:22:16 PM kathyhughes they also don't tell what exactlly they would like to do
2017-09-21 06:22:16 PM nikiawyche OCT
2017-09-21 06:22:18 PM lauriec ty catiah
2017-09-21 06:22:46 PM kimstutz how did you play the family fued?
2017-09-21 06:22:59 PM ericasouter We are showing the Penn State football games in the living rooms and have provided snacks and drinks for the residents;.
2017-09-21 06:23:14 PM lauriec My guys like to help clean up the patio. sweeping, pulling out the dead plants in the garden, ect.
2017-09-21 06:23:17 PM kathyhughes So I told them I needed their help as the ADM wanted me to do something for them so I will have a breakfast for the Men and they needed to help me out by coming
2017-09-21 06:23:19 PM marciatrimiew football, anything sports. tailgate with sports trivia, add some cheerleaders..
2017-09-21 06:23:20 PM moniques trivia is always good to
2017-09-21 06:23:21 PM monac our nursing home does a vet breakstfast
2017-09-21 06:23:27 PM melissajdikken oh also the ingredients game, im gonna try that one and see how it goes
2017-09-21 06:23:42 PM nikiawyche We have two teams and we have each peron come to the front we have bells and the first one to ring in answer I read the question we give out strikes and all
2017-09-21 06:23:43 PM debra we take our men to a local coffee shop and let them chat or watch their surroundings. they love it. they are able to sit indoors or outdoors
2017-09-21 06:23:44 PM jamiebernard i know kathy so frustrating.. they dont all have same interests and i was trying to see wich ones liked certain games, to try and match them up together.. and no one spoke..
2017-09-21 06:23:44 PM monac Is anyone else having trouble staying in the chat room tonight
2017-09-21 06:23:54 PM wandellav we had a cook out and played old song and i did a road trip with the men went to a pond and i took them to ware my horses are and had ice cream they had a good day
2017-09-21 06:23:55 PM kathyhughes I actually had the breakfast in the Maintenance Room with the Maintenance Men
2017-09-21 06:24:09 PM ericasouter We have a men's group that meets one day out of the week and they talk about news, sports
2017-09-21 06:24:14 PM lauriec Kathy thatsa great idea!
2017-09-21 06:24:20 PM kathyhughes They will help you .....think about this for a moment
2017-09-21 06:24:35 PM shirleym that's a GREAT idea Kathy!! LOL!
2017-09-21 06:24:42 PM kathyhughes They had friends that were their wives friends husbands
2017-09-21 06:24:45 PM melissajdikken that is a very great idea!!!!
2017-09-21 06:24:50 PM julia46135 I love that idea Kathy!
2017-09-21 06:24:55 PM monac like that idea kathy
2017-09-21 06:25:00 PM catiah I tell them basically the same Kathy. So they all come to our breakfast!!
2017-09-21 06:25:03 PM kimstutz thank you for info on family fued, def going to play it
2017-09-21 06:25:07 PM kathyhughes They had their social life planned by their wives
2017-09-21 06:25:07 PM marciatrimiew coffee shop talk..awesome..
2017-09-21 06:25:15 PM lauriec true! lol
2017-09-21 06:25:28 PM kathyhughes So they will come to help you as thats what they all did
2017-09-21 06:25:46 PM jrothermel85 Most of the Men like to hangout in front of the building in between meals and shoot the breeze
2017-09-21 06:26:04 PM catiah Right
2017-09-21 06:26:08 PM jamiebernard ohh i like that approach!! thank you
2017-09-21 06:26:20 PM kathyhughes Right! I had a bunch of guys who would sit outside and watch the grass grow
2017-09-21 06:26:24 PM kimstutz we have a couple mens tables for meals, and one that is veterans, they have chosen where to sit
2017-09-21 06:26:30 PM shirleym hahahaha!!
2017-09-21 06:26:38 PM kathyhughes thats what they told anyone who asked including the state
2017-09-21 06:26:47 PM jrothermel85 hahaha
2017-09-21 06:26:49 PM ericasouter Our residents' love sitting outside on the front porch!
2017-09-21 06:26:57 PM monac I have some that sit outside and count how many red cars/trucks go by
2017-09-21 06:26:59 PM kathyhughes The state asked me and I told them the same thing
2017-09-21 06:27:00 PM melissajdikken ours like to watch the fields, when i ask how the beans look, i get the response....."Wet"........
2017-09-21 06:27:00 PM shirleym ours do too
2017-09-21 06:27:13 PM julia46135 Oh my, I would have had heart failure after hearing that Kathy
2017-09-21 06:27:13 PM kathyhughes that is what they wanted to do and I also documented it
2017-09-21 06:27:17 PM aturner1026 lol Kathy
2017-09-21 06:27:21 PM kimstutz funny
2017-09-21 06:27:30 PM loriann lol
2017-09-21 06:27:35 PM kathyhughes Why Julia?
2017-09-21 06:27:39 PM marciatrimiew lol..
2017-09-21 06:27:43 PM catiah Hummmm...... I will do the same w/ my doc.
2017-09-21 06:27:58 PM monac I have one lady that sits by the window and counts all the school buses that go by
2017-09-21 06:28:02 PM jrothermel85 it socializing why not document it like that
2017-09-21 06:28:16 PM kathyhughes Sometimes I think that we all think that everyone has to be busy doing something at all times
2017-09-21 06:28:31 PM shirleym we document 'porch sitting' too residents love to be outside chatting with each other
2017-09-21 06:28:34 PM julia46135 I use to get really nervous when state came in the building, now they don't faze me too much anymore because I make sure to chart their preferances.
2017-09-21 06:28:39 PM kathyhughes And there is a great benefit to watching the grass grow
2017-09-21 06:28:49 PM nikiawyche i have a resident who enjoys sitting in his room looking at the cars that go by he said it's like sitting on the beach he is sitting his beach chair and I write that in his chart he loves that
2017-09-21 06:28:53 PM kimstutz indeed there is
2017-09-21 06:28:55 PM catiah I agree shirley
2017-09-21 06:28:55 PM ericasouter Haha I would never think about that
2017-09-21 06:29:01 PM shirleym ZEN! : )
2017-09-21 06:29:11 PM lauriec I have a woman that watches the clouds for hours because she said she sees her husband there. who am I to argue
2017-09-21 06:29:25 PM monac exactly lauriec
2017-09-21 06:29:25 PM kathyhughes Regular Seniors in the "outside" are NOT busy every moment
2017-09-21 06:29:27 PM shirleym aaaaaw...lauriec
2017-09-21 06:29:30 PM nikiawyche I have a cloud ewatcher to
2017-09-21 06:29:35 PM nikiawyche watcher too
2017-09-21 06:29:35 PM jamiebernard it is more our managers that seem to think quantity vs. quality.. when it comes to the activities offered
2017-09-21 06:29:36 PM melissajdikken speaking of zen, we are making mini zen gardens tomorrow!!
2017-09-21 06:29:41 PM julia46135 That is very relaxing watching clouds go by.
2017-09-21 06:29:42 PM debra exactly!
2017-09-21 06:29:52 PM lauriec I like the zen garden idea
2017-09-21 06:29:56 PM kathyhughes When was the last time you saw seniors in a park swatting a beach ball around?
2017-09-21 06:29:56 PM shirleym great Melissa! : )
2017-09-21 06:29:57 PM melissajdikken I would agree with that jamie
2017-09-21 06:30:06 PM monac never
2017-09-21 06:30:07 PM kimstutz never
2017-09-21 06:30:10 PM moniques i agree. I have a patio for our residents and instead of doing a program i left the social interact with one another
2017-09-21 06:30:11 PM catiah never
2017-09-21 06:30:13 PM julia46135 not very often lol
2017-09-21 06:30:17 PM jamiebernard hehe or middle aged ppl for that matter\
2017-09-21 06:30:24 PM nikiawyche I also have a resident who loved to have her door open she said hearing people go by let's her know that things are still going on in the building
2017-09-21 06:30:25 PM marciatrimiew Relaxation is gooood medicine...
2017-09-21 06:30:30 PM loriann indeed
2017-09-21 06:30:33 PM debra right! all my elderly neighbors when i was growing up sat outside and just watched the activity
2017-09-21 06:30:35 PM catiah indeed!
2017-09-21 06:30:40 PM melissajdikken we are going to put a little lavendar or lemon grass oil in the sand so they will smell good too!!
2017-09-21 06:30:42 PM kathyhughes Do you spend all your free time playing games and doing pool noodle?
2017-09-21 06:30:46 PM kimstutz thats true debra
2017-09-21 06:30:49 PM monac no
2017-09-21 06:30:56 PM catiah No way Kathy
2017-09-21 06:30:56 PM moniques no
2017-09-21 06:30:59 PM jamiebernard nope
2017-09-21 06:31:01 PM shirleym uuuhhh...no! LOL
2017-09-21 06:31:04 PM lauriec heck no! I like to relax too
2017-09-21 06:31:05 PM marciatrimiew No...
2017-09-21 06:31:06 PM nikiawyche no I tell people that all the time
2017-09-21 06:31:07 PM aturner1026 no
2017-09-21 06:31:13 PM catiah I love to do anything sometimes!
2017-09-21 06:31:15 PM jrothermel85 some are just happy to be in the sun and take a snooze
2017-09-21 06:31:22 PM wandellav in oct. we are having a shopping day in our facility with there friend's and there family it should be fun for all of them
2017-09-21 06:31:34 PM kathyhughes When you have a few hours to yourself....do you not want to be with people?
2017-09-21 06:31:37 PM jamiebernard we sometimes are too hard on ourselves, and overthink things too much i guess
2017-09-21 06:31:40 PM melissajdikken that sounds good wansellav
2017-09-21 06:31:44 PM shirleym that sounds like a fun idea wanda
2017-09-21 06:31:47 PM alexandrac I always want to be with people
2017-09-21 06:31:57 PM debra i don't want to be with ANYONE when i have a couple free hours
2017-09-21 06:31:57 PM monac I do have some other staff in the building who thinks that an active activity should be going on all the time
2017-09-21 06:31:59 PM nikiawyche yes most of them have worked their whole life kathy told us she is not coming to bingo when she is a place
2017-09-21 06:32:01 PM alexandrac I am going on a square dance weekend starting tomorrow!!!
2017-09-21 06:32:03 PM kimstutz early Oct our residents are packing shoe boxes for christmas for kids
2017-09-21 06:32:07 PM julia46135 No Kathy I like to be by myself and sometimes just sit in a chair in my back yard watching nature
2017-09-21 06:32:16 PM shirleym i LOVE my quiet time!
2017-09-21 06:32:20 PM moniques it depends. on an open setting i dont mind
2017-09-21 06:32:28 PM moniques being outdoors
2017-09-21 06:32:32 PM kathyhughes There are some folks that like that but they are the ones that don't
2017-09-21 06:32:45 PM lauriec Groups with relaxation or quieter groups are good for our dementia facility. Helps with behaviors...too much stimulation is not good
2017-09-21 06:32:51 PM monac I lile to read a book on my down time
2017-09-21 06:32:53 PM catiah Sometimes I love my quiet tme too. Specially if I need to take some decisions
2017-09-21 06:32:54 PM marciatrimiew I treasure my quiet moments...I need to refuel..
2017-09-21 06:32:56 PM kathyhughes So think about all the folks and what they did when they could relax
2017-09-21 06:33:05 PM moniques Yeah, i have some residents that like to be more to themselve
2017-09-21 06:33:19 PM julia46135 I have one poor lady who cannot stand to be in her room by herself she gets very anxious.
2017-09-21 06:33:21 PM shirleym same her moniques
2017-09-21 06:33:21 PM jamiebernard theres a bit of a difference though cause we have such busy lives, we enjoy the quiet, but for a resident who is always alone and relaxing..
2017-09-21 06:33:26 PM nikiawyche what are some activities that you do to help your residents relax
2017-09-21 06:33:29 PM shirleym 'here'
2017-09-21 06:33:34 PM kathyhughes And believe me....I will not be going to activities when I become a resident
2017-09-21 06:33:38 PM ericasouter We have one resident who after every meal just sits outside on the porch in the same chair!
2017-09-21 06:33:52 PM nikiawyche you said that Kathy
2017-09-21 06:33:54 PM monac so how do we get the other staff to understand this situation
2017-09-21 06:33:56 PM debra haha! love it kathy!

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