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2018-03-13 06:45:52 PM kathyhughes People try to hide news from the residents, but they know what is going on
2018-03-13 06:45:54 PM scarvalho09 some website are restricteed at work
2018-03-13 06:45:56 PM dcorvin why it pintrest blocked
2018-03-13 06:46:00 PM jtilford We talk about the news. Half the time they bring up the upstting things
2018-03-13 06:46:00 PM daphaneb We also love FOOD
2018-03-13 06:46:01 PM bthomas my residents love the daily chornicles from activty connection
2018-03-13 06:46:01 PM amandab yes they do kathhy
2018-03-13 06:46:02 PM tamarao Creative Forecast i have not heard of
2018-03-13 06:46:05 PM nicoled are acticiry connection and creative forcasting the same?
2018-03-13 06:46:06 PM kathyhughes so we would discuss the topics in current events
2018-03-13 06:46:07 PM sallyadkins You are so right, Kathy!
2018-03-13 06:46:10 PM jogood my goodness they were young once too
2018-03-13 06:46:11 PM katherinemparmley No idea why its blcoked
2018-03-13 06:46:11 PM joanec ilove activity connection
2018-03-13 06:46:13 PM penkay left the chat room
2018-03-13 06:46:17 PM lisaad I would like to do more on our calendar of the special days--ice cream sundae day & man on the moon day, etc
2018-03-13 06:46:17 PM amymc We use to do a newtime but do not anymore
2018-03-13 06:46:18 PM kstarr I highly recommend getting the I Love Lucy DVD collection. SO FUNNY. and our residents in memory care actually follow along and laugh and don't fall asleep!
2018-03-13 06:46:19 PM maggiespitaleri1 ill have to check on this activity connection thing ive never heard of it
2018-03-13 06:46:22 PM abanks alot of them get the news aper
2018-03-13 06:46:24 PM amandab it a monthly magazine i use to help plan for upcomming months
2018-03-13 06:46:26 PM dianea1781 we discuss current events and read the newspaper daily
2018-03-13 06:46:28 PM nlfrazier we have coffee and news every morning
2018-03-13 06:46:29 PM rmcrow We don't hide it - we just dont ellaborate on it
2018-03-13 06:46:32 PM nicoled yes or shirley temple
2018-03-13 06:46:32 PM patriciabates We try to keep ours up to date also
2018-03-13 06:46:33 PM daphaneb likewise
2018-03-13 06:46:36 PM pennyhunt we always keep our residents up to date
2018-03-13 06:46:36 PM sallyadkins Great idea, KSTARR!
2018-03-13 06:46:38 PM cdyoung1205 kathy last weeks chat you were talking about a cookbook mds where can i find it
2018-03-13 06:46:38 PM bethanyw my residents are starting to complain about the news and how stressing it is
2018-03-13 06:46:40 PM kellyrulli We have I Love Lucy!
2018-03-13 06:46:43 PM kathyhughes So facilities block Pinterest as they think that the staff will spend too much time on it
2018-03-13 06:46:46 PM dcorvin my residents love to read the newspaper as well
2018-03-13 06:46:47 PM joanec specialy when i'm doing themonthly calendar
2018-03-13 06:46:47 PM sylmat6 i like the idea of coffee and news every morning
2018-03-13 06:46:50 PM sunshine2018 We have the I love Lucy series and our residents love watching.
2018-03-13 06:46:50 PM maryb Current events are great conversation. Do you take a newspaper to start from?
2018-03-13 06:46:52 PM amandab yes it is awful
2018-03-13 06:46:52 PM nicoled i love lucy, shirley temle
2018-03-13 06:46:55 PM maggiespitaleri1 We have coffee and news every morning
2018-03-13 06:46:56 PM kathyhughes You can find the MDS Cookbook on NASCO
2018-03-13 06:46:58 PM nlfrazier mds cook book is on amazon
2018-03-13 06:46:58 PM jogood all thye want to know is the days date and what time do they eat hahaha
2018-03-13 06:46:59 PM terrymoore Mind love I Love Lucy
2018-03-13 06:46:59 PM amandab no pinterest
2018-03-13 06:47:00 PM daphaneb oh okay Kathy
2018-03-13 06:47:02 PM jtilford I just got rid of Shirley Temple movies. Our older resdients don't even like thost movies
2018-03-13 06:47:04 PM bethanyw so I have started positive talks.... where I find positive news online and share
2018-03-13 06:47:05 PM jenniferlfowler Im so glad pinterest isnt blocked at my work!\
2018-03-13 06:47:07 PM lynettscott can someone post an email with all this information!!
2018-03-13 06:47:07 PM sunshine2018 Now the men are into John wayne movies
2018-03-13 06:47:08 PM kathyhughes do a search for NASCO
2018-03-13 06:47:09 PM dmartin it can be difficult to create a genre for the entire group when the ages of the residents ranges are so varied however it is possible
2018-03-13 06:47:09 PM cdyoung1205 we are always keeping update on the news
2018-03-13 06:47:10 PM cindybrady4 great Idea kstarr, My residents would Love Lucy, too!
2018-03-13 06:47:11 PM tiffanylhenderson i had one resident who would get super paranoid after seeing the news or reading about it so we ended up having to print and deliver him news from the goodnewsnetwork everyday
2018-03-13 06:47:17 PM kellyrulli I will have to see if our facility blocked Pinterest
2018-03-13 06:47:17 PM lisaad our staff just look up pnterest on their phones--
2018-03-13 06:47:20 PM nicoled what is nasco?
2018-03-13 06:47:20 PM jogood nasco is good
2018-03-13 06:47:23 PM maggiespitaleri1 we have the i love lucy series they love her
2018-03-13 06:47:26 PM abanks i start each morning with a positive quote they love it
2018-03-13 06:47:32 PM sallyadkins You will love NASCO!
2018-03-13 06:47:33 PM kellyrulli Our facility is a no cell phone facility
2018-03-13 06:47:34 PM katherinemparmley oh thats cure
2018-03-13 06:47:38 PM sallyadkins like s&s
2018-03-13 06:47:39 PM mmierez it is blocked at my job to
2018-03-13 06:47:39 PM jtilford I just go to Redbox twice a week to see what is out for movies
2018-03-13 06:47:40 PM amandab haha no phone policy as well
2018-03-13 06:47:41 PM tamarao I do most of my calendar planning at home, just need pintrest once in awhile at work to check directions or print something
2018-03-13 06:47:43 PM daphaneb i have never heard of nasco
2018-03-13 06:47:44 PM amymc What's in the MDS Cookbook?
2018-03-13 06:47:46 PM scarvalho09 i bought a collection of DVDs all for under 30 dollars got over 40 dvds love amazon
2018-03-13 06:47:48 PM dianea1781 they also like the daily ad in activity connection
2018-03-13 06:47:51 PM lisaad we're not supposed to have our phones on the floor but everyone is on them all the time--they do come in handy for looking up interesting information
2018-03-13 06:47:52 PM sylmat6 abanks , when do you start your first activity?
2018-03-13 06:47:53 PM patriciabates not ours we are encouraged to use pinterest or any othe idea sites we are always trying to find new ideas
2018-03-13 06:47:56 PM hbernath Ours is as well, phones only allowed on apppointments but never on the floor
2018-03-13 06:47:57 PM mayuridshah I like pinterest
2018-03-13 06:47:58 PM katherinemparmley antything they consider not to be ork related is blocked
2018-03-13 06:48:01 PM shemason We Take pictures with their permission, I use the pictures I take at every Event download them and put them on the activity board for about a week. Staff and Residents looks forward to the event pictures going up, you guys this is how I get the Nurses, Managers etc. involved with events because they know I take plenty of pictures and they look forward to seeing their pictures on the activity board more than the Residents
2018-03-13 06:48:02 PM sallyadkins I ordered movies from the local library, too
2018-03-13 06:48:02 PM cbockis library has free movies also get netflix
2018-03-13 06:48:04 PM cdyoung1205 ok thank you Kathy will do
2018-03-13 06:48:05 PM sunshine2018 I just ordered the MDS cookbook
2018-03-13 06:48:09 PM nicoled we have no cell phone too we use something called an intouch
2018-03-13 06:48:12 PM jenniferlfowler walmart always has a great hudge bend of some great movies for suoer heap
2018-03-13 06:48:15 PM jogood book mobile has free movies
2018-03-13 06:48:15 PM sonal we going to casino
2018-03-13 06:48:17 PM cdyoung1205 ok thank you Kathy wil;l do
2018-03-13 06:48:18 PM joanec whatis nasco
2018-03-13 06:48:19 PM kathyhughes Lynette you can access the chat later,,,if you look at the Live Chat Help it will show you how to access the chat
2018-03-13 06:48:21 PM lisaad what is an MDS cookbook?
2018-03-13 06:48:22 PM marie ok I used to do that but this place wasn't sure if they could sanitary reasons ou
2018-03-13 06:48:22 PM amandab oh mds cookbook is wonderful
2018-03-13 06:48:30 PM dmartin the library is great for the older movies
2018-03-13 06:48:30 PM sallyadkins Great idea....pics of the nurses!!!!
2018-03-13 06:48:34 PM kellyrulli So much great info, but it goes by too quick to read it all.
2018-03-13 06:48:34 PM daphaneb The CASINO REALLY
2018-03-13 06:48:35 PM scarvalho09 Lisad i feel like staff are always on the phones :( like using for personal use
2018-03-13 06:48:35 PM cbockis libraries also have free curiosity kits
2018-03-13 06:48:37 PM kathyhughes NASCO has a ton of activities supplies and materials
2018-03-13 06:48:37 PM jtilford My residents love when I ask Suri questions when I don't know the answers to questions they ask
2018-03-13 06:48:39 PM abanks shem im in the process of doing this very same thing
2018-03-13 06:48:46 PM katherinemparmley yes casino!
2018-03-13 06:48:47 PM cbockis those are fun and can give you ideas to make your own
2018-03-13 06:48:51 PM cdyoung1205 Really?? thats great
2018-03-13 06:48:58 PM sunshine2018 I take pics of the residents and then I get holidays borders and place their pic inside and hang them on their doors.
2018-03-13 06:49:02 PM lisaad jtilford yes the residents are amazed by the info we can access
2018-03-13 06:49:02 PM cindybrady4 Good News Network? That sounds like a great idea too!
2018-03-13 06:49:02 PM sallyadkins Casino????
2018-03-13 06:49:06 PM amandab casino night awesome
2018-03-13 06:49:08 PM katherinemparmley every few months
2018-03-13 06:49:10 PM nicoled i would get fired for using my phone for anything
2018-03-13 06:49:10 PM dmartin wish we could utilize tablets do you know how much paper we could save????
2018-03-13 06:49:12 PM katherinemparmley yes they love it
2018-03-13 06:49:16 PM sallyadkins cool!
2018-03-13 06:49:17 PM patriciabates our residents have recently discovered google!
2018-03-13 06:49:21 PM wandellav you tube is blocked at my job
2018-03-13 06:49:22 PM pennyhunt we take ours to the casino 2 times a year
2018-03-13 06:49:24 PM maggiespitaleri1 id love to take the residents to the casino... i have several that used to be pretty good at it
2018-03-13 06:49:24 PM maryb I love Siri or Google tower for all residents in their room.
2018-03-13 06:49:28 PM abanks i have started a brag board for residents to look at and families as well, will change it up every month
2018-03-13 06:49:31 PM nicoled i have a tablet my company bought 3 for my department
2018-03-13 06:49:32 PM daphaneb wow
2018-03-13 06:49:34 PM dmartin Managers can carry phones in our facilities
2018-03-13 06:49:35 PM dcorvin we are not aloud to use are phones in dining services
2018-03-13 06:49:36 PM patriciabates also our residents love the casino
2018-03-13 06:49:37 PM sallyadkins ours, too, wandellav
2018-03-13 06:49:38 PM jogood ours luv to go to the casino too
2018-03-13 06:49:38 PM jtilford I have one resident who gets on Pinterest and shows me ideas
2018-03-13 06:49:40 PM sallyadkins :(
2018-03-13 06:49:50 PM sunshine2018 The brag book would be fun
2018-03-13 06:49:51 PM nicoled that is aweosme
2018-03-13 06:49:51 PM rmcrow oh I play youtube videos for ours often - they really enjoy it
2018-03-13 06:49:54 PM katherinemparmley yes they love goint to the casino and going to the buffet they have there
2018-03-13 06:49:56 PM cbockis there is a company that brings slot machines to you for the day i wanna try
2018-03-13 06:50:01 PM kristenamrein I introduced my residents to Google and Youtube via my Chrome Stick recently...I started streaming funny videos and lyrics to the sing-alongs on it!
2018-03-13 06:50:02 PM sallyadkins Way to get your residents working for you...lol
2018-03-13 06:50:04 PM sylmat6 me too rmcrow
2018-03-13 06:50:04 PM jenniferlfowler we dont have tablets either that would save alot of paper and time at the copier!
2018-03-13 06:50:08 PM nicoled casino do you use fake money?
2018-03-13 06:50:08 PM sonal they give senior people 10 $ and food for 5$
2018-03-13 06:50:08 PM bethanyw left the chat room
2018-03-13 06:50:10 PM lisaad doesn't MDS stand for metadata
2018-03-13 06:50:16 PM dianea1781 we love youtube espcially funny baby videos
2018-03-13 06:50:21 PM pennyhunt we do a history activity and they love it whatever they want to know we look it up
2018-03-13 06:50:31 PM amandab with so many limitations set by policy and administration it is important to find the good stuff about the job and hold tight to that
2018-03-13 06:50:34 PM daphaneb i got a IPHONE to take pictures and videos of residents engaging and birthdays
2018-03-13 06:50:35 PM hbernath Kathy, are the chats every Tuesday or every other Tuesday? And are they schedueled to be an hour long? 5-6pm pst?
2018-03-13 06:50:35 PM kstarr So, for birthdays, I find "vintage birthday cards, quotes, jokes" on google image search. put them into a word document, and print a bunch of copies. I ask residents to help me cut them out and then we paste them on the bday persons room door. It's a simple activity and makes people feel special~! What are some birthday related activities you do with your residents???
2018-03-13 06:50:36 PM kristenamrein ty AFV for funny videos,dianea
2018-03-13 06:50:38 PM scarvalho09 youtube, and pandora my two favorites
2018-03-13 06:50:39 PM nicoled yeah baby videos or kids playing animal video
2018-03-13 06:50:41 PM kristenamrein *Try*
2018-03-13 06:50:42 PM nlfrazier we look up stuff on my IPAD all the time
2018-03-13 06:50:43 PM joanec i can use my phone as long as i'm not around any residents or speaking a forein language
2018-03-13 06:50:45 PM sunshine2018 I download movies from neflix and hookup my laptop to the tv so they can watch.
2018-03-13 06:50:47 PM jtilford She was a daycare teacher and loves to do crafts. She loves decorating and giving me ideas.
2018-03-13 06:50:47 PM feleciap18 kathy
2018-03-13 06:50:47 PM cindybrady4 we use activity connection, I print off a word search, and an adult coloring sheet andi place them on tables, with coloring pencils and pens.
2018-03-13 06:50:50 PM maryb You Tube gives me a great idea for open coffee tomorrow!
2018-03-13 06:50:59 PM kathyhughes We ran into the issue of IT blocking certain sites...I worked with them and they made a server that residents could access without blocks the activities dept had a laptop that was on the residents server...that worked for all
2018-03-13 06:51:00 PM sallyadkins Minimum Data Set
2018-03-13 06:51:00 PM nicoled open coffee cute
2018-03-13 06:51:01 PM dmartin no Minimum Data Set
2018-03-13 06:51:02 PM daphaneb wow
2018-03-13 06:51:20 PM nicoled good idea
2018-03-13 06:51:20 PM kstarr tape* not paste
2018-03-13 06:51:21 PM lisaad not sure what that means Minimum Data set?
2018-03-13 06:51:21 PM katherinemparmley oh thats a great idea i could just bring in my laptop
2018-03-13 06:51:21 PM dcorvin like that idea kathy hughes
2018-03-13 06:51:23 PM daphaneb ok Kathy thank you
2018-03-13 06:51:29 PM dmartin same here Kathy
2018-03-13 06:51:29 PM kstarr MDS
2018-03-13 06:51:37 PM marie left the chat room
2018-03-13 06:51:39 PM marie enter the chat room
2018-03-13 06:51:39 PM cdyoung1205 I did my kergue on sat and they hated the coffee
2018-03-13 06:51:41 PM patriciabates we use utube for karaoke also or name that tune
2018-03-13 06:51:48 PM dmartin so I bring my own laptop for music and when I have on trivia
2018-03-13 06:51:48 PM jtilford I have a bingo buddy program too. The residents who help another one gets an extra small prize. I can do bingo by myself with 30 residents and no one gets excluded because they can't play themselves
2018-03-13 06:51:55 PM feleciap18 iamtryingtogetasocialsiteforactivitiesgoing
2018-03-13 06:51:58 PM daphaneb they love karaoke ae well
2018-03-13 06:52:03 PM sallyadkins Love the idea of bingo buddy!
2018-03-13 06:52:05 PM sunshine2018 yes we have certain sites block now but I spoke with our big boss and he is working on getting them unblocked for our activites department
2018-03-13 06:52:05 PM amymc Our residents do not like karaoke
2018-03-13 06:52:06 PM terrymoore I have done the baby videos they LOVE it
2018-03-13 06:52:13 PM nicoled hot cocoa social by the window to watch snow too
2018-03-13 06:52:15 PM dmartin love the Suddenly Senior cite however the trivia does not change often
2018-03-13 06:52:19 PM mmierez we use utube to sing lone
2018-03-13 06:52:20 PM hbernath Karaoke is huge in my facility, I love when they sing and others smile and sing along
2018-03-13 06:52:20 PM daphaneb wow
2018-03-13 06:52:22 PM scarvalho09 feleciap18 i want in sounds like a great idea
2018-03-13 06:52:23 PM cindybrady4 I am going to check out NASCO after this chat, and the Good News Network
2018-03-13 06:52:27 PM cdyoung1205 mine loves karaoke all the time
2018-03-13 06:52:30 PM sylmat6 ours like funny animal videos
2018-03-13 06:52:32 PM katherinemparmley try a ssing along then! mine werent to crazy about karaoke but loved to sing =as a group
2018-03-13 06:52:42 PM dianea1781 i couldnt get them to get into karaoke all they wanted to do was listen to us sing lol
2018-03-13 06:52:42 PM jogood good for you jtilford !
2018-03-13 06:52:42 PM nicoled suddenly senior will have to look that up
2018-03-13 06:52:44 PM cdyoung1205 today they were all singing elvis it was too cute
2018-03-13 06:52:46 PM bthomas mine dont like trivia or karaoke they like the entertainers and games
2018-03-13 06:52:46 PM lisaad There is a website I think called Blue Sky that is all good news
2018-03-13 06:52:50 PM scarvalho09 sing alongs are wonderful soo much fun
2018-03-13 06:52:50 PM joanec you don't have a IN2L
2018-03-13 06:52:55 PM daphaneb i like to let the resident chose activities sometimes
2018-03-13 06:52:56 PM katherinemparmley yes i ended up singing most of the time
2018-03-13 06:52:56 PM lynettscott buddy bingo love it, good idea
2018-03-13 06:52:57 PM amandab love love love karaoke
2018-03-13 06:52:58 PM rmcrow yes ours sing as group - not karaoke
2018-03-13 06:52:58 PM lisaad our residents love Elvis
2018-03-13 06:53:00 PM kristenamrein What's IN2L?
2018-03-13 06:53:02 PM dmartin the residents get a kick out of the name of the trivia like :Old Geezzer" Older than DIrt etc
2018-03-13 06:53:02 PM tamarao mine like sing a longs but not karaoke
2018-03-13 06:53:03 PM amymc my loves trivia
2018-03-13 06:53:10 PM tiffanylhenderson love in2l!
2018-03-13 06:53:12 PM joanec that will help you alot with music andbingo
2018-03-13 06:53:12 PM jogood mine luv trivia too
2018-03-13 06:53:14 PM daphaneb Trivia is a win win as well
2018-03-13 06:53:15 PM amymc my residents love trivia
2018-03-13 06:53:20 PM dmartin they love when we dance with them
2018-03-13 06:53:22 PM jogood hangman
2018-03-13 06:53:23 PM nicoled IN2l intouch a computer
2018-03-13 06:53:23 PM cbshaw MDS is a very thorough assessment of the resident, thier needs, and their needed care. It sets the reimbursement rate for the resident as well as provide the state and federal agencies a LOT of information.
2018-03-13 06:53:25 PM feleciap18 the prob is finding how togetitgoing with outviolataing hippa
2018-03-13 06:53:28 PM marie we had a bible study and I was suprised how many showed up
2018-03-13 06:53:36 PM jenniferlfowler oursdo to we had buzz word today
2018-03-13 06:53:36 PM jtilford We don't always have to look outside for volunteers. Many of my residents live to help out
2018-03-13 06:53:37 PM sallyadkins I cant wait to do a prom in May!!!
2018-03-13 06:53:37 PM rmcrow IN2PHENOMENAL computer system
2018-03-13 06:53:39 PM dmartin however it takes more energy to get my staff going then the residents
2018-03-13 06:53:51 PM dcorvin we have bible study every wednesday
2018-03-13 06:53:51 PM joanec i love it
2018-03-13 06:53:53 PM lisaad my residents only like the easy trivia--they LOVE finishing the sayings because they all know them
2018-03-13 06:53:55 PM daphaneb Wheel of fortune is a great activity
2018-03-13 06:54:02 PM nicoled yes i use the in touch every day on my unit
2018-03-13 06:54:05 PM jogood yes and jeopaerdy
2018-03-13 06:54:06 PM rmcrow It has everything you need on it - from shows, to games, to videos, to training staff ...etc
2018-03-13 06:54:10 PM marie oh I never thought of using residents help with prep for art works
2018-03-13 06:54:10 PM hbernath My staff hustle, it's meeting the needs of activities smoke times, money/candy times, and appointments that take up all the time
2018-03-13 06:54:12 PM nicoled and family feud
2018-03-13 06:54:14 PM kellyrulli We have done Family Feud, Price is Right, and Wheel of fortune
2018-03-13 06:54:14 PM cdyoung1205 for nursing home week the staff is going to have wheelchair races
2018-03-13 06:54:17 PM amandab try toothless trivia, use the mouth piece game and have them answer the trivia with the mouth piece in it is so much fun
2018-03-13 06:54:18 PM abanks I am thinking of getting the staff to put on a little talent show for the residents!
2018-03-13 06:54:25 PM janaj whats the next line ? is a fav at my place
2018-03-13 06:54:27 PM daphaneb family feud is great as well
2018-03-13 06:54:27 PM maggiespitaleri1 we have a wheel of fortune game that hooks into the tv
2018-03-13 06:54:28 PM dianea1781 that sounds fun
2018-03-13 06:54:36 PM nicoled fun
2018-03-13 06:54:43 PM patriciabates also next month is volunteer month so we always have a volunteer dinner in honor of our volunteers
2018-03-13 06:54:43 PM daphaneb all of those sound like fun
2018-03-13 06:54:45 PM cdyoung1205 the residents are looking forward to it
2018-03-13 06:54:47 PM lisaad so when you say MDS cookbook you don't actually mean a cookbook?!? :$
2018-03-13 06:54:49 PM abanks i think it would be halarious
2018-03-13 06:54:51 PM amymc how do you do family feud
2018-03-13 06:54:55 PM nlfrazier we do a all staff bingo for nursing home week they love it . staff team up the a residents
2018-03-13 06:54:57 PM joanec everything you need is right there
2018-03-13 06:54:59 PM bthomas how many people here work in a smoking facility we just started this and got our first smokers over the weekend and activities takes them out for one of their smoke breaks
2018-03-13 06:55:03 PM sunshine2018 we have elvis Karaoke and invite the school kids to come and sing. The residents love it
2018-03-13 06:55:03 PM lisaad ok I'm embarrassed
2018-03-13 06:55:04 PM dmartin THey love to team up and play password too the whole entire game can be made does not have to be purchased just type PRINTABLE and the word FREE
2018-03-13 06:55:08 PM maryb Can you get a Wheel of Fortune game to play on the internet?
2018-03-13 06:55:08 PM kstarr words within words is a fun game on white board. For example: write SNOWMAN on board. they say what words...."NOW" "MAN" "SNOW" "WOMAN" . if they aren't getting it, i will give them hints and do gestures. it gets pretty fun :)
2018-03-13 06:55:13 PM nicoled put on in touch and have residents guess a clue and staff
2018-03-13 06:55:13 PM jtilford Mine love Jeopardy. I created a huge Jeopardy board. They love getting the money slips to see who will be the winner. I gave them some of the bingo prizes for the top three they liked that
2018-03-13 06:55:17 PM sallyadkins no smoking here
2018-03-13 06:55:25 PM cbockis state looks for a smoking schedule
2018-03-13 06:55:26 PM jogood no smokers here
2018-03-13 06:55:28 PM kellyrulli Get the cards, only 5 bucks, and seperate them into 2 groups of 5.
2018-03-13 06:55:29 PM nicoled chain of thought is fun too
2018-03-13 06:55:30 PM scarvalho09 bthomas we use to have to do this
2018-03-13 06:55:32 PM daphaneb NO SMOKING HERE
2018-03-13 06:55:35 PM nicoled i did that today
2018-03-13 06:55:36 PM cbockis its one of the first things they look for
2018-03-13 06:55:36 PM marie I couldn't work in a smoking one
2018-03-13 06:55:37 PM hbernath We have one smoking area and have to be assessed for safety before they can smoke
2018-03-13 06:55:37 PM dianea1781 i wish our community was non smoking
2018-03-13 06:55:38 PM nlfrazier we have 5 smokers. it sucks
2018-03-13 06:55:41 PM tamarao no smoking !
2018-03-13 06:55:41 PM scarvalho09 we are now a non smoking facility
2018-03-13 06:55:43 PM cdyoung1205 we are 100% nonsmoking
2018-03-13 06:55:48 PM joanec no smoking here
2018-03-13 06:55:49 PM tiffanylhenderson no smoking facility
2018-03-13 06:55:50 PM nicoled no smoking
2018-03-13 06:55:50 PM katherinemparmley yes smoke breaks supervised by an employee
2018-03-13 06:55:50 PM sunshine2018 Mine love The Price is Right
2018-03-13 06:55:51 PM amymc we are smoke free
2018-03-13 06:55:53 PM hbernath We have a solid 15-20 people that smoke in the facility
2018-03-13 06:55:58 PM kathyhughes Any questions that I missed tonight?
2018-03-13 06:55:58 PM sallyadkins Im thinking of doing charades next month
2018-03-13 06:55:58 PM patriciabates We play Let's make a deal! they love it
2018-03-13 06:56:03 PM cbockis kudos to the smoke free
2018-03-13 06:56:03 PM kellyrulli They sometimes call out the answers instead of waiting their turn
2018-03-13 06:56:03 PM feleciap18 smoke free
2018-03-13 06:56:04 PM lisaad speaking of cookbooks I would like to make a cookbook and have each resident submit their favorite recipe--some of them can't remember what they used to cook but families almost always have that one special recipe the resident was known for
2018-03-13 06:56:08 PM katherinemparmley ooooh charades
2018-03-13 06:56:10 PM hbernath Yes, Kathy!
2018-03-13 06:56:10 PM jessicas We are a nonsmoking facility also
2018-03-13 06:56:10 PM marie no
2018-03-13 06:56:14 PM daphaneb The smoke as well as scent on other people clothes make me SICK
2018-03-13 06:56:15 PM kristenamrein Anyc, I play "Family Feud" a little differently than the TV show. I use a trivia book (called "Family Feud"...very creative, I know) and the residents all play as a team to guess the top 5 answers. No strikes or Fast Money in my version.
2018-03-13 06:56:15 PM marie woops
2018-03-13 06:56:16 PM patriciabates they do not like when they get Zonked
2018-03-13 06:56:16 PM joanec let's make a deal can be fun
2018-03-13 06:56:18 PM tamarao except for the occasional resident that sneaks out behind the storage shed
2018-03-13 06:56:18 PM jtilford I loose smokers at the smoke times, but I can't schedule around them because we have so many
2018-03-13 06:56:19 PM abanks smoke free
2018-03-13 06:56:21 PM bthomas oh we have a schedule for sifferent times and what wings supervise them and the smoking blanket and fire extinguisher and a sign in and out sheet and we lock up their cigarettes and lighter
2018-03-13 06:56:27 PM hbernath Chats are every Tuesday or every other Tuesday? Are they supposed to be an hour long? 5-6pm pst
2018-03-13 06:56:28 PM scarvalho09 any cnas or nurses smoke? they should bring a resident out when they have their smoke break
2018-03-13 06:56:29 PM janaj our smokers are always being grumpy when its time for their break and nobody comes to take them out

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