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2018-04-24 06:06:51 PM kaylacanvin dmartin, it was...about 45-50
2018-04-24 06:06:52 PM oliviabrokenshire My crew loves exercises and when wellness comes in to do it
2018-04-24 06:06:53 PM dpackard 50's day with entertainment and special prizes for bingo sports day with hot dogs and soda for staff and on Friday Pizza day
2018-04-24 06:06:58 PM dcorvin sock hop sounds like fun
2018-04-24 06:07:01 PM maggiespitaleri1 i have to trick my residents into exercise with balloon ball, or hot potato
2018-04-24 06:07:01 PM donnalova2 Our residents love exercise. If we miss a day they get pretty upset
2018-04-24 06:07:03 PM marie mine love tuevia
2018-04-24 06:07:04 PM cdyoung1205 I usually have 16 to 20 to show up to exercise 5 times a week
2018-04-24 06:07:08 PM hbernath We've had a really hard time with exercise, no one wants to do it
2018-04-24 06:07:08 PM tamarao I have drums alive - exercis program using exercise balls as drums ; residens love it
2018-04-24 06:07:09 PM melindaann My residents love our exercise program
2018-04-24 06:07:09 PM lisaad Our residents love Tai Chi we have a wonderful woman who comes to teach it
2018-04-24 06:07:14 PM pennyhunt i sometimes fool them with noodle ball and a balloon they think that is fun
2018-04-24 06:07:16 PM joanec some of mine do
2018-04-24 06:07:17 PM cindyloucattell Section 6 is a problem for me.
2018-04-24 06:07:17 PM kathyhughes Thia..some folks hang on to something for no reason...sometimes we learn what not to do from them and sometimes we learn what to do...so I would wait and see and just watch and remember that we learn everyday
2018-04-24 06:07:18 PM amberh ive started a walking club
2018-04-24 06:07:19 PM diannekilroy We love chair yoga and we moving conection come in and do cool moves with cool music. Music is always a body mover here
2018-04-24 06:07:24 PM dcorvin what kind of excerise do u have
2018-04-24 06:07:24 PM nicoled we do exercise everyday, and do something different
2018-04-24 06:07:24 PM donnalova2 Tai Chi is also a favorite for us.
2018-04-24 06:07:27 PM amberh we walk around the building for exercise
2018-04-24 06:07:28 PM trisha1903 gosh that is a lot for exercise! good for you
2018-04-24 06:07:28 PM kaylacanvin lissad, mine enjoy tia chi too
2018-04-24 06:07:39 PM constance A Reminiscing group is one of my favorites
2018-04-24 06:07:39 PM dianea1781 i wish i had more participation in exercise classes
2018-04-24 06:07:41 PM robertambadger we fool ours into exercising too..make it fun and games!
2018-04-24 06:07:41 PM lisaad I like the drum idea--
2018-04-24 06:07:42 PM amberh or they use their arms and legs in the wheelchair
2018-04-24 06:07:45 PM dpackard drums alive sounds fun
2018-04-24 06:07:53 PM donnalova2 We offer exercise 7 days a week and usually have a good crowd.
2018-04-24 06:07:54 PM laurajackson We Have had Chair Volley ball the last 2 weeks, they love it!!
2018-04-24 06:07:56 PM nicoled we have walking club, chair zumba, tai chi, yoga and something called spiro 100
2018-04-24 06:08:00 PM elijahhanley55 Our administatror is going to have all department staff do tai-chi classes
2018-04-24 06:08:03 PM maggiespitaleri1 most of my resident are in therapy 3 hrs. of their day and would rather not exercise on their leisure time
2018-04-24 06:08:05 PM robertambadger i would drum all day!
2018-04-24 06:08:05 PM pennyhunt ours is 5 days a week
2018-04-24 06:08:09 PM tamarao it is one of the most attended groups i ave
2018-04-24 06:08:13 PM daphaneb my residents enjoy exercise
2018-04-24 06:08:18 PM diannekilroy Yes chair yoga is a good body and strechs
2018-04-24 06:08:18 PM amberh i would love to learn tai chi
2018-04-24 06:08:18 PM dcorvin i have excerise 3 times aweek
2018-04-24 06:08:20 PM jessbelta we love chair volleyball, or balloon volley
2018-04-24 06:08:21 PM dpackard we do alot of active games with our dementia residents. it works better than exercise
2018-04-24 06:08:22 PM nicoled we offer exersise 7 days a week as well
2018-04-24 06:08:25 PM hbernath Anyone have any tips for the midterm?
2018-04-24 06:08:29 PM cdyoung1205 what is tai chi
2018-04-24 06:08:30 PM alexysg We do as well!
2018-04-24 06:08:33 PM joanec i have sit and be fit wherewe workout sitting
2018-04-24 06:08:33 PM amberh we offer exercise 5 days
2018-04-24 06:08:35 PM elijahhanley55 yes amber ts reall nice
2018-04-24 06:08:37 PM sunshine2018 I bought the Hot Potatoe the residents love it
2018-04-24 06:08:38 PM lisaad I was hunting through a really messy closet for some paper and found a basket of all kinds of precussion instruments--maybe we'll get a music circle going or something
2018-04-24 06:08:39 PM nicoled its like yoga
2018-04-24 06:08:40 PM shemason So sorry to hear the news of your Mother Sunshine
2018-04-24 06:08:41 PM dmartin if so them you have to get them battle of the sexes they men team up with the men women with the women men are asked women questions and the ladies the male questions they absolutely loved it score points for each answered correctly
2018-04-24 06:08:44 PM trisha1903 yes we offer exercise 7 days a week also
2018-04-24 06:08:52 PM alexysg We also have yoga on Wednesdays
2018-04-24 06:08:56 PM tamarao we also do "your time" its 3 - 20minute exercise activities back to back
2018-04-24 06:08:59 PM trisha1903 its good to get them going in the morning.
2018-04-24 06:09:05 PM marie we do volley ball with a balloon and vollyball with pool noodles they love it
2018-04-24 06:09:08 PM constance Sittersice. One of my favorites for geriatric patients
2018-04-24 06:09:10 PM daphaneb i do 7 days a week as well
2018-04-24 06:09:12 PM oliviabrokenshire I haven't tried yoga, but we have tried chair yoga before
2018-04-24 06:09:14 PM dmartin and winner gets bragging rights for the day and extra activity coupons
2018-04-24 06:09:15 PM donnalova2 There's some great Tai Chi videos on youtube- Joseph Rubino- he does both standing and chair taichi. Our residents love him
2018-04-24 06:09:15 PM diannekilroy I thought it was easy, just the readings and remembering.
2018-04-24 06:09:16 PM twheeler Thanks Kathy! I'm getting really frusterated because I'm very motivated to learn and take on the job, but I feel like I am getting no where, but it will all come together.
2018-04-24 06:09:17 PM dpackard ill have to look into battle of the sexes
2018-04-24 06:09:23 PM alexysg I agree, a lot of residents prefer to exercise in the morning
2018-04-24 06:09:29 PM sunshine2018 thank you shemason
2018-04-24 06:09:29 PM marie we do kick ball with a balloon, and boccee ball
2018-04-24 06:09:32 PM dcorvin ionly have a few people that come to excerise
2018-04-24 06:09:34 PM amberh we have beach ball volleyball, it is a blast. they crack me up bc they hit it so hard
2018-04-24 06:09:38 PM robertambadger me too on battle of the sexes!
2018-04-24 06:09:41 PM amberh fridays we have bowling
2018-04-24 06:09:43 PM alexysg We tried doing it at night once but it didn't work as well
2018-04-24 06:09:45 PM melindaann we do 35 to 45 minutes of exercise every day. our of 40 residents we get anywhere from 25 to 30 ppl
2018-04-24 06:09:47 PM trisha1903 yes you tube has some fabulous yoga videos
2018-04-24 06:09:51 PM lisaad we have exercise 2x week Mon & Fri and tai chi on thursdays
2018-04-24 06:09:52 PM dmartin I sometimes get games at the thrift store it saves alot of money
2018-04-24 06:09:53 PM constance We do bowling and corn hole
2018-04-24 06:09:57 PM mmierez enter the chat room
2018-04-24 06:09:59 PM dpackard do you use a plastic bocce ball
2018-04-24 06:10:00 PM kaylacanvin w do swat the balloon, but they hit it so hard sometimes it pops
2018-04-24 06:10:06 PM amberh ya ihave cornhole too
2018-04-24 06:10:11 PM nicoled yeah, they prefer exercise in morning, and a walking type thing in afternoon here
2018-04-24 06:10:13 PM pennyhunt we have a parachute that we sometimes put a beachball on and they do that
2018-04-24 06:10:13 PM lisaad yes dmarting goodwill is good
2018-04-24 06:10:15 PM mmierez hello everyone
2018-04-24 06:10:17 PM laurajackson Yes, we use a Beach Ball too
2018-04-24 06:10:18 PM trisha1903 My residents love wii bowling, its almost as popular as Bingo!
2018-04-24 06:10:20 PM marie nope I use the real boccee out side
2018-04-24 06:10:20 PM dcorvin i do ballon tennis they like that
2018-04-24 06:10:20 PM elijahhanley55 cdyoung its like body exercises similiar to yoga in where your exercising all nerves , muscles, and parts of the body
2018-04-24 06:10:22 PM dianea1781 yes morning is best
2018-04-24 06:10:24 PM kstarr when it comes to exercise, do you put together a fun music playlist for background. Or find a YOutube exercise video and hook it up to the TV (HDMI cable to your phone)
2018-04-24 06:10:26 PM amberh my group does not like the parachute
2018-04-24 06:10:27 PM jessbelta corn hole is becoming very popular
2018-04-24 06:10:31 PM donnalova2 Our exercise program is 45 minutes and just about everyone that comes stays for the whole time
2018-04-24 06:10:34 PM amberh they get too frustrated
2018-04-24 06:10:38 PM ahenwood Cornhole is a hit or miss activity for us, but my residents like balloon toss and chair yoga
2018-04-24 06:10:42 PM elijahhanley55 yes kstarr we do
2018-04-24 06:10:45 PM mmierez i want to try wii boxing for fathers day
2018-04-24 06:10:46 PM tamarao I put a play list together
2018-04-24 06:10:51 PM nicoled we have a bocce court outside as well very popuplar we have tournaments
2018-04-24 06:10:54 PM lisaad kstarr I make a playsit when I do sit and be fit it combines music from all decades
2018-04-24 06:10:56 PM donnalova2 Our residents love corn hole toss
2018-04-24 06:10:59 PM mayuridshah we do light exercise 15 mintues.
2018-04-24 06:10:59 PM elijahhanley55 thats sounds good mmirez
2018-04-24 06:10:59 PM marie what is corn hole?
2018-04-24 06:11:00 PM dmartin not everything is going to work amber
2018-04-24 06:11:00 PM amberh ohhh that would be a blast. boxing is so much fun
2018-04-24 06:11:04 PM sunshine2018 some of my male residents are in to WWE
2018-04-24 06:11:06 PM joanec mine is 30 minutes
2018-04-24 06:11:11 PM constance We have beachballs with questions on them. The patient's pick a question and answer it. Gets everyone talking.
2018-04-24 06:11:13 PM elijahhanley55 yes
2018-04-24 06:11:14 PM lisaad marie corn hole is a beab bag toss game
2018-04-24 06:11:15 PM kaylacanvin is corn hole just an indiana thing?
2018-04-24 06:11:17 PM robertambadger My residents can't hold on to parachute anymore so we do other exercises
2018-04-24 06:11:17 PM donnalova2 It's bean bag toss but not it has a fancy name
2018-04-24 06:11:17 PM jessbelta 30 minutes here too
2018-04-24 06:11:18 PM elijahhanley55 it it
2018-04-24 06:11:21 PM skylarh My residents love volleyball
2018-04-24 06:11:23 PM elijahhanley55 it is
2018-04-24 06:11:23 PM amberh ya i have realized that lol
2018-04-24 06:11:24 PM alexysg Kathy, did not see if you answered or not. I just had asked if it was okay that I sent my mid-term practicum through email instead of fax because our machine has been down???
2018-04-24 06:11:25 PM oliviabrokenshire My group loves cornhole
2018-04-24 06:11:29 PM dpackard we did the questions on the beach ball too
2018-04-24 06:11:31 PM pennyhunt no we have cornhole in ohio too
2018-04-24 06:11:31 PM joanec residents get tired very easly
2018-04-24 06:11:34 PM nicoled never tried corn hole
2018-04-24 06:11:34 PM trisha1903 Somedays ideas work and some days not especially when working with dementia
2018-04-24 06:11:35 PM mmierez I never tryed it but I hope it is a hit
2018-04-24 06:11:38 PM dmartin no corn hole big in Pa also
2018-04-24 06:11:39 PM dcorvin we also have have done a game its called pass the candy cane with music its like muscial chairs but only with candy
2018-04-24 06:11:43 PM pennyhunt its like bean bag toss
2018-04-24 06:11:44 PM elijahhanley55 skylarh your residents play volleyball
2018-04-24 06:11:44 PM kstarr I posted an exercise class powerpoint presentation for the extra credit if y'all want to check it out. Has some tips that work for us at the memory care community
2018-04-24 06:11:50 PM dpackard it works better with the more cognitive residents
2018-04-24 06:12:00 PM dmartin do anyone play poker with them??
2018-04-24 06:12:01 PM cindyloucattell Any ideas for the writing assignment section 6 with all the planning tool sheets
2018-04-24 06:12:01 PM ahenwood I wish I could get more interested in cornhole
2018-04-24 06:12:04 PM wandellav in the resident council it seem i m having trouble is it a bitch session ware the resident b. about the adias houekeeping not doing there job or is it to give idea to better their home help
2018-04-24 06:12:11 PM dpackard ill check that out kstarr thank you
2018-04-24 06:12:11 PM lisaad yes when I was in memory care the exercise class was a challenge
2018-04-24 06:12:18 PM amberh none of mine want to play poker,
2018-04-24 06:12:23 PM dcorvin i have poker evey other week for the guys
2018-04-24 06:12:24 PM pennyhunt we play black jack with ours but we also take them to casinos
2018-04-24 06:12:25 PM kaylacanvin lisaad, i agree
2018-04-24 06:12:27 PM diannekilroy we have corn hole and balloon batmitten. I work on memory suport so at times I have lsmall groups. Most of my residents are late 80's to high 90's. It is always a challenage, but I love em. And always go to where they are.
2018-04-24 06:12:28 PM joanec tell me about it
2018-04-24 06:12:28 PM shemason June activities Father's Day Gathering fo the mens only Brts on the grill potatoe sald and a mug root beer. I found these mugs with the handl on it, what I'm going to do is put DAD on each mug.
2018-04-24 06:12:28 PM trisha1903 we used to have poker players but then it got so they lost interest
2018-04-24 06:12:33 PM skylarh Yes we have a net we put up and line the wheel chairs up. they really get in to it
2018-04-24 06:12:39 PM robertambadger our therapy ran poker for awhile..we don't have enough interest right now
2018-04-24 06:12:43 PM kaylacanvin lisaad sometimes they don't know to mimic me
2018-04-24 06:12:44 PM mmierez what is cornhole?
2018-04-24 06:12:45 PM oliviabrokenshire Has anyone heard of the game, "Hoy" card game?
2018-04-24 06:12:49 PM twheeler with my independent residents, we do a 30 minute exercise every morning. It's the same routine..... I've tried to change it, and they freaked out.... It's boring to me, but they love it. We also have balance/abdomen training 2x a week, and water aerobics, which I just found out today I have to take over. For my nursing home residents, I'm lucky to get a solid 15 minutes in before they give up
2018-04-24 06:12:51 PM donna2018 enter the chat room
2018-04-24 06:12:55 PM dmartin then maybe you should tell the residents it also the oppotunity to convey things they like so we can grow in that area
2018-04-24 06:12:56 PM pennyhunt cornhole is like bean bag toss
2018-04-24 06:12:58 PM dpackard we have a group of ladies that play cards daily on their own but now they want me to supply bologna and cheese..lol
2018-04-24 06:12:58 PM bamatthewspeterson i transition from assisted living to nursing home just a month ago and I am really finding the exercise challenging, not sure how to make it work for everyone
2018-04-24 06:12:58 PM kathyhughes Alexys....you can upload the Practicum Sign off sheets....mailing would not work
2018-04-24 06:12:59 PM melindaann my residents love exercise so much. i had scheduled a church choir to come and perform. and the only time they could come was at 10 am. (same time we do exercise) and most where not happy about it
2018-04-24 06:13:00 PM dianea1781 ours like hi lo jack
2018-04-24 06:13:04 PM sunshine2018 yes I just printed Hoy card
2018-04-24 06:13:06 PM joanec it's hard to do excercise with memory residents
2018-04-24 06:13:08 PM trisha1903 cornhole is similar to bean bag toss
2018-04-24 06:13:12 PM kathyhughes or wait until the fax machine works
2018-04-24 06:13:15 PM mmierez ok thanks
2018-04-24 06:13:17 PM robertambadger cornhole is a great game! throwing bean bags
2018-04-24 06:13:19 PM maggiespitaleri1 thanks kstarr i'll look into in maybe there is something my residents will try
2018-04-24 06:13:20 PM joanec try to play ball with them
2018-04-24 06:13:23 PM donna2018 finally! Hello everyone!
2018-04-24 06:13:24 PM lisaad For resident council, I have to be invited! Our AD has to ask the resident's if it's ok if I attend--it's supposed to be their time to say whatever they want without any fear of reprisal or hurt feelings
2018-04-24 06:13:25 PM constance We have a walking group after an activity where we do 3-4 laps around the unit. If we have a patient in a wheel chair I push them with the walking group.
2018-04-24 06:13:30 PM cdyoung1205 My residents like cornhole
2018-04-24 06:13:31 PM nicoled or volley back in forth
2018-04-24 06:13:33 PM lisaad Hey Donna!
2018-04-24 06:13:38 PM donna2018 Kathy, this is Donna Soliz (donna2018) from MEPAP1 - Own Pace
2018-04-24 06:13:38 PM donnalova2 I try to control the complaining in town hall meeting by setting up separate meetings with the departments that they complain about. For example- they are always complaining about culinary so they meet with the head chef once a week.
2018-04-24 06:13:41 PM alexysg I had e-mailed them to you, would you rather fax still over email?
2018-04-24 06:13:43 PM kathyhughes hello Donna
2018-04-24 06:13:45 PM donna2018 Hey Lisa!
2018-04-24 06:13:51 PM dmartin oh ok'
2018-04-24 06:13:52 PM cdyoung1205 They like any game pretty much especially when they can be outside
2018-04-24 06:13:53 PM diannekilroy It is hard to get some to engage on memory suport,BUT, they love the music!
2018-04-24 06:13:55 PM lisaad Donna2018 was wondering where you've been I hope all ok
2018-04-24 06:14:00 PM marie Kathy do we send the packet all at once or can we send them in as we go
2018-04-24 06:14:03 PM dpackard cornhole is bean bag toss, waht do you toss the bean bags iinto
2018-04-24 06:14:07 PM jmarick enter the chat room
2018-04-24 06:14:09 PM oliviabrokenshire Olivia Brokenshire MEPAP 1: 030618
2018-04-24 06:14:10 PM pennyhunt we had our auction last week and the residents love that
2018-04-24 06:14:14 PM bamatthewspeterson playing ball and vollleying back and forth sounds good, I think the residents I have will like that. i will try it tomorrow during exercise class and see how it goes
2018-04-24 06:14:21 PM donna2018 Lisa - Yes! I'm at Winfield this week.
2018-04-24 06:14:22 PM robertambadger i need to be invited too but its not a problem they like it when outsiders share with them
2018-04-24 06:14:32 PM maggiespitaleri1 whats a Hoy card?
2018-04-24 06:14:36 PM lisaad I'll see you Thursday!
2018-04-24 06:14:38 PM dpackard i lead the resident council
2018-04-24 06:14:38 PM dmartin Or dementia unit does chair dancing
2018-04-24 06:14:45 PM trisha1903 I really enjoyed the reading on sensory group and memory care it really had some great ideas
2018-04-24 06:14:51 PM sunshine2018 any one in alaska besides me
2018-04-24 06:14:59 PM joanec Kathy do i have to send all of my CE certificates to you for proof of hours
2018-04-24 06:15:02 PM kathyhughes Marie...all you have to send me are the Sign off sheets....post the assignments that state share with your fellow studnets in the Practicum Forum...your Advisor is signing off that you completed the assignments
2018-04-24 06:15:03 PM donnalova2 Trying to think of a way to get away from the auction. How do you pay your residents for Bingo and what do they do with the money or tickets that you give them?
2018-04-24 06:15:05 PM kaylacanvin i had a HUGE breakthrough with a resident that doesn't do much. we did a sensory bin yesterday AND she danced with me today
2018-04-24 06:15:15 PM jmarick we had experince the drum today. A guy came in with all these drums and tamborenes and they played music with him. They loved it
2018-04-24 06:15:16 PM kathyhughes No Joan
2018-04-24 06:15:20 PM skylarh chair dancing seems so cool! I've never heard of it
2018-04-24 06:15:20 PM dmartin we have a resident president for resident council but I facilitate the meeting
2018-04-24 06:15:21 PM samjones I am not currently an Acitivty Director so I don't have any tips currently on activities and resident participation :(
2018-04-24 06:15:22 PM joanec okay
2018-04-24 06:15:23 PM bamatthewspeterson chair dancing sounds great!
2018-04-24 06:15:26 PM sunshine2018 Kathy did you get my topic for the writing assigment?
2018-04-24 06:15:30 PM hbernath Does anyone here have to be cautious when doing activities due to "behaviors" of residents?
2018-04-24 06:15:31 PM nicoled that sounds fun
2018-04-24 06:15:40 PM elijahhanley55 Me too dmartin
2018-04-24 06:15:44 PM joanec only the letter right
2018-04-24 06:15:45 PM dmartin not yet Sam but soon
2018-04-24 06:15:49 PM kathyhughes I did but that is for next week
2018-04-24 06:15:54 PM dianea1781 we have a instructor that comes in for chair dancing\
2018-04-24 06:15:56 PM alexysg definitely ! we need to be cautious at all times
2018-04-24 06:15:56 PM cdyoung1205 sometimes hbermath
2018-04-24 06:15:57 PM robertambadger My AD runs resident council..i have done it in her absence so its good for me..i like it except for all the note taking
2018-04-24 06:16:02 PM nicoled unless it is disturbing the other residents
2018-04-24 06:16:03 PM lisaad donnalova2 we give out butter beans for winning bingo at the end of the month residents can spend what's in their butter bean account
2018-04-24 06:16:05 PM dmartin in what way cauticious
2018-04-24 06:16:05 PM trisha1903 it depends what are the behaviors
2018-04-24 06:16:05 PM shemason Me and about 6 other residents planted so many flowers today a 4 hour job, I wish I could put a picture on here the flowers are so beautiful can't wait to get back to work in the morning. The joy of the resident was to die for.
2018-04-24 06:16:07 PM patriciabates Our resident's always want to play a game
2018-04-24 06:16:08 PM elijahhanley55 i agree
2018-04-24 06:16:13 PM pennyhunt ours get a nickle per bingo then three nickles for a cover all we play four bingos then cover all and sometimes out volunteers bring quarters for them
2018-04-24 06:16:16 PM kathyhughes Joan...you are sending the certification information to NCCAP not ADN
2018-04-24 06:16:16 PM kaylacanvin hbernath, yes we cannot allow a resident to play bingo because she becomes combative with other residents
2018-04-24 06:16:16 PM amberh we cant use money or tickets as bingo prizes. I just buy stuff like shampoo body wash and they pick from prizes
2018-04-24 06:16:23 PM bamatthewspeterson i dont have behavior issues during exercise yet but I often feel they are not enganging as much as I should be able to get them to.
2018-04-24 06:16:26 PM marie thanks Kathy, If we missed any assingments can I make them up? If I understand
2018-04-24 06:16:26 PM kathyhughes you will get your certification through NCCAP
2018-04-24 06:16:26 PM cdyoung1205 Mine want to play bingo everyday if they could
2018-04-24 06:16:29 PM kstarr What are some group activities or 1 to 1 activities you tried recently that really work?
2018-04-24 06:16:34 PM joanec oooooooooohhhh
2018-04-24 06:16:37 PM constance I have a CD with Great party dances. The chicken dance, the hokey pokey, anda square dance to name a few the patients loved it.
2018-04-24 06:16:38 PM amberh same here cdyoung
2018-04-24 06:16:45 PM mblackstone10 enter the chat room
2018-04-24 06:16:47 PM kaylacanvin kstarr sensory bins!
2018-04-24 06:16:48 PM robertambadger love butter bean accounts but my residents would probs eat or lose them!
2018-04-24 06:16:50 PM dpackard we give out crackers and candy and have a stuffed animal bingo on saturdays
2018-04-24 06:16:50 PM joanec ok i got you
2018-04-24 06:16:51 PM pennyhunt so would ours
2018-04-24 06:16:55 PM mblackstone10 Hello all,
2018-04-24 06:17:00 PM elijahhanley55 I give them 25 cents a bingo win and for our auction we buy materials things
2018-04-24 06:17:01 PM mblackstone10 has anyone ever heard of music and memory
2018-04-24 06:17:02 PM tamarao WE did a MAd Science group that went over really well
2018-04-24 06:17:02 PM jmarick When do we get the credit for speciality chats?
2018-04-24 06:17:02 PM dpackard hello
2018-04-24 06:17:04 PM dcorvin bingo is popular with my residents and we have a bingo store to where they can buy things with there quarters they win
2018-04-24 06:17:09 PM kathyhughes Yes you can submit late assignemnts...however, You will need to email me that you have submitted them
2018-04-24 06:17:15 PM oliviabrokenshire I enjoy having sensory groups, we are trying to have more weeklywe now call them inner peace circles, we didn't like the term sensory group
2018-04-24 06:17:20 PM jessbelta we just started our music and memory program
2018-04-24 06:17:25 PM dmartin One on One index cards with words on them start simple and try ones a little harder if they cannot do the harder ones stay with simple
2018-04-24 06:17:26 PM kathyhughes Jacey please email me and I will update your grades
2018-04-24 06:17:27 PM diannekilroy our resident is president and all department heads are in the meeting.In all my years I have not attened one yet,of course i have been in activities for a year in a half.
2018-04-24 06:17:37 PM lisaad In the men's activities reading last week there was a link for Gary Grimm--they have some good trivia books
2018-04-24 06:17:38 PM jessbelta currently collecting donated i pods for each resident
2018-04-24 06:17:41 PM twheeler Kathy. This might be a dumb question, but do hours count if I am a full time AD on the Independent side and go to the Nursing home, or are the hours only for Nursing homes?
2018-04-24 06:17:44 PM pennyhunt our 1on1 are theme sensations
2018-04-24 06:17:44 PM donna2018 great, kaylacanvin!
2018-04-24 06:17:46 PM jmarick thank you Kathy!
2018-04-24 06:17:49 PM daphaneb i enjoy all the reading material
2018-04-24 06:17:50 PM dmartin if they can do them then continue with them getting more challenging
2018-04-24 06:17:52 PM constance Bingo can be played everyday but in different styles. Geography, states, president's, food, holidays.
2018-04-24 06:17:55 PM maggiespitaleri1 oh Kathy i did week 5 extra credit...when does extra credit get added?
2018-04-24 06:18:01 PM alexysg Sorry Kathy, did you mean that we need to fax the mid-term packet and that we should not email them or just not to mail them?
2018-04-24 06:18:01 PM bamatthewspeterson music is great, we have been using ipods for residents who become agiated or are sundowning, It tends to be extremely effective at calming and refocusing residents.
2018-04-24 06:18:01 PM melindaann We have a "Country Store" that lets them come in and use their winning money from Bingo and other games.
2018-04-24 06:18:03 PM donna2018 jmarick - I really want to do a drum circle too! I'm sure that was cool!
2018-04-24 06:18:04 PM skylarh The bingo prizes we do are on Tuesdays they get to choose from our store we have, then thursday and saturday they get money.
2018-04-24 06:18:05 PM nicoled music memory really works with my MC
2018-04-24 06:18:05 PM patriciabates Bingo or Jingo everyday if we let them lol
2018-04-24 06:18:11 PM trisha1903 During christmas we have bingo bucks on the prize cart then we do a santa shop for christmas so they can use their bucks and get gifts for family
2018-04-24 06:18:15 PM diannekilroy me too i print them out to go back on
2018-04-24 06:18:19 PM lisaad Jingo is fun but the games are hard to find
2018-04-24 06:18:28 PM dianea1781 my residents are obsessed with bingo
2018-04-24 06:18:30 PM robertambadger us also for the bingo
2018-04-24 06:18:30 PM dmartin for those with visual deficits I started using wooden letters and asked them to feel the letter and tell me what the letter is
2018-04-24 06:18:34 PM cdyoung1205 With my more advanced dementia panitents i bought some dolls and clothes and they play with them all day and they will even kneed the dough i have
2018-04-24 06:18:34 PM sunshine2018 mine too
2018-04-24 06:18:35 PM amberh we are taking a trip to walmart tomorrow
2018-04-24 06:18:37 PM joanec do what they enjoy most
2018-04-24 06:18:38 PM dpackard mine are too
2018-04-24 06:18:38 PM pennyhunt we have made our own jingos
2018-04-24 06:18:38 PM alexysg I just want to be sure that you receive it
2018-04-24 06:18:41 PM hbernath Almost all of my residents have behaviors, it's something we specialize in when being able to manage aggression, wandering, throwing, hitting, saying things without a filter, etc. We have to be cautious when even allowing residents to play with basket balls or things like that
2018-04-24 06:18:43 PM diannekilroy Jango?
2018-04-24 06:18:46 PM dpackard bingo food and music
2018-04-24 06:18:54 PM marie we have a inside joke don't take away their bingo
2018-04-24 06:18:54 PM patriciabates ours do love science experiments
2018-04-24 06:18:57 PM skylarh The residents would rather play bingo than anything else
2018-04-24 06:18:57 PM dmartin I also use what's in the bag activity
2018-04-24 06:19:01 PM lisaad pennyhunt how did you do that?
2018-04-24 06:19:01 PM twheeler kstarr with 1to1, it depends on the resident. for example one likes to play chineese checkers and one likes scrabble, one likes just to talk

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