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2018-08-14 06:09:13 PM kssmith We just have a volunteer application that has to be filled out. It is on our list to get an orientation for them.
2018-08-14 06:09:39 PM kimthompson But hwere does the application come from? I need to creat one
2018-08-14 06:09:40 PM paulathessen same here
2018-08-14 06:09:58 PM darleensunter hello what is todays topic?
2018-08-14 06:10:04 PM jessicaw87 our application is through our hr deparment
2018-08-14 06:10:08 PM cristinahancock volunteers
2018-08-14 06:10:14 PM lisabean They also have to do background check
2018-08-14 06:10:15 PM kathyhughes We did orientation as well as a yearly reorientation for our regular volunteers...you also have to follow your policies and procedures for your volunteers
2018-08-14 06:10:20 PM paulathessen it's the same application as everyone else just no work experience needed
2018-08-14 06:10:28 PM kimthompson would love to see any examples later if at all possible-nothing in existence at my facility
2018-08-14 06:10:37 PM kathy52 our volunteers have to be at least 16
2018-08-14 06:10:45 PM deirdre1 Volunteers
2018-08-14 06:10:47 PM nicole1 we have a minor application and a adult application
2018-08-14 06:10:50 PM rwwright18 Kim, I will be glad to send you a copy.
2018-08-14 06:10:59 PM kimthompson Thanks much!
2018-08-14 06:11:08 PM cristinahancock Our volunteers have to be in High School or older
2018-08-14 06:11:29 PM kimthompson do you find high school to be consistent?
2018-08-14 06:11:36 PM kssmith We do background checks on our volunteers, but not for minors. We ask for two letters of recommendation from pastors or school teachers.
2018-08-14 06:11:40 PM adriennem Anyone want to private chat about their learning activity for the final practicum
2018-08-14 06:11:55 PM cristinahancock If they are associated with 4 H or some type of club yes, if not no!
2018-08-14 06:12:02 PM joycenam high school students tend to be consistent because they usually volunteer during their school year
2018-08-14 06:12:02 PM nicole1 we get alot of high schoolers during the year for school projects the residents love them.
2018-08-14 06:12:03 PM kimthompson thanks so much everyone!
2018-08-14 06:12:18 PM joycenam college students usually are only available during breaks to volunteer
2018-08-14 06:12:19 PM jpitrone5 i will adriennem
2018-08-14 06:12:29 PM kssmith left the chat room
2018-08-14 06:12:30 PM cristinahancock The staff love the younger volunteers also
2018-08-14 06:12:32 PM kathyhughes Adrienne....most of the folks here are here for the regular chat...you might want to post on your class forum that you are looking for someone to chat with
2018-08-14 06:12:37 PM kssmith enter the chat room
2018-08-14 06:12:56 PM adriennem Sorry about that Kathy!
2018-08-14 06:12:57 PM kathyhughes If they do not actively participate in this chat they will not get credit for it
2018-08-14 06:13:09 PM kathy52 i have a 13 year old right now because his mom works there and his school is right behind us but its good because he likes to help me
2018-08-14 06:13:24 PM kimthompson Sounds like a perfect arrangement
2018-08-14 06:13:30 PM lisabean :)
2018-08-14 06:13:40 PM kathyhughes You also need to figure out what you want the volunteers to do
2018-08-14 06:13:42 PM cristinahancock I find the residents are more responsive to the younger volunteers than older ones
2018-08-14 06:13:47 PM jessicaw87 we used to have a daycare that would bring the kids over once a month for our residents to read to them
2018-08-14 06:13:57 PM kathyhughes We also had residents that volunteered
2018-08-14 06:14:16 PM cristinahancock I love when other residents volunteer
2018-08-14 06:14:19 PM michaelasalinas good idea about the daycare
2018-08-14 06:14:27 PM joycenam we had volunteers help out during lunch and they would pass our food and interact with our residents during lunch tie
2018-08-14 06:14:29 PM kimthompson That is a challenge i my short-term stay setting right now.
2018-08-14 06:14:39 PM michaelasalinas what would your residents usually do during their time volunteering?
2018-08-14 06:14:43 PM kssmith Volunteers lead activities, keep score, take photos, help decorate, visit with those who don't come out.
2018-08-14 06:14:48 PM mistyw Since I am in the hospital setting our volunteers just sit at the front ot the hospital to direct people where to go and they also pass out cookies everyday
2018-08-14 06:14:51 PM kimthompson No one wants to be involved at all, much less volunteer!
2018-08-14 06:14:52 PM nicole1 alot of the younger girls that volunteer with us help us do manicures and hair and the boys will talk sports etc.
2018-08-14 06:14:53 PM kathy52 i have them play games like cards and trivea
2018-08-14 06:14:58 PM deirdre1 That's a good residents volunteer
2018-08-14 06:15:01 PM adriennem Sounds fun! and gives everyone a task
2018-08-14 06:15:04 PM michaelasalinas oh cool!
2018-08-14 06:15:11 PM cristinahancock Lead activities we have one that hosts a bible study we also have one that assists with bingo
2018-08-14 06:15:13 PM joycenam we also have volunteers lead a short dance routine to get the residents engaged in the activities
2018-08-14 06:15:16 PM paulathessen our residents that can are wonderful volenteers, they lead exercise, deliver mail, read to people who can't
2018-08-14 06:15:32 PM rwwright18 I had a college student help me pull everything out of cabinets and reorganize. then he made labels for the doors and drawers while I worked on other things. He is great on the computer also. Typing and Organinzing Volunteer lists andw/emails.
2018-08-14 06:15:44 PM joycenam our volunteers have also led a stretching activity before we started any activities
2018-08-14 06:15:49 PM kathyhughes My resident volunteers would deliver the mail, welcome new residents, make Birthday Cards for staff and residents, they would also help with orientation and activities inservices
2018-08-14 06:16:08 PM lisabean I had read recerch papers on how elderly population respoded positevly to younger kids when they come in and do activities with them.
2018-08-14 06:16:10 PM kssmith Bowling...my FAVORITE volunteers are the ones who reset the bowling pins. It wears me out
2018-08-14 06:16:12 PM joycenam thats such a good idea!
2018-08-14 06:16:15 PM jessicaw87 i have a resident volunteer who helps us pass out pass out snacks at parties and prizes during bingo
2018-08-14 06:16:19 PM deirdre1 How awesome is that!
2018-08-14 06:16:32 PM kimthompson SO awesome!
2018-08-14 06:16:34 PM jpitrone5 i guess you need to figure out what you need help with before assigning volunteers
2018-08-14 06:16:35 PM kathyhughes I had one resident who was in charge of making the trivia questions for our Jeopardy game once a month
2018-08-14 06:16:43 PM shereas i have a resident that teaches the ladies how to put makeup on and applys makeup to other ladies who cant once a month.
2018-08-14 06:16:46 PM joycenam i think that is so awesome!
2018-08-14 06:16:51 PM deirdre1 Nice Kathy
2018-08-14 06:17:02 PM cristinahancock Shereas that is great
2018-08-14 06:17:02 PM adriennem wow I love the make up idea
2018-08-14 06:17:06 PM jpitrone5 volunteers to call bingo.. is great.. so you don't lose your voice
2018-08-14 06:17:07 PM nicole1 some of the residents volunteer and help me every morning to water the plants
2018-08-14 06:17:12 PM acoffield left the chat room
2018-08-14 06:17:20 PM mrsb2164 another great idea about the makeup
2018-08-14 06:17:26 PM adriennem I have volunteers for gardenig its awesome
2018-08-14 06:17:29 PM kimthompson I would rather have a "job" than stand around waiting to figure out what to do if I were volunteering for sure
2018-08-14 06:17:42 PM joycenam we also have volunteers who go around interacting with residents and holding meaningful conversations with them
2018-08-14 06:17:43 PM paulathessen i have one that teaches yoga another that helps with making personal calendars
2018-08-14 06:17:44 PM cristinahancock I have a lady come in and help paint the nails of residents
2018-08-14 06:17:59 PM mrsb2164 We do a pamper yourself activity and put those masks on that yourcan get at walmart
2018-08-14 06:18:02 PM nicole1 we have ladies make over every couple months and manicures 2 times a month the residents love it even the men like getting there manicures
2018-08-14 06:18:09 PM kathyhughes You should take some time and develop job descriptions for the jobs that volunteers can do
2018-08-14 06:18:10 PM kathy52 it realy helps us to have a volunteer when we have alot going on and it is time for all of the holidays again
2018-08-14 06:18:17 PM jessicaw87 i also have a resident volunteer who doesn't like playing bingo but he enjoys calling numbers and gets mad at me is he finds out he missing bingo because i didnt interup his nap
2018-08-14 06:18:27 PM jpitrone5 speaking of holidays
2018-08-14 06:18:27 PM paulathessen I have a resident that does their nails
2018-08-14 06:18:35 PM jpitrone5 a great task would be taking down decorations
2018-08-14 06:18:45 PM rwwright18 We played a competition in our last bowling match. The men against the women. The residents got so excited because it was neck and neck. the managers were coming out of offices to see what all the whoopla was about then they joined into cheer each team on. It was great successl. THe men all won a bite sized candy.
2018-08-14 06:18:45 PM adriennem Yeah! And would be so so helpful
2018-08-14 06:18:50 PM lisabean naiil painting is very popular with ladys here
2018-08-14 06:18:56 PM michaelasalinas Do you all have a lot of people come to you who say they want to volunteer?
2018-08-14 06:18:57 PM paulathessen yes
2018-08-14 06:19:04 PM adriennem its sometimes overwhelming after christmas
2018-08-14 06:19:08 PM deirdre1 yes
2018-08-14 06:19:15 PM nicole1 only during school year we have alot of volunteers
2018-08-14 06:19:16 PM kimthompson Not many
2018-08-14 06:19:22 PM kathy52 all the time
2018-08-14 06:19:27 PM kssmith I love the bowling tournament idea! rwwritght18
2018-08-14 06:19:32 PM mrsb2164 It comes in spurts.
2018-08-14 06:19:33 PM jessicaw87 yes we get alot
2018-08-14 06:19:35 PM joycenam Volunteers help assist around the facility by delivering mail, decorating the facility during events, assisting with handing out food, and most importantly interacting with our residents.
2018-08-14 06:19:40 PM kimthompson But I think my setting is different too
2018-08-14 06:19:45 PM cristinahancock I live in a small rural area so no I have to seek out our volunteers
2018-08-14 06:20:01 PM mistyw Our comes in spurts as well but we are in a very small area
2018-08-14 06:20:11 PM lisabean Thats great
2018-08-14 06:20:16 PM juliet16 great
2018-08-14 06:20:30 PM adriennem WE have barely any volunteers for the summer
2018-08-14 06:20:31 PM paulathessen i have alot of church groups
2018-08-14 06:20:35 PM adriennem all on vacation
2018-08-14 06:20:35 PM jessicaw87 i both enjoy and dread chistmas because thats when they all come out of teh wood work and some volunteers even try to start activities after hours without consulting us
2018-08-14 06:20:36 PM rwwright18 Thanks KS. The competition was intense.
2018-08-14 06:20:39 PM nicole1 our volunteers are not to hand out food because of diet retrictions just incase a resident doesnt get the right diet
2018-08-14 06:20:40 PM cristinahancock We do a monthly Senior Lunch for the senior center and I get volunteers there also
2018-08-14 06:20:47 PM kathy52 i get alot of high school kids come in
2018-08-14 06:21:04 PM darleensunter how do you get people to volunteer when the workers sometimes have a hard time working there? We have brain injury, behavioral and a recovery center
2018-08-14 06:21:25 PM cristinahancock Train and prepare your volunteers
2018-08-14 06:21:37 PM cristinahancock It really helps overcome there fears
2018-08-14 06:21:39 PM adriennem maybe reach out to family members Darleen?
2018-08-14 06:21:47 PM kathyhughes I would tell the groups coming in for Christmas that they also had to pick another month to come in and do something with our residents. We had a monthly list of ideas for them
2018-08-14 06:21:52 PM paulathessen many church groups will come in for them darleen
2018-08-14 06:22:19 PM kimthompson Kathy it sound slike pre prep is critical
2018-08-14 06:22:29 PM darleensunter Thanks for your suggestion I going to get intouch with some churches
2018-08-14 06:22:34 PM kathyhughes Yes it is
2018-08-14 06:22:36 PM mrsb2164 We had kids from a church decorate their bikes and did a bike parade
2018-08-14 06:22:36 PM rwwright18 We have MANY church groups that want to teach Bible Study. I have been visiting with several to change it up some. One time praise and worship, the next time a Bible study.
2018-08-14 06:22:44 PM shaniekjohnson1 enter the chat room
2018-08-14 06:22:45 PM nicole1 churches love to volunteer
2018-08-14 06:22:45 PM kathyhughes Take an afternoon to plan ahead
2018-08-14 06:22:47 PM joycenam our volunteers also had projects each month where they held an activity day for the residents. It was a day where they planned everything and led everything.
2018-08-14 06:22:48 PM kathy52 i also have like five church groups come in
2018-08-14 06:22:49 PM jessicaw87 i like that idea. We get so many music and craft groupd during christmas we could have 2 a month
2018-08-14 06:23:18 PM shaniekjohnson1 hello everyone
2018-08-14 06:23:22 PM deirdre1 I have a few residents who are very active in everything, they will set up meetings, have other residents sign up for plays, and chorus during the holidays, and fashion shows. We are having a fashion show on the 24th of this month
2018-08-14 06:23:29 PM kimthompson This chat helps me create a list of things to ponder
2018-08-14 06:23:41 PM paulathessen darleen on the secure unit a church would come and so sunday cermon
2018-08-14 06:23:44 PM lisabean Usually people from church are more active in volunteering
2018-08-14 06:23:48 PM kimthompson Duh Kim-the point right??
2018-08-14 06:23:55 PM cristinahancock I also ask the resident council to find volunteers for activities.
2018-08-14 06:24:10 PM kathyhughes We would all meet, including my resident volunteers in Sept to get ready for Christmas and come up with ideas for volunteers
2018-08-14 06:24:12 PM michaelasalinas that activity day sounds like a good opportunity to catch up on admin duties
2018-08-14 06:24:14 PM adriennem good idea
2018-08-14 06:24:16 PM kathy52 yes we could but im so tired after christmas i just want to hide
2018-08-14 06:24:18 PM darleensunter Thanks Paula that is really incouraging
2018-08-14 06:24:33 PM mistyw Our voluteers don't really do much and since we sometimes only have 1-2 patients in swingbed and we are in the hospital we don't have groups come in.
2018-08-14 06:24:35 PM kathyhughes We also asked Families to come in and share their hobbies
2018-08-14 06:24:38 PM joycenam I really like the Christmas idea Kathy!
2018-08-14 06:24:42 PM joycenam I really love that
2018-08-14 06:24:57 PM kathyhughes I hope that you can use it Joyce
2018-08-14 06:25:06 PM rwwright18 I love the resident involment in planning activities for volunteers. Great plan.
2018-08-14 06:25:12 PM jpitrone5 christmas carolling !
2018-08-14 06:25:24 PM joycenam yes I am already writing down ideas for our Christmas event this year!
2018-08-14 06:25:30 PM nicole1 we have a church that comes out every christmas and delivers presents to all the residents every year
2018-08-14 06:25:40 PM paulathessen how nice
2018-08-14 06:25:43 PM nicole1 chirstmas caroling is a great idea
2018-08-14 06:25:44 PM kathyhughes Misty for the Swing Bed residents or even just Seniors in the Hospital for the holidays I am sure that you can find a group to make something for them
2018-08-14 06:25:46 PM deirdre1 nice
2018-08-14 06:25:47 PM cristinahancock High school choir loves to pratice at our facility
2018-08-14 06:26:00 PM cristinahancock So does the theatre department
2018-08-14 06:26:06 PM kimthompson That's a win-win!
2018-08-14 06:26:09 PM parult enter the chat room
2018-08-14 06:26:10 PM kathyhughes We made laprobes for all the Seniors in the Hospitals during the holidays
2018-08-14 06:26:11 PM cristinahancock We get free shows the night before a play
2018-08-14 06:26:18 PM joycenam what are laprobes?
2018-08-14 06:26:25 PM shaniekjohnson1 we get a lot of kids during christmas time to do caroling
2018-08-14 06:26:26 PM michaelasalinas I am starting to look for churches or schools that are down for coming to sing christmas carols for my future residents
2018-08-14 06:26:26 PM parult hello
2018-08-14 06:26:30 PM mistyw We do have some groups that will bring stuff by during the holidays for all our patients. Just don't have it on a regular basis.
2018-08-14 06:26:39 PM paulathessen a local bank just delivered 100 gift bags for christmas
2018-08-14 06:26:43 PM kathyhughes small blankets that fit over your lap
2018-08-14 06:26:44 PM shaniekjohnson1 from different schools
2018-08-14 06:26:48 PM michaelasalinas that awesome
2018-08-14 06:26:52 PM joycenam oh that is a good idea
2018-08-14 06:27:02 PM deirdre1 Wow, awesome
2018-08-14 06:27:10 PM kimthompson What are they made with?
2018-08-14 06:27:12 PM joycenam we used to hold classes where we taught our residents how to knit scarves
2018-08-14 06:27:23 PM nicole1 our residents have a crochet and knitting club that meets every thrusday and makes blankets for the homless, volunteers etc and out volunteers will donate all the yarn and supplies
2018-08-14 06:27:23 PM paulathessen we have a group of women that make lap quilts for everyone
2018-08-14 06:27:28 PM adriennem Neat1
2018-08-14 06:27:31 PM cristinahancock I have a resident that does a weekly knitting class
2018-08-14 06:27:35 PM joycenam and we would provide the material they needed to make the scarves
2018-08-14 06:27:37 PM kathyhughes Residents enjoyed making the fleece blankets and I had some residents that knitted and crochets
2018-08-14 06:27:38 PM adriennem We have a quilt show once a year!
2018-08-14 06:27:43 PM lisabean We have volunteers make those blankets for our residents
2018-08-14 06:28:01 PM juliet16 we have a senior community in our area that donate laprobe for our residents.
2018-08-14 06:28:03 PM jpitrone5 i really need volunteers that can lead a bridge or pinochle game
2018-08-14 06:28:03 PM parult we have kniting intesrested residents
2018-08-14 06:28:08 PM nicole1 i would love to have a quilt show that sounds so much fun
2018-08-14 06:28:12 PM shaniekjohnson1 left the chat room
2018-08-14 06:28:13 PM shaniekjohnson1 enter the chat room
2018-08-14 06:28:13 PM 2960580 enter the chat room
2018-08-14 06:28:14 PM lisabean they use them for outdoors walks
2018-08-14 06:28:15 PM jpitrone5 so many of my new admits play those games
2018-08-14 06:28:28 PM shaniekjohnson1 left the chat room
2018-08-14 06:28:30 PM 2960580 hi tamjida here
2018-08-14 06:28:30 PM kathyhughes You know that you can post a sign at your library for volunteers
2018-08-14 06:28:38 PM kathy52 we also have volunteers that bring in lap robs
2018-08-14 06:28:38 PM shaniekjohnson1 enter the chat room
2018-08-14 06:28:46 PM cristinahancock I have found the men residents want to start a fantasy football team also
2018-08-14 06:28:47 PM paulathessen sounds good
2018-08-14 06:28:48 PM 2960580 sorry my inter not slow
2018-08-14 06:28:54 PM parult we do for volunteers
2018-08-14 06:29:00 PM juliet16 we do kniitting class in our facility
2018-08-14 06:29:03 PM rwwright18 We are doing an activity this week with the core water bottles. THe Nursing home unit will fill the CORE bottles with water, glitter, aquarium rocks, sea shells, plastic frogs, rice, buttons of various colors. Then we are giving some to the MCU to use for exercises and item identification. we are very extited about getting this started.
2018-08-14 06:29:05 PM jpitrone5 i will ask my practicum advisor about that Kathy
2018-08-14 06:29:06 PM 2960580 hi kathuy
2018-08-14 06:29:08 PM jpitrone5 make a note
2018-08-14 06:29:09 PM cristinahancock I have a volunteer run the fantasy football team
2018-08-14 06:29:15 PM nicole1 our residents where just talking about fantasy football
2018-08-14 06:29:27 PM kathyhughes I would guess that you can find a volunteer to assist with the fantasy football
2018-08-14 06:29:28 PM kimthompson 'Tis the season
2018-08-14 06:29:31 PM michaelasalinas Today I learned Rummikub, you could just give a volunteer the job of playing old games with residents like bridge
2018-08-14 06:29:39 PM parult we have some volunteers do singing for the residents
2018-08-14 06:29:44 PM michaelasalinas younger generations don't know those games
2018-08-14 06:29:49 PM nicole1 bridge is very popular at my facility
2018-08-14 06:29:52 PM jpitrone5 Rummikub is a great game ! my residents love that game
2018-08-14 06:29:57 PM jpitrone5 and scrabble
2018-08-14 06:30:02 PM nicole1 and scrabble also
2018-08-14 06:30:03 PM 2960580 what topic we are talking about
2018-08-14 06:30:09 PM deirdre1 Baseball
2018-08-14 06:30:14 PM cristinahancock I recently introduced farkle and they love that game
2018-08-14 06:30:18 PM adriennem rummikub, interesting!
2018-08-14 06:30:20 PM jessicaw87 my residents are big into dominos and monoploy
2018-08-14 06:30:22 PM nicole1 never heard of that
2018-08-14 06:30:34 PM cristinahancock Farkle is a dice game
2018-08-14 06:30:37 PM kathyhughes We were talking about volunteers and now we are talking about games that the residents would like to play
2018-08-14 06:30:47 PM nicole1 we play alot of the price is right
2018-08-14 06:30:49 PM rwwright18 Love Rummicube!
2018-08-14 06:30:55 PM cristinahancock We have a bridge club
2018-08-14 06:30:57 PM joycenam our most popular game is bingo
2018-08-14 06:30:57 PM lisabean monopoly takes a long time to play
2018-08-14 06:31:06 PM kimthompson UNO is popular
2018-08-14 06:31:06 PM joycenam our residents love winning bingo prizes
2018-08-14 06:31:08 PM deirdre1 the volunteers help them play
2018-08-14 06:31:13 PM paulathessen we have some male volenteers that do evening activities with the men, cards, sports on tv and they bring them snacks
2018-08-14 06:31:15 PM shereas my residents love uno
2018-08-14 06:31:24 PM adriennem The Memory unit I work in loves unscrambling words! Like Glirl =Grill
2018-08-14 06:31:28 PM juliet16 our residents love to play Domino
2018-08-14 06:31:31 PM kathy52 bingo is what my residents like
2018-08-14 06:31:43 PM parult everyone loves bingo
2018-08-14 06:31:49 PM 2960580 vey much
2018-08-14 06:31:49 PM lisabean Bingo is popular
2018-08-14 06:31:53 PM jessicaw87 we call it quits on monoploy after an hour. whoever has the most properties and money at teh end of the hour wins
2018-08-14 06:32:02 PM kimthompson And trivia with song titles
2018-08-14 06:32:02 PM joycenam we have traditioal korean board games at out facility because our residents are korean and they love the games we have out
2018-08-14 06:32:03 PM paulathessen bingo and church are my biggest turnouts
2018-08-14 06:32:14 PM rwwright18 Dominoes and Bingo are the favorite by far!
2018-08-14 06:32:30 PM nicole1 we have evening activities 2 times a week mondays are word games or karaoke with entertainment and thursdays are bible study
2018-08-14 06:32:34 PM joycenam we were thinking of playing uno but I do not know how to explain uno to them in a simple way..
2018-08-14 06:32:37 PM cristinahancock We have a popcorn movie night and the residents love that
2018-08-14 06:32:39 PM lisabean Java music is a big hit
2018-08-14 06:32:49 PM rwwright18 But I started giving prizes to any who participated in exercises. now I have more participants.
2018-08-14 06:32:57 PM jpitrone5 we have this game called whats in the bag... we make a big circle and we create brown paper bags with numbers labled 1-20 on them. and we put small prizes in them from the dollar store usually. so we play the music and residents pass around the balloon and whenever the music stops they pick a number and recieve a prize ... and then we offer to trade at the end
2018-08-14 06:33:04 PM nicole1 popcorn movie night our residents would love that thats a awesoome idea
2018-08-14 06:33:08 PM kimthompson I have played UNO in classroom with my own rules
2018-08-14 06:33:19 PM joycenam what were some of your rules?
2018-08-14 06:33:35 PM rwwright18 Oh the bag game is cool.
2018-08-14 06:33:37 PM parult we have a monie in a month for residents
2018-08-14 06:33:38 PM lisabean Our residence like popcorn and movies night
2018-08-14 06:33:49 PM parult movie
2018-08-14 06:33:53 PM nicole1 our residents didnt understand uno
2018-08-14 06:33:57 PM adriennem Movie nights are a hit!
2018-08-14 06:34:03 PM kathy52 i do movie and popcorn on saturdays
2018-08-14 06:34:10 PM shaniekjohnson1 do anyone have nail spa as an activities
2018-08-14 06:34:11 PM kimthompson Very simple for autistic kiddos. Take out the "word" cards-mathc colors or matach numbers in order.
2018-08-14 06:34:19 PM paulathessen I just bought 2 giant bags of popcorn tonight for them
2018-08-14 06:34:24 PM kimthompson Too simple for adults, but meaning to adapt it to what you need
2018-08-14 06:34:26 PM cristinahancock I do two movie nights a week , one new release movie then a classic we offer popcorn it is simple but the residents love it. We call it Dinner than a movie since it happens after dinner
2018-08-14 06:34:30 PM shaniekjohnson1 the residents love it men and woman
2018-08-14 06:34:35 PM rwwright18 We have $5 movies on Tuesday nights. Once a month we go to the movies.
2018-08-14 06:34:39 PM nicole1 night time activities are not a big hit as the afternoon activites but we also have about 8 diffrient activities a day
2018-08-14 06:34:49 PM kathy52 yes i do and even some of my men will come
2018-08-14 06:35:13 PM joycenam our facility also has a karaoke night where residents, volunteers, or staff members can sing and hav efun
2018-08-14 06:35:14 PM kathyhughes There are lots of games that folks enjoy
2018-08-14 06:35:25 PM michaelasalinas I am actually constructing my assisted living calendar since we are a start up.
2018-08-14 06:35:33 PM cristinahancock Karaoke night sounds awesome
2018-08-14 06:35:36 PM jpitrone5 I'm having a spelling bee tomorrow
2018-08-14 06:35:40 PM lisabean After lunch lots of residents are slippy
2018-08-14 06:35:43 PM michaelasalinas I am making it so that there are 3 big activities before lunch, and 2 after lunchtime
2018-08-14 06:35:43 PM kathyhughes We would do all sorts of games besides Bingo
2018-08-14 06:35:50 PM nicole1 our eye doctor for our facility is our karaoke singer
2018-08-14 06:35:58 PM jessicaw87 i am having a talent show at family night next week
2018-08-14 06:35:59 PM cristinahancock lol
2018-08-14 06:36:05 PM joycenam that sounds so awesome!
2018-08-14 06:36:06 PM adriennem Fun!
2018-08-14 06:36:06 PM paulathessen mine like horse and duck racing events
2018-08-14 06:36:20 PM shaniekjohnson1 nail spa, bingo, coffee club, breakfast club and entertainment is their favorite
2018-08-14 06:36:20 PM paulathessen another is a turkey shoot
2018-08-14 06:36:23 PM kimthompson Does anyone use Wii Game?
2018-08-14 06:36:27 PM cristinahancock We host wheel chair races one for residents and one for staff
2018-08-14 06:36:31 PM nicole1 whats a turkey shoot
2018-08-14 06:36:34 PM shaniekjohnson1 yes we use we game
2018-08-14 06:36:36 PM shereas we do wii bowling
2018-08-14 06:36:41 PM deirdre1 For our extra credit, 25 powerpoint pictures. Does it have to be pic of one particular activity? Or can we show a varity of different avtivities
2018-08-14 06:36:42 PM jessicaw87 we use wii sports at my facility
2018-08-14 06:36:44 PM jpitrone5 i do fruit festivals at my work... I try to atleast once a month ..... just had a strawberry festival ...
2018-08-14 06:36:46 PM parult we schedule visit to a beach in a month of summer
2018-08-14 06:36:47 PM nicole1 we just started wii about a month ago the residents seem to like it
2018-08-14 06:37:07 PM chrnishar we have the wii game. my residents love to play bowling and baseball.
2018-08-14 06:37:12 PM paulathessen we use nerf guns and line up card stock paper turkeys to shoot at
2018-08-14 06:37:14 PM kimthompson Thinking it might be a good investment
2018-08-14 06:37:17 PM jessicaw87 wii hunting games are a hit with our men
2018-08-14 06:37:18 PM parult Beach and casino
2018-08-14 06:37:21 PM nicole1 that sounds awesome
2018-08-14 06:37:22 PM kathyhughes It should be 1 activity
2018-08-14 06:37:35 PM deirdre1 ok
2018-08-14 06:37:37 PM kathyhughes We made a hunting game for the residents
2018-08-14 06:37:40 PM paulathessen one shot me in the butt

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