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2019-01-10 07:00:01 PM mblackstone10 hello everyone
2019-01-10 07:00:03 PM salinass it does, when i took the first course, it went by fast
2019-01-10 07:00:15 PM mblackstone10 what do you all have planned for national activities professional week
2019-01-10 07:00:39 PM salinass they can make their own valentine day cards to exchange with each other or give to the families
2019-01-10 07:00:40 PM kathyhughes Yes....I copied vintage valentines from Pinterest and would cut them out and hang them with red ribbon
2019-01-10 07:00:45 PM rmcrow enter the chat room
2019-01-10 07:00:45 PM diannekilroy OH BOY,NOTHING HERE AT EJ
2019-01-10 07:00:49 PM scoltey Was there a chat last week?
2019-01-10 07:00:57 PM acorman CAPA has a great confrence
2019-01-10 07:01:05 PM diannekilroy OH LOVE THAT IDEA
2019-01-10 07:01:06 PM kathyhughes we also would glue them on magnets that I got cheap
2019-01-10 07:01:06 PM rmcrow Good EveningEveryone!!!
2019-01-10 07:01:30 PM elizabethw thats a great idea- ty
2019-01-10 07:01:41 PM kathyhughes No there was not a chat last week
2019-01-10 07:02:17 PM kathyhughes There are a lot of cheap Valentines Crafts on Pinterest
2019-01-10 07:02:22 PM diannekilroy NOW THAT WOULD BE GREAT FOR SUNDAY COLORAMA, WE COULD WORK ON IT (ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON)
2019-01-10 07:02:23 PM cawhitaker I missed our first chat because it was our team member holiday party
2019-01-10 07:02:38 PM andrealonge I am planning small token gifts that focus on team work and appreciation for all my staff do. In the middle of the week we are having a catered lunch with several additional staff from the health center and I am currently working on personalized handwritten thank you notes to each of my staff for all they do. (All for professionals week). Pinterest is GREAT!
2019-01-10 07:02:39 PM scoltey Google Valentine Monsters Yarn and that is what we ye and they were very well received
2019-01-10 07:02:45 PM kathyhughes No problem, I knew that you would all be very busy
2019-01-10 07:03:01 PM mblackstone10 I'm doing something similiar
2019-01-10 07:03:23 PM mblackstone10 i am trying to center mine around dr. seuss because he had so many cliever sayings
2019-01-10 07:03:44 PM kathyhughes For National Activity Professionals week we would have a resident scavenger hunt for the staff with a grand prize of $50 gift certificate
2019-01-10 07:03:53 PM diannekilroy I GUESS I SHOULD ASK MY MAMAGER WHAT WE ARE DOING.I ACTUALLY FORGOT.
2019-01-10 07:03:57 PM acorman In Colorado we send our Valentines to our city Loveland and they put a speical message on the envelopes. Pretty Cute
2019-01-10 07:04:08 PM mblackstone10 thats a good idea to get other teams involved
2019-01-10 07:04:13 PM rmcrow that isa cute idea
2019-01-10 07:04:15 PM cawhitaker we are doing candy-grams....simple bags of candy that you order ahead of time for $1 and we deliver them....profits to Resident council
2019-01-10 07:04:26 PM acorman candy grams would be cute fro staff too
2019-01-10 07:04:26 PM kathyhughes They have to find residents who did special things or had unique hobbies...the staff would have to collect the residents signature
2019-01-10 07:04:37 PM cawhitaker candy-grams for valentines day
2019-01-10 07:04:38 PM diannekilroy OH COOLFUNDRAISER
2019-01-10 07:05:04 PM andrealonge right! and the NAAP conference is themed around Dr. Seuss. We are offereing a resident Activi-TEA with Dr. Seuss themed foods during that week (thank you very much Activity Connection)
2019-01-10 07:05:06 PM salinass that is a great idea kathy
2019-01-10 07:05:08 PM cawhitaker residents help us fill bags and delivery them too
2019-01-10 07:05:26 PM acorman love it
2019-01-10 07:05:47 PM diannekilroy CANDY GRAMS WOULD BE A TREAT TOOALONG WITH A VALENTINE MOBLIE
2019-01-10 07:05:58 PM mblackstone10 i sasw that it was themed around that
2019-01-10 07:06:02 PM mblackstone10 thats what inspried me
2019-01-10 07:06:11 PM mblackstone10 and then i started looking up his quotes
2019-01-10 07:06:15 PM kathyhughes We sold balloon bouquets and made a ton of money on Valentines Day
2019-01-10 07:06:16 PM diannekilroy PINTREST ROCKS
2019-01-10 07:06:26 PM noraim87 enter the chat room
2019-01-10 07:06:31 PM diannekilroy OH BOY
2019-01-10 07:06:39 PM kathyhughes 5 latex balloons and 1 mylar balloon for $5.00
2019-01-10 07:06:52 PM kathyhughes the residents would take orders the week before
2019-01-10 07:06:55 PM salinass wow, that is a great idea
2019-01-10 07:06:59 PM diannekilroy THAT WOULD BE EASY ENOUGH TO DO, PLUS WE HAVE A TANK
2019-01-10 07:07:10 PM cawhitaker thats alot of ballons to make :)
2019-01-10 07:07:26 PM scoltey I am so happy I don't need to fundraie to do my job.
2019-01-10 07:07:39 PM kathyhughes We spent the day blowing them up...but they loved selling them and seeing them all over the lobby
2019-01-10 07:07:42 PM diannekilroy ILIKE THE BALLON BOUQUTE
2019-01-10 07:07:44 PM scoltey fund raise
2019-01-10 07:07:52 PM kathyhughes We would make $1,000 each time
2019-01-10 07:07:57 PM cawhitaker sounds like fun!
2019-01-10 07:07:59 PM acorman woah
2019-01-10 07:08:00 PM mblackstone10 thats a good idea with the balloons. I don't think my facility would allow fundraising in that way
2019-01-10 07:08:09 PM andrealonge mine either...
2019-01-10 07:08:13 PM salinass wow thats a great fundraiser
2019-01-10 07:08:24 PM rmcrow or us
2019-01-10 07:08:41 PM diannekilroy OOPPS FORGIVE MYSPELLING AND WORDS CRUNCHING,MY EYES ARE BOTHERING METONIGHT
2019-01-10 07:08:55 PM acorman No worries :)
2019-01-10 07:09:08 PM kathyhughes What is your vision for your activities department this year???
2019-01-10 07:09:09 PM salinass can i ask a question?
2019-01-10 07:09:19 PM kathyhughes Yes ask away
2019-01-10 07:09:23 PM diannekilroy WHY NOTwHY WOULDNT THEY GO ALONG WITH A FUNDRAISER
2019-01-10 07:09:38 PM mblackstone10 contiuing education and niche groups
2019-01-10 07:09:47 PM mblackstone10 im trying to really push the envelope
2019-01-10 07:09:57 PM mblackstone10 and im rotating my team into different communities
2019-01-10 07:09:58 PM salinass how many of you are directors?
2019-01-10 07:09:58 PM kathyhughes those are good ideas
2019-01-10 07:10:09 PM acorman I am
2019-01-10 07:10:14 PM scoltey Well, I have a new team member and my vision is acting like a team and having fun. I also have a goal to keep the big table in the room clean.
2019-01-10 07:10:18 PM kristenamrein I'm not a director, but my resident's refer to me as a director.
2019-01-10 07:10:24 PM andrealonge I am.
2019-01-10 07:10:24 PM scoltey I'm a director
2019-01-10 07:10:34 PM kristenamrein *residents*
2019-01-10 07:10:42 PM cawhitaker to involve our Residents in running their own groups off regular program schedule
2019-01-10 07:10:44 PM diannekilroy COUNTINUING EDUCATION MOTE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND A NEW BUS ,WE SO NEED
2019-01-10 07:11:04 PM diannekilroy MORE
2019-01-10 07:11:12 PM acorman To spend more time with our residents that do not attend group activities.
2019-01-10 07:11:18 PM kathyhughes Good goals for this year
2019-01-10 07:11:21 PM salinass i am a not a director yet, but that is my goal
2019-01-10 07:11:51 PM cawhitaker complete MEPAP 8-)
2019-01-10 07:11:52 PM elizabethw another fundirasing idea- kissing jar- filll a jar with kissses- let the residents guess for a quater or whatever and then use the money for residnet trips
2019-01-10 07:11:55 PM diannekilroy CU ARE NEEDED FOR ALLTHE NURSING HOME STAFF,ESPECIALLY MENTALHEALTH EDUCATION
2019-01-10 07:11:56 PM rmcrow I want to do more men activities
2019-01-10 07:12:11 PM kathyhughes Yes it is Dianne
2019-01-10 07:12:14 PM andrealonge my vision/focus is to survive our construction/renovation and expansion and work to make the 15 or so new residents feel included and encouraged to assist in developing new programming.
2019-01-10 07:12:32 PM diannekilroy THATS A GOOD POINT.WE LACK ALOTOF MEN ACTIVITIES
2019-01-10 07:12:43 PM acorman I would like to slow down and smell the roses :) always on the go
2019-01-10 07:12:57 PM diannekilroy TRUE
2019-01-10 07:12:57 PM mblackstone10 im always on the go too
2019-01-10 07:13:08 PM mblackstone10 is there such things as smelling the roses in activities?
2019-01-10 07:13:16 PM kathyhughes Mens activities are easy
2019-01-10 07:13:27 PM diannekilroy HAHA, IF WE PLANT EM
2019-01-10 07:13:36 PM kathyhughes What is the issue>?
2019-01-10 07:13:37 PM diannekilroy ROSES
2019-01-10 07:13:45 PM kathyhughes Is it that they don
2019-01-10 07:13:59 PM kathyhughes don't want to attend?
2019-01-10 07:14:38 PM mblackstone10 our men are avtively inbvolved in our man cave
2019-01-10 07:14:43 PM andrealonge most of the men in our facility enjoy gardening and cooking activities. We have also done a mens group outing where we've gone fishing, went out for pizza and beer... etc
2019-01-10 07:14:45 PM mblackstone10 we found having a volunteer lead was more affective
2019-01-10 07:14:46 PM acorman Our men's group always turns into anyone and everyone attending
2019-01-10 07:14:54 PM kristenamrein Our men come to pretty much anything, especially if food is involved!
2019-01-10 07:14:54 PM kathyhughes What do you do in the Man Cave?
2019-01-10 07:14:57 PM elizabethw for mens activities- have mens club- we did a beer making class the guys loved it( we ended up opneing it up to the ladies at another date) we also contacted local pro sports( NFL MLB) they are awesome with sending guest speakers
2019-01-10 07:15:09 PM mblackstone10 our volunteer comes in and talks about differnt topics..
2019-01-10 07:15:18 PM mblackstone10 hobbies, gardeing, current events, games
2019-01-10 07:15:25 PM mblackstone10 its a time for the men to share and socialize
2019-01-10 07:15:27 PM salinass you might try to see if you can find a man to come and volunteer and meet with the men. we have one to come visit with our men and they really enjoy his company
2019-01-10 07:15:29 PM rmcrow our men come to some - I just want to involve them MORE but also have activities for just them
2019-01-10 07:15:36 PM diannekilroy THE MEN AT EJ, ARE NOT INTERESTED IN THE CALENDER ACTIVITYIES,TYHEY LIKE TOGO OUTSIDE AND SMOKE,READ THE PAPER AND EAT.THEY LIKE GOING FISHING,BUT WE DO NEED A BIGGER WIDER BUS
2019-01-10 07:16:02 PM cawhitaker If you work in LTC I suggest trying a Veterans club for vollunteers
2019-01-10 07:16:10 PM kristenamrein We also have one gentleman thet comes in once a month to lead a Veteran's Group (which is, for now, a Men's Group). He brings Dunkin Donuts for the residents and they love it!
2019-01-10 07:16:12 PM kathyhughes Sounds like the men are busy then doing their own activities
2019-01-10 07:16:21 PM scoltey I don't seem to have a proble engaging the male residents. I do like sports and include sports in the regular days. We have Happy Hour. Bingo, in the summer we have Fresh Air Fridays.
2019-01-10 07:16:39 PM scoltey We have a Vet's group too
2019-01-10 07:16:41 PM diannekilroy WE HAVE A MAN WHO IS BIG, AND ANOTHER WTH MENTALHEALTH ISSUES,WE DONT HAVE MANY MEN 13
2019-01-10 07:16:42 PM salinass you might also take them out for a mens club outing and go visit a place where they all enjoy and then go have lunch
2019-01-10 07:16:44 PM kathyhughes we also would have a fishing club during the winter and would invite fishermen to come in and do demonstrations
2019-01-10 07:16:45 PM acorman Our men love to do volunteer work
2019-01-10 07:17:18 PM salinass i love that fresh air fridays!!
2019-01-10 07:17:18 PM rmcrow acorman that is a good idea!
2019-01-10 07:17:20 PM elizabethw we also hooked up with the local home depot they ofter classses and its amazing - we go on a tuedays
2019-01-10 07:17:28 PM cawhitaker our men love to eat! We do take out alot for them
2019-01-10 07:17:32 PM diannekilroy i AM THINKING WE COILD DOMORE,I DONT KNOW,MAYBE
2019-01-10 07:17:35 PM kathyhughes Also they enjoyed the Sunday tailgate party and would come to the activity room to watch sports
2019-01-10 07:17:41 PM diannekilroy I
2019-01-10 07:17:43 PM andrealonge our men do the BEST volunteer work. I also task those that are mobile and capable to help with "strong" needs like pushing a neighor in a wheelchair or arranging the room for programs...etc
2019-01-10 07:17:54 PM kathyhughes We also would have a breakfast for them
2019-01-10 07:18:10 PM scoltey Oh they love fishing. One of our guys still talks about the fishing trip. I have a lot of hunters too so we have an inflatable deer and nerf like darts and we do deer hunting with one of my girls that is a serious hunter.
2019-01-10 07:18:10 PM kathyhughes and they were also willing to "help" us out!
2019-01-10 07:18:27 PM kathyhughes We also would go ice fishing
2019-01-10 07:18:29 PM mblackstone10 do any of your men want to watch the superbowl, ours dont really seem interested
2019-01-10 07:18:31 PM diannekilroy OH YES FOOTBALLBASEBALLAND BAXKETBALLWE DO HAVE PIZZA ORSNACK GOOD SNACKSPARTY
2019-01-10 07:18:48 PM salinass i work on a memory care unit, so some of our men are litmited to what they can do, but we do try to keep them busy. they love to just be around other men and talk about anything.
2019-01-10 07:18:56 PM kristenamrein Yes...and our ladies love sports as well so we often talk about sports together!
2019-01-10 07:18:56 PM acorman SOme of mine are very upset with the NFL still
2019-01-10 07:19:03 PM diannekilroy THE FEW GUYS IN THEIR EARLY 60,
2019-01-10 07:19:07 PM andrealonge we have a small group of men that plan polker and barter for chocolate.
2019-01-10 07:19:19 PM diannekilroy I PLA
2019-01-10 07:19:21 PM scoltey Most of my people will be asleep before the game.
2019-01-10 07:19:22 PM mblackstone10 upset why?
2019-01-10 07:19:24 PM andrealonge *play
2019-01-10 07:19:25 PM kathyhughes We have a Super Bowl Bingo game that they can do as well as our betting board so those that are interested can actively watch the game
2019-01-10 07:19:27 PM kristenamrein I support all my local teams so to let our residents know who is playing when, they know to look at what I'm wearing!
2019-01-10 07:19:28 PM acorman the whole taking a knee thing
2019-01-10 07:19:58 PM diannekilroy IBOUGHT AN OLD FASHION CHECKER GAME AND IPLAY CHECKERS WITH A FEW OF THE GUYS
2019-01-10 07:19:59 PM scoltey acorman they don't televise that for regular games anymore.
2019-01-10 07:20:00 PM andrealonge most of the residents in our faciilty go to bed early as well
2019-01-10 07:20:10 PM acorman They rememeber it
2019-01-10 07:20:17 PM elizabethw we also contact loccal HS and go to HS sporting events( we try to go to difffrent towns so they can see grandchildren its very cute)
2019-01-10 07:20:31 PM acorman thats fun
2019-01-10 07:20:51 PM diannekilroy WE NEED MEN VOLUNTEERS
2019-01-10 07:20:58 PM kathyhughes Gives them something to talk about Ashandra
2019-01-10 07:21:06 PM acorman Ask Hospice
2019-01-10 07:21:09 PM elizabethw yeah we enlist the families help to ususaly they come so the residents are all super proud- grandchidlren plus family
2019-01-10 07:21:14 PM kathyhughes Call your local VFW or Legion
2019-01-10 07:21:22 PM acorman Yeah it does, Kathy
2019-01-10 07:21:25 PM kathyhughes also have specific jobs for them
2019-01-10 07:21:41 PM dpackard enter the chat room
2019-01-10 07:22:01 PM rmcrow We have 6 men all over the age of 90 andthey go to bed early. Their favorite is coffee chat and we bring in some muffins or cookies - and I LOVE to hear their stories. It's one of my favorite activities too
2019-01-10 07:22:05 PM diannekilroy THATS A GOOD IDEA,WE DO HAVE VETERENS TOO.MEN AND WOMEN
2019-01-10 07:22:06 PM kathyhughes Men will not come in unless they have a specific job to do at the facility
2019-01-10 07:22:13 PM dpackard Hello all sorry i'm late
2019-01-10 07:23:10 PM salinass on sundays we have bible/coffee social hour and we have some men that will join us. they seem to really enjoy it too.
2019-01-10 07:23:13 PM diannekilroy WE HAVE MORNING NEWSMEET AND GREET,MORNING COFFEE,BUT THE MEN DONT PARTICAPATE
2019-01-10 07:23:30 PM kathyhughes Our guys loved to "get away with stuff" so if they thought that it was "against the rules" they were in
2019-01-10 07:23:37 PM acorman Haha
2019-01-10 07:23:41 PM scoltey lol
2019-01-10 07:23:49 PM rmcrow that's awesome!!!
2019-01-10 07:23:51 PM andrealonge yes... so true!
2019-01-10 07:24:01 PM salinass sounds like a couple of our men lol
2019-01-10 07:24:24 PM kathyhughes We scheduled a ski trip one winter....we put up signs we had it on the calendar....we had table tents all over
2019-01-10 07:24:28 PM dpackard we are tring to get the men more involved too but they dont like to participate as much as women
2019-01-10 07:24:28 PM cawhitaker our guys love to spend time in the coutyard and chat
2019-01-10 07:24:29 PM kristenamrein The guys on my unit are "Happy Go Lucky", so they'll come to just about anything.
2019-01-10 07:24:34 PM kathyhughes the men were very excited
2019-01-10 07:24:41 PM diannekilroy WE HAVE GOOD NEWS GROUPON SUNDAY ONE GENTLEMAN COMES,HE IS 58 YEARS OLD,WE HAVE MALE RESIDENTS NO LDER THAN 82. THE YOUNGEST 58
2019-01-10 07:24:54 PM acorman We also have great male participation
2019-01-10 07:25:24 PM acorman They like the pretty activity staff... I think its because we dont wear the uniform like the CNA's do
2019-01-10 07:25:33 PM kathyhughes So what are you planning for Groundhog Day???
2019-01-10 07:25:34 PM mblackstone10 How about mothers day
2019-01-10 07:25:37 PM andrealonge because we are a CCRC we have several couples. Spouses most times stick together.
2019-01-10 07:25:48 PM scoltey The same thing we do every day. lol
2019-01-10 07:25:53 PM mblackstone10 oh man, we never do anything for groundhog day
2019-01-10 07:25:56 PM scoltey just kidding
2019-01-10 07:26:00 PM rmcrow lol
2019-01-10 07:26:04 PM cawhitaker a super bowl party
2019-01-10 07:26:08 PM kristenamrein I haven't even thought that far yet!
2019-01-10 07:26:12 PM scoltey Well we need to see what Phil says.
2019-01-10 07:26:14 PM salinass one thing that i have learned working in activities is that all of our residients just love sitting and talkin wiht us. they love to just be listened too. i love to hear their stories over and over.
2019-01-10 07:26:16 PM kathyhughes Its on a Saturday this year!
2019-01-10 07:26:19 PM diannekilroy I FORGOT ABOUT THAT DAY,
2019-01-10 07:27:02 PM acorman Any ideas??
2019-01-10 07:27:05 PM andrealonge good one! ... we don't veer too far from the norm on that day. We watch the actual groundhog prediction on tv and take a few bets about the outcome ahead of time...
2019-01-10 07:27:18 PM salinass we will have an article about groundshog day and then we will all take guesses to see if she saw his shadow or not.
2019-01-10 07:27:21 PM diannekilroy THATS TRUE, WE DO THAT ALOT As well, talking sharing reminising and most of all listening
2019-01-10 07:27:34 PM kathyhughes And on the 5th of Feb is Chinese New Year
2019-01-10 07:27:41 PM kristenamrein I'm new to my building this year, so I'm not sure what our normal traditions that day are (if we have any)
2019-01-10 07:27:57 PM salinass we have remininsing hour and they love to talk about things from the past.
2019-01-10 07:27:58 PM diannekilroy a good time tooder out!
2019-01-10 07:28:08 PM dpackard i agree i love to hear their stories. thats a perk in activities
2019-01-10 07:28:10 PM mblackstone10 yes that we have planned
2019-01-10 07:28:12 PM scoltey Yes I'm excited about Chinese New Year. We are doing origami, lunch will be chinese, we have bracelets we will make with chinese letters.
2019-01-10 07:28:17 PM kathyhughes We would try to guess if he saw his shadow and we watched the movie
2019-01-10 07:28:22 PM acorman We make crafts and room decorations for that. then we have discussions, tirivva and snacks to celebrate
2019-01-10 07:28:41 PM andrealonge we order chinese take out for the new year! Residents LOVE it
2019-01-10 07:28:47 PM acorman haha fun
2019-01-10 07:28:58 PM kathyhughes Its the year of the pig!
2019-01-10 07:28:59 PM diannekilroy that will be a fun saturday beside bingo
2019-01-10 07:29:07 PM scoltey I put on the calendar that Phil better not see his shadow
2019-01-10 07:29:07 PM andrealonge we have done a parade in the past as well and thrown fortune cookies to onlookers as we've gone by
2019-01-10 07:29:20 PM diannekilroy the pig! better yuet, th
2019-01-10 07:29:31 PM acorman making forutne cookies would be fun
2019-01-10 07:29:36 PM salinass in our travel club, we will be talking about china in april and we will be having chinese food brought in for happy hour.
2019-01-10 07:29:39 PM diannekilroy better yet we can have ribs
2019-01-10 07:29:49 PM kristenamrein My mom and I used to teach and she worked in the 3rd grade. For Chinese New Year, they always read a traditional Chinese story about Lucky Money, and they would give the kids Luck Money in red envelopes to symbolize luck and prosperity in the new year. I would love to do something like that.
2019-01-10 07:30:05 PM acorman Cool
2019-01-10 07:30:12 PM diannekilroy cool
2019-01-10 07:30:15 PM rmcrow great idea
2019-01-10 07:30:39 PM kristenamrein But of course, the money wasn't real...it was chocolate Gold Coins!
2019-01-10 07:30:54 PM diannekilroy ahh cool
2019-01-10 07:31:02 PM rmcrow residents would love that!!!
2019-01-10 07:31:05 PM scoltey I have a question. How do we know how many live chats we have done. I think I lost count.
2019-01-10 07:31:12 PM kathyhughes Sounds like a neat activity
2019-01-10 07:31:28 PM andrealonge OMG me too scoley. Good question
2019-01-10 07:31:40 PM kathyhughes You can look at your grades by going to your profile screen and the click on grades
2019-01-10 07:31:44 PM acorman Look under grades
2019-01-10 07:31:53 PM salinass i think its where your grades are at
2019-01-10 07:32:21 PM kathyhughes Yes and if you are in the Paced course I may be behind in grading your chats
2019-01-10 07:32:32 PM salinass where is everyone from?
2019-01-10 07:32:37 PM andrealonge kathy, I have and I'm not seeing where it's indicated. I believe I have attended two others and a specialty chat. Would you prefer to email later about it?
2019-01-10 07:32:37 PM cawhitaker was there a problem with the classroom today, my page was different and I couldnt access things
2019-01-10 07:32:45 PM dpackard williamsport pa
2019-01-10 07:32:49 PM rmcrow where can we find what date we started
2019-01-10 07:32:49 PM kristenamrein I'm from NH, salinass.
2019-01-10 07:32:53 PM mblackstone10 MD
2019-01-10 07:32:56 PM acorman Colorado
2019-01-10 07:33:04 PM kathyhughes Yes please email me and then tell me which class you are in
2019-01-10 07:33:10 PM diannekilroy at times i find it a challenage to really meet the interest of allthe residents, I really try and care, soall the extra holidays are important to share with them thank you all for such great ideas
2019-01-10 07:33:18 PM scoltey There is the probem. It doesn't look lie I'm getting grades for much of anything
2019-01-10 07:33:43 PM salinass well here's a big HOWDY! from Lubbock, Texas!!
2019-01-10 07:33:44 PM kathyhughes Yes we switched to a new bigger server and the site has some glitches that need to be worked out
2019-01-10 07:33:48 PM andrealonge ok. Thanks (I am having the same issue/concern as scoltey).
2019-01-10 07:33:55 PM cawhitaker I'm from Boston MA. but live in Florida now
2019-01-10 07:34:08 PM cawhitaker ok thanks
2019-01-10 07:34:17 PM salinass i was in boston 2 years ago for work and man i love it.
2019-01-10 07:34:19 PM kathyhughes If you are in the PACED course you will have your grades updated this weekend
2019-01-10 07:34:31 PM cawhitaker tooo cold!
2019-01-10 07:34:36 PM kristenamrein I'm from Nashua, NH originally....right outside Boston!
2019-01-10 07:34:42 PM mblackstone10 ok
2019-01-10 07:34:42 PM mblackstone10 good to know
2019-01-10 07:34:43 PM andrealonge thanks Kathy
2019-01-10 07:34:44 PM kathyhughes I took a couple of weeks off...first time in 10years
2019-01-10 07:34:57 PM cawhitaker good for you Kathy!
2019-01-10 07:34:57 PM acorman Good for you!!
2019-01-10 07:34:59 PM mblackstone10 thats great
2019-01-10 07:35:04 PM salinass good for you Kathy!!
2019-01-10 07:35:10 PM kristenamrein Good for you!
2019-01-10 07:35:12 PM mblackstone10 wow..10 years
2019-01-10 07:35:12 PM cawhitaker why did you wait so long
2019-01-10 07:35:13 PM rmcrow hope you enjoyed it!!!
2019-01-10 07:35:13 PM dpackard if i forgot to submit an assignment and submit it late do i still get credit
2019-01-10 07:35:21 PM kathyhughes I know, but now I am paying for it!!!
2019-01-10 07:35:24 PM scoltey Yes I am in the at your own pace. I have not seen a grade for any reading, many assignments or live chats. I think this may be 4 or 5 and I don't see any yet
2019-01-10 07:35:30 PM kathyhughes Yes you still get credit
2019-01-10 07:35:55 PM kathyhughes I will be updating the grades for the PACED course this weekend
2019-01-10 07:36:00 PM dpackard good i realized it when i reviewed my assignments
2019-01-10 07:36:01 PM kathyhughes So hang in there
2019-01-10 07:36:19 PM kathyhughes I really am sorry that I am behind and will make it up
2019-01-10 07:36:25 PM kathyhughes no more vacations!
2019-01-10 07:36:45 PM kristenamrein Everyone deserves a vacation, Kathy!
2019-01-10 07:36:45 PM cawhitaker evryone needs a vacation!
2019-01-10 07:36:53 PM mblackstone10 have any of you ever done wedding planning with your residents
2019-01-10 07:37:02 PM kristenamrein Not me
2019-01-10 07:37:08 PM andrealonge apprecaite the update Kathy, thanks
2019-01-10 07:37:10 PM dpackard also on the practicum assignments it asks for hours. Is there a minimum amt of time for each one
2019-01-10 07:37:11 PM kathyhughes Yes we had a wedding week in June
2019-01-10 07:37:18 PM diannekilroy you cover alot .I couldnt do your job!
2019-01-10 07:37:19 PM mblackstone10 what did you do for it
2019-01-10 07:37:29 PM kathyhughes the entire practicum is 90 hours....so go from there
2019-01-10 07:37:43 PM kathyhughes we started with an engagement luncheon on Monday
2019-01-10 07:37:53 PM dpackard so my assignments need to add up to 90 hrs
2019-01-10 07:37:55 PM kathyhughes then we had a Bridal Shower on Tuesday
2019-01-10 07:37:58 PM mblackstone10 and what did that mean..
2019-01-10 07:38:12 PM mblackstone10 engagement luncheon so...did poeple pretend to be engaged or
2019-01-10 07:38:34 PM kathyhughes We had a luncheon...we called it the engagment luncheon
2019-01-10 07:38:49 PM kathyhughes we had a wedding week without the bride or groom
2019-01-10 07:38:51 PM salinass we had a staff member getting married and we had a small briday shower. they all gave her advice about marriage, we had cute hats on, we had some "wine" and cake. they loved it
2019-01-10 07:38:51 PM mblackstone10 w
2019-01-10 07:38:52 PM diannekilroy that sounds beautiful
2019-01-10 07:38:56 PM mblackstone10 oh ok
2019-01-10 07:39:12 PM acorman That's sweet
2019-01-10 07:39:12 PM diannekilroy oh nice
2019-01-10 07:39:16 PM scoltey I got married in October so I made them a slide show and did that as an activity. They really liked that.
2019-01-10 07:39:16 PM kathyhughes we had a bridesmaid gown fashion show on Wednesday
2019-01-10 07:39:26 PM dpackard some assignments do not take long and others like the inservice assignment
2019-01-10 07:39:27 PM salinass i even had one resident tell her "dont do it and run away now." lol
2019-01-10 07:39:42 PM diannekilroy lol
2019-01-10 07:39:48 PM kathyhughes we had a cake decorating demo and a flower arrangement demo on Thursay
2019-01-10 07:39:50 PM dpackard sorry i'm a worry wart...lol
2019-01-10 07:39:56 PM cawhitaker so much fun! I love weddings!!
2019-01-10 07:40:03 PM kathyhughes and then we had the reception on Friday for Happy Hour!
2019-01-10 07:40:08 PM andrealonge we have had a wedding social. We served a tiered cake, punch and displayed residents wedding photos. We played a "guess who" game and there was a prize for the resident that guessed correctly the most
2019-01-10 07:40:33 PM rmcrow andrealonge i want to do that!!!!
2019-01-10 07:40:39 PM kathyhughes They (NCCAP wanted it but they don't look at the hours)
2019-01-10 07:40:49 PM diannekilroy no your not dpackard im the same way.its gonna be ok :)

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