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2019-01-24 06:56:12 PM noraim87 same to you
2019-01-24 06:56:16 PM salinass you too sorry
2019-01-24 06:56:16 PM kathyhughes Yhanks
2019-01-24 06:56:24 PM cawhitaker Thanks, and same to you!
2019-01-24 06:56:29 PM kathyhughes Thanks
2019-01-24 06:56:40 PM kathyhughes Welcome to the MEPAP2 chat
2019-01-24 06:56:54 PM klinetiffany Hello Everyone
2019-01-24 06:57:02 PM amaliaagallas im from around cleveland ohio too,i work in the akron area though
2019-01-24 06:57:20 PM norris oh cool i work in northridgeville
2019-01-24 06:57:40 PM norris has anyone done anything cool for activity professional wk
2019-01-24 06:57:51 PM kristenamrein My dad is from the Akron area!
2019-01-24 06:57:56 PM kathyhughes How are the assignments going?
2019-01-24 06:58:00 PM alejandra95 the staff played charades
2019-01-24 06:58:10 PM amaliaagallas nice! i work in fairlawn!
2019-01-24 06:58:10 PM noraim87 not at all
2019-01-24 06:58:11 PM salinass they are going good
2019-01-24 06:58:23 PM klinetiffany good
2019-01-24 06:58:24 PM kristenamrein Good, I'm working on my Team Building one. We are doing one inspired by "The Amazing Race"!
2019-01-24 06:58:28 PM sondrac enter the chat room
2019-01-24 06:58:35 PM noraim87 still going Kathy lol
2019-01-24 06:58:38 PM alejandra95 assignments are good always trying to make some time to read and work on it
2019-01-24 06:58:45 PM kathyhughes How are you doing that Kristen?
2019-01-24 06:58:57 PM calixc3 enter the chat room
2019-01-24 06:59:00 PM sondrac how are you all
2019-01-24 06:59:05 PM alejandra95 i am on week 4
2019-01-24 06:59:19 PM salinass i am also on week 4
2019-01-24 06:59:23 PM kristenamrein I am almost done, I have all my materials, the teams are set, so now it's just pulling it together. My boss and the head of Nursing are my co-conspirators!
2019-01-24 06:59:25 PM kathyhughes Welcome to the MEPAP2 Chat
2019-01-24 06:59:30 PM cawhitaker Kathy I'm having a hard time breaking down midterm page 7....any suggestions?
2019-01-24 06:59:43 PM calixc3 Hello Kathy!
2019-01-24 06:59:48 PM misty1 The assignments are going good. I enjoy the reading in MEPAP 1. I need to learn to apply CAA and study it. I have been an activity assistant for a year and director now for 2 months.
2019-01-24 06:59:52 PM norris misty how have you worked other than long term
2019-01-24 06:59:53 PM sondrac I made it .lol ...I was getting nervous.The website was doen all day
2019-01-24 07:00:06 PM kathyhughes Which assignment is it?
2019-01-24 07:00:08 PM amaliaagallas i am almost done with the course as well
2019-01-24 07:00:15 PM norris lol have you worked other than long term
2019-01-24 07:00:15 PM cawhitaker left the chat room
2019-01-24 07:00:23 PM cawhitaker enter the chat room
2019-01-24 07:00:35 PM salinass is everyone here doing on the MEPAP 2?
2019-01-24 07:00:41 PM kristenamrein I am!
2019-01-24 07:00:47 PM alejandra95 yes i am
2019-01-24 07:00:48 PM misty1 while getting my associates degree I did in home health for 3 years then went to long term care a year and 2 mo ago.
2019-01-24 07:00:50 PM alejandra95 part two
2019-01-24 07:00:55 PM norris im doin 1
2019-01-24 07:00:56 PM salinass sorry i meant on part 2
2019-01-24 07:00:58 PM noraim87 yes i definitly notice that it was down
2019-01-24 07:01:10 PM norris how do you like it
2019-01-24 07:01:17 PM cawhitaker analyze the work of the department....and a bunch of other things ({)
2019-01-24 07:01:22 PM kathyhughes That assignment is to organize your department on page 7 of the Mid Term Practicum
2019-01-24 07:01:26 PM klinetiffany yes
2019-01-24 07:01:43 PM misty1 Dawn what do you find the most challenging about your job?
2019-01-24 07:02:01 PM salinass i was having trouble with that one too, but i think i get it now
2019-01-24 07:02:02 PM kathyhughes Yes you have to look at all the jobs and tasks that you and your dept does and then break it into individual tasks
2019-01-24 07:02:31 PM alejandra95 good to know im not there yet
2019-01-24 07:02:48 PM norris i went thru a director change recently... its been an adjustment i also find staffing a challenge in our building... you?
2019-01-24 07:02:53 PM salinass so we have some that are on the first part then
2019-01-24 07:03:01 PM kathyhughes All you have to do for that assignment is make a list of the tasks that you have to do
2019-01-24 07:03:12 PM klinetiffany Staffing is definately a challenge
2019-01-24 07:03:19 PM awalden enter the chat room
2019-01-24 07:03:29 PM cawhitaker that sounds easy when you say it! lol
2019-01-24 07:03:30 PM calixc3 staffing is always a challenge
2019-01-24 07:03:32 PM misty1 honestly sometimes i feel clueless but thats just the overwhelming feeling. I love what i do. I look forward do going in and seeing the residents. my jusband leads worship for our group and my daughter plays her flute
2019-01-24 07:03:36 PM kathyhughes so for example ...paperwork...MDS, Initial Activities Assessment, Care Plan and Progress notes
2019-01-24 07:03:44 PM kathyhughes and attendance
2019-01-24 07:03:51 PM kathyhughes daily attendance
2019-01-24 07:03:59 PM salinass what if you do it all lol
2019-01-24 07:04:05 PM cawhitaker ok, thats what I was thinking...TY!
2019-01-24 07:04:18 PM kathyhughes That is someting you have to look at
2019-01-24 07:04:23 PM klinetiffany We have a new system that is touchscreen that we chart activities for each resident
2019-01-24 07:04:35 PM awalden Wow that sounds so nice klinetiffany!
2019-01-24 07:04:42 PM kathyhughes If you are a dept of 1 then each day should have 2 hours dedicated toward those tasks
2019-01-24 07:04:55 PM calixc3 it was good to put things into prespective. you can use these to help you state a case when they are looking at staffing
2019-01-24 07:05:02 PM kathyhughes But you need a list
2019-01-24 07:05:21 PM salinass wow, i am lucky if i get a full hour a day to do anthing besides activities
2019-01-24 07:05:22 PM awalden That's how it is at the facility where I am volunteering for my practicum. She is a one-person dept. But it's a super small facility with a low census right now on top of it
2019-01-24 07:05:27 PM klinetiffany We are able about to go back and print off activities for the quarter when we do quarterlys for each resident and what they were , super helpful
2019-01-24 07:05:28 PM noraim87 nice klinetiffany
2019-01-24 07:05:29 PM kathyhughes Right...and if you do not make a list then you are running around to run around
2019-01-24 07:05:34 PM amaliaagallas we just stared doing our 1:1 logs electronically its lot easier to log than on paper
2019-01-24 07:05:44 PM alejandra95 okay so make a list for that practicum
2019-01-24 07:05:53 PM kathyhughes right
2019-01-24 07:05:54 PM norris ahh yes its can be stressful job always busy we have very small dept and activities always seems to odd jobs dumpted on them alot
2019-01-24 07:05:59 PM kathyhughes post your list
2019-01-24 07:06:19 PM calixc3 laminate it and use it as a check off sheet
2019-01-24 07:06:20 PM awalden norris that's so true! activities became a catch-all at my old job
2019-01-24 07:06:26 PM alejandra95 thank you kathy that helps
2019-01-24 07:06:37 PM rmcrow enter the chat room
2019-01-24 07:06:42 PM klinetiffany thats a great idea to laminate it, then you can use it iver and over
2019-01-24 07:06:44 PM kathyhughes I did a list each Friday afternoon for the following week and we all would look at it Monday morning a
2019-01-24 07:06:47 PM klinetiffany and to check it off
2019-01-24 07:06:47 PM norris whats your fav activity you do for long term
2019-01-24 07:06:49 PM salinass yes kathy it does help a lot
2019-01-24 07:06:52 PM kristenamrein I have a question, Kathy. I'm looking at the In-Service part of the midterm and I was wondering if we have to do the assignment at our facility (if we do, that's fine). Our sister facility has an Activities staff that might be a little more receptive to that part of the assignment.
2019-01-24 07:06:56 PM misty1 electronically is easier
2019-01-24 07:06:58 PM kathyhughes then we would initial who was to do what
2019-01-24 07:07:00 PM acorman enter the chat room
2019-01-24 07:07:13 PM salinass that it is a great idea kathy
2019-01-24 07:07:24 PM kathyhughes Kristen that will be great...do it there
2019-01-24 07:07:31 PM klinetiffany Thats a great idea Kathy
2019-01-24 07:07:43 PM alejandra95 good idea
2019-01-24 07:08:02 PM salinass my partner and i do the calendars, assessments, care plan notes, document and then do the activiites
2019-01-24 07:08:04 PM kristenamrein Ok great! Thank you, I will let my friend know (she just got hired there as the Activities Director and has a fairly new staff)
2019-01-24 07:08:10 PM kathyhughes We would look at what was left on Monday afternoon and then sign up for what was left
2019-01-24 07:08:25 PM salinass your sharing the responsibilities
2019-01-24 07:08:32 PM alejandra95 salinass your lucky you have help
2019-01-24 07:08:41 PM kathyhughes Right
2019-01-24 07:08:53 PM klinetiffany You are lucky Salinass
2019-01-24 07:08:54 PM kathyhughes If you are a dept of 1 you can still make the list
2019-01-24 07:08:55 PM acorman I need to delegate better....
2019-01-24 07:09:03 PM noraim87 lucky you
2019-01-24 07:09:10 PM kathyhughes and see what you can get accomplished each week
2019-01-24 07:09:12 PM salinass yes i am, but we are expected to be on the floor leading activiites at least 6 hours a day
2019-01-24 07:09:19 PM kathyhughes Yes you have to delegate
2019-01-24 07:09:21 PM acorman It would be great to have more help other than them doing the group activities.
2019-01-24 07:09:21 PM calixc3 i have large facility and several staff members to help deligate responsiblities such as photos for electronic charts. it helps when hiring new staff
2019-01-24 07:09:24 PM kristenamrein Another question for you, Kathy. I was looking at the Vision Board part of the midterm, and I'm having a hard time understanding the connection between doing a Vision Board and the Activities field. What exactly do you want us to make a Vision Board about?
2019-01-24 07:09:33 PM noraim87 we are cutting some staff dont know how things are going to be
2019-01-24 07:09:37 PM klinetiffany Same here, delegating is hard for me
2019-01-24 07:09:37 PM cawhitaker my team only has access to participation logs....so I have to do the rest of the documentation
2019-01-24 07:09:39 PM calixc3 then they know what to expect on the floor and have a guide sheet they can reference
2019-01-24 07:09:39 PM kathyhughes Who expects you to be on the floor for 6 hours
2019-01-24 07:09:41 PM alejandra95 wow and it is exausting sometimes
2019-01-24 07:09:59 PM kathyhughes is it in your job dexcription?
2019-01-24 07:10:04 PM sondrac we are starting to deligate tasks here also and " Grow our own"
2019-01-24 07:10:11 PM salinass we have a program for our memory care and we are on the floor leading and assisting staff with our residients
2019-01-24 07:10:13 PM misty1 vsion boars are super fun
2019-01-24 07:10:14 PM salinass yes it is
2019-01-24 07:10:44 PM norris whats vsion boar
2019-01-24 07:10:46 PM rmcrow I am one - and I only have myself. I also make a list when I make my calendar for the residents. So I know exactly when I have to do something and schedule it in. I am big on planning and lists - very helpful for me.
2019-01-24 07:10:46 PM calixc3 when i was in memory care i was on the floor from the start of my shift and had an hour to get the charting done
2019-01-24 07:10:59 PM calixc3 at the end
2019-01-24 07:10:59 PM kathyhughes The Vision Board for the Activities Dept is to set a yearly goal and vision for your department so that you are all looking forward
2019-01-24 07:11:02 PM misty1 dawn do you have an assistant?
2019-01-24 07:11:21 PM acorman Good time to start one :)
2019-01-24 07:11:22 PM awalden I love the idea of a vision board!
2019-01-24 07:11:29 PM alejandra95 is the vision board part of the practicum assignments
2019-01-24 07:11:40 PM salinass i am having trouble with that vision board also
2019-01-24 07:11:41 PM awalden I haven't done one, but I have seen them in other place and think they are a great motivational tool
2019-01-24 07:11:46 PM noraim87 rmcrow it must be hard to be the only one. how many residents do you have?
2019-01-24 07:11:49 PM norris left the chat room
2019-01-24 07:11:50 PM norris enter the chat room
2019-01-24 07:11:51 PM misty1 opps i was thinking for residents
2019-01-24 07:11:52 PM klinetiffany I wish we had assitants
2019-01-24 07:11:56 PM salinass i am doing that next week
2019-01-24 07:11:58 PM klinetiffany it would help out tremendously
2019-01-24 07:12:00 PM rmcrow 45 - but we have GREAT STAFF
2019-01-24 07:12:04 PM kathyhughes You can also look up Vision Boards on YouTube
2019-01-24 07:12:16 PM noraim87 thats always a plus
2019-01-24 07:12:16 PM sondrac i will look it up on you tube
2019-01-24 07:12:24 PM salinass that is exactly what i was going to do kathy
2019-01-24 07:12:33 PM kathyhughes The Vision Board is on the Practicum
2019-01-24 07:12:38 PM alejandra95 yeah youtube helps alot
2019-01-24 07:12:44 PM awalden youtube has everything!
2019-01-24 07:12:45 PM sondrac awesome.thank you
2019-01-24 07:12:46 PM kathyhughes If in doubt look it up!
2019-01-24 07:12:47 PM salinass yes it does
2019-01-24 07:12:52 PM norris lol i am the assistant i have a part time who covers my days off and then our director you?
2019-01-24 07:12:54 PM klinetiffany you tube is awesome
2019-01-24 07:12:56 PM rmcrow me too Kathy - love youtube
2019-01-24 07:13:14 PM kristenamrein Thank you, Kathy! I'm trying to get the most time-consuming projects out of the way first and then do the written ones after. That's the next time-consuming project I want to tackle.
2019-01-24 07:13:26 PM klinetiffany Has anyone used a cricut for any of their activity/projects
2019-01-24 07:13:30 PM sondrac I am an assistant to the director and we deligate taske in the activity department also
2019-01-24 07:13:34 PM kathyhughes Once you have made your weekly lists, keep them as there might be a need for them when an ADM asks about your time
2019-01-24 07:13:35 PM misty1 oh ok. cool i
2019-01-24 07:13:37 PM calixc3 my staff were excited to see what i had on the board because they know how jam packed the calendar gets
2019-01-24 07:13:53 PM klinetiffany Thats a good idea
2019-01-24 07:14:09 PM kathyhughes Yep and you can show people where you want to go
2019-01-24 07:14:20 PM sondrac thats neat
2019-01-24 07:14:22 PM alejandra95 great idea
2019-01-24 07:14:28 PM awalden It's nice that it's a visual representation too!
2019-01-24 07:14:37 PM norris well i have to sign out thanks for the chat yal!
2019-01-24 07:14:37 PM amaliaagallas thats a good idea
2019-01-24 07:14:39 PM klinetiffany it helps to show your passion tioo
2019-01-24 07:14:44 PM norris left the chat room
2019-01-24 07:14:48 PM misty1 what do you help the director out with as assistant
2019-01-24 07:14:49 PM kathyhughes Right!
2019-01-24 07:14:51 PM calixc3 i also kept time study sheets for each of my staff members so i know where i can find them through out the day
2019-01-24 07:14:59 PM kathyhughes Good idea
2019-01-24 07:14:59 PM sondrac am I late or something
2019-01-24 07:15:07 PM salinass that is a great idea
2019-01-24 07:15:09 PM calixc3 it helps me to anticapate when they would need supplies
2019-01-24 07:15:10 PM kathyhughes Hello Sondra
2019-01-24 07:15:17 PM misty1 ok nice talking to you dawn congrats again
2019-01-24 07:15:17 PM kathyhughes You are on time
2019-01-24 07:15:29 PM sondrac im in california and I thought this starts at 5 pm my time
2019-01-24 07:15:31 PM alejandra95 hahaha
2019-01-24 07:15:34 PM sondrac cool
2019-01-24 07:15:36 PM alejandra95 she is on time
2019-01-24 07:15:41 PM kathyhughes We just started the chat
2019-01-24 07:15:44 PM alejandra95 (y)
2019-01-24 07:15:47 PM sondrac thank you
2019-01-24 07:15:50 PM kathyhughes some people do not read the info
2019-01-24 07:15:56 PM acorman :)
2019-01-24 07:15:58 PM kathyhughes and don't get the credit!!!
2019-01-24 07:16:08 PM misty1 lol
2019-01-24 07:16:12 PM kathyhughes Happy National Activity Professionals Week!!!
2019-01-24 07:16:18 PM acorman Yay!!
2019-01-24 07:16:25 PM kathyhughes What did you all do to celebrate???
2019-01-24 07:16:35 PM sondrac I read the info.I was just confused...
2019-01-24 07:16:36 PM noraim87 we did nothing
2019-01-24 07:16:37 PM misty1 happy national activity professionals week kathy!
2019-01-24 07:16:43 PM salinass nothing,
2019-01-24 07:16:43 PM sondrac ;)
2019-01-24 07:16:49 PM misty1 and everyone else
2019-01-24 07:16:52 PM alejandra95 i went to ihop with some staff
2019-01-24 07:17:04 PM awalden Thank you! I made the AD i am volunteering with a little thank you basket with some stuff for her new baby that she had in November!
2019-01-24 07:17:06 PM salinass thats cool alejandra
2019-01-24 07:17:11 PM cawhitaker They are getting us t shirts and having a pasta bar....next week because we had Joint commision survey this week
2019-01-24 07:17:14 PM awalden I dont know that her facility did anything
2019-01-24 07:17:15 PM acorman CAPA confrence tomorrow
2019-01-24 07:17:18 PM kathyhughes Well thats too bad you have the opportunity to teach the staff about activities and to show the activities that you do
2019-01-24 07:17:34 PM kristenamrein You too! I kind of did a mini-Team Building thing for it. I got a shirt that said "Keep Calm And Let The Activities Assistant Handle It". My boss liked the idea so much, we got shirts for everyone (including him) saying the same thing (only his had "Director" on it)! We even got to do a photo shoot because of it!
2019-01-24 07:17:39 PM misty1 my final practicum patner is gone this was fun peace out yall
2019-01-24 07:17:41 PM alejandra95 yes good time to drink coffee and talk
2019-01-24 07:17:49 PM calixc3 we did a where in the world is Carmen Sandiago. each day we had clues for the residents leading up to a different arm chair travel destination. Carmen was stealing artifact from the country and stashing them in the nursing home.
2019-01-24 07:17:54 PM awalden I love that kristenamrein!!!
2019-01-24 07:17:56 PM misty1 left the chat room
2019-01-24 07:17:56 PM kathyhughes I used the opporunity every year to have a inservice about activities and to make displays
2019-01-24 07:18:08 PM noraim87 we dont really do anything not even for nursing week
2019-01-24 07:18:12 PM rmcrow My AD went around to our residents (AL) and wrote down all their kind words for me on thank you cards! OMG!!! Brought me to tears! We had a pizza party - pizza is my favorite :D
2019-01-24 07:18:13 PM salinass i was going to in my team building luncheon, but i had to cancel it until next week, because i am sick
2019-01-24 07:18:13 PM amaliaagallas we didnt do anything, but we did have a entire staff appreciation lunch service today we have one quarterly
2019-01-24 07:18:15 PM sondrac I like the inservice idea
2019-01-24 07:18:27 PM kathyhughes Thats great Kristen
2019-01-24 07:18:30 PM alejandra95 my facility needs more inservice
2019-01-24 07:18:42 PM kathyhughes Then offer to do some!
2019-01-24 07:18:52 PM kathyhughes I had residents help me do some of them
2019-01-24 07:18:56 PM sondrac my facility offers alot,but not for the activity department
2019-01-24 07:18:57 PM salinass i will be doing my in service in 2 weeks
2019-01-24 07:19:09 PM acorman wow
2019-01-24 07:19:13 PM alejandra95 salinass where do you work at?
2019-01-24 07:19:13 PM calixc3 For the staff they got additional trivia through out the week. today we went to mexico and i took my staff to a mexican resturant for lunch on me
2019-01-24 07:19:14 PM salinass i am excited
2019-01-24 07:19:14 PM kathyhughes once a month the residents and I would have a 1/2 hour inservice about quality of Life
2019-01-24 07:19:15 PM kristenamrein Oh and we got take-out from our favorite restaurant, courtesy of our Executive Director and pastries (courtesy of her admin!). Then we got goody bags and thank you cards from staff and residents!
2019-01-24 07:19:28 PM kathyhughes Great Nathan!!!!
2019-01-24 07:19:32 PM calixc3 HR also provided breakfast
2019-01-24 07:19:32 PM salinass i work in snf here in lubbock
2019-01-24 07:19:34 PM sondrac i like that Idea also.
2019-01-24 07:19:47 PM sondrac interaction with the staff and residents is good
2019-01-24 07:19:48 PM awalden I am 7months pregnant and you guys are making me hungry with all this talk about mexian food and take out!!
2019-01-24 07:19:50 PM kristenamrein And on top of that for Activity Professional week, we're featured on our Facebook page!
2019-01-24 07:19:58 PM awalden And i just had dinner!
2019-01-24 07:20:00 PM kathyhughes You should write that up for Best Practices
2019-01-24 07:20:08 PM noraim87 congrats awalden
2019-01-24 07:20:11 PM alejandra95 mexican fooooood :D
2019-01-24 07:20:14 PM awalden haha thank you!!
2019-01-24 07:20:36 PM salinass i am about to eat too
2019-01-24 07:20:39 PM calixc3 i also got the staff gift bags with personalized hoodies, candy, pin, and a pen.
2019-01-24 07:20:40 PM klinetiffany I love mexican food
2019-01-24 07:20:49 PM acorman Cool!
2019-01-24 07:20:54 PM klinetiffany That was nice
2019-01-24 07:21:00 PM salinass aww that is so sweet of you to do that for them
2019-01-24 07:21:01 PM awalden I love the hoodies and tshirt ideas. our staff would've loved that for dress down days
2019-01-24 07:21:12 PM klinetiffany Im in the process of making our staff tshirts for staff appreciation
2019-01-24 07:21:14 PM alejandra95 that is sweet actually
2019-01-24 07:21:21 PM kathyhughes Wow!!! Good celebration! Now you just have to start planning Nurses Week and Skilled Nursing Home Week!!!!!!
2019-01-24 07:21:50 PM acorman We don't have AL week until september :)
2019-01-24 07:21:50 PM sondrac calixc3 where does the funding come from
2019-01-24 07:22:04 PM noraim87 thats so nice of you
2019-01-24 07:22:10 PM kathyhughes Right! in Sept would be Assisted Living Week
2019-01-24 07:22:12 PM klinetiffany We always have the residents put goody bags together for the nurses we make it an activity
2019-01-24 07:22:14 PM klinetiffany they love it
2019-01-24 07:22:16 PM alejandra95 yes nurses week coming up!
2019-01-24 07:22:20 PM klinetiffany and then let them hand them out
2019-01-24 07:22:22 PM sondrac we have a resident bbq in june
2019-01-24 07:22:29 PM awalden I did that monthly too klinetiffany!
2019-01-24 07:22:35 PM kristenamrein We already are! Last year, our theme for Nursing Home Week was "There's No Place Like Home"/"Wizard Of Oz"! Each day had a specific character theme, and for Dorothy Day, I dressed as Dorothy! We had ponies come visit for "Horse Of A Different Color Day"!
2019-01-24 07:22:39 PM rmcrow we have a budget - small - but we do have a budget
2019-01-24 07:22:44 PM klinetiffany We are getting ready for a Valentine's Soiree
2019-01-24 07:22:45 PM salinass that is one thing that everyone celebrates for sure is nusing week
2019-01-24 07:22:46 PM awalden the residents loved having a way to say thank you and the nurses and CNAs obviously loved the candy
2019-01-24 07:22:54 PM alejandra95 june is like the perfect month to have BBQ
2019-01-24 07:22:54 PM calixc3 Sondrac we have some funds that is budged for education items and i labeled them under prizes for the trivia i held
2019-01-24 07:23:21 PM sondrac im gonna have to statr finding out about our bugets also+
2019-01-24 07:23:26 PM cawhitaker We went "back to high school" and every activity was a different class
2019-01-24 07:23:30 PM calixc3 i have 404 residents so my budget for things is more then i have ever had at privious places
2019-01-24 07:23:40 PM sondrac i would love to do stuff like this.
2019-01-24 07:23:41 PM alejandra95 my facility does not provide a budget
2019-01-24 07:23:47 PM acorman That's A LOT of residents!!
2019-01-24 07:23:48 PM salinass we have a very small budget
2019-01-24 07:23:55 PM kathyhughes I would only have 1 big event for Skilled Nursing Week and it involved all the depts and community celebrities....one and done!!!
2019-01-24 07:24:07 PM alejandra95 wow 404
2019-01-24 07:24:12 PM sondrac have fund raisers alejandra
2019-01-24 07:24:12 PM salinass great idea kathy
2019-01-24 07:24:17 PM kathyhughes Spend every penny Nathan
2019-01-24 07:24:21 PM rmcrow 404 ... how do you remember everyone???
2019-01-24 07:24:34 PM noraim87 that is big
2019-01-24 07:24:37 PM alejandra95 fund raisers is a good idea never tought of that
2019-01-24 07:24:43 PM acorman DOes anyone do fundraisers in private pay? I feel bad asking families for even more money than what they are already paying
2019-01-24 07:24:47 PM cawhitaker alejandra can you fundraise?
2019-01-24 07:24:59 PM noraim87 we dont but i want to start
2019-01-24 07:25:09 PM rmcrow i also ask for donations from families - they are excellent about that!
2019-01-24 07:25:11 PM alejandra95 yes we can now that i think about it lol
2019-01-24 07:25:13 PM calixc3 the ones that are in the large programs daily on the 7 floors of long term are easy
2019-01-24 07:25:17 PM calixc3 they make impressions on you
2019-01-24 07:25:20 PM salinass yes you can make a lot of money fundraising
2019-01-24 07:25:23 PM sondrac we had a bake sale and the staff baked goodies and donated it to the residents bake sale.We made booths outside with the residents and sold the goodies.we made like 250 bucks for the activity department.
2019-01-24 07:25:31 PM calixc3 the one floor is short term its hard to know them
2019-01-24 07:25:39 PM noraim87 thats nice sondrac
2019-01-24 07:25:42 PM kathyhughes We did fundraising all the time and no one ever asked wether we were private, non profit or whatever
2019-01-24 07:25:44 PM salinass we did that too sondra
2019-01-24 07:25:50 PM klinetiffany I know facilities that let residents make crafts and then invite all campuses to come buy them
2019-01-24 07:25:50 PM noraim87 love baked goodies
2019-01-24 07:25:54 PM salinass we made 500
2019-01-24 07:26:05 PM klinetiffany They turn out pretty well
2019-01-24 07:26:22 PM alejandra95 oh thats good to know , we can sell chocolates or cookies , and valentines day is coming up!!!
2019-01-24 07:26:24 PM calixc3 bake sales, sub sales, candle sales, craft sales, flower sales, balloon sales
2019-01-24 07:26:26 PM kristenamrein We do a Craft Fair every year but all the funds go to Resident Council
2019-01-24 07:26:26 PM kathyhughes First you make a list of items that you want and need
2019-01-24 07:26:27 PM cawhitaker 50/50 raflfles are the easiest and is a good way to raise money quick!
2019-01-24 07:26:30 PM sondrac im gonna have to take my own advice and do it again.The residents had sooo much fun selling stuff.
2019-01-24 07:26:40 PM rmcrow Also ask donations from your surrounding businesses. Trader joe's always donates lots of goodies for a basket and we auction it off
2019-01-24 07:26:50 PM kathyhughes All of our fundraising went to Resident Council

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