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2019-08-20 05:32:32 PM kathyhughes Hello Lupita
2019-08-20 05:32:36 PM kathyhughes How are you doing?
2019-08-20 05:33:21 PM lupita hello am doing good just a little overwelmed
2019-08-20 05:33:33 PM kathyhughes Well the class is almost over for you
2019-08-20 05:33:39 PM kathyhughes So take one day at a time
2019-08-20 05:33:54 PM lupita yes it is !!!! it went by fast
2019-08-20 05:34:15 PM lupita today i started on the new calendar
2019-08-20 05:34:19 PM kathyhughes So you will be done soon and will have it behind you
2019-08-20 05:34:25 PM kathyhughes Great!!!
2019-08-20 05:35:37 PM lupita yes i hope i dont get too nervous during the test lol
2019-08-20 05:36:10 PM kathyhughes You will do fine, just make sure that you take it before the weekend!
2019-08-20 05:36:19 PM kathyhughes Then you can have a relaxing weekend!
2019-08-20 05:36:41 PM lupita yes i will
2019-08-20 05:36:52 PM lupita am surprise theresno body here
2019-08-20 05:37:05 PM kathyhughes Good because that wait until the end do not do well
2019-08-20 05:37:23 PM kathyhughes I know it is hard to wait for everyone when they show up and have questions
2019-08-20 05:40:10 PM lupita everybody will show up at once
2019-08-20 05:40:35 PM kathyhughes Yes they will and I would bet that at least 3 have questions and will ask when we are chatting!!!
2019-08-20 05:40:39 PM kathyhughes Happens all the time
2019-08-20 05:40:51 PM lupita lol yeah
2019-08-20 05:41:19 PM kathyhughes So what types of activities are you planning??
2019-08-20 05:42:43 PM lupita on the six we having a small cultural festival. staff will bring different kind of food to taste
2019-08-20 05:43:17 PM lupita on the 16 we having a mexican birthday party with mariachis
2019-08-20 05:43:32 PM kathyhughes That is great! Have you contacted some ethnic restaurants to suplement and show off their cusine?
2019-08-20 05:43:45 PM tamala1 enter the chat room
2019-08-20 05:44:17 PM lupita that is a great idea i will get on that tomorrrow
2019-08-20 05:44:21 PM kathyhughes Welcome to the MEPAP1 chat!!
2019-08-20 05:44:35 PM tamala1 Hi everyone
2019-08-20 05:44:48 PM lupita residents also want to go watch a movie
2019-08-20 05:44:53 PM kathyhughes We would have them make appetizers so that the residents could have a taste as sometimes staff forgets!
2019-08-20 05:44:55 PM darkeisha enter the chat room
2019-08-20 05:44:56 PM lupita hi tamala
2019-08-20 05:45:12 PM tamala1 Hi Lupita
2019-08-20 05:45:14 PM kathyhughes Hello All
2019-08-20 05:45:16 PM lupita yes you right
2019-08-20 05:45:49 PM ronda enter the chat room
2019-08-20 05:45:56 PM amberreed enter the chat room
2019-08-20 05:45:57 PM ronda Hello All
2019-08-20 05:45:59 PM darkeisha hello
2019-08-20 05:46:14 PM kathyhughes WElcome to the MEPAP1 Chat all!!!
2019-08-20 05:46:18 PM kathyhughes How are you doing?
2019-08-20 05:46:20 PM tamala1 Hello ronda
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2019-08-20 05:47:33 PM amberreed hi all
2019-08-20 05:47:46 PM kathyhughes Hello All!!!
2019-08-20 05:48:01 PM kathyhughes Got any questions before everyone shows up??
2019-08-20 05:48:02 PM mindyyoung1978 Hi all.
2019-08-20 05:48:16 PM amberreed yes, when will our grades for research paper be posted?
2019-08-20 05:48:33 PM kathyhughes Amber hopefully this week sometime...
2019-08-20 05:48:45 PM kathyhughes I have to read through them all so it takes some time
2019-08-20 05:49:11 PM amberreed I understand, just curious
2019-08-20 05:49:38 PM tamala1 Kathy are you teaching Mepap 2
2019-08-20 05:49:52 PM kathyhughes Yes I do
2019-08-20 05:50:01 PM tamala1 Ok great
2019-08-20 05:50:05 PM kathyhughes so you have to put up with me for another course!!!
2019-08-20 05:50:12 PM kathyhughes 8-|
2019-08-20 05:50:19 PM tamala1 You are great
2019-08-20 05:50:23 PM kathyhughes thanks
2019-08-20 05:50:42 PM francine enter the chat room
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2019-08-20 05:51:03 PM francine Hi
2019-08-20 05:51:15 PM mmhines38 good evening to all
2019-08-20 05:51:16 PM tamala1 Hi Francine
2019-08-20 05:51:16 PM kathyhughes Welcome to the MEPAP1 chat
2019-08-20 05:51:24 PM kathyhughes Hope that you are all having a good week
2019-08-20 05:51:36 PM francine Hi Tamala
2019-08-20 05:52:05 PM amberreed so far so good
2019-08-20 05:52:16 PM darkeisha good
2019-08-20 05:52:18 PM ronda So on week 6 on the PIE Reading Assignment it says develop 3 small group activities, 2 group activities and 2 individual 1-1 activities, are these in addition to the activities thast are to be planned on the written Assignments 1 &2?
2019-08-20 05:52:23 PM francine Yes it's been a good week so far.
2019-08-20 05:52:36 PM mmhines38 so far so good just super busy
2019-08-20 05:52:43 PM kathyhughes Yes it is Ronda
2019-08-20 05:52:59 PM kathyhughes You have to plan them all using the forms
2019-08-20 05:53:18 PM ronda So there are 11 activities to plan for week 6
2019-08-20 05:53:50 PM kathyhughes Yes...good thing you are in the Pace course...the rest of the students only had a week to do that
2019-08-20 05:54:09 PM ronda ok
2019-08-20 05:54:14 PM ronda Thank you
2019-08-20 05:54:28 PM kathyhughes you are welcome
2019-08-20 05:54:46 PM kathyhughes I have a quick question
2019-08-20 05:55:01 PM kathyhughes What kind of continuinf education topics would you like?
2019-08-20 05:55:02 PM ronda ok
2019-08-20 05:55:24 PM amandas enter the chat room
2019-08-20 05:55:28 PM mmhines38 what are we discussing tonight
2019-08-20 05:55:38 PM francine Ummm what's the choices?
2019-08-20 05:55:43 PM amberreed I am interested in positive approach
2019-08-20 05:55:44 PM amandas Hello!
2019-08-20 05:55:47 PM ronda Where do I submit the 7 activities on the reading assignment?
2019-08-20 05:55:52 PM kathyhughes It is up to you
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2019-08-20 05:56:14 PM ronda DO I email them to you?
2019-08-20 05:56:17 PM kathyhughes Ronda I would have to check for you, please email me so that I can look for you
2019-08-20 05:56:24 PM kathyhughes No you do not email them to me
2019-08-20 05:56:25 PM ronda ok.
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2019-08-20 05:56:50 PM terim Hello everyone
2019-08-20 05:57:08 PM jennagraves hello everyone
2019-08-20 05:57:10 PM kathyhughes See Lupita!!! LOL
2019-08-20 05:57:15 PM edithscarrillo hello everybody
2019-08-20 05:57:23 PM kathyhughes WElcome to the MEPAP1 Chat
2019-08-20 05:57:41 PM francine Ok, so I'm interested in... I don't know Kathy, I'm open for whatever is offered. A mind is a terrible thing to waste.
2019-08-20 05:57:44 PM kathyhughes I have asked a question...what topics would you be interested in for your continuing education??
2019-08-20 05:58:00 PM yvonne1 enter the chat room
2019-08-20 05:58:31 PM kathyhughes I was just wondering what you would like as I am developing programs for ADN
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2019-08-20 05:58:39 PM kathyhughes so that I can meet your needs and interests
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2019-08-20 05:59:05 PM edithscarrillo how to deal with patients with behavior
2019-08-20 05:59:27 PM mnissenbaum enter the chat room
2019-08-20 05:59:36 PM kathyhughes Ok..we do have a class for that ...it is 15 clock hours and approved by NCCAP
2019-08-20 05:59:39 PM mnissenbaum Hello everyone
2019-08-20 05:59:49 PM jeaninem hello
2019-08-20 05:59:52 PM kathyhughes WElcome
2019-08-20 05:59:57 PM mnissenbaum thanks
2019-08-20 06:00:04 PM terim Yes, that's a good topic edith, I work in memory care at times
2019-08-20 06:00:07 PM tamala1 Continuing education topics for me aromatherapy,coping skills for caregiver of someone with dementia, also how to deal with someone who constantly wants to walk out
2019-08-20 06:00:09 PM francine Hi Michael
2019-08-20 06:00:35 PM mnissenbaum hello Francine
2019-08-20 06:00:47 PM amandas activity planning for alzhiemers patients and how to meet thir needs
2019-08-20 06:01:00 PM ronda Arometherapy, Dementia activities
2019-08-20 06:01:03 PM francine How to deal with racial situations. That's a tough one for me.
2019-08-20 06:01:23 PM amberreed how to handle residents who refuse to do any programs
2019-08-20 06:01:28 PM terim Dementia activity ideas
2019-08-20 06:01:30 PM kathyhughes What type of dementia activities??
2019-08-20 06:01:51 PM amberreed maybe for those who cant speak or feed themselves anymore
2019-08-20 06:02:14 PM kathyhughes Residents who cannot speak of feed themselves
2019-08-20 06:02:17 PM yvonne1 hello
2019-08-20 06:02:33 PM kathyhughes Welcome to the chat..
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2019-08-20 06:02:43 PM tamala1 Also for me more activities for the blind and hearing impaired.
2019-08-20 06:02:48 PM ronda Something funthat will entice them to participate
2019-08-20 06:02:57 PM terim Last week we made fox faces out of paper plates, they colored in the orange area on the face, we glued eyes and a black pom pom for a nose, they had to have help with most of it, for dementia patients
2019-08-20 06:03:03 PM jennagraves Music and memory
2019-08-20 06:03:04 PM amberreed both
2019-08-20 06:03:04 PM kathyhughes So let's share some ideas for Deentia residents tonight...what type of activiteis have worked for you??
2019-08-20 06:03:25 PM amberreed reminising works evry time
2019-08-20 06:03:52 PM kathyhughes What kind of reminiscing? What do you use to have the residents contribute???
2019-08-20 06:03:54 PM jeaninem My residents love to bounce a ball back and forth. We only have a few dementia residents
2019-08-20 06:03:58 PM ronda I have done reminiscing but I was wanting some other ideas
2019-08-20 06:04:04 PM merrellsherry oldies music sing alongs
2019-08-20 06:04:10 PM francine For me they really enjoy music and dance.
2019-08-20 06:04:11 PM amandas music from their era
2019-08-20 06:04:12 PM jennagraves Name that tune
2019-08-20 06:04:12 PM kathyhughes If we all brainstorm this we will all have some good ideas
2019-08-20 06:04:19 PM amberreed I have photos from the 40'd-70's
2019-08-20 06:04:27 PM terim we made rainbows, they glued cotton balls all over the cloud
2019-08-20 06:04:31 PM edithscarrillo we don't really have group activities for demantia residents
2019-08-20 06:04:43 PM ronda Remember when...
2019-08-20 06:04:49 PM kathyhughes What do you do if you do not have group programs
2019-08-20 06:04:50 PM tamala1 Dancing and pet therapy
2019-08-20 06:05:03 PM lupita enter the chat room
2019-08-20 06:05:03 PM jeaninem We have a photo album of all the classic Hollywood starslike cary grant, clark gable. You would be surprised at how many they remember
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2019-08-20 06:05:16 PM mnissenbaum you have to provide one on one contact to establish rapport with the individual, this can be as simple as conversation or as involved as playing card games based on their cognitive level. this needs to be done on a regular basis, on which the resident can depend or want to come to the group.
2019-08-20 06:05:21 PM ronda All of my visitis are one on one
2019-08-20 06:05:22 PM merrellsherry they love to be involved with cooking and eating
2019-08-20 06:05:25 PM ronda in swingbed
2019-08-20 06:05:27 PM kathyhughes WE got pictures from our Historical society and enlarged them on foam board to talk about their town and area
2019-08-20 06:05:33 PM lupita hello sorry my computer is being messing up
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2019-08-20 06:05:48 PM mindyyoung1978 For my low funtioning elders spa moments for my high funtioning they seem to love cooking and gardening.
2019-08-20 06:05:50 PM jeaninem That's a great idea Kathy!
2019-08-20 06:06:11 PM kathyhughes Edith what do you do with the residents if you do not have group programs? Do you have a variety of stations?
2019-08-20 06:06:12 PM julielynnmincek oh my god it's our last week :(
2019-08-20 06:06:13 PM julielynnmincek so worth it
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2019-08-20 06:06:39 PM jeaninem They like to recite nursery rhymes. I start the rhyme and they finish t
2019-08-20 06:06:52 PM ronda I also do hand massages while I visit/reminisce with them. It seems to relax them and they will some times open up more
2019-08-20 06:07:01 PM merrellsherry finishing lines and lyrics
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2019-08-20 06:07:20 PM mnissenbaum desing in room activities, or the first groups the resident attends to provide some measure of success. keep the particitpation requirements simple. for example, painting, music, a one color object.
2019-08-20 06:07:23 PM terim the resident love to sing along with songs
2019-08-20 06:07:27 PM kathyhughes Do you do exercise programs with them?
2019-08-20 06:07:29 PM edithscarrillo we do 1:1 visits for the ones that dont come to group activities and some residents that have dementia and participate en groups they just follow what others are doing
2019-08-20 06:07:38 PM merrellsherry yes
2019-08-20 06:07:38 PM darkeisha finish the phrase or random trivia
2019-08-20 06:07:44 PM jennagraves We exercise every morning!
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2019-08-20 06:07:49 PM mindyyoung1978 Getting ithem into to diffrent part of the building is every good.
2019-08-20 06:07:57 PM amberreed we do it every morning as well
2019-08-20 06:07:57 PM mnissenbaum exercise is a great activity
2019-08-20 06:07:58 PM kathyhughes What do you use for exercise? Any props
2019-08-20 06:07:59 PM edithscarrillo we exercise almost every morning
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2019-08-20 06:08:10 PM jess27 I have excercise program every day in the morning before our coffee social we do morning stretch
2019-08-20 06:08:30 PM terim they love chair exercises three times a week
2019-08-20 06:08:31 PM kathyhughes Music types>
2019-08-20 06:08:34 PM julielynnmincek we do a noodle ball type of exercise
2019-08-20 06:08:34 PM amberreed I play oldies music and do range of motion with other physical movemts we well
2019-08-20 06:08:35 PM mnissenbaum rotation motion (head, arms, wrist, etc.)
2019-08-20 06:08:40 PM lupita my residents love weel chair zumba and balloon volletbal
2019-08-20 06:08:47 PM francine Music has always sparked some kind interest and memory for my residents. Also Trivia. I'm personally learning so much from the residents. They don't alway know the answer to the trivia question but when you tell them the answer it's like the flood gates have opened.
2019-08-20 06:08:49 PM amandas we use a ball and bean bags
2019-08-20 06:08:50 PM ronda no exercise because they are here for rehab and they say they get enough in pt and ot
2019-08-20 06:08:50 PM julielynnmincek we use a bloon and a pool noodle to kind of "bat" them around the room
2019-08-20 06:08:53 PM terim Gospel and Elvis Presley songs
2019-08-20 06:08:54 PM jeaninem We have arm chair excersises twice a week. We use an excersising CD. We also play balloon volleybal twice a week
2019-08-20 06:08:54 PM chiquitacdelaney sorry im late
2019-08-20 06:08:55 PM mindyyoung1978 I do sitting streches.
2019-08-20 06:08:56 PM merrellsherry no, I stream a video and sit in the center of the room and demonstrate
2019-08-20 06:09:10 PM tamala1 If we don't have a group program going on we have different stations. 1-1 with people. A quiet room for some who doesnt like a lot of noise. Crosswords set up to do
2019-08-20 06:09:12 PM jess27 we use youtube this guys on youtube who does chair exercises named paul egunine they love him lol
2019-08-20 06:09:19 PM edithscarrillo dance fitness we play music and dance, chair yoga and I have lately play some videos on youtube in the compurer and the residents liked it
2019-08-20 06:10:10 PM kathyhughes What type of task activities? An activity that a resident has to do a step or two>
2019-08-20 06:10:32 PM merrellsherry sorting socks
2019-08-20 06:10:37 PM jeaninem corn hole, ring toss , horse shoes
2019-08-20 06:10:46 PM amandas dancing
2019-08-20 06:10:54 PM mindyyoung1978 crafts or cooking are good ones.
2019-08-20 06:10:58 PM jennagraves sorting a deck of cards
2019-08-20 06:11:08 PM terim dancing
2019-08-20 06:11:26 PM kathyhughes What kind of cooking?
2019-08-20 06:11:26 PM edithscarrillo I've think about asking house keeping to give us all the towels to have the resident fold them
2019-08-20 06:11:55 PM terim making cookies and cupcakes
2019-08-20 06:11:56 PM merrellsherry we do a lot of things in the crock pot
2019-08-20 06:11:56 PM mnissenbaum baking cookies
2019-08-20 06:12:06 PM mindyyoung1978 pinwheels are a good one,
2019-08-20 06:12:11 PM amberreed we bake cookies, make fruit salad...we try to make food that goes with the season
2019-08-20 06:12:12 PM amandas making brownies
2019-08-20 06:12:31 PM kathyhughes Do residents share their receipes??
2019-08-20 06:12:32 PM chiquitacdelaney baked oatmeal cookies
2019-08-20 06:12:47 PM jeaninem unfortunately they cant bake at our facility but we do decorate cookies
2019-08-20 06:13:06 PM francine Bean bag toss, hang man, wheelchair races. We're currently preparing for the fall with sorting the different colors of the leaves I have for the activity board.
2019-08-20 06:13:12 PM ronda we have no way to cook at our facility
2019-08-20 06:13:20 PM tammiehall25 our residents love to share recipes
2019-08-20 06:13:23 PM darkeisha we've made pigs in the blanket
2019-08-20 06:13:37 PM yvonne1 left the chat room
2019-08-20 06:13:38 PM mindyyoung1978 ham rollups are a good one too.
2019-08-20 06:13:48 PM kathyhughes So residents who have dementia do cook some simple items
2019-08-20 06:13:49 PM jeaninem not yet but I am thinking about asking them for recipes and making a cookbook for the facility....proceeds hopefully going to activitis
2019-08-20 06:13:50 PM mnissenbaum on my facility they don't share it; they socialized to each other and talked about when they used to bake cookies
2019-08-20 06:14:09 PM tamala1 Baking a cake
2019-08-20 06:14:10 PM terim decorating cookies is a great idea. In October we will make sugar cookies and cut out pumpkin shapes and let the residents decorate them.
2019-08-20 06:14:11 PM jennagraves we have a salad prep and salad luncheon.
2019-08-20 06:14:12 PM merrellsherry yes, they love to sift and stir
2019-08-20 06:14:21 PM kathyhughes We would have them suggest a receipe and then try to make it the next week
2019-08-20 06:14:25 PM amberreed my residents each have a chance to add an ingredient and I mix
2019-08-20 06:14:29 PM chiquitacdelaney alot of my rsident arent able to remember if they were bakers so we assisted with alot of cooking simple idea
2019-08-20 06:14:40 PM edithscarrillo we have a cooking group that all for them participate and they love it
2019-08-20 06:14:50 PM amberreed if its simple they each get what they need and make their own
2019-08-20 06:14:58 PM francine Cooking isn't a good idea for us unfortunately
2019-08-20 06:15:11 PM amandas when our stuff is baking we sit around and play cards.
2019-08-20 06:15:13 PM merrellsherry we have a group also, cooking club every Tuesday
2019-08-20 06:15:18 PM edithscarrillo last time we make some no bake pie... and we served it next morning with coffee
2019-08-20 06:15:32 PM tamala1 Step by step directions some dementia clients can do very well with simple task like baking where I'm at
2019-08-20 06:15:34 PM edithscarrillo they were so excited
2019-08-20 06:15:39 PM jeaninem We do have a cooking with Chef Alex and our chef prepares a dish in front of them and then they get to eat it. They love it
2019-08-20 06:15:44 PM ronda I am going to see if I can find a simple sugarfree receipe that doesn't require baking
2019-08-20 06:16:02 PM julielynnmincek i get so jealous when you guys get to cook and bake with your residents we get to only do no bake things like today we made no bake ice cream
2019-08-20 06:16:03 PM kathyhughes There are lots of receipes on Pinterest
2019-08-20 06:16:05 PM ronda like a sugar free pudding pie
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2019-08-20 06:16:26 PM ronda and use the small individual graham cracker crusts
2019-08-20 06:16:27 PM amandas ronda we did yogurt parfaits and added berries to them
2019-08-20 06:16:27 PM chiquitacdelaney yes unfortunately but i have a whip creme strawberry and yogurt recipe i can sure
2019-08-20 06:16:34 PM jess27 pinterest is the best for ideas even for home!!
2019-08-20 06:16:37 PM kathyhughes We also raised money for a portable oven from NASCO
2019-08-20 06:16:42 PM merrellsherry you can make sugar free cream pies using sugar free cool whip and sugar free pudding
2019-08-20 06:16:45 PM tammiehall25 floral arrangement
2019-08-20 06:16:54 PM chiquitacdelaney yes that a great idea
2019-08-20 06:16:56 PM kathyhughes we could go from floor to floor and bake
2019-08-20 06:17:03 PM amberreed thats what we do
2019-08-20 06:17:05 PM ronda ok yougart parfaits diabetics should e ok with that
2019-08-20 06:17:14 PM amberreed portable oven
2019-08-20 06:17:22 PM kathyhughes So what type of other activities do you do for your dementia residents?
2019-08-20 06:17:31 PM mnissenbaum we have portable oven too
2019-08-20 06:17:41 PM ronda Hospital is a stickler on elctric appliances
2019-08-20 06:17:53 PM edithscarrillo our director ask them every month when they have resident council about what they would like to eat like a special meal for the month... kitchen statt get everything ready and we cook that dish with the residents
2019-08-20 06:17:54 PM tammiehall25 sing-a-longs
2019-08-20 06:17:58 PM kathyhughes We had a walking group and a large map of the town. Each time we walked around the unit we went 1 block
2019-08-20 06:18:11 PM kathyhughes Residents who walked through the whole town got a certificate
2019-08-20 06:18:15 PM amandas get sugar free yogurt and freeze it... like ice cream
2019-08-20 06:18:25 PM merrellsherry sensory, today we had scented hand sanitizer before lunch. The scent was kettle pop corn
2019-08-20 06:18:26 PM jeaninem We like I SPY books
2019-08-20 06:18:32 PM ronda good one amanda
2019-08-20 06:18:45 PM amberreed thats a cute idea kathy, did you have landmarks around the unit>
2019-08-20 06:19:07 PM chiquitacdelaney walk the garden putiin food in bird feeder
2019-08-20 06:19:07 PM julielynnmincek what are ISPY books?
2019-08-20 06:19:18 PM jess27 SPY BOOK !! i remember those im going to get one !
2019-08-20 06:19:22 PM mindyyoung1978 The ladys love to get there nails done. Some of the men just like to put there hands in the warm water and chat.
2019-08-20 06:19:37 PM kathyhughes Great Sharon...I was hoping it would be food related!
2019-08-20 06:19:38 PM jeaninem They are books thathave different themes on the pages with hidden objects in the pictures
2019-08-20 06:19:38 PM chiquitacdelaney here book the resident can find the object given
2019-08-20 06:19:55 PM jess27 I have a man who likes us to put clear nail polish on his nails and file them.
2019-08-20 06:19:57 PM francine Sounds good but this facility isn't big enough to do a walk through the town activity
2019-08-20 06:19:59 PM merrellsherry we do junk drawer i spy
2019-08-20 06:20:23 PM terim I like the I spy ideas
2019-08-20 06:20:44 PM amberreed we sit and play old records on our record player and listen
2019-08-20 06:20:56 PM chiquitacdelaney yes we have memory box of things that were in error
2019-08-20 06:20:57 PM kathyhughes We would use a tray with items on it and the residents had to figure out what all the items had in common

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