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2019-10-01 06:28:10 PM ronda 90 miles from the closest one
2019-10-01 06:28:10 PM merrellsherry trying, just went into hobby lobby last night to make nice
2019-10-01 06:28:17 PM badalyanlilit We buy a lot of gifts for our participants every day. And we buy from everywhere.
2019-10-01 06:28:18 PM aehutchins I find almost all my stuff online SSWorldwide and rarely go to the store
2019-10-01 06:28:27 PM kathyhughes You get whatever is in the bag or box
2019-10-01 06:28:30 PM aehutchins But I'm going now!
2019-10-01 06:28:39 PM crystalandino we get the trophies from amazon 1st place is a banana that saids top banana
2019-10-01 06:28:39 PM kathyhughes It can be anything but it is prime stuff
2019-10-01 06:28:45 PM ronda I wish we had one closer
2019-10-01 06:29:02 PM kathyhughes look it up on YouTube for an unboxing
2019-10-01 06:29:08 PM kathyhughes I was going crazy!
2019-10-01 06:29:15 PM aehutchins I have one right across the street
2019-10-01 06:29:26 PM sryan micheal dollar tree and walmart know us. lol we are in there every month for shopping for the month.
2019-10-01 06:29:28 PM kathyhughes then it is time to make friends!
2019-10-01 06:29:31 PM sonyamsullivan I do want to attend one of their craft classes in person. They also have online craft clases. Michael's...
2019-10-01 06:29:33 PM bethaldrich5 That is pretty neat, wish we had a Michaels close to us
2019-10-01 06:29:45 PM regina1 We have a Micheals close by. We also have Hobby Lobby, I love them as well, but they're farther
2019-10-01 06:29:46 PM kathyhughes I would take my residents there for their craft classes
2019-10-01 06:29:53 PM merrellsherry yes, friends. I'm on it
2019-10-01 06:29:58 PM lamearaj We have set up a pumpkin decoration contest with different catagories, also ring toss, knocking over bottles, a raffel and guess the candy corn game
2019-10-01 06:30:19 PM aehutchins Yes! Hobby Lobby has the crafting classes too
2019-10-01 06:30:20 PM ronda Pumpkin Bowling
2019-10-01 06:30:29 PM badalyanlilit If it is a special gift, we put them into packages. But for everyday games we p
2019-10-01 06:30:39 PM paularjones pumpkin bowling sounds fun!!
2019-10-01 06:30:43 PM sryan thats a good idea, kathy. I know some of our advanceed residents would love that
2019-10-01 06:30:48 PM ronda Its a blast
2019-10-01 06:30:49 PM sonyamsullivan That sounds like a nice field trip. going to Michael's with the residents.
2019-10-01 06:31:07 PM edithscarrillo left the chat room
2019-10-01 06:31:15 PM sryan do u use pumpkins rhonda?
2019-10-01 06:31:23 PM ronda Yes ma'am
2019-10-01 06:31:23 PM badalyanlilit we put them into the boxes and they choose prefered ones.
2019-10-01 06:31:39 PM aehutchins My residents love to bake in the fall too , so we will be doing alot of cookie, muffin and hot cider cooking in our cooking club
2019-10-01 06:32:00 PM kathyhughes I saw a friend of mine works in a CCRC....each dept and level of care made scarecrows and placed them all in their walkway....there were lots of them
2019-10-01 06:32:06 PM daybernice6 We take some of ourresidents to the pumpkin patch. They get to pick their own pumpkin to decorate.
2019-10-01 06:32:12 PM jcox we are going to roast pumpkin seeds after we carve the pumpkins
2019-10-01 06:32:27 PM merrellsherry we made crock pot apple cider and served with ginger snaps for the first day of fall
2019-10-01 06:32:45 PM ronda Roasted pumpkin seed are great
2019-10-01 06:32:49 PM regina1 at a former job, we painted small Gords once, for a halloween activity. The residents enjoyed it, they all had great faces! We served apple cider and spice cookies near the end
2019-10-01 06:33:50 PM crystalandino I just purches a cookie master and brought it in our resident could stop comparing it to the one they used to us e
2019-10-01 06:33:59 PM kathyhughes What type of other activities do you do in October????
2019-10-01 06:34:03 PM ronda Pumpkins are great decor in Oct & Nov & in Dec you can paint them and make them look like Christmas Balls
2019-10-01 06:34:11 PM daybernice6 We did scarecrows out of empty wine bottles. The residents wnted to know where the wine went. Lol!!
2019-10-01 06:34:32 PM jcox we take to golf cart over to the church next door and visit the pumpkin patch
2019-10-01 06:34:53 PM buddyrmorvent Our happy hours are Oktoberfest themed.
2019-10-01 06:34:54 PM bethaldrich5 Lots of fall crafts and fall baking
2019-10-01 06:34:54 PM merrellsherry we marbled leaves with shaving cream and paint and used them to decorate our bulletin boards
2019-10-01 06:35:25 PM sryan we have candy corn bowling, with a platic pins shaped like candy corn
2019-10-01 06:35:31 PM regina1 Yes, Oktoberfest-beer tasting, and serve mini sandwiches!
2019-10-01 06:35:32 PM jcox we also do a lot of arts and crafts using fall leaves and branches
2019-10-01 06:35:35 PM daybernice6 That sounds neat
2019-10-01 06:36:08 PM aehutchins We have a family formal thankgiving dinner in November so we send out invitations at the end of October
2019-10-01 06:36:09 PM regina1 we also served the non-alcohol types as well for those who couldnt have beer
2019-10-01 06:36:13 PM jcox I also do a hot cocca station
2019-10-01 06:36:25 PM amanda One of the activities that our residents really enjoy is going on outings to see the color of all the leaves.
2019-10-01 06:36:29 PM ronda A great fall snack is the indian candy corn and honey roasted peanuts...yummy
2019-10-01 06:36:30 PM sryan we are doing pumkin coffee and donut and cider too
2019-10-01 06:37:08 PM aehutchins We do the hot coco bar too, give the residents their choice of toppings plus its a good conversation starter for a fall themed social activity
2019-10-01 06:37:20 PM paularjones we do chili cook off
2019-10-01 06:37:24 PM badalyanlilit Every year we are creating an interesting performance like a tale. And we do it with a kind and goog heroes. So they always go home with happy emotions.
2019-10-01 06:37:38 PM merrellsherry we are having hot beverages and cookies out on the patio as an evening activity. we will reminisce fall
2019-10-01 06:37:45 PM kathyhughes We would also have a Snowman Soup Bar...which we did on real snow days
2019-10-01 06:37:45 PM jcox I have our chef set up a different station once a month and this month he is doing a dessert station for the residents
2019-10-01 06:37:47 PM crystalandino ronda- indian candy corn /
2019-10-01 06:38:01 PM aehutchins We break out our christmas tree early a decorate it for fall in octoboer
2019-10-01 06:38:25 PM ronda it is the candy corn with brown, orange and yellow
2019-10-01 06:38:32 PM sryan snowman soup bar? what s that
2019-10-01 06:38:37 PM regina1 I love that snowman soup idea- I wish we got snow though like in some parts of the country.
2019-10-01 06:38:43 PM kathyhughes Snowman Soup is Hot Coca
2019-10-01 06:38:59 PM merrellsherry cute
2019-10-01 06:39:07 PM kathyhughes We would make packets to send to volunteers...we found it on the internet
2019-10-01 06:39:19 PM aida1 also we are celebrating nevada day
2019-10-01 06:39:23 PM ronda Tha's neat
2019-10-01 06:39:27 PM tharwat with marshmallow
2019-10-01 06:39:27 PM badalyanlilit During this two days we were celebrating Juwish Rosh a Shana. Their New Year and we served their traditional cookies, soops and meal.
2019-10-01 06:39:29 PM sryan hahah that cute. im using that
2019-10-01 06:39:56 PM sonyamsullivan It's still in the 90s in Houston. So, the thought of anything hot isn't fun, lol.
2019-10-01 06:40:03 PM kathyhughes That is great Lilt
2019-10-01 06:40:08 PM aehutchins We have popcorn that we already cook each afternoon and in october we turn it into kettlecorn
2019-10-01 06:40:15 PM merrellsherry we are doing Rosh Hashana too. today is the last day. we made matzo ball soup
2019-10-01 06:40:17 PM regina1 Im in Dallas Sonya, I can relate
2019-10-01 06:40:23 PM kathyhughes We were always invited to our Jewish Home to celebrate with them
2019-10-01 06:40:23 PM badalyanlilit Thank You...
2019-10-01 06:40:40 PM kathyhughes Our Jewish residents were very happy that they could gp
2019-10-01 06:40:45 PM kathyhughes go
2019-10-01 06:41:16 PM tharwat really nice
2019-10-01 06:41:37 PM kathyhughes Do you invite other facilities over for your activities???
2019-10-01 06:41:42 PM sryan :) nice
2019-10-01 06:41:50 PM jcox Yes
2019-10-01 06:41:50 PM edithscarrillo enter the chat room
2019-10-01 06:41:51 PM crystalandino im looking for movie ideas if anyone has any so far we have the withes of east wood, beetlejuice and adams family the original
2019-10-01 06:41:57 PM daybernice6 Yes
2019-10-01 06:42:01 PM tharwat yes
2019-10-01 06:42:17 PM merrellsherry we will be soon. it will be a competative olympics type of activity
2019-10-01 06:42:17 PM badalyanlilit Yes. It is also interesting for another participnts from other countries to know their tablemates traditions. If coud see the happy faces of our Pt's
2019-10-01 06:42:18 PM ronda Hocus Pocus
2019-10-01 06:42:21 PM bethaldrich5 We are doing a big fall festival with a local facility in a couple of weeks. We are having a food truck there!
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2019-10-01 06:42:25 PM amanda what about Hocus Pocus
2019-10-01 06:42:38 PM kathyhughes Check Freeform TV they have 31 nights of Halloween
2019-10-01 06:42:48 PM edithscarrillo yes
2019-10-01 06:42:54 PM kathyhughes we also had a Stephen King Movie marathon
2019-10-01 06:43:02 PM regina1 Hocus Pocus is a great Halloween movie and Beetlejuice!
2019-10-01 06:43:05 PM aida1 we invited a jewish church and they said "yes we can go but the donations will be $200"
2019-10-01 06:43:06 PM lamearaj I might have to check that out for myself... its freedom TV?
2019-10-01 06:43:17 PM aehutchins Halloween themed movie night .....love it
2019-10-01 06:43:21 PM kathyhughes Freeform
2019-10-01 06:43:23 PM crystalandino i was told hh is not good for our crowd :'(
2019-10-01 06:43:40 PM merrellsherry I still love Halloweentown...and Debbie Reynolds
2019-10-01 06:43:42 PM kathyhughes Too bad my alert residents loved it
2019-10-01 06:43:42 PM ronda hh?
2019-10-01 06:43:56 PM kathyhughes we had other movies for the lower functioning residents
2019-10-01 06:44:10 PM ronda Legend of Sleepy Hollow
2019-10-01 06:44:13 PM sryan halloween town is cute
2019-10-01 06:44:24 PM jcox most of my residents are in bed by 7:00
2019-10-01 06:44:43 PM kathyhughes Yes but they can watch it on TV
2019-10-01 06:44:57 PM badalyanlilit Yes, we have our musicians and singers. last month they changed their places with our another center's musician. It was like a fresh air for both center's participants
2019-10-01 06:44:58 PM amanda I am finding that most of the residents like movies with either Elvis or animals. So if anyone knows any good animal halloween movies please let me know
2019-10-01 06:45:07 PM crystalandino we play a movie in our theatre every friday at 2
2019-10-01 06:45:11 PM jcox Most of mine do not watch tv
2019-10-01 06:45:27 PM kathyhughes We would have trivia worksheets for each movie and residents would pick them up that day...fill them in while watching the movie and then turn it in for a prize!
2019-10-01 06:45:28 PM aida1 my residentes love halloween movies tody they asked if we can watch hocus pocus movie
2019-10-01 06:45:28 PM sryan great pumpkin charilie brwon is a good one for lower functing residetns
2019-10-01 06:45:38 PM jcox I have a few men who watch tv but they like the westerns and hunting shows
2019-10-01 06:45:42 PM kathyhughes Sometimes we have to think positively about our residents
2019-10-01 06:45:47 PM aehutchins We have a live musician coming right before halloween to sing halloween themed songs for us
2019-10-01 06:45:54 PM merrellsherry spookie buddies..it is all lab puppies
2019-10-01 06:45:58 PM bethaldrich5 That is such a good idea for movie participation!
2019-10-01 06:46:03 PM kathyhughes it does not have to be all of your residents but the folks that like them
2019-10-01 06:46:05 PM sonyamsullivan Someone suggested the movie "Coco" in a previous chatroom.
2019-10-01 06:46:05 PM regina1 it sure is!
2019-10-01 06:46:16 PM kathyhughes Do not generalize that all your residents do not watch TV
2019-10-01 06:46:42 PM merrellsherry most of mine watch TV
2019-10-01 06:46:54 PM ronda Most of mine too
2019-10-01 06:47:02 PM sryan thats a good idea...movie trivia
2019-10-01 06:47:23 PM crystalandino i have coco set up for a speacial movie with the lower functioning in our living space that some of the assisted asked to help sett up and be a companion.. sorry my spelling is horrid
2019-10-01 06:47:35 PM kathyhughes No problem
2019-10-01 06:47:43 PM lhalfacre 95% of our residents watch TV
2019-10-01 06:48:22 PM kathyhughes I am sorry that I have to remind you all that when we assume that it will not work for your residents we most of the time assume wrong and should think about what they can do
2019-10-01 06:48:25 PM aida1 last year we did coco decorations for halloween
2019-10-01 06:48:56 PM kathyhughes That is great!
2019-10-01 06:48:57 PM badalyanlilit We have a TV, but they do not want to watch it, they are happy to be encouraged in activities, dancing parties. But for making shure during dancing all the staff is very concentrated do not let them to fall
2019-10-01 06:49:24 PM kathyhughes That is great!
2019-10-01 06:49:29 PM jcox I said most of mine do not but a few men do. If I turn on the tv they leave the activity. I have to do separate activities for the ones who want to watch tv
2019-10-01 06:49:32 PM buddyrmorvent I fell into the trap of generalizing and not trying what I thought wouldnt work. Now I try as much as possible and if it dont work we try to learn and move on.
2019-10-01 06:50:16 PM aehutchins We even do the hand turkey drawings lol , helps stretch out their hand muscle and makes them giggle every time
2019-10-01 06:50:34 PM ronda Yes it does!!
2019-10-01 06:51:00 PM ronda I hear it tickles drawing around my hand...
2019-10-01 06:51:12 PM ronda a lot...
2019-10-01 06:51:19 PM kathyhughes I did as well Buddy...but it didn't take me long to figure out that they do watch TV when I wasn't there...in their rooms so I took advantage of it and they enjoyed watching for prizes and filling out the trivia forms
2019-10-01 06:51:21 PM daybernice6 Lots of times you learn to aqdapt to the situation. Where there is a will there is a way. We try not use the word can't. We say we will try.
2019-10-01 06:51:23 PM sonyamsullivan That's a good reason to do the hand turkey drawings!
2019-10-01 06:52:21 PM ronda It is great to hear the laughter
2019-10-01 06:52:34 PM merrellsherry sometimes i have a small group of women all agree to watch a movie or show and then we have a talk group about it
2019-10-01 06:52:36 PM daybernice6 Signing out for tonight. Enjoyed all the ideas and input. Good night.
2019-10-01 06:52:38 PM aehutchins I include the not so mobile residents too for a sensory activity
2019-10-01 06:52:43 PM kathyhughes So did I miss any other questions tonight???
2019-10-01 06:52:51 PM aida1 left the chat room
2019-10-01 06:52:53 PM buddyrmorvent Since changing my approach i have been surprised more than I have been disappointed
2019-10-01 06:52:54 PM kathyhughes Thanks for joining me
2019-10-01 06:52:58 PM sryan u sure have to adopt sometimes
2019-10-01 06:53:00 PM aida1 enter the chat room
2019-10-01 06:53:05 PM edithscarrillo no
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2019-10-01 06:53:13 PM kathyhughes and remember that next week is for your Practicum Chat even the new students can use it
2019-10-01 06:53:29 PM aehutchins Good night all
2019-10-01 06:53:36 PM edithscarrillo thank you
2019-10-01 06:53:36 PM lhalfacre Thank You, Good Night to all
2019-10-01 06:53:37 PM aehutchins left the chat room
2019-10-01 06:53:38 PM bethaldrich5 Thank you
2019-10-01 06:53:42 PM merrellsherry Thanks again for letting us use next weeks chat for the practcum. it really helps
2019-10-01 06:53:43 PM ronda Cool. Thank you and I will email you my qustion we chatted about
2019-10-01 06:53:45 PM kathyhughes Have a great week!
2019-10-01 06:53:48 PM regina1 I enjoyed tonight! Thank you all for the great ideas too,Im using many of them at our place! Thanks again Kathy hae a great trip to PA
2019-10-01 06:53:51 PM kathyhughes Thank you Ronda
2019-10-01 06:53:57 PM jcox Thank you
2019-10-01 06:54:02 PM kathyhughes I am looking forward to it
2019-10-01 06:54:10 PM tharwat thank you
2019-10-01 06:54:14 PM sryan have good time at the confererne
2019-10-01 06:54:18 PM ronda left the chat room
2019-10-01 06:54:19 PM regina1 good night all-have a blessed week!
2019-10-01 06:54:22 PM sryan spell sorry
2019-10-01 06:54:23 PM bethaldrich5 Yes thank you for the ideas! Took lots of notes for different things to do!
2019-10-01 06:54:31 PM crystalandino cant belive how fast this hr flew by
2019-10-01 06:54:38 PM merrellsherry goodnight
2019-10-01 06:54:40 PM regina1 left the chat room
2019-10-01 06:54:46 PM sonyamsullivan Enjoy the conference! Are you a speaker?
2019-10-01 06:55:00 PM badalyanlilit Some of our participants like painting, drawing one of them is a profeccional artist. We during the day or week I we are painting together. It makes them to be satisfied
2019-10-01 06:55:00 PM kathyhughes Yes I am doing 3 presentations
2019-10-01 06:55:16 PM kathyhughes 2 on Behavioral Health and 1 on YouTube
2019-10-01 06:55:16 PM sonyamsullivan Wow. that's great!
2019-10-01 06:55:20 PM sryan good luck kathy
2019-10-01 06:55:22 PM tharwat good luck
2019-10-01 06:55:24 PM kathyhughes Thanks
2019-10-01 06:55:33 PM badalyanlilit Good luck dear Kathy
2019-10-01 06:55:36 PM merrellsherry wow, wish i could attend
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2019-10-01 06:55:41 PM sonyamsullivan Can we watch the YouTube one?
2019-10-01 06:55:47 PM tharwat left the chat room
2019-10-01 06:55:52 PM edithscarrillo good night
2019-10-01 06:56:04 PM sryan have a good night everyone
2019-10-01 06:56:06 PM kathyhughes Sorry nope....but there is always room for one day participants
2019-10-01 06:56:17 PM badalyanlilit Ok
2019-10-01 06:56:22 PM lhalfacre left the chat room
2019-10-01 06:56:32 PM sonyamsullivan Okay, I'm in Texas...
2019-10-01 06:56:33 PM kathyhughes I am presenting using YouTube with your residents
2019-10-01 06:56:40 PM merrellsherry left the chat room
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2019-10-01 06:56:53 PM jcox I use you tube all the time and google earth
2019-10-01 06:57:02 PM jcox They love it
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2019-10-01 06:57:15 PM crystalandino goodnight evryone! speacilty live chat tomorrow come join me every point counts
2019-10-01 06:57:24 PM sonyamsullivan That sounds interesting...
2019-10-01 06:57:36 PM crystalandino specialty lol
2019-10-01 06:57:49 PM kathyhughes Have a great week...I do have a Behavioral Health Continuing Education course through ADN
2019-10-01 06:58:00 PM kathyhughes I will work on a YouTube one for next year
2019-10-01 06:58:10 PM crystalandino left the chat room
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2019-10-01 06:58:29 PM bethaldrich5 Thank you, Goodnight
2019-10-01 06:58:36 PM sonyamsullivan I'll look for that when I do CEUs.
2019-10-01 06:58:36 PM bethaldrich5 left the chat room
2019-10-01 06:58:53 PM kathyhughes Have a good week...ADN has lots of approved courses
2019-10-01 06:59:20 PM sonyamsullivan Thanks again! You too!
2019-10-01 06:59:32 PM badalyanlilit Have a good evening and week everyone..
2019-10-01 06:59:52 PM kathyhughes Good Night All!
2019-10-01 06:59:57 PM kathyhughes left the chat room
2019-10-01 07:00:15 PM aida1 have a great weekend
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2019-10-01 07:00:23 PM amanda Have a good night
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2019-10-01 07:06:04 PM badalyanlilit Good night
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