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2020-02-20 06:59:39 PM rachelwalbridge well at least you know what made you dizzy
2020-02-20 06:59:53 PM kathyhughes Besides St Patricks Day what else do you have planned for March?
2020-02-20 07:00:23 PM ibouchard we have been working on road trips for our assisted living and long term residents. we're going bowling
2020-02-20 07:00:32 PM catherinemello mardi gras party entertainment with decorations and hats and noisemakers
2020-02-20 07:00:36 PM kamron87 sounds fun!
2020-02-20 07:00:39 PM rachelwalbridge easter prep
2020-02-20 07:00:45 PM rachelwalbridge mardi gras etc
2020-02-20 07:00:54 PM jcullum First Day of Spring Celebration
2020-02-20 07:00:57 PM catherinemello im also working on getting some girl scouts in to do activities with the residents
2020-02-20 07:01:07 PM kamron87 yes easter prep, easter is early April this yr.
2020-02-20 07:01:27 PM mandyo enter the chat room
2020-02-20 07:01:29 PM francine Well again opening day for the cincinnati reds hopefully a cook out weather permitted
2020-02-20 07:01:32 PM rachelwalbridge flower crafts for spring etc
2020-02-20 07:02:01 PM kamron87 i find it hard with my budget and transportation to do more things in a month than we already do :(
2020-02-20 07:02:09 PM jcullum Beginning prep for our raised beds.
2020-02-20 07:02:27 PM kathyhughes a limited budget makes you creative!
2020-02-20 07:02:29 PM rachelwalbridge we were able to start our outings again finally
2020-02-20 07:02:36 PM kaylenbaringer enter the chat room
2020-02-20 07:02:39 PM kamron87 makes me stressed! lol
2020-02-20 07:03:03 PM ibouchard transportation is definitely difficult for scheduling, not to mention ensuring that we also have clinical staff available to come alongside our department
2020-02-20 07:03:03 PM kamron87 this is why i like thease chats, i get ideas!!!
2020-02-20 07:03:10 PM kathyhughes I had High Schoolers who had to do hours to graduate...I had them make videos of the town, museums and other places the residents where interested in
2020-02-20 07:03:21 PM catherinemello cant wait to start doing scenic bus drives with my dementia residents again. walmart and lunch outings continue for ltc residents during winter
2020-02-20 07:03:22 PM kaylenbaringer that is a great idea kathy
2020-02-20 07:03:27 PM rachelwalbridge ooo thats a great idea
2020-02-20 07:03:29 PM tamala1 Getting plans together for our annual Easter Brunch and will be talking Spring
2020-02-20 07:03:33 PM kamron87 oh that sounds awesome!
2020-02-20 07:03:40 PM merrellsherry we are going to have a getting to know you social and a memorial service in March, different days of course
2020-02-20 07:03:44 PM ibouchard our facility cares for all levels of care
2020-02-20 07:03:55 PM mandyo Does anyone have ideas on April Fool that go over well
2020-02-20 07:04:10 PM ibouchard we've never done april fool's
2020-02-20 07:04:16 PM catherinemello make brownies for april fools... brown E's lol
2020-02-20 07:04:18 PM vanessawatson enter the chat room
2020-02-20 07:04:28 PM kamron87 lol!
2020-02-20 07:04:28 PM kaylenbaringer :D
2020-02-20 07:04:46 PM mandyo WE have done the Brown E's in the past and then passed out regular Brownies after we got them all
2020-02-20 07:04:52 PM vanessawatson Good evening class!
2020-02-20 07:04:53 PM mandyo that was a blast
2020-02-20 07:05:22 PM kathyhughes We would make a fake calendar for the month and let it hang up on the Bulletin Board for a couple of days
2020-02-20 07:05:29 PM kamron87 I have a CAPA meeting tomorrow
2020-02-20 07:05:36 PM jesseshoemaker enter the chat room
2020-02-20 07:05:55 PM mandyo That would be great. I love the calendar idea.
2020-02-20 07:05:56 PM tamala1 Great idea Kathy
2020-02-20 07:05:56 PM jesseshoemaker Good Evening Everyone
2020-02-20 07:06:01 PM jcullum That would be a cute idea
2020-02-20 07:06:08 PM kathyhughes We would save it year to year!
2020-02-20 07:06:13 PM kamron87 Colorado Activity Professionals of America
2020-02-20 07:06:17 PM ibouchard oh my gosh, fake calendar..... that's funny, at least for us
2020-02-20 07:06:19 PM rachelwalbridge nice
2020-02-20 07:06:26 PM mandyo We did mashed potatoes with chocolate syrup on them as ice cream sundas
2020-02-20 07:06:28 PM kathyhughes We also would have a special April Fools Happy Hour
2020-02-20 07:06:32 PM mandyo THey all fell for it.
2020-02-20 07:06:34 PM kamron87 fake calendar is creative
2020-02-20 07:06:54 PM rachelwalbridge make food that looks likeone thing and tastes like somethign else
2020-02-20 07:07:08 PM rachelwalbridge rice crispie turkey leg
2020-02-20 07:07:15 PM tammiehall25 enter the chat room
2020-02-20 07:07:15 PM kamron87 lol
2020-02-20 07:07:19 PM tammiehall25 left the chat room
2020-02-20 07:07:28 PM kamron87 :D
2020-02-20 07:07:33 PM tammiehall25 enter the chat room
2020-02-20 07:07:43 PM vanessawatson (lol)
2020-02-20 07:07:44 PM tammiehall25 left the chat room
2020-02-20 07:07:52 PM tammiehall25 enter the chat room
2020-02-20 07:08:12 PM ibouchard do any of you use the activity connection
2020-02-20 07:08:20 PM catherinemello i do
2020-02-20 07:08:22 PM kaylenbaringer no =/
2020-02-20 07:08:27 PM tamala1 Yes
2020-02-20 07:08:31 PM mandyo ONe year we did sponge cake and iced sponges and they all were biting into them and couldnt figure out why it was not going as planned with eating it. some tried multiple times. All the staff and family membvers had a great laughtl
2020-02-20 07:08:39 PM vanessawatson Yes
2020-02-20 07:08:57 PM quiana enter the chat room
2020-02-20 07:08:59 PM kathyhughes We would serve drinks of different colors and the finger sandwiches were made by dietary and were PBJ
2020-02-20 07:09:01 PM kamron87 yes i do! I love the calendars and newsletterson there, and we use the daily chronicles too
2020-02-20 07:09:11 PM kamron87 lots of good ideas on there
2020-02-20 07:09:24 PM mandyo Activity connection is a great resouce but I do say it seems to be a lot of the same thing year to year
2020-02-20 07:09:29 PM ibouchard yes, the daily and weekly chronicles are a great resource
2020-02-20 07:09:30 PM elaine yes, love activity connection
2020-02-20 07:09:43 PM rachelwalbridge nice
2020-02-20 07:09:55 PM catherinemello i use it for my calendars and daily chronicals mostly. they do have a lot of good ideas
2020-02-20 07:09:56 PM jcullum I need to check that our
2020-02-20 07:10:00 PM mandyo The bingo never works for us. does anyone else have that problem
2020-02-20 07:10:14 PM kaylenbaringer i know some people that use it, they love it
2020-02-20 07:10:24 PM hmorris enter the chat room
2020-02-20 07:10:28 PM tamala1 Yes great resource. We start the day everyday with the daily chronicle
2020-02-20 07:10:34 PM hmorris hello
2020-02-20 07:10:36 PM francine Never heard of it I'll have to check it out
2020-02-20 07:10:40 PM quiana some of our residents love daily
2020-02-20 07:10:43 PM mandyo you have to pay for it
2020-02-20 07:10:44 PM hmorris yes i use activity connection
2020-02-20 07:10:46 PM elaine When we try tricker bingos it throws off our residents
2020-02-20 07:10:52 PM ibouchard i've never tried their bingo... i have found that some of their interactive presentations to be a bit childlike
2020-02-20 07:11:20 PM hmorris our company pays for it and gives password to all builings...we have i think 13buildings
2020-02-20 07:11:20 PM kathyhughes Mandy that is not a problem...use the time for other activities
2020-02-20 07:11:38 PM kathyhughes if your residents don't want Bingo...time to plan something else
2020-02-20 07:11:42 PM mandyo What is not a problem?
2020-02-20 07:11:52 PM kathyhughes Residents not wanting Bingo
2020-02-20 07:11:53 PM kaylenbaringer i just had bingo for 6 hours today
2020-02-20 07:11:57 PM mandyo O we love bingo just the site doesnt work
2020-02-20 07:12:06 PM mandyo we do bingo 3 times a week
2020-02-20 07:12:07 PM kathyhughes OH....sorry
2020-02-20 07:12:28 PM kamron87 yep bingo 3 times a week here too
2020-02-20 07:12:35 PM jesseshoemaker ive had quite a few residents start up game groups of games they like
2020-02-20 07:12:38 PM ibouchard we only have bingo once a week
2020-02-20 07:12:39 PM jcullum We also do it 3 times a week
2020-02-20 07:12:39 PM quiana we do 3 days a week too.. and they want more
2020-02-20 07:12:44 PM rachelwalbridge 2 x here
2020-02-20 07:12:45 PM kamron87 my problem is the prizes they want
2020-02-20 07:12:49 PM mandyo its all good . IT did work at one time but updates made it have a glitch
2020-02-20 07:12:51 PM kathyhughes For National Skilled Nursing Home week we had a 1 day event ....a Bingo Marathon. Each Dept had 1 hour and they had to provide a snack and prizes
2020-02-20 07:12:53 PM kaylenbaringer we usually do bingo twice
2020-02-20 07:12:55 PM jcullum Prizes are hard
2020-02-20 07:12:55 PM francine 3 times here too
2020-02-20 07:13:00 PM merrellsherry yep, 3 days for us
2020-02-20 07:13:05 PM ibouchard oh gosh, prizes are a headache... we have a bingo shop and keeping it sustainable is a huge issue
2020-02-20 07:13:10 PM kaylenbaringer my residents love quarters
2020-02-20 07:13:12 PM rachelwalbridge ooo a bingo marathon would be fun
2020-02-20 07:13:12 PM iarygarcia enter the chat room
2020-02-20 07:13:13 PM kamron87 thats awesome!
2020-02-20 07:13:20 PM vanessawatson Three times a week!
2020-02-20 07:13:20 PM tamala1 Twice a week for us
2020-02-20 07:13:25 PM jesseshoemaker my residents want toilet paper and papertowels for prizes
2020-02-20 07:13:32 PM kamron87 lol
2020-02-20 07:13:35 PM iarygarcia lol
2020-02-20 07:13:44 PM tamala1 lol
2020-02-20 07:13:49 PM rachelwalbridge >.> toilet paper
2020-02-20 07:13:50 PM catherinemello twice a week for us too but they would play everyday if we let them lol
2020-02-20 07:13:55 PM rachelwalbridge they must wana squeeze the charman
2020-02-20 07:13:55 PM elaine We've agreed with residents prizes once a week for keno only all other games are for fun
2020-02-20 07:13:56 PM vanessawatson What??8-|
2020-02-20 07:13:57 PM francine We give tickets here and they use the tickets to buy things off the bingo cart
2020-02-20 07:14:03 PM jesseshoemaker cans of pop and individual bottles of juice go fast too
2020-02-20 07:14:03 PM quiana bingo marathon!! that might be a hit at my home
2020-02-20 07:14:03 PM mandyo Bingo prize is only a quarter in my facility. Does anyone have outside places like the American Legion that come into the facility to do bingo and they provide the money for prizes
2020-02-20 07:14:06 PM kamron87 my residents like soap and stuff like that, problem is I have to order online at fun express or amazon,
2020-02-20 07:14:21 PM merrellsherry we have a full bingo store. we depend on donations to keep it running
2020-02-20 07:14:25 PM rachelwalbridge dollar tree is my friend. and walmart
2020-02-20 07:14:28 PM tammiehall25 we have Bingo 4 days a week
2020-02-20 07:14:28 PM kaylenbaringer my hospice companies love doing bingo for me
2020-02-20 07:14:42 PM catherinemello we do the bingo store once a month, they let the points accumulate all month. 25 pts for single game and 100 for coverall
2020-02-20 07:14:46 PM admin enter the chat room
2020-02-20 07:14:46 PM kamron87 anyone play pokeno???
2020-02-20 07:14:48 PM jcullum Dollar Tree is great!
2020-02-20 07:14:57 PM rachelwalbridge yes pokeno for candy bars
2020-02-20 07:15:00 PM jesseshoemaker oh my residents love pokeno
2020-02-20 07:15:02 PM iarygarcia we have bingo 2x per week, but they always ask for it on "resident choice" days
2020-02-20 07:15:05 PM rachelwalbridge prize bong (like beer pong) without the beer
2020-02-20 07:15:07 PM ibouchard we used to be able to go to the dollar store, not anymore, we can only order from amazon which isn't always cheap
2020-02-20 07:15:08 PM iarygarcia yes, they love pokeno
2020-02-20 07:15:09 PM rachelwalbridge twister pitch
2020-02-20 07:15:10 PM elaine Yes, keno every week
2020-02-20 07:15:12 PM jesseshoemaker we have 4 tables going
2020-02-20 07:15:13 PM rachelwalbridge jingo
2020-02-20 07:15:15 PM kamron87 they wont let me shop at dollar tree, i have to use the online stores, it sucks
2020-02-20 07:15:20 PM quiana i tried to introduce prizes rather than money.. they didnt like it
2020-02-20 07:15:21 PM catherinemello we play jingo
2020-02-20 07:15:21 PM francine I get jewlery on clearance at Walmart or Five Below, candy and soda at dollar tree
2020-02-20 07:15:33 PM kaylenbaringer you can shop dollar tree online
2020-02-20 07:15:33 PM kathyhughes Dollar Tree has an online store
2020-02-20 07:15:36 PM rachelwalbridge dollar tree has online store
2020-02-20 07:15:43 PM kathyhughes and they also have a craft site
2020-02-20 07:15:45 PM ibouchard our corporate office won't allow :(((((
2020-02-20 07:15:47 PM jesseshoemaker my one dietary guy build us a jumbo Jenga
2020-02-20 07:15:48 PM rachelwalbridge 5 and below is awesome
2020-02-20 07:15:48 PM iarygarcia what's "jingo" @catherinemellon
2020-02-20 07:15:58 PM kamron87 it has to be aproved through my company,
2020-02-20 07:16:01 PM rachelwalbridge jingo is bingo but generally with pictures
2020-02-20 07:16:05 PM iarygarcia Five Below is great!
2020-02-20 07:16:13 PM quiana dollar tree has a catalog..
2020-02-20 07:16:15 PM iarygarcia oh! fun!
2020-02-20 07:16:17 PM rachelwalbridge and with a theme like halloween
2020-02-20 07:16:19 PM rachelwalbridge or spring
2020-02-20 07:16:22 PM jcullum Can you suggest they add DollarTree
2020-02-20 07:16:23 PM francine We don't have a credit card anymore so everything we get is cash only so that elimnates the on line shopping for me
2020-02-20 07:16:25 PM elaine don't have a 5 below close
2020-02-20 07:16:43 PM merrellsherry we cant use dollar store on-line either because you have to buy in bulk and it doesnt fit our budget
2020-02-20 07:16:45 PM kamron87 i think i will suggest it, wonder if corprate will approve it, who should I ask???
2020-02-20 07:16:49 PM iarygarcia we use to play for quarters, but the residents kept loosing their money
2020-02-20 07:17:08 PM jcullum I would start with my ED
2020-02-20 07:17:08 PM iarygarcia ...or it would get stolen :(
2020-02-20 07:17:21 PM quiana iarygarcia...lol
2020-02-20 07:17:27 PM jcullum I think it would be good to have a written justification
2020-02-20 07:17:30 PM kamron87 admin wont let us play for $
2020-02-20 07:17:31 PM admin left the chat room
2020-02-20 07:17:32 PM hmorris i found the reminisces discussions to be boring to the residents just by itself, But the powerpoint is way better. They loved seeeingthe text and nice pictures
2020-02-20 07:17:35 PM elaine using money doesn't work for us as prizes
2020-02-20 07:17:36 PM admin enter the chat room
2020-02-20 07:17:37 PM iarygarcia ...i know...lol @quiana
2020-02-20 07:17:38 PM admin left the chat room
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2020-02-20 07:17:47 PM catherinemello prizes are more appropriate for most because they cant do much with money in the facility.
2020-02-20 07:17:50 PM kamron87 or have a yard sale or bake sale to make $ for prizesor activities
2020-02-20 07:17:53 PM vanessawatson left the chat room
2020-02-20 07:18:01 PM quiana thats no fun....kamron87
2020-02-20 07:18:19 PM vanessawatson enter the chat room
2020-02-20 07:18:31 PM kathyhughes We posted a list by the guest sign in book for things that we needed
2020-02-20 07:18:33 PM francine I do that Kamron87 to raise money for their christmas.
2020-02-20 07:18:36 PM kamron87 i make butterfly magnets for prizes
2020-02-20 07:18:48 PM elaine some good will type stores have good prizes
2020-02-20 07:18:56 PM kathyhughes Wish we had Facebook Garage Sale
2020-02-20 07:18:57 PM ibouchard we have reached out to our auxiliary and order the snacks/chips from our dining department
2020-02-20 07:19:10 PM kamron87 sounds good! I should do that. I jusr finished my newsletter, shoulda put something in there too
2020-02-20 07:19:11 PM catherinemello good idea kathy, i might borrow that idea. we have had several families ask us what they can donate
2020-02-20 07:19:13 PM iarygarcia true @catherinemello... we use to have a "snack shack" where they could use their quarters...and we would make money for the activities dept...
2020-02-20 07:19:18 PM kathyhughes I would bet that people who cannot sell their items would donate
2020-02-20 07:19:42 PM catherinemello iarygarcia thats a good idea. my old place used to have an actual gift shop ran by residents
2020-02-20 07:19:46 PM kaylenbaringer i had good luck with the staff donating things and visitors as well as facebook buy sell trade
2020-02-20 07:19:48 PM tamala1 Yes we always put a list of things we would like on back of calendar each month. We get a lot of donations from family members
2020-02-20 07:19:48 PM jcullum That is a great idea!
2020-02-20 07:19:48 PM iarygarcia @kathyhughes ...yes, we post a list...it's amazing how much people donate!
2020-02-20 07:19:54 PM kathyhughes We changed it every month
2020-02-20 07:19:58 PM kamron87 kajhty what will i do without you after the class is over???
2020-02-20 07:20:07 PM hmorris we are opening a public dinner within the building by next month
2020-02-20 07:20:08 PM vanessawatson We have a gift shop!
2020-02-20 07:20:10 PM francine I asked if the kitchen they could add some things to their order list for me and got a big no because it'll be less for them to have for their budget
2020-02-20 07:20:12 PM kathyhughes I don't know Kami
2020-02-20 07:20:32 PM iarygarcia cool! @hmorris
2020-02-20 07:20:43 PM rachelwalbridge reach out and make friends with rec directors near tyou :)
2020-02-20 07:20:45 PM quiana take everything you learned and DO IT!!!
2020-02-20 07:20:48 PM rachelwalbridge so you can problem solve!
2020-02-20 07:21:10 PM mandyo Does anyone use the site www.notjustbingo.com?
2020-02-20 07:21:19 PM mandyo Its a good free sight to use for ideas
2020-02-20 07:21:22 PM iarygarcia havent yet...
2020-02-20 07:21:22 PM tammiehall25 no
2020-02-20 07:21:25 PM rachelwalbridge yes i liek that site mandy
2020-02-20 07:21:26 PM kaylenbaringer i have before but its been a while
2020-02-20 07:21:27 PM elaine yes
2020-02-20 07:21:35 PM francine I've looked at it
2020-02-20 07:21:37 PM tamala1 not yet
2020-02-20 07:21:39 PM mandyo My staff loves it
2020-02-20 07:21:40 PM vanessawatson No not familiar with the site.
2020-02-20 07:21:45 PM kathyhughes Do you use Pinterest for ideas?
2020-02-20 07:21:45 PM iarygarcia i'll check it out! thank you @mandyo
2020-02-20 07:21:46 PM ibouchard nice, i'll have to check it out
2020-02-20 07:21:50 PM kamron87 a nurse donated a bunch of stuff, she spent alot! I try and not have anything over $3 a prize, we play 3-5 games 3 days a week, thats alot
2020-02-20 07:21:51 PM kaylenbaringer yes!
2020-02-20 07:21:58 PM jcullum That is a good Website
2020-02-20 07:22:00 PM hmorris stay connected with activity directors network. join a activities direrector meeting. I am a member of NOOAP. activities directs who meet once a month to go over state surveys, ideas for events, and education
2020-02-20 07:22:01 PM francine Yes
2020-02-20 07:22:02 PM quiana Love Pintrest
2020-02-20 07:22:10 PM iarygarcia yes! lovvvvvvvvve pinterest!
2020-02-20 07:22:16 PM tamala1 Love Pinterest great ideas
2020-02-20 07:22:32 PM iarygarcia yes, that's a great idea @hmorris!
2020-02-20 07:22:34 PM kathyhughes NCCAP has a Pintrest site and lots of ideas and links
2020-02-20 07:22:35 PM hmorris sorry for typos im typing on laptop on couch..
2020-02-20 07:22:37 PM tammiehall25 love pinterest
2020-02-20 07:22:44 PM iarygarcia lol
2020-02-20 07:22:45 PM mandyo Has anyone joined the FB activity director groups. Great ideas on there also
2020-02-20 07:22:53 PM hmorris PINTREST all day every day
2020-02-20 07:22:59 PM kaylenbaringer Pinterest and FB
2020-02-20 07:23:02 PM iarygarcia lol...
2020-02-20 07:23:07 PM vanessawatson I joined the group this week. great ideas.
2020-02-20 07:23:11 PM catherinemello love pinterest
2020-02-20 07:23:19 PM hmorris on facebook?
2020-02-20 07:23:30 PM kaylenbaringer you can get great advice on FB groups also
2020-02-20 07:23:32 PM iarygarcia i thought i was the only one @hmorris and @ kaylenbaringer
2020-02-20 07:23:36 PM elaine will have to check thanks
2020-02-20 07:23:41 PM kathyhughes Yes I look at the FAcebook groups
2020-02-20 07:23:57 PM quiana ill join the FB group
2020-02-20 07:24:00 PM mandyo NCCAP on Pinterest? I will have to check that out
2020-02-20 07:24:22 PM kamron87 yes facebook is good, im a member on many activity facebook groups
2020-02-20 07:24:26 PM iarygarcia what was that bingo site again @mandyo
2020-02-20 07:24:29 PM catherinemello facebook is good
2020-02-20 07:24:35 PM mandyo notjustbingo.com
2020-02-20 07:24:36 PM tamala1 Oh I'm going to join that group
2020-02-20 07:24:40 PM kathyhughes What cracks me up about them is that they really need to plan ahead and check with their residents to see what they want to do
2020-02-20 07:24:40 PM iarygarcia TY ;)
2020-02-20 07:25:00 PM hmorris YES
2020-02-20 07:25:21 PM hmorris everyone has ideas but the jobs is about what the residents enjoy
2020-02-20 07:25:24 PM iarygarcia lol
2020-02-20 07:25:25 PM rachelwalbridge nods
2020-02-20 07:25:27 PM iarygarcia very true
2020-02-20 07:25:38 PM vanessawatson So True.
2020-02-20 07:25:42 PM tamala1 Yes their needs and interest is what we look for. We here for them
2020-02-20 07:25:51 PM jcullum That is true. We always say that the we work in their home.
2020-02-20 07:25:57 PM kathyhughes My job was much easier when residents had activities that they wanted
2020-02-20 07:25:57 PM mandyo I ask the residents at resident council and daily for ideas and things they want to see on the next months calendar
2020-02-20 07:26:05 PM kaylenbaringer yes!
2020-02-20 07:26:08 PM mandyo They love to have imput on the calendars
2020-02-20 07:26:18 PM iarygarcia very true
2020-02-20 07:26:23 PM elaine They come to stuff they want and are nicer to you
2020-02-20 07:26:29 PM tamala1 so true
2020-02-20 07:26:30 PM kamron87 yes
2020-02-20 07:26:37 PM mandyo Food always Food. Gets them all haha
2020-02-20 07:26:40 PM kathyhughes We would ask them what they would do in the Spring when they were growing up
2020-02-20 07:26:57 PM catherinemello so true
2020-02-20 07:27:10 PM kathyhughes we would write it down on a flipchart...then we would ask them what did you do with your families in the spring
2020-02-20 07:27:17 PM kamron87 Kathy do you feel that activitieswill change with the baby boomers coming in to facilities?
2020-02-20 07:27:18 PM hmorris they are getting better at refining what they expect for activities. but still they just tell me lets do somthing..lol
2020-02-20 07:27:24 PM kathyhughes again writing it down each and every thing
2020-02-20 07:27:27 PM jcullum That would make a great activity
2020-02-20 07:27:30 PM catherinemello great question kamron
2020-02-20 07:27:45 PM rachelwalbridge nods
2020-02-20 07:27:56 PM kathyhughes then we would have an activity committee meet read the ideas and see what activities we could plan in the Spring
2020-02-20 07:28:01 PM hmorris what if they say, oh i dont remember that far back. i guess what they did with their kids
2020-02-20 07:28:03 PM kathyhughes we did this each season
2020-02-20 07:28:04 PM ibouchard that is an interesting question.... we may be replaced with programmable devices
2020-02-20 07:28:08 PM kaylenbaringer thats great!
2020-02-20 07:28:11 PM jcullum I think it will definitely change and I know this because I am a baby boomer
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2020-02-20 07:28:31 PM iarygarcia oh, i like the idea of having an activity committee @kathyhughes
2020-02-20 07:28:38 PM kathyhughes by writing it down it would prompt memories and they would use the ideas from the lists
2020-02-20 07:28:47 PM mandyo WHo is on the activity committe?
2020-02-20 07:28:51 PM iarygarcia i like that!
2020-02-20 07:28:52 PM hmorris ok
2020-02-20 07:28:56 PM tammiehall25 good idea
2020-02-20 07:29:01 PM kathyhughes Residents who wanted to plan activities
2020-02-20 07:29:01 PM jcullum sounds good to me
2020-02-20 07:29:05 PM tamala1 Great idea
2020-02-20 07:29:12 PM rachelwalbridge i love to have my residnts tell me what they want todo
2020-02-20 07:29:12 PM kathyhughes I had many resident volunteers
2020-02-20 07:29:26 PM quiana good moring
2020-02-20 07:29:27 PM mandyo perfect. That is kinda how my res council is
2020-02-20 07:29:29 PM kathyhughes Baby Boomers are not that hard to plan for
2020-02-20 07:29:32 PM ibouchard we have monthly activity committee meetings monthly with all levels of care
2020-02-20 07:29:36 PM kamron87 activitycommittee islike a resident council meeting, the resident brainstorm ideas of what they want to do
2020-02-20 07:29:36 PM quiana lol typo
2020-02-20 07:29:37 PM elaine we call ours planning meeting,but sounds similar
2020-02-20 07:29:56 PM iarygarcia i ike that idea too @1bouchard
2020-02-20 07:30:06 PM kathyhughes Do some research on what they did and the 60's through the 70's
2020-02-20 07:30:07 PM mandyo exactly Kamron
2020-02-20 07:30:34 PM kamron87 sounds like a plan
2020-02-20 07:30:41 PM kathyhughes I worked with Skilled Nursing Residents and Assisted Living
2020-02-20 07:30:48 PM hmorris I have the same 4-5 who come to meetings... they are the same who complain the most and who always go on all the outings... how do I encourage others to join or go outside this small groups hive mind?

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