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2020-02-25 07:21:19 PM jaimelalexander SHEESH. what a rough night
2020-02-25 07:21:19 PM serinamcwha YES! It's tradition!
2020-02-25 07:21:26 PM pennysloan Yes Kathy
2020-02-25 07:21:30 PM tanya1 yes
2020-02-25 07:21:32 PM serinamcwha We have Irish Dancers coming for our snf residents
2020-02-25 07:21:39 PM dawncalexander I have hit 3 deer in 3 different cars they really will tear them up
2020-02-25 07:21:41 PM yadi1 Yes. We are.
2020-02-25 07:21:42 PM tracichambers yes, its the greatest thing ever to have partys, and we do them quite often.
2020-02-25 07:21:46 PM deannaalexa we are planning a big party with the help of a resident who loves ireland but has never been.
2020-02-25 07:21:46 PM janice222 sorry tanya, we are having coffe with baileys irish creme for one
2020-02-25 07:21:48 PM eckhartdanielle No party at my place, they're a rare occurence. We'll probably have entertainers
2020-02-25 07:21:49 PM serinamcwha Our IL residents will have a dinner with Irish food and green beer
2020-02-25 07:22:04 PM ajensen We are doing a whole theme day, starting with st patricks day zumba, shamrock painting craft, st patricks day bingo, and a party before/during dinner with a special themed drink
2020-02-25 07:22:04 PM pennysloan Parties and music. It is what we live for.
2020-02-25 07:22:07 PM elaine celtic music, kissing the Blarney Stone, and food
2020-02-25 07:22:21 PM hnichols1 This is my first live chat how long do these generally last? My husband wants to know if he needs to put the kids to bed.
2020-02-25 07:22:22 PM srolle Tanya i'm glad you are okay, we r having games staff and residents do karoke
2020-02-25 07:22:22 PM spassa we are having pot of gold hunt and shamrock shakes and irish music
2020-02-25 07:22:23 PM serinamcwha OUr CEO does a toast with the residents, he'll read a funny Irish story, tell a joke, etc around the St. Patricks theme
2020-02-25 07:22:23 PM eckhartdanielle My hands are tied because my boss is cemented into a routine and doesn't seem to change or accept new ideas
2020-02-25 07:22:28 PM jenniferslockbower we have a party with Irish music and green sugar cookies and cake
2020-02-25 07:22:33 PM jaimelalexander I have a guy who plays the accordian for st patricks day
2020-02-25 07:22:34 PM tanya1 yes, it really messed mine up. i'm really nervous
2020-02-25 07:22:50 PM tracichambers how do you do the alcohol for the ones who are recovering alcoholics. like i served champagne for new years, but i really thought about that. theres one guy there that is there becuz of alcohol
2020-02-25 07:22:55 PM pennysloan I like the idea of kissing the BlarneyStone. That is cute
2020-02-25 07:22:59 PM janice222 no bag pipes this year...thank god lol
2020-02-25 07:23:02 PM serinamcwha We always have non-alcoholic options
2020-02-25 07:23:03 PM sarahmarsh Same Danielle.
2020-02-25 07:23:06 PM jaimelalexander hes also our go to guy for Oktoberfest lol good musician and easy on the eyes lol
2020-02-25 07:23:10 PM tiffanyhill180 Like the coffee ideas
2020-02-25 07:23:15 PM ajensen tracichambers we do a non alcoholic drink as well
2020-02-25 07:23:23 PM tracichambers oh ok
2020-02-25 07:23:32 PM srolle great idea erinamcwha
2020-02-25 07:23:36 PM dawncalexander we had an entertainer get into an arguement with our residents the other day. I couldn't beleive it
2020-02-25 07:23:41 PM janice222 we are also making Irish fudge...not sure what the difference is
2020-02-25 07:23:48 PM hnichols1 Alcohol is a big no no at my facility so we do Mock-Tails instead.
2020-02-25 07:23:54 PM jenniferslockbower we need a doctor's order to serve alcohol to each resident, very hard to get. so we do nonalcoholic options. O'doul's with a little green food dye or sparkling cider
2020-02-25 07:24:00 PM pennysloan What is Irish fudge
2020-02-25 07:24:05 PM scibaamanda St. Patti's balloons on wheelchair or bed, staff st patti's buttons, craft activity. Like the idea of irish food or irish treat. Piano and singing entertainment at 2pm on st. patti's day
2020-02-25 07:24:11 PM srolle left the chat room
2020-02-25 07:24:11 PM kellyabner Does anyone else have entertainers that are divas?? men included!
2020-02-25 07:24:14 PM dawncalexander ya we literally had to escort the entertainer out of the building
2020-02-25 07:24:14 PM akolb we use non alcholic drinks like odules or replace the acohol with something else
2020-02-25 07:24:16 PM srolle enter the chat room
2020-02-25 07:24:18 PM akolb yes
2020-02-25 07:24:19 PM busselljustin5 i just had my DON get standing orders for Drinks
2020-02-25 07:24:33 PM tanya1 Yes , it's really messed my xcar up. Several mthousand dollars. i'm really nervous, and I've creid my eyes out. It came out of no where, i hit it doing 70 miles per hr
2020-02-25 07:24:41 PM janice222 I work in assissted living so their are allowed alcohol
2020-02-25 07:24:44 PM serinamcwha we make mocktails for our SNF residents too
2020-02-25 07:24:51 PM eckhartdanielle One of our entertainers showed up without some of their equipment and we spent 30 minutes imporvising lol we fixed it but took time
2020-02-25 07:24:58 PM deannaalexa we have happy hour on tuesdays and cocktails on fridays. only those with a physicans order can have alcohol but we also will serve mock-tails for those who cant.
2020-02-25 07:25:26 PM tracichambers oh no, hopefully your insurance will cover it cuz it was an animal. that is supposed to be covered if you have full coverage tanya 1
2020-02-25 07:25:32 PM srolle great idea deannaalexa
2020-02-25 07:25:40 PM yadi1 Any ideas for non alcoholic St. Patrick's day?
2020-02-25 07:25:42 PM jaimelalexander our art instuctor is a diva....ugh not very dementia savy but the facility hires her
2020-02-25 07:25:45 PM elaine sparkling juices or just add gingerale to fruit juice
2020-02-25 07:25:47 PM eckhartdanielle I'm sure we'll play irish music, ireland trivia, travel videos etc
2020-02-25 07:25:51 PM dawncalexander your insurance will cover it but you will have to pay your deductable
2020-02-25 07:25:53 PM busselljustin5 they have Alcohol free beer
2020-02-25 07:25:59 PM busselljustin5 make it green beer :D
2020-02-25 07:26:02 PM srolle do a great rootbeer float
2020-02-25 07:26:07 PM dawncalexander Cars are replacable as long as you are alright
2020-02-25 07:26:09 PM rita I like the trivia
2020-02-25 07:26:21 PM sarahmarsh The same entertainer we had today for Mardi Gras will return for St. Patty's Day. He is wonderful
2020-02-25 07:26:26 PM elaine Shamrock shakes
2020-02-25 07:26:26 PM kathyhughes There are lot of mocktails on pinterest
2020-02-25 07:26:32 PM tracichambers ooh i did rootbeer floats for valentines, they loved it
2020-02-25 07:26:39 PM serinamcwha O'Douls - but I'm told this may still have a bit of alcohol in it.. gingerale with green food coloring
2020-02-25 07:26:41 PM sarahmarsh We had absentee voting come in last minute today.
2020-02-25 07:26:43 PM eckhartdanielle or shamrock shakes!!!
2020-02-25 07:26:44 PM busselljustin5 Shirley Temples are always great
2020-02-25 07:26:45 PM yadi1 Thanks Kathy, I will look into that.
2020-02-25 07:26:47 PM akolb my residents enjoy fact or fiction they have to guess if the trivia is real or fake its funny sometimes
2020-02-25 07:26:53 PM eckhartdanielle with or without alcohol
2020-02-25 07:27:03 PM dawncalexander We do rootbeer floats all the time our residents love them
2020-02-25 07:27:26 PM jenniferslockbower whenever we have an entertainer bail or not show up and have a room full of residents, we will do a quick raffle. Put out a bunch of items either from our dollar store, or donated items like stuffed animals, and call out a number and they each get to pick out one thing from the table. They've never left angry before
2020-02-25 07:27:34 PM rita we do so many puzzles and coloring. I want to change that
2020-02-25 07:27:36 PM elaine mint ice cream in a soda
2020-02-25 07:27:41 PM kathyhughes We would do sprite colored green for a St Pats Float
2020-02-25 07:27:56 PM tiffanyhill180 Like that idea about the float
2020-02-25 07:28:05 PM kathyhughes you can use other sodas
2020-02-25 07:28:07 PM busselljustin5 Sounds great to me
2020-02-25 07:28:11 PM jaimelalexander my folks like the gingerale and lemonade mixture...i think seagrams
2020-02-25 07:28:12 PM dawncalexander I like the green sprite idea as well
2020-02-25 07:28:12 PM tiffanyhill180 I was going to ask how we can do a green float
2020-02-25 07:28:28 PM kathyhughes We also did limericks on St Pats Day
2020-02-25 07:28:28 PM serinamcwha add green food coloring to light colored beverages
2020-02-25 07:28:40 PM eckhartdanielle That's a cool idea Jennifer, I have to scramble to do an entirely different program. So I have to clean up and then set up for something different.
2020-02-25 07:28:42 PM janice222 mint chocolate chip ice cream in gingeralle?
2020-02-25 07:28:43 PM deannaalexa we have this group that comes in and does karaoke. they canceled last minute. so i streamed youtube onto the tv pulled out the mic and took requests and sung with the residents.
2020-02-25 07:28:44 PM dawncalexander Our place has gone away from giving the residents soda. If they want soda they have to buy it themselves
2020-02-25 07:28:44 PM tanya1 I'm sitting up the dining room into the theme of a casio. card tables, etc. with non alcohol drinks, and music
2020-02-25 07:28:53 PM elaine corny Irish jokes and stories
2020-02-25 07:29:11 PM tanya1 Greatnidea's
2020-02-25 07:29:17 PM jaimelalexander also it you can tom tuckers mint gengerale
2020-02-25 07:29:32 PM yadi1 WOW, so many great ideas. I'm loving it
2020-02-25 07:29:34 PM akolb were do yawl do your socials mine want them done in activity area with carpet but dont want snacks that will stain it
2020-02-25 07:29:41 PM russonick987 How do you make that kind of gingerale
2020-02-25 07:29:44 PM scibaamanda what are limericks?
2020-02-25 07:29:53 PM busselljustin5 we do ours in the dining room with tile floor
2020-02-25 07:29:57 PM ajensen We use our bistro area or game room
2020-02-25 07:30:07 PM elaine rec. room has tile
2020-02-25 07:30:28 PM hnichols1 Our party is being sponcered by a volunteer group that is bringing in an irish musician and food. Most likely green non-alcoholic beer and punch.
2020-02-25 07:30:30 PM serinamcwha housekeeping is pretty forgiving here. they don't mind the carpet
2020-02-25 07:30:32 PM deannaalexa we do most of our group activities in our dining room
2020-02-25 07:30:34 PM janice222 that drives me crazy..its their home ..let them eat where they want
2020-02-25 07:30:36 PM kathyhughes You will need to google them
2020-02-25 07:30:49 PM dawncalexander we do ours in our activity room or the dinning room
2020-02-25 07:30:59 PM serinamcwha we have a multipurpose room, also used for chapel services
2020-02-25 07:31:05 PM tanya1 Ours in dining rm
2020-02-25 07:31:06 PM eckhartdanielle Small groups are in activity room and larger ones are in the dining room
2020-02-25 07:31:12 PM tracichambers activity room or dining room
2020-02-25 07:31:12 PM yadi1 we use the activity room
2020-02-25 07:31:24 PM scibaamanda I will google limericks after chat. Thanks Kathy
2020-02-25 07:31:31 PM tiffanyhill180 dining room we do activities
2020-02-25 07:31:36 PM busselljustin5 we have to share out activities room with our dining room
2020-02-25 07:31:49 PM jenniferslockbower we have a large irish/american population and will pass around the microphone and they sing old irish folk songs and it winds up turning into a big singalong
2020-02-25 07:31:49 PM kathyhughes We also showed "The Quiet Man" with John Wayne
2020-02-25 07:32:03 PM tracichambers they love john wayne
2020-02-25 07:32:12 PM tanya1 Mine too
2020-02-25 07:32:13 PM janice222 i forgot about that..gotta pull that movie out for March
2020-02-25 07:32:18 PM ajensen We are showing that Kathy as per your suggestion last chat! (thank you)
2020-02-25 07:32:29 PM elaine Finian's Rainbow is Irish
2020-02-25 07:32:34 PM eckhartdanielle we do arts n crafts of leperchauns and pots of gold type things as well
2020-02-25 07:32:41 PM yadi1 Who doesn't like John wayne? Can't go wrong with any of his movies.
2020-02-25 07:33:12 PM janice222 We are making a leprachauns hat out of paint sticks and tongue depressors
2020-02-25 07:33:19 PM spassa March 2nd is Dr Seuss.... Residents story hours.... they are reading there stories to residents
2020-02-25 07:33:23 PM elaine Far and Away with Tom Cruise
2020-02-25 07:33:48 PM akolb we paint our own leperchauns and place them throughout the facility
2020-02-25 07:33:53 PM hnichols1 Far and Away is a sweet movie! Thats a cute idea.
2020-02-25 07:33:58 PM yadi1 I saw on pintrest, where you can spray in gold (edible) some oreo cookies. they looked awesome. I might just do that and use them as center pieces.
2020-02-25 07:34:06 PM kathyhughes You Tube has the Irish Roverss and The Clancy Brothers
2020-02-25 07:34:11 PM tanya1 Cute idea
2020-02-25 07:34:11 PM eckhartdanielle that's cool!
2020-02-25 07:34:12 PM pennysloan We are going to hide chocolate gold coins
2020-02-25 07:34:13 PM dawncalexander We can't find most of our decorations lately so we haven't had alot going on
2020-02-25 07:34:44 PM rita Chocolate gold coins will be fun.
2020-02-25 07:34:47 PM tracichambers there was a movie i loved wg
2020-02-25 07:34:47 PM srolle dawn i think you should still have the partys
2020-02-25 07:34:49 PM akolb i find alot of my decor on amazon
2020-02-25 07:34:51 PM kathyhughes Dawn, have the residents make decoartions
2020-02-25 07:34:59 PM elaine Libraries have good Irish CDs and DVDs
2020-02-25 07:35:15 PM sarahmarsh How soon after a holiday do you start decorating for the next? So now that Mardi Gras is over, when do you switch to St Patty's?
2020-02-25 07:35:20 PM janice222 Our residents love to craft!
2020-02-25 07:35:21 PM kathyhughes We would stamp our own table cloths and the residents enjoyed makig decorations
2020-02-25 07:35:21 PM nicolemyers left the chat room
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2020-02-25 07:35:36 PM kathyhughes Marrch 1
2020-02-25 07:35:43 PM dawncalexander We do have them do decorations but our bosses are moving everything around and we can't find things to make the decorations
2020-02-25 07:35:47 PM spassa I gave them black pots we made and painted in crafts and they are looking for the gold coins out of cardstock... prizes for everyone
2020-02-25 07:35:52 PM ajensen We usually decorate a week before the event
2020-02-25 07:35:52 PM pennysloan I never thought about the table cloths. Too cute
2020-02-25 07:36:13 PM sarahmarsh How long after the holiday is over do you keep the decorations up?
2020-02-25 07:36:19 PM tracichambers when i was little...darby o'gill and the little people
2020-02-25 07:36:21 PM pennysloan I Love to decorate, it is the taking everything down.
2020-02-25 07:36:21 PM busselljustin5 We are gonna do a lima bean auction so the resident cant bid on their own decorations
2020-02-25 07:36:26 PM janice222 one week
2020-02-25 07:36:27 PM akolb we do the day after sometimes it depends on the holiday
2020-02-25 07:36:33 PM jaimelalexander we did last year air chair travel with Rick Steves about ireland and had irish soda bread and irish coffee
2020-02-25 07:36:33 PM tanya1 That is a cute idea
2020-02-25 07:36:36 PM eckhartdanielle You could plan a treasure hunt and use the theme such as gold coins and four leaf clovers
2020-02-25 07:36:37 PM srolle I will be starting to switch out everything toomorrow for st.patrick day
2020-02-25 07:36:46 PM hnichols1 I have to be very careful with what decor I use that is home made. Often times I find that it goes against what "Home Like Enviroment" mean to our facility.
2020-02-25 07:36:47 PM deannaalexa we wait about a week so on monday we will take down our fat tuesday stuff
2020-02-25 07:37:17 PM kathyhughes That is when you purchase frames to place decor in
2020-02-25 07:37:24 PM dawncalexander heck we just finished taking down Christmas decorations
2020-02-25 07:37:33 PM elaine love Rick Steve's travel
2020-02-25 07:37:33 PM srolle The residents love when the activity room is all decorated.
2020-02-25 07:37:35 PM kathyhughes And it is the residents home so I would ask them
2020-02-25 07:37:36 PM janice222 omg dawn!
2020-02-25 07:37:37 PM pennysloan Too funny dawan
2020-02-25 07:37:52 PM tanya1 omg
2020-02-25 07:37:55 PM yadi1 Dawn to funny
2020-02-25 07:38:09 PM sarahmarsh It seems like between holidays we have no decorations, like after July 4th we have nothing to spruce up the room.
2020-02-25 07:38:11 PM eckhartdanielle It seems funny how many rules they make, let the people live!!!
2020-02-25 07:38:20 PM deannaalexa some of our residents like to take the decorations and bring them to their room to decorate. christmas every door had homemade sockings made by a staff member. a resident took almost all of them for herself
2020-02-25 07:38:24 PM rita what is a lima bean auction?
2020-02-25 07:38:28 PM dawncalexander Well my boss likes to micro manage and we can't do anything until she tells us so we literally just took down our last tree
2020-02-25 07:38:41 PM sarahmarsh Deannaalexa I like that!
2020-02-25 07:38:43 PM deannaalexa if a holiday isnt near we decorate for the season
2020-02-25 07:38:44 PM busselljustin5 like a auction but they use lima beans to bid
2020-02-25 07:39:19 PM janice222 we use fake money to bid
2020-02-25 07:39:24 PM tanya1 we do too
2020-02-25 07:39:24 PM eckhartdanielle It's good to have basic decorations for the inbetween moments
2020-02-25 07:39:49 PM tiffanyhill180 Good idea I will start decoarting for st pattys in the beginning of march
2020-02-25 07:39:49 PM janice222 flowers are allways good to decorate
2020-02-25 07:39:50 PM akolb how about fake money with the administraors picture on it
2020-02-25 07:39:54 PM eckhartdanielle We have a butterfly puzzle painting hung up, every resident did a piece and they're proud of it
2020-02-25 07:39:58 PM dawncalexander The dollar store is the best place to get decorations
2020-02-25 07:40:07 PM russonick987 That true
2020-02-25 07:40:19 PM janice222 akolb...you would have to make new money every two years...lol
2020-02-25 07:40:30 PM dawncalexander you get great decorations for a little budget
2020-02-25 07:40:36 PM jenniferslockbower I agree, the dollar tree is wonderful, you just have to get there early or they sell out of everything sooo faast
2020-02-25 07:40:44 PM tanya1 I agree all mine come from their.
2020-02-25 07:40:48 PM akolb some places yes
2020-02-25 07:40:48 PM eckhartdanielle It's never bad to hop on sales from Michael's after the holidays, just sayin'
2020-02-25 07:41:01 PM pennysloan Our wouldbe every 6 months(lol)
2020-02-25 07:41:02 PM deannaalexa i found giant wordsearch puzzle at dollar tree today to have the residents who want to find some words. its almost the size of a table.
2020-02-25 07:41:06 PM dawncalexander thats way out of our budget
2020-02-25 07:41:07 PM elaine You could do 4 season decorating - lasts 3 months
2020-02-25 07:41:15 PM sarahmarsh It was just announced that our local Party City is closing in May. We might need to splurge before the last day!
2020-02-25 07:41:21 PM janice222 funny penny lol
2020-02-25 07:41:48 PM jenniferslockbower I find great things online but my director is against ordering things on the internet. She's very old school.
2020-02-25 07:41:50 PM yadi1 we still use decorations from two years ago.
2020-02-25 07:41:59 PM kathyhughes On a quarterly basis Micheals has $4.00 grab bags of boxes with items that they need to get rid of...go make friends with the manager....the garb boxes and bags a stock full of greaat stuff
2020-02-25 07:42:19 PM deannaalexa I still have a halloween bag in my car
2020-02-25 07:42:21 PM tracichambers thats a great idea kathy
2020-02-25 07:42:23 PM dawncalexander We don't have a Michaels anywher near us
2020-02-25 07:42:26 PM janice222 Also if you bring a letter from your facility they will donate
2020-02-25 07:42:29 PM yadi1 Good to know Kathy.
2020-02-25 07:42:40 PM srolle great ideas
2020-02-25 07:42:41 PM eckhartdanielle Check your local craft stores
2020-02-25 07:42:55 PM kathyhughes Sorry Dawn...I did not know
2020-02-25 07:42:55 PM janice222 Dollar general gave us boxes of playing cards
2020-02-25 07:42:57 PM eckhartdanielle Doesn't have to be there
2020-02-25 07:43:00 PM tanya1 Thank you, i didnt know that about michael's
2020-02-25 07:43:01 PM hnichols1 We had 1 week to flip from Thanksgiving to Christmas with multiple teams of people working. It took 2 weeks to get it down with the same teams and additional volunteers helping. Its pretty much all polish and glitz from day to day. On the day of an event we can decorate but it must come down at the end of the day.
2020-02-25 07:43:11 PM akolb may be time for a Michaels visit
2020-02-25 07:43:38 PM eckhartdanielle I live down the road and they're sales at certain times are nice
2020-02-25 07:43:44 PM kathyhughes You can actually see people unboxing them on YouTube
2020-02-25 07:43:45 PM eckhartdanielle their
2020-02-25 07:43:52 PM pennysloan I love Michaels. Justcame fromthere
2020-02-25 07:43:54 PM busselljustin5 how cool
2020-02-25 07:44:06 PM jenniferslockbower I'm so sad AC Moore is going out of business but hoping to get good sales
2020-02-25 07:44:21 PM elaine Hobby Lobby is our newst craft place in town
2020-02-25 07:44:22 PM russonick987 left the chat room
2020-02-25 07:44:31 PM hnichols1 I had never heard that about Micheals. That is neat.
2020-02-25 07:44:41 PM pennysloan Yest for Hobby Lobby too. Loveit
2020-02-25 07:44:44 PM sarahmarsh It's too bad these craft stores don't have accounts with nursing facilities, like discounted supplies or something.
2020-02-25 07:44:56 PM kathyhughes Also check Facebook Garage Sale in your area
2020-02-25 07:45:15 PM eckhartdanielle Do you guys use Oriental trading.com? My boss orders a ton of products from them
2020-02-25 07:45:17 PM jenniferslockbower I heard that if you tell them its for a nursing facility they will give you the same discount they give teachers
2020-02-25 07:45:24 PM kathyhughes there are lots of items that people want to get rid of and all you have to do is ask
2020-02-25 07:45:31 PM eckhartdanielle Great info Jennifer
2020-02-25 07:45:32 PM michaelamoon left the chat room
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2020-02-25 07:45:34 PM dawncalexander We do use Oriental trading it's great
2020-02-25 07:45:34 PM sarahmarsh Interesting! Thanks!
2020-02-25 07:45:37 PM serinamcwha I use Oriental trading sometimes, but a lot from Amazon too
2020-02-25 07:46:04 PM kathyhughes Dollar Tree also has online shopping in bulk
2020-02-25 07:46:06 PM akolb my mom goes to joanns and gets fabric with coupons online for boards and photo backdrops and decorations
2020-02-25 07:46:18 PM elaine Some Oriental is cheap and breaks easily
2020-02-25 07:46:22 PM jenniferslockbower Kathy that is so true! And when I go to garage sales in the spring and summer and see something the resident's will love, I explain to them what it's for and 9 out of 10 times they donate it to me.. People can be so kind
2020-02-25 07:46:26 PM russonick987 Why dont you try amazon or ebay
2020-02-25 07:46:27 PM eckhartdanielle I was going to mention Joanns
2020-02-25 07:46:37 PM sarahmarsh We are hosting an Italian themed dinner tomorrow night. We made our own flags for centerpieces
2020-02-25 07:47:01 PM elaine sounds nice Sarah
2020-02-25 07:47:09 PM pennysloan That is a great idea Sarah
2020-02-25 07:47:11 PM janice222 Anything Italian is wonderful!(H)
2020-02-25 07:47:18 PM dawncalexander love italian
2020-02-25 07:47:20 PM serinamcwha what is the occassikon sarahmarsh?
2020-02-25 07:47:23 PM serinamcwha occassion
2020-02-25 07:47:49 PM sarahmarsh Nothing special, just a different themed meal with decorations and table cloths
2020-02-25 07:47:51 PM serinamcwha I agree.. anything Italian is wonderful!
2020-02-25 07:47:59 PM serinamcwha awesome!
2020-02-25 07:48:13 PM janice222 i taught my residents bocce...they favorite over bingo now!
2020-02-25 07:48:17 PM srolle any good ideas for night activities, we use to have bingo, but the resident stop coming
2020-02-25 07:48:26 PM serinamcwha We are doing a culture club where we "travel" learn about different places and one of the activities is to do food from whichever culture we are learning about
2020-02-25 07:48:29 PM eckhartdanielle We play Uno once a week
2020-02-25 07:48:29 PM spassa i am having trouble with preachers.... any suggestions how to get them into the building . I have one but he isnt reliable
2020-02-25 07:48:48 PM janice222 movie night with popcorn...they love it come in your pj's
2020-02-25 07:48:55 PM sarahmarsh We hosted a casino night last week. Top winners received scratch tickets
2020-02-25 07:48:59 PM dawncalexander our local churchs come in on a rotating scheduel
2020-02-25 07:49:00 PM dawncalexander try that
2020-02-25 07:49:04 PM tiffanyhill180 left the chat room
2020-02-25 07:49:05 PM pennysloan I like that idea Serina. I wrote that down
2020-02-25 07:49:07 PM serinamcwha Night activities... read aloud? people normally read before going to bed, you could start a chapter book or short stories
2020-02-25 07:49:10 PM akolb hand massages, aromatherapy, and relaxation exercises for eveings...or night at the movies
2020-02-25 07:49:10 PM srolle thanks dawn
2020-02-25 07:49:10 PM tiffanyhill180 enter the chat room
2020-02-25 07:49:20 PM yadi1 Sarah, scratch off tickets are a great idea
2020-02-25 07:49:21 PM tanya1 left the chat room
2020-02-25 07:49:22 PM rita talk to the community of pastor, they usuallly meet together and get them to rotate
2020-02-25 07:49:23 PM spassa thanks dawn
2020-02-25 07:49:24 PM sarahmarsh Card night, chips and dip socials, restaurant outings
2020-02-25 07:49:28 PM hnichols1 I notice people randomly pop in or out of the chat. How does this work? Do we have a 7-8 time frame? Do we just pop in converse some then leave whenever? Do we converse until we are dismissed? I can plan my Tuesdays out better with clarity.
2020-02-25 07:49:30 PM srolle graet ideas everyone love them
2020-02-25 07:49:32 PM serinamcwha I have a resident who comes and plays the piano for residents in memory care to help them wind down
2020-02-25 07:49:34 PM kathyhughes Stacey call the churches in your area or find out what church your residents attended. Then ask them if there is anything that they need
2020-02-25 07:50:05 PM kathyhughes Most of the students get booted...you have to be here 1 hour and contribute
2020-02-25 07:50:16 PM hnichols1 Ah ok.
2020-02-25 07:50:17 PM dawncalexander Ours alteranate all except our catholic mass they come every Sunday
2020-02-25 07:50:18 PM serinamcwha Some churches also have visiting pastors whose job is to go out and visit with parishioners - they are good resource for getting services in the building
2020-02-25 07:50:27 PM tiffanyhill180 I got kiked off
2020-02-25 07:50:30 PM kathyhughes I can tell who is not contributing by the clock on their name
2020-02-25 07:50:38 PM tiffanyhill180 but I come back on right away
2020-02-25 07:50:53 PM janice222 invite visiting pastors
2020-02-25 07:51:19 PM eckhartdanielle My suggestion is to visit in person to make a good impression and state why it's a meanful pursuit for them
2020-02-25 07:51:22 PM hnichols1 Ok, that makes since.
2020-02-25 07:51:25 PM spassa I have contacted most of them. Small area and alot shutting down people responded to ad and offering lunch or dinners just many traveling elswhere and busy
2020-02-25 07:51:27 PM kathyhughes Are there any questions that I have missed?
2020-02-25 07:51:27 PM busselljustin5 We have ministers from the local church to come in for pastoral visits.
2020-02-25 07:51:37 PM dawncalexander Go to your churches and ask if they will come 1 sunday a month and then you get all of them and then the month is full
2020-02-25 07:51:39 PM tracichambers i don't think so
2020-02-25 07:51:40 PM russonick987 I have one
2020-02-25 07:51:41 PM kellyabner i put a post on fb to see if anyone wanted to host church services. i was able to get 2 that rotate
2020-02-25 07:51:49 PM yadi1 Some of our Resident family members are the ones who suggest pastors. and I contact them. Ash Wednesday is always a must.
2020-02-25 07:51:50 PM janice222 its also good PR to have a church come who residents reside there
2020-02-25 07:51:51 PM elaine We have 12 different churches contributing to activiites, call around and ask for help
2020-02-25 07:51:54 PM tiffanyhill180 What about Casino Night I was thinking about doing that next month
2020-02-25 07:52:00 PM spassa thanks everyone
2020-02-25 07:52:03 PM busselljustin5 or see if the local church does video sermons to send you
2020-02-25 07:52:06 PM sarahmarsh Anyone coming in for Ash Wednesday?
2020-02-25 07:52:09 PM serinamcwha we love casino night! poker games?
2020-02-25 07:52:10 PM janice222 casino nite sounds fun

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