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2014-01-28 07:25:42 PM tonyap1 never heard of it
2014-01-28 07:25:42 PM ericac nicole, that is an awsome idea!!
2014-01-28 07:25:43 PM kathyhughes Good one Linda
2014-01-28 07:25:49 PM bonnie1 My AD said no king or queen for valentines. People get too upset.
2014-01-28 07:25:50 PM leland54 It is like the Time Warp?
2014-01-28 07:25:53 PM amanda33 candy molds
2014-01-28 07:25:56 PM lucindad @NICOLEB WE DID A FONDUE PARTY ONCE IT TURNED OUT GREAT. WHO WOULD HAVE EVER THOUGHT CHOCOLATE WOULD BE GREAT ON BREAD.
2014-01-28 07:25:57 PM bwesterman I WANT TO DO CARNATIONS AND A LITTLE NOTE
2014-01-28 07:25:59 PM elizabethwoosley Oops. I just accidently cleared my screen
2014-01-28 07:26:02 PM ltimlin Well, it's not a dance, but could be
2014-01-28 07:26:06 PM kathyhughes So what are you all serving for Valentines Day?
2014-01-28 07:26:11 PM leland54 Whiskey
2014-01-28 07:26:12 PM elizabethwoosley Nutella!
2014-01-28 07:26:20 PM leland54 wait tea sorry
2014-01-28 07:26:22 PM jackie3 chocolate is good on anything haha
2014-01-28 07:26:24 PM angiepena we are having a valentines dance
2014-01-28 07:26:31 PM danac shrimp and chicken scampi was the vote at the last resident council
2014-01-28 07:26:33 PM janice13 cookies and punch the dining service provides the meal
2014-01-28 07:26:34 PM amanda33 tea sandwhiches
2014-01-28 07:26:35 PM joytuyh tea sandwiches candy and flavored tea
2014-01-28 07:26:38 PM jbrat We are having a valentine's casino
2014-01-28 07:26:39 PM fkirchgater we are making flowers out of cupcake paper and tootsie pops
2014-01-28 07:26:39 PM joyvittone Hi everyone, This is first chat I have attended. We are voting for King and Queen. It's a long running tradition. No one ever gets upset.
2014-01-28 07:26:43 PM ltimlin not sure yet.
2014-01-28 07:26:50 PM jill88 Maybe we'll do a baking group and make a special cake for valentine's day, not positive though
2014-01-28 07:26:52 PM tonyap1 hey we made those
2014-01-28 07:26:54 PM pawood we provide the same activities and attention to all our residents even when dept of health is there
2014-01-28 07:26:56 PM sbond108 nutella sammies, chocolates, some super chocolately snacks, and voting a king and queen
2014-01-28 07:27:19 PM amylorraine we are having a social with ice cream and heart shaped cookies, along with shirley temples
2014-01-28 07:27:19 PM dguthrie27 cupcakes and juice
2014-01-28 07:27:24 PM bwesterman PUNCH, COOKIES, CAKE
2014-01-28 07:27:26 PM tonyap1 we are just crafting alot and then we will have another tea party we have three ladies only no men
2014-01-28 07:27:26 PM ltimlin The last two years we have had a strolling violnist or musician during dinner
2014-01-28 07:27:28 PM bonnie1 Not at my facility. I was soooo looking forward to doing that ....
2014-01-28 07:27:30 PM ericac tea and cupcakes
2014-01-28 07:27:39 PM leland54 sounds good
2014-01-28 07:27:45 PM duresaw left the chat room
2014-01-28 07:27:50 PM jbrat I love that Itimlin!
2014-01-28 07:27:54 PM kayklady If i get this job, i thought we could make the table decorations for our candlelight dinner
2014-01-28 07:27:55 PM dczlapka Heart shaped cucomber sandwiches, fruit, and brownies
2014-01-28 07:27:58 PM ltimlin Anyone else in assisted living find it had doing arts and crafts that everyone can do.
2014-01-28 07:28:00 PM lucindad WERE DOING A VALENTINE'S DAY BINGO. INSTEAD OF BINGO CHIPS WE ARE GOING TO BE USING HERSHEY BELLS AND THE RESIDENT GETS TO KEEP THEM AFTER THE GAME. THEN LATER THAT DAY A PARTY
2014-01-28 07:28:04 PM danac i think they are having stawberrry shortcake too
2014-01-28 07:28:17 PM janice13 our independent residents will make a valentine for every resident in the building
2014-01-28 07:28:22 PM jeannette1978 tea and finger sandwhichs and a COUPLE staff are bring different things
2014-01-28 07:28:29 PM bwesterman CUTE DCZLAP...
2014-01-28 07:28:33 PM ltimlin Thats nice janice
2014-01-28 07:28:42 PM angiepena l love everyones ideas
2014-01-28 07:28:42 PM kathyhughes Linda there are a ton of crafts on Pinterest
2014-01-28 07:29:00 PM tonyap1 pinterest that is a craft bible
2014-01-28 07:29:00 PM ltimlin ok. I will look them up.
2014-01-28 07:29:01 PM lucindad PINTEREST IS GREAT!!!!
2014-01-28 07:29:02 PM amylorraine We found adorable love bugs on pinterest to make out of yarn
2014-01-28 07:29:03 PM angiepena you know we should all do a page with our activities and share them
2014-01-28 07:29:05 PM janice13 Kathy are our midterm exams online
2014-01-28 07:29:09 PM kathyhughes and having residents do the steps that they can helps too
2014-01-28 07:29:19 PM kathyhughes yes it is Janice
2014-01-28 07:29:23 PM janice13 ok
2014-01-28 07:29:24 PM bwesterman I NEED TO GET INTO PINTEREST
2014-01-28 07:29:29 PM kayklady i found a lot of ideas on pinterest
2014-01-28 07:29:30 PM dczlapka We did rock painting
2014-01-28 07:29:31 PM kathyhughes yes you do
2014-01-28 07:29:32 PM kc13 ill be right back
2014-01-28 07:29:32 PM jackie3 we are also selling balloons hershey bars and singing grams
2014-01-28 07:29:32 PM danac we use giant playing cards, the king and queen of hearts to give to our king and queen.
2014-01-28 07:29:36 PM jbrat I LOVE Pinterest!
2014-01-28 07:29:39 PM janice13 if you start you will never quit
2014-01-28 07:29:42 PM tonyap1 me toooo
2014-01-28 07:29:43 PM fkirchgater pinterest is awesome
2014-01-28 07:29:46 PM tondamarie left the chat room
2014-01-28 07:29:46 PM leland54 God Bless Pintrest
2014-01-28 07:29:54 PM tonyap1 it is addicive
2014-01-28 07:29:54 PM jbrat singing grams, what a great idea.
2014-01-28 07:29:58 PM duresaw enter the chat room
2014-01-28 07:29:59 PM leland54 I'm finally using it to the potential
2014-01-28 07:30:01 PM sbond108 pintrest is awesome so is buzzfeed! they have DYI section and crating section
2014-01-28 07:30:03 PM elizabethwoosley Good question about mid terms
2014-01-28 07:30:11 PM ltimlin I will start looking
2014-01-28 07:30:12 PM leland54 Buzzfeed?
2014-01-28 07:30:14 PM joyvittone danac, the playing cards are a great idea!
2014-01-28 07:30:16 PM tonyap1 buzzfeed?
2014-01-28 07:30:16 PM dguthrie27 I am not on the internet too often and pinterest confuses me
2014-01-28 07:30:17 PM lucindad PLEASE EXPALAIN WHAT IS A SINGING GRAM/
2014-01-28 07:30:30 PM bwesterman LOL
2014-01-28 07:30:34 PM ltimlin need to more crafts, but we have such a diverse group
2014-01-28 07:30:43 PM sbond108 residents, staff, visitor by a singingtelegram for another person in the building and then you go and sing it
2014-01-28 07:30:45 PM kathyhughes The exam is online and you have 2 hours to finish the exam once you have started
2014-01-28 07:30:48 PM ltimlin its tough getting everyone to like what we are doing
2014-01-28 07:31:03 PM tonyap1 really why
2014-01-28 07:31:05 PM elizabethwoosley When do we take it?
2014-01-28 07:31:07 PM nicoleb sell for 5 and we go around and sing love songs...ex love me tender...be with you
2014-01-28 07:31:10 PM duresaw is the exam multiple choice?
2014-01-28 07:31:12 PM danac thanks. we also get those foam crowns and the craft store and let the residents decorate them before the dance so everyone is a prince and princess, no one feels left out then
2014-01-28 07:31:12 PM joyvittone We have special entertainment at the Valentine's Ball.
2014-01-28 07:31:20 PM amylorraine You need a lot of engergy(and coffee) to get all the residents involved in what you are doing
2014-01-28 07:31:21 PM fkirchgater we mostly cook healthy foods and treats during crafts time but we are about to start a tie quilt for raffling off
2014-01-28 07:31:26 PM jackie3 singing grams... we have selected love songs fols can purchase for others and activity staff is delivering the song lol
2014-01-28 07:31:26 PM kathyhughes How about using Youtube Linda and show them some crafts and see if they want to do them
2014-01-28 07:31:44 PM jackie3 folks
2014-01-28 07:31:45 PM janice13 that is a great idea
2014-01-28 07:31:46 PM ltimlin sounds good too. Thanks
2014-01-28 07:31:55 PM joyvittone Up here in North Wisconsin, everyone loves polka. So, a popular polka band is coming in to play.
2014-01-28 07:32:08 PM kayklady what fun!!
2014-01-28 07:32:08 PM nicoleb i love polka!
2014-01-28 07:32:10 PM janice13 i have a few residents that would love that
2014-01-28 07:32:10 PM leland54 who doesn't love polka?!!
2014-01-28 07:32:15 PM amylorraine We have ipads in the facility and the some of the residents have learned apps like youtube and safari and have begun to search for knitting and crocheting crafts on their own
2014-01-28 07:32:17 PM kathyhughes I would show the residents and they would pick their craft we also did that for cooking classes
2014-01-28 07:32:19 PM elizabethwoosley What kindof calendar software do you all use?
2014-01-28 07:32:20 PM jackie3 polka???
2014-01-28 07:32:21 PM tonyap1 i love the polka
2014-01-28 07:32:34 PM leland54 Jackie you don't know Polka?
2014-01-28 07:32:35 PM janice13 i want to creat a resident cook book
2014-01-28 07:32:36 PM tonyap1 i use illustratus
2014-01-28 07:32:41 PM heathereubanks i have learned how to do so much on youtube. you can build a house with the help of youtube lol
2014-01-28 07:32:41 PM bwesterman WE HAVE COOKING CLASSES
2014-01-28 07:32:45 PM pawood kathy are you still going thru grades? my extra credit week 11 was not posted nor was my extrc credit chats
2014-01-28 07:32:46 PM bwesterman THEY LOVE IT
2014-01-28 07:32:47 PM ltimlin that sounds good. I can try it
2014-01-28 07:32:47 PM jackie3 heard of it
2014-01-28 07:32:47 PM tonyap1 that is what i want to do
2014-01-28 07:32:50 PM jill88 for caladnars we have an account at activity connection with lots of templets
2014-01-28 07:32:56 PM danac oh a resident cook book, i did that in school great idea!
2014-01-28 07:33:12 PM tondamarie enter the chat room
2014-01-28 07:33:20 PM janice13 ask the families to donate a recipe as well
2014-01-28 07:33:27 PM amylorraine Another fun on is a facility yearbook! The residents can make their own year book committee
2014-01-28 07:33:30 PM jbrat I'm still thinking about the singing grams. lol
2014-01-28 07:33:32 PM fkirchgater we are about to do that one too, cookbook
2014-01-28 07:33:34 PM tonyap1 they always have receipes that they want to share. if they can remember
2014-01-28 07:33:35 PM leland54 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sshhb5ISHvI
2014-01-28 07:33:38 PM leland54 Polka
2014-01-28 07:33:39 PM ltimlin We did a year book this year
2014-01-28 07:33:42 PM bwesterman COOKBOOK IS A GREAT IDEA
2014-01-28 07:33:44 PM leland54 Enjoy everyone
2014-01-28 07:33:45 PM ltimlin from Shutterfly
2014-01-28 07:33:48 PM amanda33 cook book we did in last facility they loved it
2014-01-28 07:33:54 PM lucindad DO YOU HAVE A STOVE IN YOUR ACTIVITIES ROOM OR DO YOU USE A SMALL OVEN
2014-01-28 07:34:00 PM joytuyh we gave the residents the choice of what to do when the time came they still didn't come
2014-01-28 07:34:01 PM amylorraine toaster oven
2014-01-28 07:34:03 PM ltimlin We have a stove
2014-01-28 07:34:06 PM danac we have a sunshine social theme where every week a different staff memeber puts together a sensory box on a new topic of their choice. so many different ides that way
2014-01-28 07:34:09 PM fkirchgater toaster oven or hot plate
2014-01-28 07:34:10 PM janice13 we have 2 kitchens in 2 different units we can use
2014-01-28 07:34:11 PM tondamarie We did cookbooks and raised money by selling them
2014-01-28 07:34:16 PM elizabethwoosley We have an oven
2014-01-28 07:34:19 PM ltimlin It's locked up 99% of the time (state reg)
2014-01-28 07:34:28 PM bwesterman WE HAVE A STOVE IN ACTIVITY
2014-01-28 07:34:30 PM ltimlin but we unlock it for cooking club
2014-01-28 07:34:32 PM elizabethwoosley our kitchen too
2014-01-28 07:34:34 PM tonyap1 i don't have either one
2014-01-28 07:34:38 PM sbond108 it does take a little bit to grow a program you just have to keep at it
2014-01-28 07:34:38 PM sbond108 The building I was at prior to my current job I had 2 people in exercise/music by the time the building close 7 months later I had 15 ... just keep doing what you are good at!
2014-01-28 07:34:40 PM janice13 the knobs are kept seperate from the stove
2014-01-28 07:34:48 PM heathereubanks we like sensory boxes becasue we have so many that are so far in their dementia
2014-01-28 07:35:03 PM leland54 We have sensory boxes too
2014-01-28 07:35:07 PM danac our culinary arts program is limited. we prepare everything but dietary does the actual cooking
2014-01-28 07:35:12 PM tonyap1 love sensory boxes
2014-01-28 07:35:12 PM joytuyh we just have to make sure the junction is off
2014-01-28 07:35:12 PM lucindad DO YOU HAVE TO SUPERVISE SMOKERS AT YOUR BUILDING?
2014-01-28 07:35:16 PM janice13 we are working on the boxes
2014-01-28 07:35:17 PM ltimlin I've never used a sensory box
2014-01-28 07:35:23 PM pawood yes
2014-01-28 07:35:26 PM jbrat We do lucindad
2014-01-28 07:35:31 PM janice13 no smoking in our building
2014-01-28 07:35:31 PM joytuyh when we have any yes
2014-01-28 07:35:35 PM sbond108 sensory kits are awesome! there is no limit to how many you can have - we use them a lot for dementia residents
2014-01-28 07:35:36 PM fkirchgater i went on pinterest and youtube and found great ez nail art designs and our nail painting time is out of this world popular
2014-01-28 07:35:38 PM dguthrie27 we do lucindad
2014-01-28 07:35:40 PM joyvittone The ACU has a great kitchen so we do a group activity/sensory joining ACU residents with residents from outside of ACU. We have cooking/baking every Friday afternoon. No other way to do baking or cooking---no other stoves anywhere
2014-01-28 07:36:00 PM heathereubanks at another facility here in they have a garage sell to raise money for christmas and their residents love to helo
2014-01-28 07:36:02 PM jackie3 what is in your sensory kits
2014-01-28 07:36:02 PM joytuyh that stinks
2014-01-28 07:36:03 PM heathereubanks help*
2014-01-28 07:36:04 PM janice13 try no bake recipes as well
2014-01-28 07:36:06 PM tonyap1 ottis spunkmyer
2014-01-28 07:36:10 PM bwesterman MINE LOVE LOVE LOVE NAIL TIME
2014-01-28 07:36:11 PM kathyhughes NASCO has a great portable oven
2014-01-28 07:36:13 PM ltimlin We are looking into a garage sale
2014-01-28 07:36:14 PM sbond108 best oven ever
2014-01-28 07:36:17 PM jbrat Thank byou fkirchgater, great idea
2014-01-28 07:36:28 PM janice13 try habitat for huminty
2014-01-28 07:36:29 PM lucindad HOW DO YOU MAKE TIME FOR THAT? WE PUT RESIDENT SMOKE BREAK ON OUR CALENDAR AS A PATIO CHAT?
2014-01-28 07:36:34 PM danac left the chat room
2014-01-28 07:36:34 PM tonyap1 they have a oven you can rent and get cookis where all you do is bake
2014-01-28 07:36:43 PM sbond108 We have a smoking chaperone on our building
2014-01-28 07:36:51 PM danac enter the chat room
2014-01-28 07:36:51 PM kathyhughes thats a good idea Lucinda
2014-01-28 07:36:52 PM sbond108 another building I toured has specific times
2014-01-28 07:36:54 PM heathereubanks we have rice, beans, cotton balls, different fabrics and stuff like that
2014-01-28 07:36:56 PM ltimlin Sounds good. Patio Chat and ot's an activity. HaHa
2014-01-28 07:36:56 PM fkirchgater your welcome
2014-01-28 07:36:58 PM tonyap1 we have a smoking section
2014-01-28 07:37:02 PM joytuyh we just have to and they hto go outside
2014-01-28 07:37:06 PM bwesterman RESIDENTS GO AND SMOKE AS THEY WANT IT
2014-01-28 07:37:47 PM ltimlin Same here, they go outside. We don't have many smokers anymore
2014-01-28 07:37:48 PM joytuyh it's and cold though so no smoking now
2014-01-28 07:37:49 PM sbond108 we had a mini accident so the state said we have to have achaperone and since it is their right to smoke we have someone out there all day lol
2014-01-28 07:37:55 PM amanda33 on there own
2014-01-28 07:37:55 PM jbrat Ours use to but now are supervised every 2 hours
2014-01-28 07:37:56 PM leland54 We don't have many smokers
2014-01-28 07:38:00 PM bonnie1 Instead of baking cakes we make pudding a lot. Especialy 1-1 activitie.
2014-01-28 07:38:05 PM sbond108 even in the snow ... all of my other buildings were smoke free
2014-01-28 07:38:10 PM danac our sensory box varies every week, depends on our topic.
2014-01-28 07:38:17 PM tonyap1 i make small cake and let them decorate them
2014-01-28 07:38:21 PM janice13 you can paint with the pudding as well
2014-01-28 07:38:26 PM kathyhughes I had sensory suitcases
2014-01-28 07:38:30 PM tonyap1 that is cool too'
2014-01-28 07:38:32 PM lucindad OTHER FACILITIES WITHIN OUR COMANY LEAVES SMOKING TO NURSING BUT IN OUR BUILDING ACT IS RESPONSIBLE DURING OUR WORK HOURS
2014-01-28 07:38:33 PM dczlapka WE have time set for each dept to take resident out to smoke
2014-01-28 07:38:39 PM joyvittone Our smokers go outside when they want to since our buildings are all non-smoking.
2014-01-28 07:39:08 PM jackie3 sensory suitcase?? do tell
2014-01-28 07:39:15 PM danac we are a nonsmoking facility
2014-01-28 07:39:19 PM amylorraine We have no smoking sections or residents, only staff.
2014-01-28 07:39:21 PM heathereubanks we'er a nonsmoking facility, no one is allowed to smoke on our facility
2014-01-28 07:39:25 PM heathereubanks its wonderful
2014-01-28 07:39:25 PM joyvittone Smokers have to leave the property since smoke-free "campus". No one goes with them, but they have to get their cigarettes from their nurse.
2014-01-28 07:39:26 PM janice13 I guess I will have to go to the thrift store for bags
2014-01-28 07:39:26 PM sbond108 horizon kits
2014-01-28 07:39:29 PM kathyhughes I used suitcases....putting sensory items in the suitcases
2014-01-28 07:39:30 PM tonyap1 the last faciliy had no smoking but let the residents go to the end of the building and smoke
2014-01-28 07:39:31 PM amanda33 we have traveling sitcase
2014-01-28 07:39:34 PM angiepena yeah in texas we really dont have smoking ones
2014-01-28 07:39:36 PM joytuyh you can make a cake with jello and pudding jello first let it set then put pudding on top
2014-01-28 07:39:39 PM bonnie1 I'm interested in the sensory boxes. more info plz
2014-01-28 07:39:47 PM kathyhughes and we would use it for a sensory group
2014-01-28 07:39:50 PM jackie3 what kind of things were in them kathy
2014-01-28 07:39:53 PM leland54 sensory boxes are great
2014-01-28 07:39:57 PM duresaw left the chat room
2014-01-28 07:40:06 PM kathyhughes we would place items in it for a vacation
2014-01-28 07:40:09 PM tonyap1 right yu can put anything in them
2014-01-28 07:40:09 PM ericac We are as well. The Patients still go out and smoke. They say i have lived my life no one is going to stop me from doing something i have done for 50 plus years.
2014-01-28 07:40:16 PM ltimlin I may have to create a couple for our residents with dementia
2014-01-28 07:40:19 PM jackie3 thats neat
2014-01-28 07:40:20 PM bwesterman THAT SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT IDEA
2014-01-28 07:40:20 PM janice13 anything in the boxes, shaving cream, lotions, textured items smell good items and fabrics
2014-01-28 07:40:24 PM amanda33 how u do that danac explain
2014-01-28 07:40:33 PM kathyhughes so in the summer would put in stuff you would have at a beach
2014-01-28 07:40:42 PM joytuyh you try to put all the same theme in the sensor boxes
2014-01-28 07:40:42 PM leland54 Or for cooking we have, aprons, spices, cutting board rolling pins
2014-01-28 07:40:43 PM janice13 photos, books, shells pick a theme then create your box
2014-01-28 07:40:44 PM bonnie1 thx joy!
2014-01-28 07:40:45 PM kathyhughes in the winter we used winter clothes
2014-01-28 07:40:46 PM jackie3 hmmm...thats a great idea
2014-01-28 07:40:48 PM tondamarie great idea
2014-01-28 07:40:49 PM sbond108 Erica - my 1st facility told a resdent if they still wanted to smoke they had to go to one that allows them
2014-01-28 07:40:55 PM sbond108 she ended up quiting lol
2014-01-28 07:40:56 PM angiepena left the chat room
2014-01-28 07:40:59 PM joyvittone Suitcases are a great idea! I've been looking for something better than the ziploc bags that some of ours are in!
2014-01-28 07:41:01 PM tonyap1 ust a 2 liter and put rice in it and add small items
2014-01-28 07:41:08 PM danac sensory box, say you the ocean. you can you sand to touch, seashells to look at, pictures of fish, beach music for sound and so on and so forth for all the sense
2014-01-28 07:41:11 PM kathyhughes we had an art suitcase with pictures and art supplies
2014-01-28 07:41:16 PM sbond108 we use those plactice shoe boxes or smaller storage containers
2014-01-28 07:41:19 PM leland54 appeal to all the senses
2014-01-28 07:41:29 PM kathyhughes Fishing suitcase
2014-01-28 07:41:30 PM janice13 have a contest who can dressed the fastest have large clothes, jacket gloves and hat and scarffs have two teams and have the residents get ready to go
2014-01-28 07:41:31 PM danac you can use different items to cross over in the senses too
2014-01-28 07:41:32 PM ericac So far Patients have won staff however has to walk off campus!
2014-01-28 07:41:36 PM amanda33 left the chat room
2014-01-28 07:41:40 PM fkirchgater what is a fishing suitcase
2014-01-28 07:41:43 PM jackie3 hmmm i sell thirty-one so i believe i have bags sitting around i could use for that
2014-01-28 07:41:44 PM joytuyh you could also just do all the same color
2014-01-28 07:41:46 PM amylorraine Is the sensory suitcase for a 1-1 activity or a group?
2014-01-28 07:41:48 PM ltimlin sounds great.
2014-01-28 07:41:48 PM pawood we only have three smokers left at our facility that are grandfathered in to smoke
2014-01-28 07:41:59 PM sbond108 you can do it for both Amy
2014-01-28 07:42:01 PM leland54 amy i use for both
2014-01-28 07:42:12 PM leland54 just what the resident is interested
2014-01-28 07:42:16 PM kathyhughes WE put in all sorts of fishing items, lures, poles, worms
2014-01-28 07:42:16 PM tonyap1 i use for both also
2014-01-28 07:42:25 PM janice13 just remove the hooks
2014-01-28 07:42:28 PM amylorraine Thank you, I haven't heard of a sensory suitcase
2014-01-28 07:42:32 PM kathyhughes boats and whatever we could find for fishing
2014-01-28 07:42:35 PM jeannette1978 me niether
2014-01-28 07:42:36 PM amanda33 enter the chat room
2014-01-28 07:42:39 PM kathyhughes we removed the hooks
2014-01-28 07:42:41 PM ltimlin LOL. was thinking the same thing about the hooks
2014-01-28 07:42:43 PM joyvittone We use a tackle box for our fishing sensory kit
2014-01-28 07:42:45 PM jeannette1978 I have neverd of these
2014-01-28 07:42:45 PM fkirchgater o i am going to use that thanks kathy
2014-01-28 07:42:46 PM jill88 great idea, I struggle with finding actvities that don't frustrate my alz clients, either because they're too complex invloved or because they're not quite stimulating enough
2014-01-28 07:42:49 PM janice13 there are magnetic fishing sets you can get
2014-01-28 07:42:52 PM joytuyh im trying to my facilty to buy an easy bake oven than that could be used for 1;1
2014-01-28 07:42:58 PM leland54 those are nice
2014-01-28 07:43:01 PM amylorraine we do activities like that where we talk about going on a trip and plan out what we would pack, but we have never actually used a suitcase and packed it
2014-01-28 07:43:02 PM sbond108 they are really a great tool! we even put mini scripts in them so the CNAs can use them when we arent there
2014-01-28 07:43:07 PM elizabethwoosley We have largish boxes. A suitcase is a great idea
2014-01-28 07:43:10 PM kathyhughes We had a baby one with baby stuff
2014-01-28 07:43:11 PM jeannette1978 do the residentd just go through the suitcases or what do they do
2014-01-28 07:43:16 PM leland54 we have a wedding one
2014-01-28 07:43:16 PM jackie3 awesome!!!
2014-01-28 07:43:30 PM bonnie1 Easy bake oven is a great idea joy
2014-01-28 07:43:31 PM sbond108 Hey guys - im getting over being really sick and im still not feling well - till next chat! Have a good night!
2014-01-28 07:43:32 PM kathyhughes we would go through the suitcase and talk about what we found
2014-01-28 07:43:42 PM tonyap1 i took my residents fishing last summer and they loved it
2014-01-28 07:43:43 PM kathyhughes see you Stephanie
2014-01-28 07:43:49 PM bwesterman MY RESIDENTS LOVE BABIES, A LOT OF THEM CARY AROUND DOLLS
2014-01-28 07:43:50 PM amylorraine Feel better!
2014-01-28 07:43:52 PM danac you can do a sensory box for colors, holidays, places, sports, wide variety of things
2014-01-28 07:43:56 PM ltimlin I do have a bunch of baby clothes, one of our residents folds everyday for a couple hours. She loves textures.
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2014-01-28 07:44:06 PM amylorraine I find baby dools to be very useul, especially in the dementia unit
2014-01-28 07:44:12 PM kathyhughes You can do them on anything
2014-01-28 07:44:14 PM janice13 you can also have a trunk full of old items for the residents to go through whenever they want to kinda of like going to the attic or have them look for 1 item in the box by giving them a photo of the item
2014-01-28 07:44:16 PM leland54 same amy
2014-01-28 07:44:16 PM jbrat I hadn't thought of folding baby clothes...
2014-01-28 07:44:21 PM tondamarie I have them to dress up thei babies, take care of them through out the day
2014-01-28 07:44:23 PM bwesterman GOOD NIGHT SBONB
2014-01-28 07:44:30 PM leland54 we've named all the babies
2014-01-28 07:44:32 PM ltimlin Feel better!!
2014-01-28 07:44:43 PM leland54 Fankie Samie Joey
2014-01-28 07:44:46 PM lucindad WHAT ARE SOME IDEAS FOR RESIDENTS ON ISOLATION. WE TRIED ACTIVITIES CART AND PUT STUFF ON IT LIKE MAGAZINES, WORD PUZZLES, COLARING ITEMS AND ETC. OF COURSE WE HAD TO THROW AWAY THAT STUFF WHEN THE RESIDENTS WAS CLEARED AND LEFT THE ISOLATION ROOM. AND HOUSEKEEPING WOULD STERILIZE THE CART
2014-01-28 07:44:53 PM ericac Good Night all, I have lots of work to get done! Have a great Week everyone!!!
2014-01-28 07:44:54 PM kathyhughes The thrift store has a ton of items
2014-01-28 07:44:58 PM leland54 actually it think we just named them after the rat pack
2014-01-28 07:44:59 PM tonyap1 we had a section for the nursery
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2014-01-28 07:45:22 PM fkirchgater goodnight all! thanks for all the great info
2014-01-28 07:45:26 PM jbrat Good idea, thanks Kathy!

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