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2020-03-03 07:58:42 PM sbarzak I HAVE BEEN AN ACTIVITY DIRECTOR SO LONG- MY COLLEGE KID IS ANAL ABOUT HIS DAILY LIST :)
2020-03-03 07:58:43 PM elaine deligate
2020-03-03 07:58:50 PM vallen the lists help i feel overwhelmed without them
2020-03-03 07:58:58 PM tracichambers i have sticky notes EVERYWHERE LOL
2020-03-03 07:59:12 PM valeriepeace I do not know how people function without their lists
2020-03-03 07:59:13 PM hnichols1 Sticky notes are life!!!! hahaha
2020-03-03 07:59:13 PM torijarrett I have sticky notes everywhere too!
2020-03-03 07:59:13 PM eckhartdanielle I usually wing it but I'd be better off with a little structure:)
2020-03-03 07:59:18 PM pjbell i check off and add on sticky notes everywhere
2020-03-03 07:59:20 PM torijarrett My coworkers make fun of me
2020-03-03 07:59:22 PM elaine checking the done items feels good
2020-03-03 07:59:29 PM valeriepeace yes they call me the sticky note queen
2020-03-03 07:59:30 PM tracichambers OKAY I GOTTA COOK DINNER, YALL HAVE A GREAT NIGHT
2020-03-03 07:59:37 PM sbarzak I HAVE A HAPPY PLANNER THAT HAS THE MONTH, WEEK AND DAILY PAGE I MAKE MY LISTS ON
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2020-03-03 07:59:49 PM sbarzak HAVE A GREAT WEEK ALL! AND GOOD LUCK!
2020-03-03 07:59:50 PM eckhartdanielle It was a pleasure to talk to you all
2020-03-03 08:00:01 PM valeriepeace Have a great week all!
2020-03-03 08:00:01 PM pjbell thanks good night
2020-03-03 08:00:03 PM tracichambers THANK YOU
2020-03-03 08:00:05 PM hnichols1 Bye!
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2020-03-03 08:00:14 PM torijarrett Have a good night and week!
2020-03-03 08:00:14 PM erinm1 have a great week
2020-03-03 08:00:16 PM ciericah I have a check off list in will try to do as much as I can
2020-03-03 08:00:16 PM elaine Thank you all for your input
2020-03-03 08:00:24 PM jbar7729 parades sound good but i dont know how to plan one
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2020-03-03 08:00:45 PM ciericah Thank you
2020-03-03 08:00:54 PM rsmale thank you good night
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2020-03-03 08:01:20 PM elaine have residents drive around with decorations on their chairs
2020-03-03 08:01:20 PM briannal thank you goodnight!!
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2020-03-03 08:05:23 PM elaine Are any of you near the end of the course
2020-03-03 08:05:45 PM vallen no I am not even the half way point yet
2020-03-03 08:06:04 PM torijarrett I'm on week 12
2020-03-03 08:06:35 PM elaine We have to talk to our Ombudsman and I have had trouble reaching her
2020-03-03 08:07:05 PM vallen i am finding week 4 alot of work and trying to work on the midterm at the same time
2020-03-03 08:07:11 PM torijarrett Our ombudsman has a monthly meeting with a group of residents
2020-03-03 08:07:39 PM elaine That's great. I may try to set that up. Thanks.
2020-03-03 08:07:52 PM torijarrett It is a lot of work. It's super overwhelming, but when I start to get overwhelmed I remember Kathy saying Do Not OverThink it
2020-03-03 08:08:08 PM torijarrett You're welcome!
2020-03-03 08:08:41 PM elaine I definately spend too much time overthinking the assignments
2020-03-03 08:09:03 PM torijarrett Me too! I think sometimes we make them more complicated than they need to be
2020-03-03 08:09:27 PM elaine I had trouble getting on tonight so thanks for staying on the chat
2020-03-03 08:10:10 PM torijarrett You're welcome! I think it helps sometimes when there aren't a thousand people talking at once
2020-03-03 08:10:21 PM elaine I appreciate the tip tonight about using things we are already doing
2020-03-03 08:10:50 PM elaine I'm slow reading and typing
2020-03-03 08:11:10 PM torijarrett So am I. This chat alone overwhelmes me lol
2020-03-03 08:11:17 PM vallen me to i can never stay caught up on the conversation either
2020-03-03 08:11:42 PM jbar7729 GOODNIGHT EVERYONE
2020-03-03 08:11:46 PM elaine I think I have to do another practicum chat do you need to do any?
2020-03-03 08:11:47 PM torijarrett Me either. Then I feel like I'm always playing catch up
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2020-03-03 08:12:27 PM torijarrett I honestly have been going to every one of these when I can because I don't know what have counted and I do find them useful
2020-03-03 08:12:36 PM torijarrett Goodnight jbar
2020-03-03 08:13:04 PM vallen i was here last week and it didnt seem to count so i donno
2020-03-03 08:13:18 PM torijarrett I don't think she grades the chats right away
2020-03-03 08:13:22 PM elaine I know one assigment included going to the practicum chat room and sharing an event
2020-03-03 08:13:36 PM torijarrett what week is that
2020-03-03 08:14:18 PM elaine don't remember I did that chat, but think I still have 1 more to do
2020-03-03 08:14:33 PM vallen i tried to share the pictures in a forum and the pictures wont share for you to see
2020-03-03 08:14:45 PM torijarrett Is it a chat like this, but it's labeled practicum chat?
2020-03-03 08:15:18 PM elaine yes 3 types of chat open, specialty, and practicum
2020-03-03 08:15:33 PM torijarrett Yeah, I haven't gone to any but this one
2020-03-03 08:15:41 PM torijarrett How do you know when they're having one
2020-03-03 08:16:27 PM elaine Wed. is specialty chat, you have to set up practicum chat with other participants when it works for you
2020-03-03 08:16:56 PM torijarrett oh!
2020-03-03 08:17:13 PM torijarrett I tried a few weeks getting on here on wednesdays and no one was on here!
2020-03-03 08:17:26 PM elaine to the right of the screen we are typing on there is a list of the 3 chats
2020-03-03 08:17:30 PM vallen it was the assignment where we did 2 events in our own life to better ourselves and i couldnt post the pictures there and it didnt have the upload spot ... i will have to keep trying it.
2020-03-03 08:18:18 PM elaine Wed. is 7 central, 8 eastern I was on them the last 2 Weds
2020-03-03 08:18:22 PM torijarrett I think we only had to post the event to the practicum folder with pictures
2020-03-03 08:18:41 PM torijarrett Oh goodness okay! Is it open tomorrow?
2020-03-03 08:19:22 PM elaine The leader said she would be on this Wed. too
2020-03-03 08:19:51 PM torijarrett Okay thank you! I try to read through everything, but I think I miss things sometimes!
2020-03-03 08:20:30 PM elaine Thank you. Hope to see you on the Wed. chat. Good night
2020-03-03 08:20:48 PM torijarrett Soudns good! Thanks so much, glad I stayed in here!
2020-03-03 08:20:50 PM vallen ok well that is better
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2020-03-03 08:22:40 PM torijarrett Vallen, what week are you in
2020-03-03 08:22:54 PM vallen i am starting week 5
2020-03-03 08:23:26 PM vallen i am in canada so i am finding the change over a bit hard but not impossible
2020-03-03 08:23:59 PM torijarrett I can imagine!
2020-03-03 08:24:15 PM torijarrett Did you find where you post the events
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2020-03-03 08:57:21 PM vallen I posted to a forum but no pictures so i donno i am not so good at this online stuff so i hope its enough
2020-03-03 08:57:45 PM torijarrett you can add it as an attachment
2020-03-03 08:58:21 PM jennifervasquez15 Hello new to this, today is my first day of the course! excited/nervous!
2020-03-03 08:58:54 PM jennifervasquez15 Any beginners tips?
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2020-03-03 09:06:39 PM torijarrett Stay on track, try to do the midterm packet along with your weekly homework, and don't overthink everything
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2020-03-04 04:00:46 PM cierraturner hey guy what a easy way to keep up doing your homewotk
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2020-03-05 04:35:17 PM rsmale I jsut started but I try to read a little a few times a day. and to take notes as I go
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2020-03-05 05:48:01 PM cierraturner thank you guys
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2020-03-05 06:00:26 PM cierraturner what wed chat and what time
2020-03-05 06:00:44 PM cierraturner what chat on wed
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2020-03-05 06:10:03 PM cierraturner torijarrett thank you for the good tip see yall later
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2020-03-05 06:56:33 PM cchase hello there - how are you doing tonight?
2020-03-05 06:56:52 PM sbarzak enter the chat room
2020-03-05 06:56:55 PM jesseshoemaker Hello Everyone
2020-03-05 06:57:08 PM millermary8 enter the chat room
2020-03-05 06:57:20 PM millermary8 hello all
2020-03-05 06:57:28 PM cchase hey folks - good to see you all
2020-03-05 06:57:38 PM cchase how is everyone?
2020-03-05 06:57:45 PM jesseshoemaker how is kathy feeling?
2020-03-05 06:58:03 PM cchase how are your classes going
2020-03-05 06:58:08 PM sbarzak TALKED WITH KATHY TODAY- SHE IS DOING SO SO
2020-03-05 06:58:31 PM jesseshoemaker ive been thinking about her and sending good thoughts her way
2020-03-05 06:58:31 PM sbarzak I AM FILLING IN FOR KATHY TONIGHT
2020-03-05 06:58:53 PM millermary8 that's nice of you to help out like that
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2020-03-05 06:59:22 PM sbarzak HOW MANY PEOPLE USUALLY JUMP ONTO CHAT
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2020-03-05 06:59:39 PM jesseshoemaker it varies, it is still kind of early
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2020-03-05 07:00:06 PM millermary8 prob average around 12-14
2020-03-05 07:00:13 PM catherinemello jennifervasquez15 best tip is dont wait until the last minute to do your practicum assignments, and try to coordinate your time because my biggest thing was trying to balance the class plus full time work and family
2020-03-05 07:01:14 PM mandyo enter the chat room
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2020-03-05 07:01:23 PM mandyo Hey All
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2020-03-05 07:01:50 PM millermary8 anyone here in a director position yet?
2020-03-05 07:01:55 PM 123sharonj Hello everyone
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2020-03-05 07:02:56 PM vanessawatson Hello everyone!
2020-03-05 07:03:01 PM millermary8 hi
2020-03-05 07:03:08 PM mandyo I am Millermarry
2020-03-05 07:03:20 PM sbarzak OK FOLKS I AM FILLING IN FOR KATHY TODAY
2020-03-05 07:03:26 PM millermary8 how long mandyo
2020-03-05 07:03:42 PM mandyo 5months now
2020-03-05 07:03:50 PM mandyo I was the assistant prior
2020-03-05 07:03:53 PM sbarzak LETS BEGIN TONIGHTS CHAT
2020-03-05 07:03:59 PM millermary8 ok, so not long. I may be taking over here soon haha
2020-03-05 07:04:01 PM vanessawatson How is Kathy doing?
2020-03-05 07:04:12 PM sbarzak KATHY ASKED ME TO TALK TO YOU ALL ABOUT STAFF MORALE----
2020-03-05 07:04:21 PM millermary8 that's a good topic
2020-03-05 07:04:23 PM sbarzak KATHY IS DOING OK
2020-03-05 07:04:29 PM mandyo Its fun. I love it most of the time.
2020-03-05 07:04:31 PM mandyo lol
2020-03-05 07:04:52 PM mandyo Staff Morale can be a hard thing to keep up if staff dont get along
2020-03-05 07:04:54 PM millermary8 lol yeah, personal moral can be tough too. let alone keeping staff moral up
2020-03-05 07:04:55 PM sbarzak FIRST THING I NEED TO KNOW IS HOW MANY OF YOU ARE DIRECTORS AND HOW MANY ARE ASSISTANTS-- SO ANSWER DIRECTOR OR ASSISTNAT
2020-03-05 07:05:03 PM camcam96 director
2020-03-05 07:05:04 PM millermary8 assistant
2020-03-05 07:05:04 PM mandyo Director
2020-03-05 07:05:22 PM vanessawatson Assistant
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2020-03-05 07:05:25 PM 123sharonj Director
2020-03-05 07:05:34 PM catherinemello i am a supervisor, i work directly under the director, im not an assistant
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2020-03-05 07:05:40 PM sbarzak OK SO WE HAVE A GOOD MIX OF EVERYONE
2020-03-05 07:05:43 PM quiana Good evening everyone
2020-03-05 07:05:48 PM jesseshoemaker Coordinator
2020-03-05 07:05:59 PM kathleenk Hello!
2020-03-05 07:06:19 PM sbarzak MY NEXT QUESTION IS DO YOU HAVE A RECRUITMENT/RETENTION COMMITTEE-- EASY ANSWER YES OR NO
2020-03-05 07:06:21 PM vanessawatson Hello Quiana
2020-03-05 07:06:28 PM kathleenk no
2020-03-05 07:06:29 PM camcam96 no
2020-03-05 07:06:30 PM jesseshoemaker we dont have a director and they dont plan on hiring one, i do all the work of the former director with the exception of the budget
2020-03-05 07:06:35 PM mandyo NO
2020-03-05 07:06:39 PM vanessawatson no
2020-03-05 07:06:41 PM millermary8 yes (just one person though for many sites)
2020-03-05 07:06:41 PM catherinemello no
2020-03-05 07:06:53 PM mandyo What does that commettie do?
2020-03-05 07:06:54 PM jesseshoemaker no
2020-03-05 07:07:12 PM sbarzak SO I KNOW HOW TO LEAD THIS CONVERSATION! LETS GET READY TO LEARN
2020-03-05 07:07:21 PM sbarzak STAFF MORALE:
2020-03-05 07:07:24 PM quiana ok
2020-03-05 07:07:47 PM sbarzak ONE SENTENCE: WHY DO YOU THINK IT IS US WHO DEVELOPS IT
2020-03-05 07:08:18 PM jesseshoemaker because we are the fun police
2020-03-05 07:08:21 PM mandyo WE are the leaders
2020-03-05 07:08:32 PM quiana we are the Life of the faclity.
2020-03-05 07:08:47 PM catherinemello i think we develop it because we coordinate all other activities - litereally- so it kinda just falls in our lap and is expected of us
2020-03-05 07:08:48 PM sbarzak I LOVE THE ANSWERS SO FAR
2020-03-05 07:08:50 PM millermary8 essentially seen as the jesters in the court haha. "life enrichment" is right in our title
2020-03-05 07:08:54 PM camcam96 because we are in a leadership position and we are setting examples for how other employees should be.
2020-03-05 07:09:05 PM 123sharonj we set the pace sort of speak they watch us so be need to set good examples
2020-03-05 07:09:23 PM jesseshoemaker it just come naturaly to us
2020-03-05 07:09:30 PM millermary8 and a lot of activity personel tend to be really cheery people, and smiles are contagious
2020-03-05 07:10:02 PM sbarzak THINK ABOUT THIS: AS I INTERVIEWED AND TOURED THE FACILITY I HAVE BEEN AT FOR A YEAR, THE WEEKEND STAFF ASKED ME WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO FOR US ON THE WEEKENDS.... WHY DID THAT NURSE ASK ME THAT
2020-03-05 07:10:21 PM jesseshoemaker because they are often forgot
2020-03-05 07:10:25 PM 123sharonj yes smiles are contagious
2020-03-05 07:10:29 PM jesseshoemaker just like 3rd shift
2020-03-05 07:10:56 PM catherinemello because most thingsfall into the typical mon-fri 9-5 schedule
2020-03-05 07:10:58 PM mandyo Staff is short on the weekends and Activites is a huge help for the floor staff
2020-03-05 07:11:14 PM millermary8 weekend staff usually feel short changed and at least at our place, the LED helps inpliment a lot of the staff reward parties and things
2020-03-05 07:11:45 PM 123sharonj Maybe she s curious cause they do not much now wanting to know what will she bring to the table
2020-03-05 07:11:47 PM millermary8 and that too, we are a way for them to "ease their burden" a lot of times. get residents out of their rooms and off the call lights
2020-03-05 07:11:56 PM quiana i agree with mandyo...
2020-03-05 07:12:07 PM sbarzak SO... WE HAVE A FEW AWESOME SPECIAL DAYS COMING UP IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS---- BUTTERFLY DAY IS ON THE 14TH OF MARCH-- HOW CAN WE INCLUDE STAFF WITH RESIDENTS
2020-03-05 07:12:13 PM jesseshoemaker we staff at least 1 activity person every weekend for 10 hours
2020-03-05 07:12:46 PM millermary8 could have staff hand out cute fake butterflies to residents
2020-03-05 07:13:02 PM millermary8 and give staff their own butterflies
2020-03-05 07:13:05 PM quiana butterfly pins
2020-03-05 07:13:08 PM millermary8 like little clips they can wear
2020-03-05 07:13:08 PM kathleenk Anybody dealing with the Coronavirus?
2020-03-05 07:13:45 PM mandyo YES. Lots of new info coming in about how to deal with the virus and inservies to update all staff.
2020-03-05 07:13:49 PM sbarzak I AM HATCHING BUTERFLIES BEGINNING THAT DAY AND ARE INCLUDING STAFF IN THE OBSERVATION
2020-03-05 07:13:51 PM jesseshoemaker we have had A and B
2020-03-05 07:13:56 PM millermary8 or make butterfly shaped cookies at an activity and let staff in on the cookies
2020-03-05 07:13:56 PM camcam96 have staff assist residents in activites/crafts.
2020-03-05 07:14:02 PM sbarzak WE ARENT TALKING ABOUT THE FLU OR C VIRUS RIGHT NOW
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2020-03-05 07:14:39 PM sbarzak I LOVE YOUR IDEAS ---- INCLUDING THE STAFF WITH PINS AND COOKIES AND CRAFTS ARE AWESOME
2020-03-05 07:14:42 PM quiana yea just dont change the subject
2020-03-05 07:14:58 PM 123sharonj I always make a daily activity schedule and staff is assigned to help members with different ones and we all join in Im lucky i have saff who really enjoy helping with the members
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2020-03-05 07:15:56 PM 123sharonj I also have a box where staff can give me thier ideas for activities and crafts so they fell invested as well
2020-03-05 07:16:10 PM quiana we get staff involved by having them wear colors according to the theme and they are always welcome dat the parties
2020-03-05 07:16:53 PM sbarzak OK ST PATRICKS DAY--- I CHALLENGED ALL DEPARTMENTS TO PAIR UP WITH A RESIDENT AND COMPETE IN THE TRIVIA TREASURE HUNT AND BRING THE RESIDENT TO THE ST PATTYS SOCIAL AND ALL GET PRIZES AND MINT SHAKES
2020-03-05 07:17:08 PM sbarzak HOW ARE YOU INCLUDING ALL STAFF IN ST PATTYS DAY
2020-03-05 07:17:30 PM mandyo sbarzak do you work at an assisted living facility?
2020-03-05 07:17:36 PM kathleenk I work at a LifeCare facility in Florida and LifeCare has obviously been on the newss. Starting tomorrow everyone has to come in one entrance and be screened every time they leave...temp etc and then they get a sticker. Visitors too.
2020-03-05 07:17:51 PM sbarzak NOPE I WORK AT A LONG TERM CARE FACILITY
2020-03-05 07:17:51 PM millermary8 we have face painting where staff can get a clover painted on if they like and partake in green shakes and things
2020-03-05 07:17:59 PM camcam96 I found a game on activity connection called clover all over that we are going to play
2020-03-05 07:18:01 PM 123sharonj we are having a party as well and doing some st pattys day activities
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2020-03-05 07:18:14 PM mandyo Clover all over is so fun
2020-03-05 07:18:47 PM iarygarcia We are going to have a St Patty's paint pub, and invite staff to participate. the top three paintings get prizes
2020-03-05 07:19:05 PM mandyo We have a live band coming in to play music while the resident enjoy green goodies.
2020-03-05 07:19:09 PM quiana everyone will wear green and we a shamrock that we hide around the building and whoever finds it, wins a prize (staff only)
2020-03-05 07:19:14 PM 123sharonj Nice paint pub
2020-03-05 07:19:31 PM sbarzak I LIKE THE PAINT PUB AND HIDING THE SHAMROCK FOR STAFF
2020-03-05 07:19:31 PM quiana we also have a party with DJ
2020-03-05 07:19:32 PM mandyo My facility is not a fortunate for floor staff to participate in activites. They are always way to busy on the floor just trying to keep up.
2020-03-05 07:19:52 PM sbarzak IT TAKES A SECOND.... EVEREYONE IS BUSY
2020-03-05 07:19:57 PM millermary8 we have our family night scheduled during that time, so sadly a lot of staff won't be able to partake b/c last time family complained that too many non-activity staff were at an activity
2020-03-05 07:20:14 PM 123sharonj I also hooked up with the cook to make corn beef and cabbage with little red potatoes and carrots for lunch
2020-03-05 07:20:15 PM iarygarcia should be fun. We were thinking about serving green "near beer" since we can't serve alcohol
2020-03-05 07:20:16 PM millermary8 but they can at least grab a quick shake and get a clover painted on their face
2020-03-05 07:20:17 PM sbarzak MY ADMIN STAFF ASSIST A HALL SO THEY CAN GO AND PARTICIPATE
2020-03-05 07:20:35 PM millermary8 that's great of your admin staff
2020-03-05 07:20:55 PM iarygarcia oh! @123sharon... i love the corn beef and cabbage idea!
2020-03-05 07:21:02 PM 123sharonj Shakes for snacks
2020-03-05 07:21:09 PM sbarzak SO HOW DO YOU MAKE ANNOUNCEMENTS TO STAFF ABOUT YOUR UPCOMING EVENTS
2020-03-05 07:21:23 PM camcam96 verbally tell them
2020-03-05 07:21:26 PM millermary8 i usually draw up a quick flyer and hand them out
2020-03-05 07:21:26 PM camcam96 or text them
2020-03-05 07:21:26 PM mandyo Posters
2020-03-05 07:21:34 PM 123sharonj Verbally tell them
2020-03-05 07:21:35 PM catherinemello hanging signs around the building and especially by the time clock and in breakroom
2020-03-05 07:21:41 PM iarygarcia we usually announce over the loud speaker before each event
2020-03-05 07:21:51 PM millermary8 or on our tv display slide show thing
2020-03-05 07:22:00 PM iarygarcia and we also make signs
2020-03-05 07:22:09 PM mandyo We are not allowed to use the loud speaker in my facility due to it confusing residents on where the voice is coming from

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