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2020-03-12 05:25:21 PM mmclean Today she got "walked out the building" I told her they did her a favor because she could start her new job sooner. She also told me she "heard" that the admin thought she was bluffing and she didn't have another job lined up. When I left the company, I filed a complaint, I urged her to do the same. since it seems I am the only one on this chat, I can vent.
2020-03-12 05:27:26 PM mmclean left the chat room
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2020-03-12 05:31:10 PM mmclean left the chat room
2020-03-12 05:31:11 PM mmclean enter the chat room
2020-03-12 05:33:39 PM mmclean Who is doing this chat? I even logged into a different device, there is no one on this chat!!! I am talking to myself!!
2020-03-12 05:36:06 PM mmclean hey, whoever is montering, where are you?
2020-03-12 05:37:29 PM mmclean Where is anyone
2020-03-12 05:38:26 PM mmclean ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
2020-03-12 05:40:44 PM millermary8 enter the chat room
2020-03-12 05:41:30 PM millermary8 doesn't start for another 20 min
2020-03-12 05:44:11 PM czuniga enter the chat room
2020-03-12 05:45:37 PM czuniga I'm here just logged in
2020-03-12 05:46:02 PM millermary8 hi :)
2020-03-12 05:46:11 PM czuniga hi
2020-03-12 05:46:26 PM millermary8 how was your day today?
2020-03-12 05:46:44 PM czuniga Today was good and yours?
2020-03-12 05:46:53 PM millermary8 pretty good :)
2020-03-12 05:47:13 PM mmclean left the chat room
2020-03-12 05:47:15 PM millermary8 are you a director?
2020-03-12 05:47:24 PM czuniga good, tomorrow is friday and that is even better lol
2020-03-12 05:47:33 PM czuniga Nope just a student
2020-03-12 05:48:01 PM millermary8 my weekend to work though haha so next friday will be nicer ;) and same. though hoping to get promoted soon
2020-03-12 05:48:23 PM czuniga I'm sure someone will log on soon
2020-03-12 05:48:38 PM millermary8 yeah, they usually start coming in at 10 and 5 til
2020-03-12 05:49:03 PM czuniga I think this one is Kathy?
2020-03-12 05:49:09 PM mmclean enter the chat room
2020-03-12 05:49:19 PM millermary8 usually. she had a guest speaker last week b/c she wasn't feeling well
2020-03-12 05:49:37 PM czuniga awe she has had a rough time
2020-03-12 05:50:02 PM czuniga where are u from
2020-03-12 05:50:13 PM mmclean thanks that thre is someone else logged in
2020-03-12 05:50:15 PM millermary8 yes, very much so. I hope she feels better soon. I had that happen one year, flu then turned into upper respiratory stuff. not fun being sick back to back
2020-03-12 05:50:25 PM millermary8 cincinnati ohio, you?
2020-03-12 05:50:32 PM czuniga no ma'am
2020-03-12 05:50:42 PM czuniga McCamey, Tx
2020-03-12 05:50:53 PM millermary8 oh wow, haha pretty far south of me
2020-03-12 05:50:54 PM quiana enter the chat room
2020-03-12 05:51:01 PM czuniga for sure
2020-03-12 05:51:37 PM millermary8 what sort of facility do you work with?
2020-03-12 05:51:58 PM czuniga Critical access hospital, I do swingbeds
2020-03-12 05:52:04 PM czuniga and you
2020-03-12 05:52:12 PM mmclean hi can I join?
2020-03-12 05:52:20 PM czuniga for sure
2020-03-12 05:52:38 PM millermary8 oh cool. how do swingbed units work in terms of activities? and most definitely mclean
2020-03-12 05:53:02 PM millermary8 i work in assisted, short/long heath / rehab, independent, and memory care building
2020-03-12 05:53:05 PM czuniga Basically the same.
2020-03-12 05:53:35 PM mmclean Whats going on? iv'e been in this chat by myself for the past 40 min
2020-03-12 05:53:37 PM czuniga our patients are more short term stay
2020-03-12 05:53:45 PM millermary8 i figured it wouldn't be too different lol. but i always picture hammock or swinging beds :D everytime I hear the term
2020-03-12 05:53:55 PM quiana chat starts at 8
2020-03-12 05:53:56 PM czuniga i wish
2020-03-12 05:53:59 PM millermary8 ok, so like a short term rehab, but still in hostpital
2020-03-12 05:54:09 PM czuniga yes ma'am
2020-03-12 05:54:31 PM millermary8 yup, start time 8 eastern standard
2020-03-12 05:54:42 PM czuniga Step down from acute care before they get to go home
2020-03-12 05:54:55 PM czuniga 7 pm cst
2020-03-12 05:55:08 PM mmclean I work in long term and skilled nursing in ohio
2020-03-12 05:55:11 PM millermary8 ok, can be hard to form connections then.
2020-03-12 05:55:32 PM czuniga yes it is
2020-03-12 05:55:36 PM millermary8 a lot of our rehab area is just focused on getting better/going home
2020-03-12 05:55:53 PM millermary8 though we've had a few love it so much they moved into assisted, independent, or long term
2020-03-12 05:56:01 PM millermary8 and where at in ohio mclean?
2020-03-12 05:56:19 PM kathleenk enter the chat room
2020-03-12 05:56:22 PM jesseshoemaker enter the chat room
2020-03-12 05:56:24 PM mmclean central ohio
2020-03-12 05:56:47 PM kathleenk Hello!
2020-03-12 05:57:00 PM millermary8 hi
2020-03-12 05:57:06 PM czuniga Hi
2020-03-12 05:57:41 PM spankylee99 enter the chat room
2020-03-12 05:57:41 PM jesseshoemaker im in northwest ohio
2020-03-12 05:57:44 PM kathleenk HOw are you all dealing with the virus
2020-03-12 05:57:46 PM mmclean HI everyone, Thanks
2020-03-12 05:58:04 PM czuniga What week are ya'll on?
2020-03-12 05:58:09 PM jesseshoemaker 13
2020-03-12 05:58:28 PM millermary8 just washing (and lotioning) hands a lot, screening/limiting visitors .I'm doing the own pace version. a bit spread out over the weeks lol
2020-03-12 05:58:36 PM czuniga I'm just ob 2 took february off
2020-03-12 05:59:01 PM czuniga We started screening today
2020-03-12 05:59:10 PM millermary8 nice to get a break. i had one b/c of computer issues haha
2020-03-12 05:59:20 PM ibouchard enter the chat room
2020-03-12 05:59:29 PM mmclean First thing I had To tell evweyone NO visitors, then at 1 it was changed to 1 visitor per person
2020-03-12 05:59:46 PM jesseshoemaker we are on limited visitation and outings. signing in and screening every person thru the door even staff
2020-03-12 05:59:47 PM spankylee99 Hello Everyone
2020-03-12 05:59:49 PM kathleenk We are in Northeast Florida and we locked down today. No visitors including family and all employees get temp taken in and out
2020-03-12 05:59:53 PM ibouchard good evening everyone
2020-03-12 05:59:59 PM czuniga we have to take everyones temp and screen
2020-03-12 06:00:06 PM kathleenk All activity trips cancelled for now
2020-03-12 06:00:14 PM jesseshoemaker it kept changinging so fast
2020-03-12 06:00:22 PM spankylee99 Our Facility went into complete lock down to all visitors
2020-03-12 06:00:47 PM kathleenk We had to cancel entertainers too
2020-03-12 06:00:49 PM jesseshoemaker the only outings im allowed to do is medical apt and shopping to like kroger and walmart
2020-03-12 06:01:01 PM czuniga If they pass the screening they can visit but no one under the age of 12
2020-03-12 06:01:08 PM spankylee99 we are also trying to limit group activities with our patients
2020-03-12 06:01:18 PM mmclean yes everyone who comes through the door 8-5 visitation. staff have to have temp taken
2020-03-12 06:01:40 PM czuniga It is better to be catiuos
2020-03-12 06:01:51 PM czuniga cautious
2020-03-12 06:01:52 PM iarygarcia enter the chat room
2020-03-12 06:01:55 PM ibouchard we've limited visitors only to come in if their loved one has had a significant medical change
2020-03-12 06:02:07 PM ibouchard all staff has been monitored twice a day when at work
2020-03-12 06:02:15 PM millermary8 i kind of wish the same percautions were used at the hieght of flu and other things. we had a gi bug go around after a brunch gathering @_@ that was rough
2020-03-12 06:02:31 PM spankylee99 Is your facility taking employee temprature befor going to there units to start working
2020-03-12 06:02:39 PM jesseshoemaker yea
2020-03-12 06:02:43 PM czuniga yes we are
2020-03-12 06:02:43 PM kathleenk yes.
2020-03-12 06:02:55 PM tammiehall25 enter the chat room
2020-03-12 06:02:58 PM spankylee99 We started today
2020-03-12 06:03:03 PM kathleenk We have 2 that have fevers that are being watched
2020-03-12 06:03:10 PM tammiehall25 hi
2020-03-12 06:03:21 PM spankylee99 Is your company planning for shelter in place?
2020-03-12 06:03:27 PM czuniga we get sent home if we have a fever
2020-03-12 06:03:34 PM kathleenk same
2020-03-12 06:03:37 PM iarygarcia we are not allowing any visitors (friends, family, or volunteers). Only essential personnel. We started yesterday afternoon.
2020-03-12 06:03:41 PM jesseshoemaker no one w a temp of 100.4 is permitted to work or visit
2020-03-12 06:03:51 PM czuniga same
2020-03-12 06:04:12 PM ibouchard thankfully everyone at my facility are still in good health
2020-03-12 06:04:24 PM mmclean 100 is the limit for us
2020-03-12 06:04:25 PM iarygarcia Our employees are also being monitored (screened and temp taken). And being sent home if we have fever also.
2020-03-12 06:04:28 PM czuniga we have also limited access to the building to 2 entryways
2020-03-12 06:04:30 PM quiana we stopped all visitors and volunteers
2020-03-12 06:04:34 PM mandyo enter the chat room
2020-03-12 06:04:39 PM kathleenk tomorrow we are having an emergency resident council to inform all the residents ...with ice cream sundaes of course!
2020-03-12 06:04:40 PM iarygarcia 100.4 is our limit also
2020-03-12 06:04:50 PM mandyo Hello everyone
2020-03-12 06:04:55 PM czuniga hi
2020-03-12 06:04:56 PM millermary8 hello
2020-03-12 06:04:57 PM jesseshoemaker now we are going over what to do w staff cause kids cant go to school and day cares are closing
2020-03-12 06:05:15 PM czuniga that makes it rough
2020-03-12 06:05:16 PM iarygarcia hello everyone
2020-03-12 06:05:34 PM tammiehall25 no visitors, staff is screened upon entering the facility and residents can only leave their appt's are absolutely neccessary
2020-03-12 06:05:43 PM quiana we did our resident council on tuesday.. the residents was more worried if that was going to stop Happy Hour:D
2020-03-12 06:05:43 PM iarygarcia yes, schools and daycares are closed next week for us also
2020-03-12 06:05:47 PM kathleenk same
2020-03-12 06:06:02 PM iarygarcia lol @quiana
2020-03-12 06:06:11 PM kathleenk lol Quiana!
2020-03-12 06:06:17 PM jesseshoemaker one staff was saying this will cause for an extra $400 in day care. alot of front line staff cant afford that
2020-03-12 06:06:26 PM iarygarcia has anyone heard how long we are planning to stay on lockdown?
2020-03-12 06:06:27 PM mmclean every one is healthy too, but some residents are not happy because they can't leave to do shopping or get delivery of outside food brought in
2020-03-12 06:06:38 PM admin enter the chat room
2020-03-12 06:06:47 PM jesseshoemaker of facility is at least till the end of march.
2020-03-12 06:06:54 PM jesseshoemaker same with the schools here
2020-03-12 06:07:00 PM spankylee99 we are in a locked position till this crises is passed.
2020-03-12 06:07:12 PM tammiehall25 iarygarcia - it will probably be on a state by state basis
2020-03-12 06:07:13 PM mandyo Same here
2020-03-12 06:07:16 PM admin left the chat room
2020-03-12 06:07:16 PM millermary8 it varies and will probably be updated on a weekly basis determined on how bad your area/cities are
2020-03-12 06:07:24 PM iarygarcia oh. ok. TY @tammie
2020-03-12 06:07:46 PM spankylee99 All vacations canceled we are not allowed to go anywere
2020-03-12 06:07:49 PM iarygarcia has anyone had any cases inside their facility?
2020-03-12 06:07:55 PM millermary8 Well, do you guys want to chat about 1:1 ideas or activities to combat cabin fever? I'm sure we're all dealing with that
2020-03-12 06:07:55 PM mandyo Is anyone setting up facetime for families and residents to talk?
2020-03-12 06:07:58 PM mmclean Schools have shut down for 3 weeks, sooo I figure, in ohio,3 weeks
2020-03-12 06:08:04 PM czuniga no cases here
2020-03-12 06:08:05 PM mandyo NO cases for us
2020-03-12 06:08:09 PM iarygarcia yes please! @miller
2020-03-12 06:08:10 PM tammiehall25 mandyo - yes
2020-03-12 06:08:19 PM jesseshoemaker we have skype and facetime set up for residents to use
2020-03-12 06:08:23 PM millermary8 facetime is a good idea
2020-03-12 06:08:23 PM quiana our faclity is doing skype
2020-03-12 06:08:26 PM kathleenk Facetime is a great idea
2020-03-12 06:08:36 PM ibouchard we are having to do each activity mutliple times in each community. our team is exhausted.
2020-03-12 06:08:50 PM iarygarcia yes, we are setting up virtual visits twice daily for family to visit via FaceTime or GoogleDuo @mandyo
2020-03-12 06:08:55 PM ibouchard we are providing facetime/skype to family members as well
2020-03-12 06:08:55 PM tammiehall25 no cases....but we do have several RSV and Flu cases.....we've been on and off quarentine for the last month and a half
2020-03-12 06:09:02 PM millermary8 yeah, I brought in coffee for my staff to help keep them going haha
2020-03-12 06:09:09 PM kathleenk We are watching 2 with fevers
2020-03-12 06:09:12 PM iarygarcia oh no @tammie
2020-03-12 06:09:24 PM iarygarcia oh no @kathleen
2020-03-12 06:09:28 PM tammiehall25 no corona though
2020-03-12 06:09:28 PM quiana any faclities talking about staff staying there??
2020-03-12 06:09:37 PM mandyo We are not accepting new patients at this time
2020-03-12 06:09:41 PM iarygarcia I really hope it does not enter the facilities...
2020-03-12 06:09:43 PM czuniga hopefully this will pass soon with precations set in place
2020-03-12 06:09:48 PM spankylee99 we have a possibility. Friend came from the hospital with active cases to visit a pt in our facility. So far the pt is ok.
2020-03-12 06:09:49 PM iarygarcia yes, hopefully so
2020-03-12 06:09:53 PM jesseshoemaker i was told since we canceled lunch/dinner outings we are to offer ordering in. and create more activities in house to help prevent cabin fever
2020-03-12 06:09:58 PM kathleenk So what ideas does everyone have to help the cabin fever as mentioned above??
2020-03-12 06:10:02 PM tammiehall25 but our DON is saying it's inevitable i'm new to the industry
2020-03-12 06:10:17 PM mmclean As far as providing activities, in house, ALOT of coloring, games, brainteasers, Bingo will still go on!!
2020-03-12 06:10:34 PM millermary8 we have tried to make our activities a little more back to back so residents don't get holed up in their rooms glued to the tv
2020-03-12 06:10:35 PM tammiehall25 games.....bingo...karaoke
2020-03-12 06:10:35 PM spankylee99 We have a special wing on our skilled unit for possible infected pt to stay for 14 days
2020-03-12 06:10:36 PM mandyo I just did an inhouse lunch that I went out to the local restaurant to get. They loved it
2020-03-12 06:10:42 PM iarygarcia well, I am setting up a weekly treasure hunt...invovling staff and residents...
2020-03-12 06:10:56 PM jesseshoemaker we had a trip to the circus planned. we are now planning a circus carnival theme afternoon at the end of the month
2020-03-12 06:11:01 PM millermary8 oooh weekly treasure hunt for staff/resident sounds great!
2020-03-12 06:11:09 PM quiana weve had nice days so weve had some actvites in our court yard
2020-03-12 06:11:20 PM tammiehall25 but.....our three units are in lock down so......they're already going stir crazy!
2020-03-12 06:11:22 PM millermary8 how do you go about initiating the teasure hunt?
2020-03-12 06:11:32 PM ibouchard we are having to keep everything confined to each community/wing on our facility
2020-03-12 06:11:40 PM iarygarcia i'm also doing the overhead bingo daily, involving staff and residents...and giving out lotto tickets as prizes at the end of the week
2020-03-12 06:11:41 PM mandyo Lucky. Going outside would be the best. But MI is not not warm enough yet
2020-03-12 06:11:54 PM czuniga This will be rough on the residents as well
2020-03-12 06:11:54 PM quiana were in DC
2020-03-12 06:11:57 PM millermary8 we had some of the aides deliver clues to worksheets with puzzles to residents on lock down
2020-03-12 06:12:07 PM tammiehall25 MA is not qute warm enugh yet for outside yet
2020-03-12 06:12:25 PM mmclean More 1 on 1, our activities have not been cancelled. i understand that in some placecs all group s hve been cancelled
2020-03-12 06:12:27 PM czuniga we were 83 today
2020-03-12 06:13:00 PM mandyo Our residents are more worried about not being able to see family. Activities are still going strong. We are just adding the ipad for facetime and skype anytime a resident wants to make a call
2020-03-12 06:13:05 PM iarygarcia @miller ...i'm still creating it, but it will be several tasks on a sheet of paper, and whoever completes all of them by weeks end gets a prize (like as your DON her favorite color, ask you Administrator what month of the year he was born, find a penny, find a purple highlighter...stuff like that)
2020-03-12 06:13:20 PM millermary8 toasty at 83. and 1:1s can be draining. We found great success with making coasters with sharpies and rubbing alcohol and making cakes in mugs
2020-03-12 06:13:22 PM jesseshoemaker im planning a manicure and facial day with my ladies.
2020-03-12 06:13:22 PM spankylee99 any plans for st Patricks Day
2020-03-12 06:13:39 PM quiana we havent canceled our activties, its just now we dont have our voulenteers to help, so we have to step up
2020-03-12 06:13:41 PM ibouchard for the most part ours have been okay. we are trying to keep the news off so they don't worry as much
2020-03-12 06:13:41 PM mmclean I made up activity packets today, coloring word search and the like
2020-03-12 06:14:07 PM czuniga activity packs will be good to pass time
2020-03-12 06:14:09 PM millermary8 @iarygarcia that's great! I may have to try and create something similar. the residents will probably get a huge kick out of that, and helps staff/residents bond
2020-03-12 06:14:12 PM tammiehall25 we've had to cancel st.patty's day activities and entertainment
2020-03-12 06:14:21 PM quiana were still having our st patty's day party but now we can have the Dj
2020-03-12 06:14:36 PM quiana cant have a dj
2020-03-12 06:14:41 PM mandyo I love the treasure hunt idea where the res ask staff for info.
2020-03-12 06:14:54 PM jesseshoemaker i am plannning a shamrock coin scavenger hunt for prizes i am getting from the dollar tree
2020-03-12 06:15:12 PM millermary8 I did that last year, they loved trying to find the coins
2020-03-12 06:15:15 PM jesseshoemaker im serving green beer too
2020-03-12 06:15:28 PM millermary8 though we had a few ladies keep trying to look under the chairs/couches O_0
2020-03-12 06:15:30 PM iarygarcia yes, that's what i'm hoping @miller... i have told all staff they are the residents' family members now...so we all need to be there for them more than ever... we are also doing a daily happy hour where our staff goes around the facility playing music and giving out trinkets and treats :)
2020-03-12 06:15:36 PM tammiehall25 is kathy not coming tonight?
2020-03-12 06:15:36 PM quiana green beer and irish coffee
2020-03-12 06:15:39 PM iarygarcia lol @miller
2020-03-12 06:15:39 PM spankylee99 We had residents council meeting yesterday where the Administrator explained to the pts what the company is doing to protect and keep them safe from the virus as much as possible. They appreciated the Admin taking the time to address the situation with them
2020-03-12 06:15:49 PM ibouchard we were hoping to be able to keep some of our larger events but we have had to cancel everything. any and all activities are being held in each community. we have 6!
2020-03-12 06:15:53 PM millermary8 aww
2020-03-12 06:15:54 PM iarygarcia TY @mandy ;)
2020-03-12 06:16:06 PM jesseshoemaker we did that today, most all of the residents were very understanding
2020-03-12 06:16:26 PM iarygarcia aww, that's too bad @ibouchard
2020-03-12 06:16:28 PM czuniga lots of changes going on
2020-03-12 06:16:40 PM iarygarcia yes, lots of changes
2020-03-12 06:16:46 PM jesseshoemaker we were told our exercise instructors can come in and single entertainers can too
2020-03-12 06:16:50 PM czuniga but this too will pass
2020-03-12 06:17:01 PM tammiehall25 yes....it will pass
2020-03-12 06:17:08 PM millermary8 we are planning on doing a resident "family fued" in a similar fashion. putting a ballot box in the break room and asking staff to submit answers to silly questions. then letting the residents team up and try to guess the staff answers.
2020-03-12 06:17:12 PM iarygarcia yes...it will @czuniga :)
2020-03-12 06:17:26 PM czuniga family fued sounds like fun
2020-03-12 06:17:27 PM millermary8 and then maybe reverse it haha see if staff can guess resident answers
2020-03-12 06:17:27 PM iarygarcia oh! I like that!
2020-03-12 06:17:29 PM spankylee99 What about supplies, hand sanitizers gowns mask etc. does your company have enough, we dont
2020-03-12 06:18:00 PM mandyo We are holding out own on the supplies as of right now.
2020-03-12 06:18:01 PM iarygarcia we are going to paly wheel of fortune and jeopardy...but i love the family fued idea more!! LOL
2020-03-12 06:18:11 PM millermary8 we also did a table top version on hungry hungry hippos that was a huge hit
2020-03-12 06:18:13 PM czuniga Some of the necessary supplies are on back order till july
2020-03-12 06:18:18 PM millermary8 we played that for almost 2 hours
2020-03-12 06:18:24 PM mmclean ST Patricks day, we are going to make soda bread and have non alcoholic beer anong wirh green punch, play games and do crafts. unfortunatly our irish dancers won't be able to come, so we will put on riverdance and watch movies like brigidoon and finagan's rainbow
2020-03-12 06:18:36 PM tammiehall25 that is great millermary8.....what did you use?
2020-03-12 06:18:39 PM millermary8 wheel and jeopardy are always good. do you use jeopardy labs?
2020-03-12 06:18:50 PM czuniga hungry hippo with the laundry baskets looks like a lot of fun
2020-03-12 06:19:04 PM ibouchard it's exhausting just trying to keep up with the mess we have and still try to be creative about upcoming events????
2020-03-12 06:19:22 PM millermary8 we used solo cups, ping pong balls, taped pool noodles along the tables so the balls don't roll off. and taped a paperbag to the table for them to scoop the balls into
2020-03-12 06:19:26 PM mandyo Hungry hippo looks good but I worry a res will fall forward and on their face.
2020-03-12 06:19:28 PM iarygarcia no, i still have to research it. what are jeopardy labs??
2020-03-12 06:19:32 PM spankylee99 we have to make it work for our resididents
2020-03-12 06:19:41 PM tammiehall25 thanks!
2020-03-12 06:19:43 PM millermary8 that's why we did it w/ solo cups (small scale) on the table.
2020-03-12 06:19:44 PM iarygarcia lol
2020-03-12 06:19:48 PM jesseshoemaker is there an admin on here tonight??
2020-03-12 06:19:50 PM mandyo I like that Millermary
2020-03-12 06:20:06 PM iarygarcia i'm not sure?? LOL
2020-03-12 06:20:08 PM czuniga not sure on the admin
2020-03-12 06:20:10 PM millermary8 https://jeopardylabs.com/
2020-03-12 06:20:21 PM kathleenk Is there a way to print these chats or review them later?
2020-03-12 06:20:28 PM millermary8 you can find premade jeopardy games and display it on the tv
2020-03-12 06:20:42 PM iarygarcia OH! TY @millermary :)
2020-03-12 06:20:51 PM iarygarcia this will be great!
2020-03-12 06:20:56 PM millermary8 there is a log on the chats, but I can't recall how to go to it. and np ;) makes life a lot easier.
2020-03-12 06:21:01 PM quiana love joepardy
2020-03-12 06:21:12 PM iarygarcia my residents do too! lol
2020-03-12 06:21:19 PM spankylee99 have you tried playing the memory game with your patients. We put small items under paper cups and have them pick the cups with the two same items under it
2020-03-12 06:21:39 PM mmclean Activity connection. If you don't have it... get it
2020-03-12 06:21:39 PM millermary8 haha yeah, they love/hate memory game
2020-03-12 06:21:53 PM iarygarcia i love this...can display it on the TV! TY! should be fun!
2020-03-12 06:21:58 PM spankylee99 The enjoy this game, Some of thme have very sharp memory
2020-03-12 06:22:05 PM czuniga I'm not good at memory games lol
2020-03-12 06:22:09 PM iarygarcia lol
2020-03-12 06:22:25 PM iarygarcia they do have a love/hate relationship with memory games
2020-03-12 06:22:46 PM czuniga def love/hate
2020-03-12 06:22:46 PM kathleenk I took memory game picture pieces, blew them up and laminated them into 4 X 4 squares. I put rows of velcro dots on our white board and put them up. They LOVE it. its a favorite! Its easy to do over and over
2020-03-12 06:22:48 PM mandyo our residents have been on a jigsaw puzzle kick lately
2020-03-12 06:22:53 PM ibouchard i have a love/hate relationship with memory games as well :(
2020-03-12 06:22:53 PM iarygarcia any other in room activity ideas??
2020-03-12 06:22:53 PM spankylee99 they make a competion out of it
2020-03-12 06:23:04 PM quiana we play the old sayings game.. I say every cloud has a what? and they say the rest... they never forget
2020-03-12 06:23:11 PM iarygarcia LOL @ibouchard!!
2020-03-12 06:23:30 PM iarygarcia i like that idea... the "old sayings" game
2020-03-12 06:23:32 PM spankylee99 we play simple simon says
2020-03-12 06:23:40 PM jesseshoemaker im going to try and make hand sanitizer with the residents lol
2020-03-12 06:23:42 PM mmclean In room, paint fingernail
2020-03-12 06:23:45 PM millermary8 left the chat room
2020-03-12 06:24:02 PM czuniga hand sanatizer is a good idea lol
2020-03-12 06:24:10 PM millermary8 enter the chat room
2020-03-12 06:24:16 PM mandyo We love the old saying games. All res remember and wide range of ability can play
2020-03-12 06:24:21 PM ibouchard i prefer reminiscing games when i can find some real good photos that spark a lot of memories for most
2020-03-12 06:24:42 PM ibouchard i'm tempted to make homemade soap with the residents LOL
2020-03-12 06:24:56 PM jesseshoemaker ohh that sounds fun
2020-03-12 06:24:59 PM quiana lol
2020-03-12 06:25:06 PM iarygarcia i like those ideas hand sanitizer and in room nails.. lol, soap would be fun too!
2020-03-12 06:25:09 PM millermary8 we made scented soap. they sell unscented soap and molds and scented stuff to add. easy and fun
2020-03-12 06:25:20 PM mmclean In room Daily Cronical, coloring sheets, music (if you have availability)
2020-03-12 06:25:22 PM iarygarcia cute
2020-03-12 06:25:48 PM ibouchard i could have promised i saw some soap you mix and then put in the microwave....
2020-03-12 06:26:51 PM spankylee99 i am exhausted busy day yesterday and today preparing for the safety of our residents
2020-03-12 06:27:07 PM jesseshoemaker the microwave would make it easier
2020-03-12 06:27:09 PM mandyo My brain is fried from all the thinking haha
2020-03-12 06:27:10 PM millermary8 http://www.activitydirector.org/classroom/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=32914#p157628
2020-03-12 06:27:18 PM millermary8 a pic of the hungry hippo table top version
2020-03-12 06:27:28 PM tammiehall25 thanks Mary
2020-03-12 06:27:30 PM mmclean I carry hand sanitizer EVERY where I go, just remember that you can only use sanitizer 3 times before you need to wash hands!
2020-03-12 06:27:38 PM jesseshoemaker omg i thought i was the only one who was beyond exhausted lol
2020-03-12 06:27:41 PM kathleenk We've been making tissure paper flowers with seasonal colors. I put them on sticks and we sell them for bingo money. We have green shades and gold right now for St. patricks day. Staff buys them up!
2020-03-12 06:27:53 PM millermary8 and yes, the soap you can make scented is microwavable
2020-03-12 06:27:58 PM jesseshoemaker it has been the longest 2 days ever
2020-03-12 06:28:05 PM czuniga I bet
2020-03-12 06:28:07 PM iarygarcia thank you mary :)
2020-03-12 06:28:20 PM spankylee99 My back is killing me