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2014-05-08 05:46:32 PM amanda33 how many times u have to take it ...is jt difficult
2014-05-08 05:47:18 PM kathyhughes you have all the questions on your exams here....and you can take it as many times as you want at 90.00 each time, but you will do fine
2014-05-08 05:47:37 PM kathyhughes No one from these classes have had to take it more than twice
2014-05-08 05:47:51 PM amanda33 I went to duwquesne univerity do you knkw what courses yiu need or does it not matter as long as yiu have creits
2014-05-08 05:48:17 PM kathyhughes As long as you have the credits and an English course....
2014-05-08 05:49:08 PM dbrewer enter the chat room
2014-05-08 05:49:17 PM amanda33 th at is great makes me feel hopeful ...getting cerified be best christmas gift fot mrlol
2014-05-08 05:49:28 PM kathyhughes Hello Deanna
2014-05-08 05:49:44 PM dbrewer Hi Kathy
2014-05-08 05:49:44 PM amanda33 dkes english have to b a specific one..
2014-05-08 05:49:55 PM kathyhughes You should be certified before the holidays!
2014-05-08 05:50:06 PM amanda33 thanks for hellp kathy
2014-05-08 05:50:07 PM kathyhughes Just an Englis course anyone will do
2014-05-08 05:50:12 PM kathyhughes you are welcome
2014-05-08 05:50:28 PM kathyhughes How are you doing Deanna?
2014-05-08 05:51:05 PM dbrewer Im ok. I am about 3 weeks behind on written assignments can I still turn them in
2014-05-08 05:51:12 PM kathyhughes yes you can
2014-05-08 05:51:19 PM amanda33 i am excited fkr mepap 2
2014-05-08 05:51:34 PM kathyhughes remember that I start at 75% if they are more than 7 days late
2014-05-08 05:52:07 PM dbrewer Thank you. I understand. THis has been a hard first half of the year.
2014-05-08 05:52:09 PM kathyhughes I like teaching MEPAP2 as well
2014-05-08 05:52:24 PM kathyhughes Things will get better I am sure
2014-05-08 05:53:02 PM kathyhughes I can't believe that its May already!
2014-05-08 05:53:06 PM dbrewer It will all be fine. Life is good. Its just crazy
2014-05-08 05:53:17 PM sbond108 enter the chat room
2014-05-08 05:53:17 PM amanda33 hang in it will all pay off
2014-05-08 05:53:24 PM kathyhughes Hello Stephanie
2014-05-08 05:53:30 PM lebell enter the chat room
2014-05-08 05:53:38 PM sbond108 Hello Kathy! Hi Everyone!
2014-05-08 05:53:50 PM kathyhughes We will look back on these days and chuckle to ourselves!
2014-05-08 05:53:55 PM amanda33 great i learned so much melap 1 and kt was a great course
2014-05-08 05:54:18 PM kathyhughes Hello Lebell...I need your real name...thanks
2014-05-08 05:54:35 PM dbrewer Ive learned alot and look forward to learning more. Do you teach the other classes too
2014-05-08 05:54:44 PM kathyhughes and is everyone back from the conference Stephanie!
2014-05-08 05:54:51 PM lebell Hi Kathy and everyone! My real name is Lauren
2014-05-08 05:54:52 PM olawaleajayi enter the chat room
2014-05-08 05:55:01 PM sbond108 Yes! Buuuuuuut someone quit lol
2014-05-08 05:55:06 PM sbond108 It's been a rough week haha
2014-05-08 05:55:09 PM kathyhughes I am working on some continuing ed classes
2014-05-08 05:55:09 PM amanda33 i hnderstsnd thati isork full fime have 6 year old girl sclut leader and this lkl
2014-05-08 05:55:12 PM kathyhughes Sorry
2014-05-08 05:55:22 PM olawaleajayi hello everyone
2014-05-08 05:56:01 PM ajlamb enter the chat room
2014-05-08 05:56:08 PM sbond108 It's okay , we are honestly better off without her. Well she was technically fired but siad she wasnt coming back - she called out twice within her final 2 weeks
2014-05-08 05:56:12 PM kathyhughes Well things will get better
2014-05-08 05:56:21 PM ajlamb Hello everyone
2014-05-08 05:56:22 PM sbond108 I'm sure they will
2014-05-08 05:56:29 PM kathyhughes no comp for her!
2014-05-08 05:56:43 PM sbond108 Nope , and no recommendations from my director or I
2014-05-08 05:56:47 PM sonceegreen enter the chat room
2014-05-08 05:57:08 PM kathyhughes Hello Ojawale, Amanda J and Soncee
2014-05-08 05:57:11 PM sbond108 She really burned a bridge here - my company is very very big and someone always knows someone no matter where you go lol
2014-05-08 05:57:23 PM sonceegreen hello everyone
2014-05-08 05:57:35 PM amanda33 confrence ?
2014-05-08 05:57:53 PM sbond108 NJ NCCAP Conference
2014-05-08 05:57:55 PM jeannette1978 enter the chat room
2014-05-08 05:57:58 PM kathyhughes It amazes me that folks burn those bridges and then think that they deserve a recommendation that is good
2014-05-08 05:58:04 PM kathyhughes Hello Jeanette
2014-05-08 05:58:11 PM jeannette1978 hello kathy
2014-05-08 05:58:23 PM sarah11393 enter the chat room
2014-05-08 05:58:28 PM sbond108 I know it's crazy - she is young so hopefully she learned a lesson lol Oh well
2014-05-08 05:58:29 PM jeannette1978 hi Everyone
2014-05-08 05:58:31 PM kathyhughes There is a conference right around the corner
2014-05-08 05:58:37 PM kathyhughes Hello Sarah
2014-05-08 05:58:46 PM sarah11393 hello everyone
2014-05-08 05:59:15 PM kathyhughes More than likely not! LOL
2014-05-08 05:59:24 PM kathyhughes How are you all doing?
2014-05-08 05:59:35 PM aholscher enter the chat room
2014-05-08 05:59:40 PM ajlamb It's been a long week! Anyone else feel that way?!
2014-05-08 05:59:45 PM sarah11393 pretty good. work is going well
2014-05-08 05:59:46 PM jeannette1978 Just got home from work and trying to eat a little dinner
2014-05-08 05:59:52 PM kathyhughes Are you all ready for National Nursing Home Week?
2014-05-08 05:59:56 PM amanda33 great kathy what we talking about tonight
2014-05-08 06:00:11 PM kathyhughes Hello Anna
2014-05-08 06:00:25 PM sonceegreen Long week eloebrating Nurses week and nursing home week next week
2014-05-08 06:00:25 PM amanda33 yes our place really not doing much
2014-05-08 06:00:26 PM aholscher hi
2014-05-08 06:00:30 PM sbond108 Yes! We just helped out so much with Nurses Week and wee have a trip tomorrow but I thnk we are all set
2014-05-08 06:00:34 PM kathyhughes I was wondering how you all cover vacations during the summer
2014-05-08 06:00:41 PM nicoleb enter the chat room
2014-05-08 06:00:48 PM stacels709 enter the chat room
2014-05-08 06:00:50 PM kathyhughes Hello Nicole
2014-05-08 06:00:55 PM nicoleb hello everone
2014-05-08 06:00:57 PM ajlamb We just rotate. A few less activities. There are three of us so we do our best!
2014-05-08 06:00:58 PM amanda33 i wantes do cruise week co workers shot nme down
2014-05-08 06:01:04 PM sbond108 No one can have off the same week , you put it in 1st you get it 1st lol
2014-05-08 06:01:14 PM stacels709 Hi everyone!
2014-05-08 06:01:15 PM kathyhughes Hello Stacey
2014-05-08 06:01:17 PM jeannette1978 Everyone pitches in to help out Team WOrk
2014-05-08 06:01:20 PM lebell we have a retired staff person who is willing to come in and cover vacations. We just prepare stuff in advance for her
2014-05-08 06:01:28 PM ajlamb lebell, that is great!
2014-05-08 06:01:36 PM dbrewer thats nice
2014-05-08 06:01:37 PM sarah11393 we all talk amoungst ourselves about what days we would like to take
2014-05-08 06:01:38 PM sbond108 We actually just had an issue with that - 2 people wanted off the same week so we talked to the other person and asked her to picka different week lol
2014-05-08 06:01:39 PM kathyhughes good idea Laran
2014-05-08 06:01:41 PM amanda33 vaations lol down 2 ppl ed ghave over time no vacations lol
2014-05-08 06:01:56 PM kathyhughes did that work?
2014-05-08 06:02:00 PM sbond108 She was fine with it - but we encourage our staff to put in their requests as soon as possible
2014-05-08 06:02:22 PM kathyhughes That would certainly help you plan ahead
2014-05-08 06:02:28 PM stacels709 If my assistant is off or my boss can't cover, i send out an email to department heads and they will cover usually.
2014-05-08 06:02:32 PM amanda33 og oh my yes team woek really helps
2014-05-08 06:02:33 PM ajlamb Our administrator is very flexible.
2014-05-08 06:02:33 PM sbond108 They are all pretty flexible too which is nice
2014-05-08 06:02:42 PM kathyhughes staff can be a challenge
2014-05-08 06:02:55 PM sbond108 It is! Tel me about it Kathy! lol
2014-05-08 06:02:56 PM aholscher flexibility is the key for everyone. that can be tough.
2014-05-08 06:02:56 PM sonceegreen Yes they can
2014-05-08 06:03:26 PM amanda33 agreed
2014-05-08 06:03:34 PM kathyhughes How do you keep staff focused during the summer months?
2014-05-08 06:03:41 PM lebell stacels709, that's great that you're in a place where the department heads pitch in!
2014-05-08 06:03:49 PM sbond108 I'm in charge of doing the schedule and it has been tough , I think I re-did May 20 times lol I like to have it done by the second week of the month prior so everyone knows when they are working their nights ect
2014-05-08 06:03:56 PM sarah11393 It ia very hard to keep focused
2014-05-08 06:03:58 PM stacels709 I'm very fortunate @lebell.
2014-05-08 06:04:11 PM sbond108 We do a lot of staff mini parties - hot bake off/picnic in June!
2014-05-08 06:04:13 PM sarah11393 i find myself just wanting to be outside lol
2014-05-08 06:04:18 PM pramos enter the chat room
2014-05-08 06:04:24 PM amanda33 take residents outside then i can enjoy sun too
2014-05-08 06:04:27 PM kathyhughes Hello Peggy
2014-05-08 06:04:32 PM pramos hello eveyone
2014-05-08 06:04:33 PM sbond108 We try to do alot of activities outside too
2014-05-08 06:04:38 PM lebell outdoor activites. the staff needs that as much as the residents. lol.
2014-05-08 06:04:39 PM aholscher variety and giving the staff autonomy over different projects seems to keep them interested
2014-05-08 06:04:44 PM kathyhughes What do you do outside?
2014-05-08 06:04:52 PM dbrewer We took our first trip to Dairy Queen yesterday for memory care. It was awesome
2014-05-08 06:04:53 PM stacels709 We do a lot of activities on our front porch in the Summer. The residents are usually already out there.
2014-05-08 06:04:58 PM jeannette1978 picnics and BBQ's
2014-05-08 06:04:58 PM aholscher walks
2014-05-08 06:05:05 PM sbond108 Everything lol - we have a really nice courtyard so if we can do it outside we do it
2014-05-08 06:05:06 PM ajlamb anything we would do inside that we can move outside!
2014-05-08 06:05:11 PM lebell painting, gardening, seated volleyball
2014-05-08 06:05:12 PM amanda33 volleyball bocce lunch sometimes
2014-05-08 06:05:16 PM sbond108 We also hae Mr Frostee come on thrusdays for staff and residents
2014-05-08 06:05:16 PM pramos reminisce, bbqs, blow bubbles
2014-05-08 06:05:16 PM kathyhughes even Bingo?
2014-05-08 06:05:17 PM olawaleajayi yes its hard to stay inside when it is so beautiful out we try to do alot of out door activites during the warmer nice days
2014-05-08 06:05:33 PM sbond108 No not Bingo lol or anything that needs the TV
2014-05-08 06:05:35 PM pramos ice cream socials
2014-05-08 06:05:44 PM sonceegreen We do alot of outside activities. we move most exercises and ball games outside
2014-05-08 06:05:50 PM sbond108 we've done coffee out there , exercise, sing-a-longs-trivia, games
2014-05-08 06:05:55 PM ajlamb Not Bingo, that would be a disaster for us. I don't consider that a possibilty to move outside.
2014-05-08 06:06:12 PM stacels709 Maintenance built us a tiki bar and a dining employee who is an art student painted a hawaiian scene on it.
2014-05-08 06:06:12 PM ajlamb Reminisce groups, music performances, morning coffee, crafts, etc.
2014-05-08 06:06:20 PM sarah11393 love the outside activities. i think water balloons would be fun.....to throw at different things, or maybe someone
2014-05-08 06:06:25 PM stacels709 They bring it out in the Summer and put it in the courtyard.
2014-05-08 06:06:26 PM sbond108 we are having an enetertainer in the courtyard for NNHW
2014-05-08 06:06:31 PM sarah11393 the residents would get a kick out of that lol
2014-05-08 06:06:39 PM amanda33 yes agreed we go outside with binfo that be disaster
2014-05-08 06:06:42 PM kathyhughes I would joke with them and told them they were watching the grass grow,,,a friend of mine came to visit the facility and asked one of the guys sitting outside...."what are you doing?" he replied, "Watching the grass grow!"
2014-05-08 06:06:51 PM sbond108 Awww!
2014-05-08 06:06:51 PM pramos lol
2014-05-08 06:06:54 PM lebell haha!
2014-05-08 06:06:54 PM sonceegreen we've done water balloons and they had a blast.
2014-05-08 06:07:00 PM sarah11393 hahaha thats cute lol
2014-05-08 06:07:01 PM ajlamb haha
2014-05-08 06:07:12 PM stacels709 I love the water balloons idea. My assistant would love to be hit with water balloons. She wanted to be pied in the face during AL week and got her wish! lol
2014-05-08 06:07:16 PM sarah11393 and did they?! ide love to throw that out there as an idea to my boss
2014-05-08 06:07:17 PM kathyhughes She has never gotten over it!
2014-05-08 06:07:29 PM sonceegreen We are currently putting in a butter fly garden
2014-05-08 06:07:41 PM kathyhughes Don't forget the Ice Cream truck!
2014-05-08 06:07:47 PM aholscher one of my guys likes to say he's outside to watch the girls go by
2014-05-08 06:08:00 PM lebell wow, a butterfly garden sounds awesome
2014-05-08 06:08:01 PM sbond108 We have one come every thursday from now until oct
2014-05-08 06:08:02 PM kathyhughes I don't blame him!
2014-05-08 06:08:16 PM ajlamb I wish we had ice cream trucks in our area. Our ice cream truck is me, with ice cream on a cart!
2014-05-08 06:08:24 PM sonceegreen One of my men told everyone he was security so we got him the badge and hat
2014-05-08 06:08:25 PM kathyhughes fabulous!
2014-05-08 06:08:27 PM amanda33 ice cream truck exspwnice in pa
2014-05-08 06:08:29 PM stacels709 Yes, we do ice cream cart and had a resident who would wear an apron that says the icecream man is coming adn i would play ice cream truck music on my cell phone from the cart. He even had one of those soda jerk hats. It was too cute
2014-05-08 06:08:30 PM sbond108 awesome!
2014-05-08 06:08:31 PM lebell haha ajlamb, me too!
2014-05-08 06:08:46 PM amanda33 we do ice cream cart
2014-05-08 06:08:50 PM aholscher that's neat!
2014-05-08 06:09:00 PM stacels709 Depending on who your ice cream vendor is, ours is Hershey, Hershey lends us an actual ice cream cart and umbrella.
2014-05-08 06:09:01 PM kathyhughes I bet that everyone loved that
2014-05-08 06:09:21 PM jeannette1978 how cute
2014-05-08 06:09:22 PM pramos oooh nice
2014-05-08 06:09:27 PM kathyhughes we also chases pigeons
2014-05-08 06:09:34 PM kathyhughes they are hard to catch!
2014-05-08 06:09:41 PM sonceegreen LOL
2014-05-08 06:09:47 PM amanda33 very cute love it
2014-05-08 06:09:49 PM jeannette1978 we do scenic walks by the water
2014-05-08 06:09:50 PM stacels709 LOL
2014-05-08 06:10:02 PM jeannette1978 or in the parks
2014-05-08 06:10:08 PM amanda33 great exercise kathy
2014-05-08 06:10:17 PM kathyhughes I asked one day what they wanted to do and a couple residents said they wanted to go downtown and chase pigeons
2014-05-08 06:10:23 PM kathyhughes so thats what we did
2014-05-08 06:10:26 PM pramos we had a resident that used to feed birds but Administration asked her to stop
2014-05-08 06:10:38 PM dbrewer thats funny
2014-05-08 06:10:50 PM sbond108 Oh Admins lol
2014-05-08 06:10:58 PM amanda33 oh my thats too funny
2014-05-08 06:11:00 PM kathyhughes It was so much easier to have them plan their activities
2014-05-08 06:11:12 PM sonceegreen i have residents in charge of the bird feeders
2014-05-08 06:11:14 PM aholscher yeah that sounds nice ;)
2014-05-08 06:11:41 PM kathyhughes they enjoyed planning their summer activities
2014-05-08 06:11:51 PM kathyhughes like dancing under the stars
2014-05-08 06:11:58 PM sandraguajardo enter the chat room
2014-05-08 06:12:05 PM kathyhughes Hello Sandra
2014-05-08 06:12:06 PM sarah11393 left the chat room
2014-05-08 06:12:18 PM sandraguajardo hi
2014-05-08 06:12:23 PM sarah11393 enter the chat room
2014-05-08 06:12:30 PM jeannette1978 I try to do an activity chat once a month so they can tell what they want to do the next month
2014-05-08 06:12:34 PM sarah11393 that sounds fun
2014-05-08 06:12:44 PM kathyhughes Stringing the stars was the hard part
2014-05-08 06:12:55 PM sbond108 We ask and never get an answer
2014-05-08 06:13:00 PM sbond108 that is such a cute idea
2014-05-08 06:13:16 PM amanda33 yes would b echallenging
2014-05-08 06:13:18 PM kathyhughes or the brainstorming techniques work for ideas
2014-05-08 06:13:35 PM kathyhughes you ask the residents what they did in the summer when they were kids
2014-05-08 06:13:48 PM jeannette1978 I aask them what they enjoyed when they were younger
2014-05-08 06:13:56 PM sbond108 it took 6 months before the ladeis club came up wth something they wantd to do that didnt involve fundraising for food
2014-05-08 06:13:56 PM sonceegreen We did a water sprinkler day
2014-05-08 06:13:56 PM kathyhughes then you ask what did you do with your family on vacations
2014-05-08 06:14:26 PM kathyhughes I would write it all down on a flipchart so they could feed off each other
2014-05-08 06:14:48 PM kathyhughes then the activities staff would use those ideas with the activities committee
2014-05-08 06:14:56 PM olawaleajayi thats a good idea kathy
2014-05-08 06:15:04 PM sbond108 GOod idea
2014-05-08 06:15:05 PM lebell ooh, that's a great idea, then you're not the center of the conversation
2014-05-08 06:15:08 PM sarah11393 weneed to do something like that
2014-05-08 06:15:15 PM kathyhughes and we asked them where did they travel on vacations
2014-05-08 06:15:19 PM amanda33 good idea like it i mighy try that
2014-05-08 06:15:34 PM sonceegreen will be trying that
2014-05-08 06:16:04 PM sandraguajardo left the chat room
2014-05-08 06:16:08 PM kathyhughes asking directly causes people to stress out, so asking them for their memories is easier and causes them to think about the fun time that they had
2014-05-08 06:16:13 PM amanda33 my challege is ibwork on dementis unit and jt is very veryvchallening same storiss evrt day
2014-05-08 06:16:27 PM pramos thats true @ Kathy
2014-05-08 06:16:32 PM sonceegreen ask the family
2014-05-08 06:16:36 PM sbond108 very true Kathy
2014-05-08 06:16:38 PM kathyhughes I would write the stories down for them
2014-05-08 06:17:11 PM sandraguajardo enter the chat room
2014-05-08 06:17:20 PM amanda33 true
2014-05-08 06:17:27 PM lebell amanda I work on a dementia unit too, we ask families and use picture and mementos in their rooms to spark conversations
2014-05-08 06:17:48 PM kathyhughes and I had a friend who did a bulletin board every summer of a map of the US...she asked families to send postcards from their vaca's and she would put them around the edge of the bulletin board with a string to where they went
2014-05-08 06:17:56 PM sbond108 One place I worked encoraged familie to make memory boxes when they were admitted
2014-05-08 06:18:09 PM aholscher i like that idea. it would be fun to watch the board grow
2014-05-08 06:18:10 PM kathyhughes the families were so involved with sending the postcards
2014-05-08 06:18:18 PM carolad enter the chat room
2014-05-08 06:18:23 PM kathyhughes and the residents would check it everyday
2014-05-08 06:18:28 PM sbond108 Does anyone else have an issue with family involvement in their facility?
2014-05-08 06:18:34 PM carolad sorry i am late just got home
2014-05-08 06:18:40 PM kathyhughes Hello Carol
2014-05-08 06:18:53 PM kathyhughes Its hard to get them involved sometimes
2014-05-08 06:18:58 PM sonceegreen I can't even get some to come to care plan meetings
2014-05-08 06:19:11 PM pramos for those that weren't able to travel, we can bring in videos of places that they wish to visit
2014-05-08 06:19:16 PM kathyhughes because its during the day
2014-05-08 06:19:17 PM stacels709 I like the post card idea. How cute!
2014-05-08 06:19:21 PM sbond108 a good portion of my resdients have state gaurdians too so it makes it tough
2014-05-08 06:19:31 PM gleblanc enter the chat room
2014-05-08 06:19:35 PM dbrewer thats sad
2014-05-08 06:19:41 PM kathyhughes So you need to have adopt a resident
2014-05-08 06:19:45 PM gleblanc hi there! sorry im late
2014-05-08 06:19:46 PM kathyhughes Hello Gemma
2014-05-08 06:19:52 PM carolad I have some families that are great. They are helping with Senior Prom Sat.
2014-05-08 06:19:56 PM pramos and go on pretend vacations
2014-05-08 06:20:07 PM kathyhughes right Peggy
2014-05-08 06:20:19 PM sonceegreen they seem to be involved when they first are admitted and then slowly you don't see them
2014-05-08 06:20:21 PM amanda33 senior proms are so much fun
2014-05-08 06:20:24 PM jackietate enter the chat room
2014-05-08 06:20:31 PM kathyhughes also there are people out there who will send a card once a month to a resident
2014-05-08 06:20:34 PM sbond108 i agree amanda
2014-05-08 06:20:40 PM kathyhughes Hello Jackie
2014-05-08 06:20:47 PM jeannette1978 sounds like fun
2014-05-08 06:20:49 PM ajlamb Our residents are loving the It's Never Too Late tablet software that we have. They have all kinds of things on there, but the residents really like the tours around the world. Videos, photos, walking tours of other cities and countries
2014-05-08 06:20:52 PM sbond108 Ive proposed that idea to director and was told it was "too much work"
2014-05-08 06:20:58 PM ajlamb It's our mini vacation for 45 minutes each week
2014-05-08 06:21:01 PM sbond108 I wanted to start a skype type pen pal program
2014-05-08 06:21:16 PM carolad Some church groups make lap quits for our residents and do Monthly Birthday parties
2014-05-08 06:21:21 PM jackietate Hello, long day for me just got home had someone call out today ugh!
2014-05-08 06:21:42 PM kathyhughes I had the receptionist send a list every month to the volunteers and they would send cards,,,it was great
2014-05-08 06:21:46 PM lebell we've had good luck with church groups too. they often want to volunteer
2014-05-08 06:22:02 PM kathyhughes and home schoolers are perfect for that project
2014-05-08 06:22:03 PM sonceegreen left the chat room
2014-05-08 06:22:04 PM sonceegreen enter the chat room
2014-05-08 06:22:15 PM amanda33 that sounds great or voljneers help too
2014-05-08 06:22:26 PM carolad How do you contact home schoolers?
2014-05-08 06:22:31 PM kathyhughes and I had some DD people in the community who would send cards
2014-05-08 06:22:33 PM amanda33 yes they are
2014-05-08 06:22:34 PM gleblanc that's right... like kids from the daycare
2014-05-08 06:22:41 PM jackietate I have an employee that always complains about volunteers and I think she scares them off
2014-05-08 06:22:56 PM ajlamb My coworker is exactly like that jackie.
2014-05-08 06:23:07 PM kathyhughes You can do a google search for home school groups in your area
2014-05-08 06:23:10 PM ajlamb It's so frustrating. She is so rude to them, but thinks she's doing a great job.
2014-05-08 06:23:19 PM kathyhughes I would bet that happens
2014-05-08 06:23:25 PM jackietate oh yes thats what I go through
2014-05-08 06:23:25 PM sarah11393 uggghh this isnt working
2014-05-08 06:23:44 PM jackietate she believes volunteers are more work than she wants to deal with
2014-05-08 06:23:52 PM kathyhughes that is why I worked hard to find distance volunteers
2014-05-08 06:23:55 PM dbrewer too bad
2014-05-08 06:24:04 PM sonceegreen Love my volunteers
2014-05-08 06:24:22 PM jeannette1978 in need of some volunteers
2014-05-08 06:24:24 PM carolad I have some volunteers that are challenged, their heart is bigger than some employees
2014-05-08 06:24:26 PM aholscher distance volunteers sound like a great idea
2014-05-08 06:24:27 PM kathyhughes I would find a lot of people who would send stuff to the residents
2014-05-08 06:24:32 PM jackietate always in need of volunteers
2014-05-08 06:24:34 PM sbond108 Most of ours are religious based asnd want to spred their word lol i just made 20 certificates (one for each group) that were strictly churches
2014-05-08 06:24:45 PM sbond108 they really dont want to help with anything else
2014-05-08 06:25:04 PM amanda33 goos item
2014-05-08 06:25:10 PM sonceegreen Check with high schools some need volunteer hours for scholarships
2014-05-08 06:25:22 PM kathyhughes I had a church group show up once during an evening party and the residents told them to leave!
2014-05-08 06:25:30 PM jeannette1978 lol
2014-05-08 06:25:30 PM aholscher we don't get many volunteers. too wealthy/busy of an area. all we get are a few high schoolers who need the hours to graduate
2014-05-08 06:25:33 PM sarah11393 left the chat room
2014-05-08 06:25:34 PM sandraguajardo omg
2014-05-08 06:25:35 PM pramos lol
2014-05-08 06:25:44 PM amanda33 oh no why
2014-05-08 06:25:53 PM gleblanc mine too and so the participants love them too.. they are always looking forward to wednesdays bcoz that is the day the volunteer comes.
2014-05-08 06:25:55 PM jackietate LOL i did check with the local high school and got some first year violin players that some residents complain are bad..
2014-05-08 06:26:01 PM kathyhughes Well the residents were drinking and the church group frowned on that
2014-05-08 06:26:02 PM stacels709 We are only allowed to recruit volunteers from independent living. We can get groups from churches/schools to come in occasionally but we are not allowed to get student volunteers for volunteers from the community. The IL volunteers are sometimes worse than my residents cognitvely.
2014-05-08 06:26:17 PM kathyhughes I bet
2014-05-08 06:26:27 PM lebell many of our volunteers are spouses of former residents who want to come back and volunteer, don't know if that would work for anyone
2014-05-08 06:26:31 PM carolad High Schoolers want to help but do not know how or what to do. You have to specific w/them
2014-05-08 06:26:40 PM kathyhughes So the volunteer section....in the MEPAP2 should help you
2014-05-08 06:26:40 PM amanda33 oh gooddness that sure seems like disaster
2014-05-08 06:26:41 PM ajlamb We are lucky to live in a college town. Virginia Tech believes a lot in service work in your community so every students has to do service work just about before they graduate. So we always have a lot of students. The residents are heartbroken when their favorites leave for the summer or holidays.
2014-05-08 06:26:43 PM aholscher yes and they are scared of dementia
2014-05-08 06:26:48 PM dczlapka enter the chat room
2014-05-08 06:26:54 PM sonceegreen I have help mt assistant

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