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2015-03-17 06:31:50 PM mboyd sounds good
2015-03-17 06:31:50 PM vickey i also read the paper to them
2015-03-17 06:31:57 PM mshapiro1206 i have over a 95% male population
2015-03-17 06:31:58 PM phowell men enjoy bowling, cards, dart games, eating
2015-03-17 06:32:09 PM lrtibbels I didnt think that it would be as unusual to find that. But, I did.
2015-03-17 06:32:11 PM gloria12 EEATING SPESIALLY
2015-03-17 06:32:12 PM kellymiller dominoes, casino night,
2015-03-17 06:32:13 PM reneebragg We have a resident that only watches tv but, when i do popcorn i take him a bag and he loves it.
2015-03-17 06:32:15 PM mboyd i like doing the wii bowling with my resdients
2015-03-17 06:32:16 PM karri2 they like to watch the price is right
2015-03-17 06:32:16 PM adamreese my guys love talking about the war
2015-03-17 06:32:16 PM nelia1 how about golf
2015-03-17 06:32:17 PM jessical poker night
2015-03-17 06:32:18 PM lrtibbels There is alote of neat stuff for men
2015-03-17 06:32:19 PM diannhartley we play texas hold em for our mens group
2015-03-17 06:32:22 PM mboyd we do teams and everything
2015-03-17 06:32:22 PM llemack mshapiro1206 would love to pick your brain!!
2015-03-17 06:32:24 PM leila thank you...thank you for all the ideas
2015-03-17 06:32:26 PM keywest 75% LADIES
2015-03-17 06:32:26 PM amainez cowboy movies
2015-03-17 06:32:30 PM tcollins34 i have 121 residents to plan fr my calendars are month to month and the residents relly love them I am always willing to share them and learn new ideas as well
2015-03-17 06:32:32 PM tammyd We are mostly woman!
2015-03-17 06:32:33 PM peggypatrick i get a lot of men to come to black jack
2015-03-17 06:32:35 PM nelia1 doing puzzels
2015-03-17 06:32:36 PM kendra3 i want to do turkey hunting in MAy...with a nerf gun and a pic of a turkey
2015-03-17 06:32:36 PM peggypatrick they love it
2015-03-17 06:32:39 PM vickey for my men group we have a black jack dealer
2015-03-17 06:32:40 PM phylliskrastanov darts?!?! holy crap....better have phone handy to dial 9-1-1
2015-03-17 06:32:42 PM mcelratht it seems evrybody has alot more time than i do in my facility
2015-03-17 06:32:50 PM mboyd lol
2015-03-17 06:32:50 PM shelbykm haha kendra,, thats awesome!
2015-03-17 06:32:54 PM lrtibbels vickey that is really neat
2015-03-17 06:32:55 PM sfontenot lol
2015-03-17 06:32:58 PM lupe27 my men group take care of the garden
2015-03-17 06:32:59 PM gloria12 LOL
2015-03-17 06:33:00 PM diannhartley Nerf gun!!!! AWESOME!!!
2015-03-17 06:33:01 PM jessical We have magnetic darts and dart board no needles
2015-03-17 06:33:01 PM karri2 my men just like to be outside talking
2015-03-17 06:33:01 PM lindseyc5812 i play darts at my facility with rubber tips
2015-03-17 06:33:01 PM mkirby999 leaving for the night kathy, will be back next week. thanks everyone for the input!
2015-03-17 06:33:06 PM kendra3 i cant wait to paly with the nerf guns!!!!!!
2015-03-17 06:33:06 PM cgbrown1977 Hunting with the nerf gun, just might interest my guys
2015-03-17 06:33:07 PM kellymiller there is a dart board with velcro balls
2015-03-17 06:33:08 PM marym154 great ideas for men if they participate
2015-03-17 06:33:08 PM nelia1 lol
2015-03-17 06:33:09 PM mboyd couldn't do darts with my residents lol
2015-03-17 06:33:11 PM kathyhughes We would go hunting
2015-03-17 06:33:12 PM julieann1 we need men
2015-03-17 06:33:13 PM rlwohlers lawn darts could be fun
2015-03-17 06:33:16 PM mkirby999 left the chat room
2015-03-17 06:33:17 PM shelbykm same here karri2
2015-03-17 06:33:17 PM tammyd Hunting?
2015-03-17 06:33:21 PM cbrockway hunting with nerf guns does sound fun
2015-03-17 06:33:23 PM llemack Darts can be the ones that stick to the wall not necessarilry pointed ones
2015-03-17 06:33:23 PM karri2 good ideas
2015-03-17 06:33:25 PM lenad i thought about fishing trips
2015-03-17 06:33:26 PM brianv lol
2015-03-17 06:33:28 PM rlwohlers our men go fishing in the summer
2015-03-17 06:33:29 PM phylliskrastanov the men do like to sit outside when the weather is good
2015-03-17 06:33:34 PM julieann1 hehe
2015-03-17 06:33:35 PM kathyhughes We also went fishing
2015-03-17 06:33:37 PM shelbykm we fish
2015-03-17 06:33:38 PM phylliskrastanov fishing?? cool
2015-03-17 06:33:38 PM edfoster no woods
2015-03-17 06:33:41 PM josepesongco again, for my men, monster trucks was a hit..good for fine motor exercises
2015-03-17 06:33:43 PM keywest GOOD IDEA PLAY NERTS GUNS
2015-03-17 06:33:44 PM kellymiller i take men fishing in summer
2015-03-17 06:33:49 PM phowell plastic darts!!!
2015-03-17 06:33:49 PM lenad pa has weird fishing rules though
2015-03-17 06:33:50 PM amainez some residents like to even get in the water depending on where you go fishing
2015-03-17 06:33:51 PM reneebragg we just bought a pool table and the guys are execited when it gets delievered
2015-03-17 06:33:51 PM kellymiller and picnics for residents
2015-03-17 06:33:52 PM nelia1 i like the hunting idea
2015-03-17 06:33:56 PM jessical lenad-we have a place close to us called wildreness on wheels is a w/c accessible fishing pond..its a great outing
2015-03-17 06:33:57 PM kendra3 we have fishing poles and magnetic fish and I fill a pool up and we go fishing!!!!
2015-03-17 06:33:59 PM llemack monster trucks!! GREATTTTTT(handshake)
2015-03-17 06:34:01 PM lupe27 How can i take my residents fishing?
2015-03-17 06:34:06 PM phylliskrastanov i told my AD about the monster trucks, and we're going to start looking for some
2015-03-17 06:34:06 PM mboyd I really want to get like a air hockey table
2015-03-17 06:34:13 PM lindseyc5812 i have a pool table at our facility they love to play
2015-03-17 06:34:14 PM mboyd that'll be good exercise
2015-03-17 06:34:16 PM mcelratht i wish i could take my residents out we are on a locked confidential unit
2015-03-17 06:34:20 PM kendra3 i want to buy some remote control cars ad race them
2015-03-17 06:34:22 PM josepesongco Air hockey is so cool!
2015-03-17 06:34:22 PM amainez Does your facility have vans?
2015-03-17 06:34:23 PM lupe27 I use handy ride for my outings
2015-03-17 06:34:27 PM kathyhughes We made a display of a forest and then used plastic darts from the dollar store
2015-03-17 06:34:37 PM lrtibbels we did that at the facility I go to every week
2015-03-17 06:34:41 PM josepesongco kendra3-- try even one. men will have fun
2015-03-17 06:34:41 PM edfoster We have limited areas for gaming.
2015-03-17 06:34:42 PM kathyhughes we could then take it to residents rooms who liked to hunt
2015-03-17 06:34:44 PM phowell no vans cant afford
2015-03-17 06:34:46 PM dnightchild i'm about to get my group a ping pong set
2015-03-17 06:34:47 PM llemack great thought Kathy!
2015-03-17 06:34:49 PM shelbykm we have one van
2015-03-17 06:34:49 PM megmetcalf the remote control cars is a cool idea
2015-03-17 06:34:52 PM tcollins34 left the chat room
2015-03-17 06:34:53 PM peggypatrick good idea kathy
2015-03-17 06:34:57 PM lrtibbels and that was really a great outdoor activity. remote control car rases
2015-03-17 06:35:01 PM keywest good idea katty
2015-03-17 06:35:01 PM mboyd love ping pong
2015-03-17 06:35:01 PM karri2 good idea kathy
2015-03-17 06:35:02 PM alyssa22 left the chat room
2015-03-17 06:35:03 PM shelbykm i like the hunting idea!
2015-03-17 06:35:05 PM kathyhughes We also did ice fishing
2015-03-17 06:35:07 PM amainez I would think then you would have to go in PV
2015-03-17 06:35:11 PM phowell great
2015-03-17 06:35:14 PM lenad thank you! jessical
2015-03-17 06:35:18 PM karri2 great
2015-03-17 06:35:18 PM kellymiller ice fishing?
2015-03-17 06:35:20 PM kendra3 cant take patients in vehicle
2015-03-17 06:35:20 PM tcollins34 enter the chat room
2015-03-17 06:35:23 PM diannhartley becareful with the cars..if they are same frequency they cant do it very good
2015-03-17 06:35:24 PM josepesongco I dont know if there's fishing in wii
2015-03-17 06:35:24 PM kathyhughes with a large clear plastic bowl filled with ice
2015-03-17 06:35:24 PM kendra3 bummer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2015-03-17 06:35:25 PM reneebragg take the guys and gals to a local park. we do our residents they love it. we have resident in wheel chair lots of work for you but, worth it
2015-03-17 06:35:29 PM richelle70 We took our guys to the movie theater. Now we are going to try the bowling alley.
2015-03-17 06:35:30 PM pam74 remote control cars that sound like fun
2015-03-17 06:35:31 PM marym154 ice fishing
2015-03-17 06:35:31 PM shelbykm lol kathy
2015-03-17 06:35:33 PM tammyd how did you do ice fishing?
2015-03-17 06:35:34 PM ccwilliams het
2015-03-17 06:35:35 PM karri2 cool
2015-03-17 06:35:38 PM ccwilliams hey
2015-03-17 06:35:44 PM alyssa22 enter the chat room
2015-03-17 06:35:45 PM amainez we usually take our residents in vans when they go fishing, or we ask family members to join and they will catch a ride with them.
2015-03-17 06:35:45 PM edfoster NO ICE FOR FISHING.
2015-03-17 06:35:47 PM dnightchild they have the net and paddle sets that can fit on any table for less than $20 and toys r us had a whole foldable table for like $60
2015-03-17 06:35:55 PM ccwilliams we had a StPatricks day party
2015-03-17 06:35:57 PM alyssa22 oops accidently exited out
2015-03-17 06:35:57 PM kathyhughes you can also fill a pool with ice and fish that way
2015-03-17 06:35:59 PM adamreese i have hunting games on the wii never occured to me they coul be used until now
2015-03-17 06:36:09 PM vickey friday takin our group to the mall
2015-03-17 06:36:11 PM alyssa22 i really like the hunting idea though kathy
2015-03-17 06:36:18 PM nelia1 good idea Kathy
2015-03-17 06:36:18 PM kathyhughes thanks
2015-03-17 06:36:25 PM mboyd I want to do plastic terrariums with fake plants and shells and knick knacks
2015-03-17 06:36:25 PM ccwilliams we had green pop corn the residents made green cup cakes and we had green punch
2015-03-17 06:36:29 PM aleacock what kind of fish
2015-03-17 06:36:31 PM edfoster USING WHAT AS FISH
2015-03-17 06:36:35 PM phylliskrastanov next bus outing is to cape Cod for some Lobstah Chowdah!
2015-03-17 06:36:36 PM julieann1 oh
2015-03-17 06:36:37 PM pam74 have to try ice fishing
2015-03-17 06:36:37 PM kendra3 wish I could take patients out to shop!!!!!
2015-03-17 06:36:40 PM karri2 tomorrow taking our group to a bingo
2015-03-17 06:36:44 PM lrtibbels i learned about some ideas with internet games
2015-03-17 06:36:44 PM shelbykm the mall is a good idea
2015-03-17 06:36:57 PM gloria12 WWE ARE GOING OUT TO EAT THURSDAY
2015-03-17 06:36:58 PM shelbykm maybe the food court too, something different
2015-03-17 06:36:58 PM kellymiller We have a terraium and we have a turtle in it its big. I also have a big cage with birds in it. The residents love it
2015-03-17 06:37:00 PM heathert827 lobster chowdah....yum!! (im from Maine)
2015-03-17 06:37:01 PM kathyhughes we used stuff from the dollar store that had a handle or mardi gras beads
2015-03-17 06:37:01 PM tammyd My facility doesn't have transportation :(
2015-03-17 06:37:02 PM vickey and we having lunch there
2015-03-17 06:37:03 PM julieann1 me too
2015-03-17 06:37:10 PM diannhartley Kathy...Can you take residents on a trip to the senior center??
2015-03-17 06:37:10 PM lrtibbels that are mind exercises. There are fishing and hunting games
2015-03-17 06:37:15 PM mboyd my residents are obsessed with casinos1
2015-03-17 06:37:20 PM kathyhughes yes you can
2015-03-17 06:37:20 PM tcollins34 we go out every Wensday I allow the residents to chose where they would like to go and will place them in a cup and pick four
2015-03-17 06:37:23 PM edfoster NICE!!!!
2015-03-17 06:37:24 PM adamreese no tranportation for us either
2015-03-17 06:37:25 PM brianv A good mall that we could go to is about 2hrs away+
2015-03-17 06:37:26 PM amainez Right now for every Friday we cook alot of fish, cause mainly all of our residents are Catholics and consider it as Good Friday, when they cant eat meat.
2015-03-17 06:37:39 PM lindseyc5812 ok i hate to bail early but we lost power here and my laptop is down to 11% i still have laundry and put the kids to bed good night everyone!!!!!
2015-03-17 06:37:39 PM reneebragg yes, you can take resident to the Senior Ctr. we do
2015-03-17 06:37:42 PM richelle70 casino is 15 minutes away they love the trips
2015-03-17 06:37:49 PM mboyd by lindsey
2015-03-17 06:37:50 PM mcelratht we cant leave the unit
2015-03-17 06:37:54 PM phylliskrastanov nighty night lindsy
2015-03-17 06:37:54 PM aleacock night
2015-03-17 06:37:57 PM diannhartley GOOD TO KNOW!!!!!
2015-03-17 06:37:59 PM vickey good night lindsey
2015-03-17 06:38:07 PM pam74 we taking a lot of our residents to a fish camp wednesday night
2015-03-17 06:38:11 PM kendra3 lindsey good luck doing laundry with no power!!!! night
2015-03-17 06:38:20 PM julie1 yes they love to fish
2015-03-17 06:38:22 PM diannhartley Lunch and Bingo at the senior center!!! Good outing!!!
2015-03-17 06:38:24 PM tcollins34 good night Lindsey
2015-03-17 06:38:25 PM tammyd laundry will still be there ....
2015-03-17 06:38:27 PM karri2 i cant go over my hrs
2015-03-17 06:38:28 PM lindseyc5812 folding silly goose
2015-03-17 06:38:28 PM phylliskrastanov sounds labor intensive...laundry with no power
2015-03-17 06:38:38 PM shelbykm lol
2015-03-17 06:38:38 PM mboyd lol
2015-03-17 06:38:38 PM vickey lol
2015-03-17 06:38:39 PM julieann1 this is my first month for field trips
2015-03-17 06:38:39 PM lindseyc5812 its not gonna make it to their drawers on their own ;)
2015-03-17 06:38:42 PM nelia1 lol
2015-03-17 06:38:42 PM kendra3 hahaah lindsey!!! night!!!
2015-03-17 06:38:46 PM lenad lol
2015-03-17 06:38:52 PM mboyd I start my outings in may
2015-03-17 06:38:53 PM gloria12 ZXX KKHLJ
2015-03-17 06:38:55 PM mcelratht i cant either and it makes
2015-03-17 06:39:00 PM jgallegos enter the chat room
2015-03-17 06:39:01 PM kendra3 boy i wish laundry had legs sometimes!!!!
2015-03-17 06:39:04 PM gloria12 SORRY THAT WAS
2015-03-17 06:39:05 PM shelbykm we can only do outings once a week.
2015-03-17 06:39:09 PM mcelratht it very hard to alot
2015-03-17 06:39:09 PM vickey me too
2015-03-17 06:39:10 PM gloria12 THE BABY
2015-03-17 06:39:10 PM mboyd but we have main campus outings taking place now
2015-03-17 06:39:13 PM nelia1 we start our outing in april
2015-03-17 06:39:15 PM karri2 so do i lol
2015-03-17 06:39:20 PM kellymiller Wednesday I get caught up on paperwork I have a volunteer that comes in and runs a church service
2015-03-17 06:39:22 PM lindseyc5812 left the chat room
2015-03-17 06:39:25 PM leila lol Gloria
2015-03-17 06:39:41 PM kellymiller I take them to walmart once a month but we try to do one outing a week
2015-03-17 06:39:43 PM reneebragg kelly thats great
2015-03-17 06:39:46 PM lupe27 I always have a hard time with outings because in the handy ride i can only take two res.
2015-03-17 06:39:49 PM shelbykm happy st patricks day if no one has said that yet!
2015-03-17 06:39:55 PM richelle70 Going to the butterfly exhibit in April
2015-03-17 06:39:57 PM josepesongco we do outings like twice a month and have the local bus help us with transport. but very limited slots
2015-03-17 06:39:57 PM phowell the only outing we do is out door BBQ
2015-03-17 06:39:57 PM tcollins34 getting volunters play a big part in the outting there is no way to do it alone
2015-03-17 06:39:58 PM kendra3 i have no one to come in for me.....I'm it...it gets stressful to try and fit everything in!!!!
2015-03-17 06:40:00 PM mboyd volunteers are a real saver when you have them
2015-03-17 06:40:06 PM julieann1 cool
2015-03-17 06:40:07 PM diannhartley i can only take one or two as well
2015-03-17 06:40:08 PM peggypatrick one outing a week sounds nice! we go once a month :(
2015-03-17 06:40:09 PM phylliskrastanov we do outings every other week...we are lucky. restaurants mostly, sometimes trips to site seeing places, like cape Cod Canal, Southie in Boston (neighborhood of Whity Bulger, etc
2015-03-17 06:40:09 PM tammyd Kendra3 i bet!
2015-03-17 06:40:09 PM josepesongco Happy St Patrick's Day!
2015-03-17 06:40:11 PM julie1 I am still so far behind sorry I just got to the fishing part.
2015-03-17 06:40:14 PM mshapiro1206 happy st. patrick's day
2015-03-17 06:40:14 PM jessical We use volunteers for outings to take more residents
2015-03-17 06:40:17 PM lenad Has anyone ever done that thing where you make your own scent ?
2015-03-17 06:40:21 PM kathyhughes volunteer recognition week is in April
2015-03-17 06:40:30 PM alyssa22 April what?
2015-03-17 06:40:31 PM gloria12 NNO BUT SUNDS FUN
2015-03-17 06:40:31 PM kellymiller I make my husband help he use to work there as a cna before he became a
2015-03-17 06:40:33 PM marym154 no
2015-03-17 06:40:33 PM phylliskrastanov only at the gym....lol
2015-03-17 06:40:36 PM kellymiller EMT so they know him
2015-03-17 06:40:39 PM jgallegos it was a busy day celebrating ST. Patrick day with our residents.
2015-03-17 06:40:40 PM shelbykm lol
2015-03-17 06:40:44 PM gloria12 LOL
2015-03-17 06:40:44 PM mboyd lol
2015-03-17 06:40:44 PM reneebragg yes it is i reminded my AD of that today
2015-03-17 06:40:45 PM lenad funny
2015-03-17 06:40:47 PM karri2 lol
2015-03-17 06:40:47 PM peggypatrick we get most our volunteers in the summer (high school kids)
2015-03-17 06:40:48 PM kendra3 already all over it KAthy!!!!!! getting my volunteers a presesnt!!!!
2015-03-17 06:40:52 PM adamreese our volunteers just make things harder
2015-03-17 06:40:55 PM vickey we use staff to take residents out with us
2015-03-17 06:40:57 PM leila we use volunteers too in my facility for outings and 1 CNA
2015-03-17 06:40:59 PM georgiam Hey Kathy as an All enclusive market rate facility does the AD need to be certified to sign papers
2015-03-17 06:41:03 PM tammyd volunteers make it harder? what did I miss
2015-03-17 06:41:09 PM shelbykm gotta run, but im not doing laundry!
2015-03-17 06:41:14 PM shelbykm have a good night everyone!
2015-03-17 06:41:18 PM kellymiller night
2015-03-17 06:41:20 PM peggypatrick night
2015-03-17 06:41:21 PM mboyd are they demanding the volunteers?
2015-03-17 06:41:22 PM tammyd night shelbykm
2015-03-17 06:41:22 PM kendra3 good night shelby
2015-03-17 06:41:23 PM phylliskrastanov nighty night
2015-03-17 06:41:23 PM jgallegos left the chat room
2015-03-17 06:41:24 PM jgallegos enter the chat room
2015-03-17 06:41:25 PM vickey nighy
2015-03-17 06:41:26 PM melodyc I need to plan more outings but we have trouble getting a van or bus as we have to use a wheelchair school bus...Im hoping to find another bus company
2015-03-17 06:41:30 PM shelbykm left the chat room
2015-03-17 06:41:37 PM kathyhughes April 12-18, 2015
2015-03-17 06:41:39 PM kellymiller We have a van that holds 6
2015-03-17 06:41:42 PM llemack left the chat room
2015-03-17 06:41:43 PM phowell time for volunteer appreciation dinner and awards
2015-03-17 06:41:45 PM alyssa22 Thank You
2015-03-17 06:41:51 PM phylliskrastanov it takes time loading and unloading, we had to have special training
2015-03-17 06:41:53 PM reneebragg my ad is a little laid back she will wait till the last minute to get a present i am like you would already have done itl
2015-03-17 06:41:54 PM lupe27 I glad for you
2015-03-17 06:42:08 PM karri2 yes they help me alot
2015-03-17 06:42:16 PM tcollins34 National Volunteer week is April 12-18
2015-03-17 06:42:21 PM adamreese my volunteers think they know it all so they kinda do there own thing instead of what i ask them
2015-03-17 06:42:23 PM julieann1 i dont have volunteers
2015-03-17 06:42:31 PM mboyd Were writing a cook book for the volunteers everyone from the company is donating a recipe and were having it published and giving it to the volunteers as a gift when they have their luncheonn
2015-03-17 06:42:32 PM phylliskrastanov i wish we had some volunteers to honor
2015-03-17 06:42:32 PM diannhartley I have the high school Key club coming to color eggs with us
2015-03-17 06:42:38 PM tammyd we have only a few volunteers
2015-03-17 06:42:40 PM kellymiller alright my 3 year old is being rotten and I have to back going on vacation this week and part of next week
2015-03-17 06:42:40 PM keywest it rained today but i do the activity inside with residents everyone come with green color and lady birthday and cake color green and cook out use tent. lemonade green
2015-03-17 06:42:40 PM marym154 i like the idea of volunteer week
2015-03-17 06:42:46 PM julieann1 i do everything myself
2015-03-17 06:42:47 PM leila we take the bus for outings so we can only take 5 people in w/c and 3that can walk and the volunteers wait for us where the venue is
2015-03-17 06:42:48 PM kendra3 i have one volunteer that comes and sing every monday to our patients and plays guitar
2015-03-17 06:42:51 PM cgbrown1977 We have a SGA from the local community college and about 14-15 high school students that come in most weeks to play games and do crafts, also clergy, so we are doing a lunch with appreciation gifts for all of them at the end of April
2015-03-17 06:42:51 PM phylliskrastanov When i am in charge i will get a volunteer network going
2015-03-17 06:42:55 PM aleacock i have 5 and the home health and hopice are great with volunteering too
2015-03-17 06:42:59 PM jgallegos i wish i have volunteers
2015-03-17 06:43:06 PM kendra3 juliann i do everythiing myself also..ugh
2015-03-17 06:43:09 PM rlwohlers Thanks for all the great ideas everyone, I hope you all have a good night. Talk to you next time.
2015-03-17 06:43:10 PM gloria12 II
2015-03-17 06:43:18 PM mboyd bye rl
2015-03-17 06:43:23 PM rlwohlers left the chat room
2015-03-17 06:43:23 PM phowell we have about 8
2015-03-17 06:43:24 PM gloria12 WE DO HAVE SOME VOL
2015-03-17 06:43:25 PM mcelratht i do everything myself too
2015-03-17 06:43:25 PM lupe27 I would love to have aleast one volunteer.
2015-03-17 06:43:26 PM reneebragg yes we have specail training to try and take them to the Y for water aerobics and we have get in the water with them. They love it but, it wears me out but fun
2015-03-17 06:43:29 PM edfoster Hospice is amazing at volunteering.
2015-03-17 06:43:31 PM gloria12 UNTEERS AND ITS NICE
2015-03-17 06:43:36 PM amainez Alot of Seniors are up for graduation and have to make up hours. Sometimes if you go talk to the schools they can let some come and help out alittle and will help them on there hours.
2015-03-17 06:43:45 PM leila we get our volunteers from an agency that do their TB tests and fingerprints
2015-03-17 06:43:49 PM kellymiller left the chat room
2015-03-17 06:43:50 PM pam74 left the chat room
2015-03-17 06:43:51 PM tammyd leila that is great
2015-03-17 06:44:01 PM julieann1 nice
2015-03-17 06:44:04 PM leila the agency is free
2015-03-17 06:44:04 PM jgallegos I do everything too.
2015-03-17 06:44:05 PM nelia1 nice
2015-03-17 06:44:11 PM phylliskrastanov wow....swimming at the Y....sounds like A LOT OF WORK! getting them into bathingsuits and all that?
2015-03-17 06:44:13 PM diannhartley My company makes it hard on volunteers....they have to be fingerprinted and background checks...at their own expense.
2015-03-17 06:44:14 PM tammyd even better that it is free!
2015-03-17 06:44:19 PM mboyd I have issues at times getting our aides to bring the residents to the activities
2015-03-17 06:44:26 PM jessical We ask the volunteers to pay for their background check 20 a majority of them are willing to
2015-03-17 06:44:29 PM cgbrown1977 I went for a long time with no volunteers Lupe...now I have an abundance
2015-03-17 06:44:31 PM karri2 need to tak to the schools
2015-03-17 06:44:32 PM tammyd mboyd -- we get NO help with that
2015-03-17 06:44:39 PM mboyd They feel that since i'm in activities i should grab everyone myself
2015-03-17 06:44:40 PM phylliskrastanov same here....some aid help more than others
2015-03-17 06:44:44 PM reneebragg we do backgroung checks on our volunteers-employee high school kids are great for the summer even if its 1 hrs a day
2015-03-17 06:44:44 PM vickey me to mbyod
2015-03-17 06:44:44 PM mcelratht mboyd i here ya,
2015-03-17 06:44:45 PM brianv we r lucky to have the volunteers we have.
2015-03-17 06:44:48 PM mboyd it's annyoing isn't it?1
2015-03-17 06:44:50 PM tammyd that is the biggest struggle
2015-03-17 06:45:01 PM tcollins34 you can send a flyer to schools most seniors need the hours to graduate Volunteers will come
2015-03-17 06:45:01 PM phylliskrastanov they don't realize how busy we are too

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