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2015-06-30 06:31:20 PM lisafm yes we coach too, but they can't remember short-term
2015-06-30 06:31:41 PM pisces jinsurance companys?
2015-06-30 06:31:42 PM martha1 mutual of omaha is coming to hlep make root beer floats
2015-06-30 06:31:45 PM stormyd we play older games like old maid and war with the residents they seem to be able to recall the rules easier
2015-06-30 06:32:05 PM barbietcu MAYBE RUMMY
2015-06-30 06:32:06 PM naomid bowling with dice is good to
2015-06-30 06:32:08 PM lisafm stormyd - great ideas! the games have to be very simple
2015-06-30 06:32:14 PM ptonyathomas We have a group of residents who like to play Uno. We also have several who like Go Fish.
2015-06-30 06:32:16 PM stormyd and we use the childrens cards made as that game it helps
2015-06-30 06:32:18 PM barbietcu OK
2015-06-30 06:32:20 PM amber5 I have some residents who are rememering how to play checkers.
2015-06-30 06:32:21 PM acollis03 My residents really enjoy play card games rummy, uno, old maid, go fish, etc.
2015-06-30 06:32:26 PM kathyhughes also you can make a 9 square game with cards and do a card Bingo with them
2015-06-30 06:32:40 PM maninder yeah cards is favorite among male population
2015-06-30 06:32:45 PM barbietcu OK KATHY
2015-06-30 06:32:53 PM stormyd we have a group though that play some serious echure
2015-06-30 06:32:56 PM pisces yes they are
2015-06-30 06:33:07 PM naomid whats echure?
2015-06-30 06:33:09 PM kathyhughes its the gambling!
2015-06-30 06:33:10 PM degestrom my peeps love poker
2015-06-30 06:33:10 PM sharden67 we have a fire pit in our garden park....they have made smores, hot dogs...for a campfire night theme
2015-06-30 06:33:13 PM acollis03 For intergenterational activities when the school age kids visit they enjoy playing cards
2015-06-30 06:33:23 PM naomid dominoa
2015-06-30 06:33:34 PM naomid dominos is big
2015-06-30 06:33:35 PM pisces nice!!!
2015-06-30 06:33:38 PM elsa anyone hear in colorado ever go to black hawk??
2015-06-30 06:33:43 PM maninder jenga can be exciting too
2015-06-30 06:33:43 PM stormyd naomid i honestly dont know how to play it its really confusing
2015-06-30 06:33:45 PM amber5 For entertainment, I know of a magician/piano player. He's really good at the magic tricks.
2015-06-30 06:34:00 PM stacey1 My people don't care for games too much..
2015-06-30 06:34:03 PM elsa we have a good deal with canon casino and they treat our residents good i am thankfull for them
2015-06-30 06:34:07 PM stacey1 other than BINGO! lol
2015-06-30 06:34:13 PM stormyd i tried to learn but i couldnt get the hang of it
2015-06-30 06:34:24 PM naomid that would be me too
2015-06-30 06:34:25 PM ptonyathomas We have recently gotten an influx of domino players, but we can't them to come out of their rooms to play with each other. we end up trying to fit it in as 1-1
2015-06-30 06:34:28 PM kathyhughes you can go to pogo.com and play any card game and they have a How to Play
2015-06-30 06:34:32 PM marciamartin we have a scrabble night. It's pretty popular.
2015-06-30 06:34:33 PM maninder we took our residents to casino last month
2015-06-30 06:34:37 PM kathyhughes that is how I learned
2015-06-30 06:34:55 PM naomid ok thank you
2015-06-30 06:34:55 PM colette1 im with you stacey
2015-06-30 06:34:56 PM barbietcu POGO.COM OK
2015-06-30 06:35:01 PM marciamartin ooooh, I like that.
2015-06-30 06:35:02 PM pisces yes scrabble is always good
2015-06-30 06:35:04 PM kathyhughes its addictive
2015-06-30 06:35:05 PM stormyd i tried to learn off of an app on my phone im hopeless
2015-06-30 06:35:10 PM maninder crossword puzzle
2015-06-30 06:35:13 PM maninder puzzles
2015-06-30 06:35:14 PM tcoch21 Thank You
2015-06-30 06:35:20 PM sherrij great
2015-06-30 06:35:20 PM barbietcu I WILL MAKE A NOTE OF THAT
2015-06-30 06:35:23 PM kathyhughes but they have lots of games that you can adapt for your residents
2015-06-30 06:35:27 PM ptonyathomas We set a scrabble board out for residents to build on as they have time.
2015-06-30 06:35:28 PM naomid i put the memory game out and people loved it
2015-06-30 06:35:30 PM kathyhughes its free
2015-06-30 06:35:33 PM barbietcu OK
2015-06-30 06:35:34 PM mariasandra we are using colored rice and mason jars with little flags and red, white blue flowers for centerpieces
2015-06-30 06:35:35 PM stormyd ill have to remember that
2015-06-30 06:35:43 PM barbietcu FREE IS FOR ME
2015-06-30 06:35:50 PM stormyd me too!
2015-06-30 06:35:55 PM degestrom my budget is so small
2015-06-30 06:35:56 PM tcoch21 I love free
2015-06-30 06:36:01 PM lisafm I LOVE how creative we get to be with this work!
2015-06-30 06:36:12 PM kathyhughes I had my short term residents addicted to it
2015-06-30 06:36:14 PM stacey1 You can ask families to donate games and things for various activities.
2015-06-30 06:36:16 PM naomid i wish i was more artsy
2015-06-30 06:36:31 PM kathyhughes and they would play against each other from their rooms in the evening
2015-06-30 06:36:39 PM elsa what i like is having our residents help us because they feel like theybelong to something
2015-06-30 06:36:47 PM sherieeudy enter the chat room
2015-06-30 06:36:52 PM maninder i have started a project with plastic canvas with my residents
2015-06-30 06:36:55 PM pisces yes you have to be creative
2015-06-30 06:37:01 PM tcoch21 Great idea for evening activities.
2015-06-30 06:37:03 PM lisafm elsa - great point! I think that's very important
2015-06-30 06:37:04 PM sherieeudy hey guys, sorry im late
2015-06-30 06:37:05 PM barbietcu I MADE A NOTE IN MY PHONE OF THE WEBSITE
2015-06-30 06:37:05 PM degestrom I have a couple that deliver the mail and calendars
2015-06-30 06:37:16 PM monicaholmes yes
2015-06-30 06:37:31 PM barbietcu I AM NOT TO CREATIVE
2015-06-30 06:37:39 PM stacey1 Use pinterest
2015-06-30 06:37:44 PM kathyhughes I put my folks to work
2015-06-30 06:37:50 PM mariasandra who is the author of Our Iceberg is Melting
2015-06-30 06:37:52 PM naomid pinterest is my fav
2015-06-30 06:37:54 PM elsa i love pintrest it helps me with all my needs
2015-06-30 06:38:08 PM maninder mason jars crafts are easy
2015-06-30 06:38:08 PM lisafm I don't mean creative as in crafts - I'm not good at crafts. But just coming up with all these ideas... it's fun
2015-06-30 06:38:10 PM kathyhughes I had a group of ladies who were always looking for something to do
2015-06-30 06:38:10 PM maninder and afforable
2015-06-30 06:38:12 PM degestrom john kotter
2015-06-30 06:38:13 PM barbietcu THE STAFF COMES UP WITH SOME IDEAS AT TIMES FOR ME
2015-06-30 06:38:19 PM ptonyathomas I ahve never used Pintrest. I keep hearing I should.
2015-06-30 06:38:21 PM acollis03 I like to put my residents to work the ones that are capable it makes them feel good about themselves and it really helps me out from time to time
2015-06-30 06:38:23 PM stacey1 I found a cute butterfly door decor craft for the alz. residents to do. It is so cute.
2015-06-30 06:38:30 PM kathyhughes so they met every day and made cards
2015-06-30 06:38:40 PM kathyhughes for every thing
2015-06-30 06:38:56 PM noreens enter the chat room
2015-06-30 06:39:09 PM kathyhughes and some residents took them around to have residents sign them
2015-06-30 06:39:10 PM elsa we make birthday cards with the birthday card club they love it
2015-06-30 06:39:14 PM barbietcu STACY WHAT BUTTERFLY DECORATION
2015-06-30 06:39:20 PM j9sparkley enter the chat room
2015-06-30 06:39:33 PM noreens Hey Kathy , been in the wrong room for 10 minutes, what are we talking about
2015-06-30 06:39:35 PM naomid I have people rolling up magazine pages so we can do some art off pinteres
2015-06-30 06:39:37 PM barbietcu I LOVE BUTTERFLYS
2015-06-30 06:39:40 PM stacey1 I found it on pinterest. It is tulle, pipe cleaners, and a clothespin. Its so cute!!
2015-06-30 06:39:45 PM j9sparkley hi kathy i think is was in the wrong chat room!
2015-06-30 06:39:59 PM kathyhughes We are always here
2015-06-30 06:40:01 PM elsa left the chat room
2015-06-30 06:40:03 PM acollis03 I used your card making activity during a 1:1 today Kathy and the resident really enjoyed that thanks for the idea!
2015-06-30 06:40:04 PM sherieeudy i want to share my experience from today. I have a resident that was a well know interior designer around here. I just recently learned this, so today i asked for her help in decorating for the 4th of July. Though she could only give me advice, it made her feel so needed. She cant wait to help me finish.
2015-06-30 06:40:05 PM barbietcu OK I WILL LOOK
2015-06-30 06:40:08 PM maninder oh stacey i have seen those in pinterest
2015-06-30 06:40:12 PM maninder its a cute craft
2015-06-30 06:40:18 PM j9sparkley i was in mepapI be right back ill go tell them
2015-06-30 06:40:21 PM kathyhughes thats great
2015-06-30 06:40:25 PM kristisabo left the chat room
2015-06-30 06:40:25 PM j9sparkley left the chat room
2015-06-30 06:40:25 PM stormyd thats awesome
2015-06-30 06:40:31 PM barbb enter the chat room
2015-06-30 06:40:43 PM kathyhughes you can always use the advice from residents
2015-06-30 06:40:50 PM maninder thats true kathy
2015-06-30 06:40:51 PM tcoch21 That is great
2015-06-30 06:41:01 PM barbb sorry was in wrong room Kathy oops
2015-06-30 06:41:02 PM stormyd they love to help out
2015-06-30 06:41:09 PM lisafm I love to involve the residents in helping but it's sometimes hard when they need a lot of supervision and I need to be off to the next thing
2015-06-30 06:41:10 PM barbietcu YEP THE RESIDENTS COME UP WITH IDEAS TOO
2015-06-30 06:41:18 PM noreens Thats great, residents have the best ideas
2015-06-30 06:41:26 PM ptonyathomas We have a lady who owns a local florist. She did our Christmas decorations. It was sad the day we gaver her flowers and she asked what she was supposed to do with them.
2015-06-30 06:41:38 PM stacey1 Some of mine love to just come sit in the activity room in between activities just to talk to me. They're so sweet.
2015-06-30 06:41:43 PM stormyd i like when they tell me what they want to do it helps us out
2015-06-30 06:41:51 PM colette1 we can learn a lot of our residents
2015-06-30 06:41:53 PM ambercovey left the chat room
2015-06-30 06:41:54 PM barbietcu AWE CUTE STACY
2015-06-30 06:42:01 PM kathyhughes that can be a challenge
2015-06-30 06:42:02 PM acollis03 One of my residents leads an art class every month with the residents and she enjoys it so much and so do the residents that participate. She comes up with her own ideas and I provide the materials and assist her it is great!
2015-06-30 06:42:04 PM pisces yes i put someof the members to work
2015-06-30 06:42:20 PM maninder thats so cute acollis03
2015-06-30 06:42:24 PM stormyd they come in with their coffee and talk to the director and i and we love it
2015-06-30 06:42:28 PM lisafm our residents don't even look at the activity calendars. they don't ever know what's going on and we have to go around and tell them
2015-06-30 06:42:28 PM kathyhughes that is great!
2015-06-30 06:42:30 PM hopi1974 I wish we had an activity room we have to do everything in living room or dinning room no space
2015-06-30 06:42:32 PM noreens left the chat room
2015-06-30 06:42:32 PM noreens enter the chat room
2015-06-30 06:42:34 PM naomid i had 100 percernt involment today it was so great
2015-06-30 06:42:42 PM kathyhughes and you should post her projects on Pinterest
2015-06-30 06:42:44 PM barbb our resident volunteers are wonderful! they lead our book club, evening & weekend bingo, etc
2015-06-30 06:42:45 PM martha1 great
2015-06-30 06:42:47 PM stormyd we dont have an activity room either
2015-06-30 06:42:48 PM kathyhughes and see how far it goes
2015-06-30 06:42:49 PM tcoch21 Thats why it is important to know our residents interest and hobbies
2015-06-30 06:42:52 PM sherieeudy i guess the residents have not really been asked to get involved since the previous Activity Director left.
2015-06-30 06:42:53 PM marciamartin That's great!
2015-06-30 06:42:55 PM barbietcu WOW 100 %
2015-06-30 06:42:57 PM acollis03 Yes that is a great idea!
2015-06-30 06:42:59 PM kathyhughes right Troy
2015-06-30 06:43:15 PM naomid a new made up game
2015-06-30 06:43:19 PM barbb we do activities in the dining room as well-no dedicated activity room
2015-06-30 06:43:27 PM amber5 This morning I told the residents about the supreme courts ruling that gay marriage is legal in all 50 states in the US and asked how they felt about that. I'm sure it's not every day someone asks them about important topics besides how do you take your coffee. The chat we had was good.
2015-06-30 06:43:31 PM stormyd yep dining room for us
2015-06-30 06:43:39 PM sherieeudy Stacey, they do me the same way and i love it!
2015-06-30 06:43:40 PM j9sparkley enter the chat room
2015-06-30 06:43:45 PM acollis03 I have a huge bulletin board that I just purchased to display their artwork on I really think they enjoy that!
2015-06-30 06:43:48 PM eriksh7 enter the chat room
2015-06-30 06:43:49 PM lisafm amber5 totally agree
2015-06-30 06:43:50 PM barbb of course w/ the nice weather we're doing something on the patio M-F & the residents are loving it!
2015-06-30 06:43:52 PM severman enter the chat room
2015-06-30 06:43:55 PM naomid kick the ball as they sit in the circle with a basket in the middle if they hit the basket they have to move out of circle
2015-06-30 06:43:56 PM hopi1974 Some told me the world was going to end when they heard it
2015-06-30 06:44:01 PM pisces we are kind of limited to space
2015-06-30 06:44:07 PM j9sparkley hello every one sorry is was in the other room
2015-06-30 06:44:14 PM martha1 ah...hopi
2015-06-30 06:44:18 PM j9sparkley got lots of helpfull input thought
2015-06-30 06:44:20 PM ptonyathomas We love having the residents lead activities. We do have one that we are having difficulty with ever since we had her teach a class. Now when we do anything with flowers she thinks she is in charge, It frustrates the residents that she won;t let them do their own thing and it frustrates her because they do their own thing and it isn't "right". We have talked and think we may need to do hers as 1-1 so we can try to elimintate a lot of the frustration.
2015-06-30 06:44:23 PM severman well i feel silly we were in the wrong chat room.... but great chat guys that was fun....lol
2015-06-30 06:44:42 PM stacey1 It's so sweet when they do that. Mine love giving me a hard time. Our ED is new and i missed the last resident council and she told me that she can tell they enjoy picking on me bc they really enjoy having me. It was sweet.
2015-06-30 06:44:48 PM j9sparkley i feel silly too oh well
2015-06-30 06:44:50 PM marciamartin left the chat room
2015-06-30 06:44:56 PM barbietcu KATHY TOMORROW IS CHAT TOO WHAT ROOM THOUGH
2015-06-30 06:44:57 PM noreens We have also use the dining rooms for activities
2015-06-30 06:44:59 PM lisafm i hope I'm in the right chat room
2015-06-30 06:45:02 PM stormyd we have a soccer ball with topics written on the white spaces and we throw it to them whatever topic is face up we ask a question about it its a great way to get them talking about their past
2015-06-30 06:45:03 PM severman well we are in the right place now j9
2015-06-30 06:45:05 PM eriksh7 I am an idiot. You think I would learn after 8 weeks. I was on the Live Chat Forum for 40 minutes and realized that it was the wrong one!
2015-06-30 06:45:15 PM j9sparkley yeah!
2015-06-30 06:45:16 PM bcunniff11 enter the chat room
2015-06-30 06:45:17 PM stormyd topics like music work pets school things like that
2015-06-30 06:45:20 PM kathyhughes In the Alzheimer room tomorrow
2015-06-30 06:45:23 PM amber5 the chat tomorrow night is in the ADH room I believe.
2015-06-30 06:45:25 PM eriksh7 Hi everyone!
2015-06-30 06:45:29 PM severman me too but the chat got so interesting
2015-06-30 06:45:31 PM bcunniff11 I guess i'm in the right room now
2015-06-30 06:45:32 PM barbietcu OK
2015-06-30 06:45:34 PM bcunniff11 sorryy
2015-06-30 06:45:37 PM acollis03 Looking forward to it!
2015-06-30 06:45:37 PM lisafm eriksh7 me too
2015-06-30 06:45:39 PM colette1 yes you are
2015-06-30 06:45:43 PM amber5 oh sorry, Alzheimer room
2015-06-30 06:45:46 PM eriksh7 Yes Kathy. I have that marked on my calendar
2015-06-30 06:45:47 PM severman Sorry Kathy
2015-06-30 06:45:49 PM sharden67 wish we had an activity room....we do the majority of these activities in the main dining room...
2015-06-30 06:45:52 PM martha1 i get mixed up on the forum stuff
2015-06-30 06:46:05 PM eriksh7 sharden67 same exact thing here
2015-06-30 06:46:10 PM severman no activity room?
2015-06-30 06:46:16 PM sherrij Organizing our activity room today. So nice to clean it!
2015-06-30 06:46:26 PM barbietcu THIS WEEK IS A LONG ASSISIGNMENT
2015-06-30 06:46:26 PM acollis03 we use our dining room also for our activities
2015-06-30 06:46:30 PM lisafm I landed in the other room after adobe did an update, then didn't realize it was wrong...?
2015-06-30 06:46:30 PM naomid stormy I have a ball like that one too
2015-06-30 06:46:33 PM kathyhughes yes it is
2015-06-30 06:46:38 PM j9sparkley one of the places i teach at has an activity room but it is very samll
2015-06-30 06:46:42 PM stacey1 My activity room is a disaster lol! I need to clean it up!!
2015-06-30 06:46:46 PM stormyd its a graet tool
2015-06-30 06:46:49 PM barbietcu YA WOW
2015-06-30 06:46:51 PM martha1 looks like week 15 is slim...and is there just the exam on 16
2015-06-30 06:46:52 PM eriksh7 Nope. Alll in the dining room. which is tough because we need to schedule activities around meal times
2015-06-30 06:46:55 PM kathyhughes you have to look for my name and you are in the right room
2015-06-30 06:47:00 PM stormyd great i cant spell
2015-06-30 06:47:12 PM lisafm thank you Kathy!
2015-06-30 06:47:13 PM degestrom I cant think anymore
2015-06-30 06:47:14 PM amber5 sherrij I try to keep the activity closet neat and organized. I love it when you can find everything your looking for easily.
2015-06-30 06:47:17 PM kathyhughes yep
2015-06-30 06:47:20 PM anniea68 enter the chat room
2015-06-30 06:47:22 PM eriksh7 I know. Thanks Kathy. As I told you, my brain is on overdrive right now.
2015-06-30 06:47:24 PM sharden67 even worship service in Dining room....we put all the tables up! we had a new chapel put in for the new personal care ni78888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888q
2015-06-30 06:47:27 PM bcunniff11 i wish mine would stay organized
2015-06-30 06:47:30 PM j9sparkley i went to a facility for a while that did not use an activity room at all ( it did not seem very organized at all ) very low participation
2015-06-30 06:47:34 PM severman sorry Kathy we got carried away in our chats
2015-06-30 06:47:35 PM ptonyathomas I have been very spoiled. We have two activity rooms, a craft room and several living rooms to use. We also have several country kitchens. I feel for the rest of you guys.
2015-06-30 06:47:39 PM eriksh7 Same here sharden67
2015-06-30 06:47:41 PM sharden67 SORRY my kitty cat just walked across the keyboard
2015-06-30 06:47:41 PM stacey1 Do you not have a living room where the worship service could be sharden?
2015-06-30 06:47:46 PM bcunniff11 i feel like a mother always reminding people to put stuff back
2015-06-30 06:47:53 PM j9sparkley sharden thats funny
2015-06-30 06:47:58 PM bcunniff11 how often do people have worship services?
2015-06-30 06:47:59 PM j9sparkley my cat does that doo
2015-06-30 06:48:02 PM eriksh7 No living room - just a lobby
2015-06-30 06:48:08 PM kathyhughes figured that one out!
2015-06-30 06:48:12 PM anniea68 sorry kathy- got lost on my way
2015-06-30 06:48:17 PM degestrom we have every friday and every sunday
2015-06-30 06:48:21 PM ptonyathomas We do church services on Sundays and Bible study on Wednesdays.
2015-06-30 06:48:27 PM lisafm ours are on Sundays, but all day by different churches. Sometimes on Weds. afternoons
2015-06-30 06:48:29 PM kathyhughes We did not have an activity room for a long time
2015-06-30 06:48:30 PM acollis03 we have some sort of religious service 4 days out of the week
2015-06-30 06:48:32 PM noreens My facility is overseen by Sisters of Notre Dame we have mass 7 days aweek
2015-06-30 06:48:41 PM severman Im still stuck on not having an activity room! So where do you store your supplies?
2015-06-30 06:48:42 PM kathyhughes it made us more organized
2015-06-30 06:48:44 PM cnorstedt We hold daily devotions in our chapel.
2015-06-30 06:48:48 PM ptonyathomas We only have one church that comes in
2015-06-30 06:48:51 PM eriksh7 We have 3 services a week
2015-06-30 06:48:51 PM maninder activity room is a must
2015-06-30 06:48:53 PM kathyhughes I did have storage
2015-06-30 06:48:55 PM sherrij that is a lot of church
2015-06-30 06:48:58 PM sharden67 no...ven the new chapel it to small...not very good planning! cause we use the DR the dining room could use some spucing up a bit! some extra touches
2015-06-30 06:49:01 PM degestrom ha
2015-06-30 06:49:02 PM barbb worship services at our place are: catholic mass 1x/month, rosary weekly, baptist church 1x/month, sonshine ministry 1x/month, bible study weekly, volunteers visit each unit every Sunday
2015-06-30 06:49:02 PM maninder my facility doesn't have one right now
2015-06-30 06:49:03 PM barbietcu WE HAVE SERVICES ONCE A WEEK
2015-06-30 06:49:06 PM eriksh7 agree maninder
2015-06-30 06:49:12 PM colette1 ok need to go to bed work at 5am, night everyone nice reading all the good ideas
2015-06-30 06:49:13 PM anniea68 we have Mass, Shabbat, nondenominational sercies 2x a month each, rosary weekly, communion2x a week
2015-06-30 06:49:16 PM maninder but its in our one year plan to make some room for it
2015-06-30 06:49:16 PM sherieeudy Dang, yall make me feel very priviledged. We have an activity room, piano parlor, and a small dining area for bingo.
2015-06-30 06:49:20 PM j9sparkley that really nice that you have a chaple. may of the places i teach at do not seem to have that. its sad
2015-06-30 06:49:22 PM severman we have services everyday
2015-06-30 06:49:23 PM noreens It is we also have holy hour once a week and rosary 7 days aweek
2015-06-30 06:49:23 PM hopi1974 yeah we are organized but storage is always a problem and space for everyone..
2015-06-30 06:49:25 PM amber5 bcuniff my facility has church and rosary once a month. We share the Deacon between 3 buildings. Tomorrow is our turn for church.
2015-06-30 06:49:28 PM eriksh7 Alot of our storage for activities are in Outside Pods!!! Urgh
2015-06-30 06:49:37 PM bcunniff11 i tried Bible study weekly but have to do less..no one really went every week
2015-06-30 06:49:39 PM barbietcu BUT THE PRIEST , CLERGY AND SUCH VISITS ALL THE TIME
2015-06-30 06:49:50 PM amber5 I hear you about the storage. I'm going to need another closet.
2015-06-30 06:49:53 PM kathyhughes We did rent a storage area for the Christmas Decor
2015-06-30 06:49:57 PM severman eriksh...im sorry:(
2015-06-30 06:49:57 PM eriksh7 same here hopi1974... good to hear from you!
2015-06-30 06:49:59 PM anniea68 I have an office, storage and activity rooms in Al and SN
2015-06-30 06:49:59 PM colette1 left the chat room
2015-06-30 06:50:12 PM pisces ok well thanks everyone for the great ideas! Have to put the little one to sleep...GN
2015-06-30 06:50:12 PM martha1 have bible studies on paper....and give them out individually
2015-06-30 06:50:16 PM lisafm one of the churches comes for a wonderful singalong once a month - not a Sunday service
2015-06-30 06:50:23 PM degestrom i ahve an activity room and big closets
2015-06-30 06:50:24 PM stacey1 We have a big storage building out back, but it needs to be cleaned and straightened up too!!
2015-06-30 06:50:25 PM eriksh7 Most of our Christmas Decor is in the pod
2015-06-30 06:50:26 PM sharden67 the new chapel is beautiful...not no big enough for the amount of residents in wheelchairs..it's a shame...
2015-06-30 06:50:34 PM stacey1 My activity closet is packed too.
2015-06-30 06:50:38 PM acollis03 We use a shed for activity supplies since our activity office is so small and has no storage space
2015-06-30 06:50:38 PM hopi1974 :)
2015-06-30 06:50:39 PM degestrom my closets need straightening also
2015-06-30 06:50:41 PM bcunniff11 small plastic storage containers' from Dollar tree are the best!
2015-06-30 06:50:56 PM j9sparkley how does the bible study on paper work ? do they have suggested daily scripture reading?
2015-06-30 06:51:02 PM lisafm our AD is reluctant to take on more "stuff" because of lack of space
2015-06-30 06:51:04 PM hopi1974 my office is a closet !!
2015-06-30 06:51:06 PM barbietcu GOING TO START ASSISIGNMENTS NIGHT EVERYONE AND THANK YOU (L)
2015-06-30 06:51:07 PM eriksh7 acollis03 .. gald to hear I am not alone
2015-06-30 06:51:10 PM martha1 keep a devotional and cut and paste
2015-06-30 06:51:14 PM severman we have church services everyday. we have alot of support in the community for that
2015-06-30 06:51:20 PM eriksh7 good night barbietcu
2015-06-30 06:51:20 PM anniea68 I tell my staff- the name of our jobs implies we are active- and it is a loosing battle to expect everything to be put away perfectly all the time
2015-06-30 06:51:21 PM tcoch21 I agree with the plastic containers
2015-06-30 06:51:25 PM bcunniff11 do alot of people attend
2015-06-30 06:51:38 PM stormyd goodnight all
2015-06-30 06:51:38 PM severman church?
2015-06-30 06:51:41 PM bcunniff11 yes
2015-06-30 06:51:41 PM hopi1974 Well everyone have a great night and a great rest of the week... :):)
2015-06-30 06:51:44 PM stacey1 I googled a senior devotional and use one from a website. It's very nice. I use it as a bedtime bible study for them
2015-06-30 06:51:45 PM severman yes
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2015-06-30 06:51:53 PM eriksh7 Activie is the PERFECT WORD! Just nonstop sometimes
2015-06-30 06:51:54 PM mariasandra i love the birthday card club idea because i can get quite a few of my residents to join because they are very up to writing and coloring
2015-06-30 06:51:56 PM j9sparkley hopi thats funny because one of the places i go the directory office is a closet also. but now due to constructio she shares space with the hair salon
2015-06-30 06:51:56 PM noreens We have 123 beds and probably 75% attend mass
2015-06-30 06:51:57 PM sharden67 we have alot that attend and with family members
2015-06-30 06:51:59 PM barbietcu I START VACATION ON SATURDAY
2015-06-30 06:52:05 PM bcunniff11 wow that's awesome
2015-06-30 06:52:05 PM sherrij good night!
2015-06-30 06:52:09 PM hopi1974 left the chat room
2015-06-30 06:52:10 PM sherieeudy we use Joyce Meyer for some of our devotions
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2015-06-30 06:52:11 PM bcunniff11 gn