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2015-08-06 06:49:28 PM tinab exactly Kathy
2015-08-06 06:49:30 PM llemack acessible and available to them
2015-08-06 06:49:34 PM feliciap exactly
2015-08-06 06:49:35 PM kathyhughes right
2015-08-06 06:49:40 PM phylliskrastanov it really is, paint by number is fun too
2015-08-06 06:49:44 PM kathyhughes and once people see that
2015-08-06 06:49:45 PM cbrockway http://parade.com/40​9706/parade/free-dow​nload-coloring-pages​-from-popular-adult-​coloring-books/
2015-08-06 06:49:47 PM llemack like the bathroom lol
2015-08-06 06:49:51 PM vickey i like that kathy
2015-08-06 06:49:54 PM kathyhughes they can be broken down
2015-08-06 06:49:57 PM cgbrown1977 I think doodling on the placemats will stop some of the fights in our dining room
2015-08-06 06:50:04 PM kathyhughes right
2015-08-06 06:50:06 PM cbrockway that is the site with the article and some free coloring pages
2015-08-06 06:50:09 PM tinab it is worth a try
2015-08-06 06:50:17 PM feliciap thanks Kathy! im gonna try that..just to lay it out for leisure and see what the outcome is
2015-08-06 06:50:18 PM char it works
2015-08-06 06:50:21 PM kathyhughes and if you frame them then you can tell people that it helped
2015-08-06 06:50:28 PM kathyhughes and looked "adult"
2015-08-06 06:50:29 PM cgbrown1977 Our residents are very impatient waiting for meals
2015-08-06 06:50:35 PM kim1 I'm going to try it, too!
2015-08-06 06:50:38 PM vickey am going to do it tomorrow
2015-08-06 06:50:43 PM char same here
2015-08-06 06:50:46 PM phylliskrastanov our are too
2015-08-06 06:50:53 PM kathyhughes you can all blame me!
2015-08-06 06:50:58 PM vickey lol
2015-08-06 06:51:02 PM feliciap hahaha! "well Kathy said so!"
2015-08-06 06:51:07 PM dbalzumati WE HAD RESIDENTS WALL PAPER THEIR ART WORK IN THEIR ROOMS
2015-08-06 06:51:10 PM tinab if tthey can do it at Macaroni grill...we should all try it!
2015-08-06 06:51:12 PM kathyhughes tell them its a class assignment
2015-08-06 06:51:21 PM amyr right they are impatient this will give them something to do
2015-08-06 06:51:24 PM feliciap i agree tina!
2015-08-06 06:51:36 PM phylliskrastanov right! i can get away with anything if its a class assignment
2015-08-06 06:51:44 PM kathyhughes doodling has many merits
2015-08-06 06:51:55 PM kathyhughes and it reduces stress
2015-08-06 06:51:56 PM char I even doodle
2015-08-06 06:52:01 PM kathyhughes and behavior issues
2015-08-06 06:52:07 PM tinab Thanks for the great new line...But it's a class assignment......
2015-08-06 06:52:07 PM llemack or you need help decoating the place for an upcoming event. we just had a 50s party and had our members color jukeboxes and old cars for decor
2015-08-06 06:52:13 PM kim1 OUr residents are impatient waiting for meals, too! Doodling on a placemat would be great!
2015-08-06 06:52:16 PM carmenc909 Thank you all for the great ideas!!
2015-08-06 06:52:25 PM vickey great ideas
2015-08-06 06:52:39 PM kathyhughes see if your copier take 11x17 paper
2015-08-06 06:52:42 PM phylliskrastanov yes, thank you all, i have a page of notes
2015-08-06 06:52:57 PM phylliskrastanov our copier does take that size paper
2015-08-06 06:53:01 PM kathyhughes then get some and copy off some pictures
2015-08-06 06:53:11 PM cgbrown1977 I really missed this interaction when I was away for the 2 months between classes.
2015-08-06 06:53:16 PM kathyhughes they make great placemats
2015-08-06 06:53:26 PM kathyhughes I bet that you did!
2015-08-06 06:53:32 PM tinab awesome idea Kathy...
2015-08-06 06:53:39 PM amyr am excited to try this as all i have in my dining are dementia with a lot of bhaviors and they all feed off of each other. very stressful
2015-08-06 06:53:40 PM vickey (y)
2015-08-06 06:53:53 PM carmenc909 Thanks everyone! I need to get ready for tomorrow. Goodnight.
2015-08-06 06:54:01 PM kathyhughes Anything else that I can help with?????
2015-08-06 06:54:06 PM vickey am going to try it
2015-08-06 06:54:15 PM tinab good night Carmenc
2015-08-06 06:54:16 PM cbrockway good night all!
2015-08-06 06:54:20 PM vickey am excited about it
2015-08-06 06:54:23 PM kathyhughes Have a Good Week all and let me know nexxt week how it went
2015-08-06 06:54:25 PM dbalzumati GOOD NITE
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2015-08-06 06:54:37 PM tinab Good night all!
2015-08-06 06:54:38 PM amyr thanks everyone for the great ideas and a great chat!!!
2015-08-06 06:54:40 PM phylliskrastanov oh kathy, in ME2-060215 I only see weekly assignments up to week 11, will they be posted later
2015-08-06 06:54:57 PM kathyhughes they should be
2015-08-06 06:55:02 PM kathyhughes I will check
2015-08-06 06:55:04 PM phylliskrastanov or aare we to focus on practicums, and books
2015-08-06 06:55:10 PM kathyhughes yes
2015-08-06 06:55:12 PM vickey good night all, and will let you know
2015-08-06 06:55:12 PM cgbrown1977 Thank you! Good night. I will post the notes Kathy, if you want to share them with the classes.
2015-08-06 06:55:25 PM kathyhughes I will Christine
2015-08-06 06:55:27 PM amyr good night and happy weekend!
2015-08-06 06:55:34 PM kathyhughes Have a great week all
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2015-08-06 06:55:48 PM char Have a great night and an awesome weekend!
2015-08-06 06:55:49 PM vickey to you to Kathy
2015-08-06 06:55:57 PM phylliskrastanov thank you kathy, and fellow classmates - good night
2015-08-06 06:55:57 PM tinab Thanks Kathy have a greaty week as well
2015-08-06 06:56:02 PM kim1 Thanks, everyone!
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2015-08-06 06:56:20 PM feliciap Thanks for the advice everyone, Goodnight!!
2015-08-06 06:56:34 PM kathyhughes Good Night all
2015-08-06 06:56:36 PM vickey goodnight all thanks for great idea
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2015-08-11 04:51:13 PM kathyhughes Chat tonight 8/11 is in the MEPAP1 Live Chat Room....Join me there...Kathy
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2015-08-12 05:58:51 PM brycegray Specialty Chat TONIGHT (8/12) here in the Open Discussion Room.
2015-08-12 05:59:11 PM cgbrown1977 Hi Bryce!
2015-08-12 05:59:15 PM brycegray Tonight's topics: Activity Director Network Website and free material/websites for Activity Directors.
2015-08-12 05:59:29 PM brycegray Hello! How are you tonight?
2015-08-12 05:59:45 PM cgbrown1977 I'm ok...how are you?
2015-08-12 06:00:12 PM brycegray Great! We can wait a few minutes for others to show up to the chat.
2015-08-12 06:00:28 PM brycegray Where are you chatting from tonight? I am from the Cleveland, OH area.
2015-08-12 06:00:43 PM cgbrown1977 I'm from Milwaukee, WI
2015-08-12 06:01:11 PM brycegray Are you a current activity director or working an activity department?
2015-08-12 06:02:14 PM cgbrown1977 I am an activity director at an assisted living. I just started my 13th yearthere in July.
2015-08-12 06:03:13 PM brycegray I just started my 13th year here at my facility too in July! Here is to a GREAT 13th year for both of us!
2015-08-12 06:03:16 PM brycegray Congrats!!!!
2015-08-12 06:03:37 PM roses enter the chat room
2015-08-12 06:03:44 PM brycegray Welcome Roses!
2015-08-12 06:05:01 PM cgbrown1977 That's awesome! Congrats to you too! I never gave much thought to becoming certified until I was on a free chat for Activity directors and realized they were all talking about certifications and things I never had to think about.
2015-08-12 06:05:32 PM brycegray To begin tonight... do you either of you have any questions reguarding the Activity Director Network website? Do you know how to access your grades?
2015-08-12 06:05:35 PM roses I'm in UpPER Michigan. Iron Mountain and Kingsford. I am currently an activities director with much to learn. Very interested in free web printables and other useful tools for my job.
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2015-08-12 06:06:07 PM cgbrown1977 I know how
2015-08-12 06:06:12 PM brycegray Great! We will get to the free tools/printables in just a minute. I will provide lots of information tonight
2015-08-12 06:06:17 PM brycegray Welcome tinab!
2015-08-12 06:06:41 PM cgbrown1977 I'm always excited for more free venues
2015-08-12 06:06:44 PM roses I think I can navigate to my grades.
2015-08-12 06:07:13 PM brycegray If there are no questions about the website we can move on to the free resources. Before we begin, please have a word docutment open. You will be copying websites I provide and pasting them into the document as we chat.
2015-08-12 06:07:34 PM brycegray Feel free to ask me questions for specific information if we do not cover it tongiht.
2015-08-12 06:07:54 PM brycegray Also, feel free to share your own free resources towards the end of the chat.
2015-08-12 06:07:57 PM roses Next week for happy hour, I'm planning a small luau. Pina coladas, necklaces and hawaian music
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2015-08-12 06:08:25 PM brycegray There are years’ worth of Holidays, celebrations, and activities (by month) are all available on the internet. I’ll start you off with information with the month of August so you can focus on next month’s calendar: http://theactivitydirectorsoffice.com/09SEP.htmlhttp://theactivitydirectorsoffice.com/Gina_ActivityIdeasThatWork_September.htmlhttp://www.notjustbingo.com/activity-calendars/september-calendar.html
2015-08-12 06:08:49 PM brycegray Roses - I will start looking for information pertaining to a luau.
2015-08-12 06:09:06 PM brycegray *I gave you September's information for holidays/activities
2015-08-12 06:09:11 PM cgbrown1977 enter the chat room
2015-08-12 06:09:36 PM brycegray Spice up your bingo games with these Bingo Games & Patterns:http://www.jackpotbingosupplies.com/bingo_game_patterns_s/109.htmhttp://www.notjustbingo.com/articles-and-resources/how-to-articles/fun-bingo.html
2015-08-12 06:09:47 PM tinab Hi All
2015-08-12 06:09:54 PM brycegray Hello!
2015-08-12 06:10:26 PM brycegray Free online brain games from AARP… great to provide this link to your skilled or assisted living residents! http://www.aarp.org/health/brain-health/brain_games/
2015-08-12 06:10:46 PM brycegray One on One ideas:http://assistedliving.about.com/od/SeniorActivities/a/One-On-One-Activities.htm
2015-08-12 06:11:13 PM brycegray Aromatherapy Ideas and Information:http://www.imperialbeachnewsca.com/news/article_670a08de-cc57-11e1-80c6-0019bb2963f4.htmlhttp://birchhillhappenings.net/nursing-home.html
2015-08-12 06:11:36 PM brycegray Spice up your exercise groups! Chair Exercises for Seniors:http://www.livewellagewell.info/study/2007/12-ChairExercisesUGA113006.pdfhttp://www.nhs.uk/Tools/Documents/NHS_ExercisesForOlderPeople.pdfhttp://www.sitandbefit.org/chair_exercises_for_seniorshttp://www.siphidaho.org/comhealth/pdf/getfit_manual.pdf
2015-08-12 06:12:03 PM brycegray Start your own Culinary Club! For ideas, try this website: https://www.pinterest.com/kmitchell1992/nursing-home-ideas/
2015-08-12 06:12:27 PM brycegray Also, here are some Culinary Club recipes that are 5 ingredients or less (much easier on your budget): https://www.pinterest.com/celticautumn74/5-ingredient-or-less-recipes/
2015-08-12 06:12:42 PM tinab either you type fast...or you cut and paste fast!!
2015-08-12 06:13:11 PM brycegray Please tell me you all of have Pinterest?!?! Pinterest is an Activity Director's Best Friend!!!!
2015-08-12 06:13:17 PM oliviad enter the chat room
2015-08-12 06:13:36 PM cgbrown1977 yes
2015-08-12 06:13:44 PM brycegray I paste so I can google while I post!!! I'm looking for Roses LUAU resources
2015-08-12 06:13:48 PM brycegray Welcome Oliviad!
2015-08-12 06:13:57 PM oliviad Hello everyone
2015-08-12 06:14:12 PM oliviad yes
2015-08-12 06:14:50 PM brycegray Oliviad - Please open a word document to copy and paste the links provided tonight during our chat
2015-08-12 06:15:08 PM brycegray Roses - here are some LUAU decoration ideas: https://www.pinterest.com/explore/luau-centerpieces/
2015-08-12 06:15:50 PM brycegray Rose - luau games like coconut bowling! I love it! https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=luau%20games
2015-08-12 06:16:10 PM brycegray One more Pinterest site… Crafts for Dementia:https://www.pinterest.com/dtorp/arts-crafts-for-elders-with-dementia/
2015-08-12 06:16:31 PM brycegray Free Montessori materials for Dementia. These free printouts are perfect Brain Game activities for those with Dementia!http://www.montessoriforeveryone.com/Language-Materials_ep_60-1.html
2015-08-12 06:16:53 PM roses Thankyou,thankyou,thankyou.
2015-08-12 06:17:17 PM brycegray YOu are welcome. I am now inspired to have a luau party! :)
2015-08-12 06:17:34 PM brycegray Activity Boxes that can be used by all caregivers, volunteers and families. Easy and cheap (some can be made with items around your facility) to make: https://www.alz.org/georgia/documents/activity_boxes-gems_revised.pdf
2015-08-12 06:17:52 PM brycegray ASK FOR DONATIONS (if your facility allows you to ask for donations)! Here is a guide to follow to write your own material donation request:http://www.janegoodall.ca/documents/Letter-Request-Donations.pdf
2015-08-12 06:18:43 PM brycegray REMEMBER... if there is something specific you are looking for, all you need to do it ask. I am very good at googling. Also, your fellow chatters are SUPER SMART activity people with lots of ideas!
2015-08-12 06:19:12 PM brycegray The latest research shows that brain-stimulating games are important to exercise memory & attention. Print free brain games from this website:http://www.puzzlechoice.com/pc/Puzzle_Choicex.html
2015-08-12 06:19:39 PM oliviad That is great. I am new in the activities department and need all the help I can get. Thank you so much.
2015-08-12 06:19:58 PM roses Luau was an interest for me bc Hawaii became the 50th state next week so my event theme has been Hawaii.
2015-08-12 06:20:15 PM brycegray You are welcome! These are good websites to inspire you and give you great direction.
2015-08-12 06:20:22 PM brycegray Men’s Activities in Long-Term Care:http://www.recreativeresources.com/MensActivitiesinLongtermCare.htmhttp://www.notjustbingo.com/activity-calendars/subscriptions/sample-mens-calendar.html
2015-08-12 06:20:52 PM roses I'm looking for a free activity calander program so I can make my own calanders
2015-08-12 06:20:57 PM oliviad I am in an adult daycare so there is very litttle time for all crafs. But I love to work with them.
2015-08-12 06:21:00 PM cgbrown1977 I appreciate the dementia/memory care ideas! I work in assisted living, but we recentley opened a memory care floor
2015-08-12 06:21:14 PM brycegray Hawaii facts and trivia: http://www.50states.com/facts/hawaii.htm#.Vcvi4vlViko
2015-08-12 06:22:37 PM brycegray I work in a CCRC and Adult Day... I travel across my company's network. For the adult day, a craft I would do in a day is done over the course of a week (each step, or just a few steps are completed each day).
2015-08-12 06:22:53 PM brycegray Dementia Activities (an entire calendar of ideas):http://www.notjustbingo.com/activity-calendars/subscriptions/sample-dementia-calendar.html
2015-08-12 06:23:12 PM cgbrown1977 Thank you!
2015-08-12 06:23:24 PM brycegray I don't have any FREE websites for activity calendars. I know that some people create their calendar in Microsoft Word or Publisher.
2015-08-12 06:23:33 PM brycegray How do you all create your monthly calendar?
2015-08-12 06:23:51 PM oliviad I have a template that we made in word
2015-08-12 06:23:54 PM cgbrown1977 I do mine on excel
2015-08-12 06:24:28 PM tinab i use word or the ones off of ActivityConnection.com
2015-08-12 06:24:31 PM roses Right now I'm using a blank template so the calander doesn't look very cool. I have to hand write in times and activities
2015-08-12 06:25:05 PM oliviad I do to and cut and paste pic art to make it more interesting
2015-08-12 06:25:14 PM brycegray activity connection calendar services: http://www.activityconnection.com/account/monthly/6/2013/calendars/
2015-08-12 06:26:58 PM brycegray how to add clipart to your calendar: http://www.wikihow.com/Add-Clip-Art-to-Microsoft-Word
2015-08-12 06:27:14 PM brycegray Outings & Excursions at Retirement Facilities:http://www.retirementhomes.org/outings-and-excursions-at-retirement-facilities/http://activitydirector.net/forum/topic/1264-ideas-for-outings/#
2015-08-12 06:27:23 PM tinab Thanks for that clip art link
2015-08-12 06:27:43 PM brycegray no problem! Just a tutorial with pictures to help!
2015-08-12 06:27:59 PM brycegray Nearly 500 Activities and counting on this website! An index of activity ideas that include social, spiritual, exercise, dementia, emotional, intellectual, and more!http://www.recreationtherapy.com/tx/actindex.htm
2015-08-12 06:28:24 PM brycegray Nearly 500 Activities and counting on this website! An index of activity ideas that include social, spiritual, exercise, dementia, emotional, intellectual, and more!http://www.recreationtherapy.com/tx/actindex.htm
2015-08-12 06:28:43 PM brycegray Free sing along sheets, large print too. Music includes Classic Oldies, Christmas, and Gospel. http://melodicmemories.com/song-lyrics/
2015-08-12 06:29:07 PM brycegray HOW-TO Articles for Activity Directors… Useful information on a variety of subjects such as Activity Planning, Outings, Dementia Activities, Special Events, Volunteers, and Fundraising: http://www.notjustbingo.com/articles-and-resources/how-to-articles.html
2015-08-12 06:30:41 PM roses I really ned to work on my calendars so thanks for all the tips. I'd like my board to be the "Go To" for everyone including visitors.
2015-08-12 06:30:42 PM brycegray We have a small class tonight so we raced through my list of resources I wanted to share. Does anyone have anything they are looking for that we did not cover yet?

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