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2015-08-18 06:30:59 PM kathyhughes Lots of laprobes
2015-08-18 06:31:25 PM kmatthews311 left the chat room
2015-08-18 06:31:29 PM kathyhughes fleece with a tag that said who donated them
2015-08-18 06:31:30 PM tracyg this will be my first holiday season and i am going to present the idea that we collect toys for the toys 4 tots program. the residents seem to like the idea of helping others
2015-08-18 06:31:52 PM kmatthews311 enter the chat room
2015-08-18 06:31:59 PM ashley17 we used to have a craft show at our place but we haven't had one for awhile
2015-08-18 06:32:14 PM lindac I have a question does anyone have a endo f the year party with the staff and does the Activity Departmnet raise the money for the gifts, for the emplyees?
2015-08-18 06:32:22 PM brendaluber1 left the chat room
2015-08-18 06:32:23 PM mkucka1 we did an art fot the heart program
2015-08-18 06:32:25 PM cristinadodson at this point this resident has memory deficits he wasnt this religion as a child but become it as an adult raised his children this way per family wishes at this time he is not to be invited to the programs we did set up 1:1 visits for him but at times he wants to join in and we have to call family they come and take him out. at times i am sad about this.. we tried to educate we asked if they woulld highlight a calendar for him but they havnt yet. i really could use any advice he at times is in his early years and doesnt understand
2015-08-18 06:32:34 PM vdarmstrong1 the bazaar sounds likie a good idea but what it is the best way to approach churched in a area you are unfamilar with
2015-08-18 06:32:34 PM janfred73 we are making the cut and tie laprobes now
2015-08-18 06:32:37 PM jennide221 we have an employee council who organizes the end of year staff party
2015-08-18 06:32:50 PM bradc our facility got some vender to come and sell xmas gifts cheap, so people could go and do their xmas shopping
2015-08-18 06:32:55 PM de we have a fun commity
2015-08-18 06:33:09 PM naomid This will be my 1st christmass as AD and i was thinking having a kidz shopp where parents bring the kiddos and wait for them in the front while the kiddo goes shopping for mom and dad ( one of my members will help each kiddo)
2015-08-18 06:33:21 PM lindac With us we have to rasie the money for the event for the staff so any money we raise is for that!
2015-08-18 06:33:22 PM janiceb We have a Volunteer Party at the end of the year. It's a dinner where we thank all that have volunteered for us and give the one with the most hours a really nice gift.
2015-08-18 06:33:23 PM sherrij we have a fun committee, but I am on it
2015-08-18 06:33:27 PM mkucka1 we have a lady that comes in and sells things for 5.00 or less
2015-08-18 06:33:54 PM bradc thats cool mkucka
2015-08-18 06:33:54 PM kathyhughes Christina....if he wants to join in then I would care plan for it and tell staff (all staff) that he is welcomed to join in for socialization
2015-08-18 06:33:56 PM jennide221 lol @ sherrij....i run employee council...lol
2015-08-18 06:34:15 PM kathyhughes not for the holiday but to prevent social isolation
2015-08-18 06:34:28 PM cristinadodson how does it work when he is not his own person.
2015-08-18 06:34:34 PM lindac We have a volunteer Party Also, Vvolunteers Month or Week . We invite our Volunteers and get them a little gift but that comes out of our Activities Budget
2015-08-18 06:34:58 PM jennide221 we recognize our volunteers in april during volunteer recognition month
2015-08-18 06:35:13 PM kathyhughes He is for now
2015-08-18 06:35:17 PM ambercovey we dont have very many volunteeers
2015-08-18 06:35:20 PM jennide221 we have a breakfast for them and award a volunteer of the year
2015-08-18 06:35:20 PM melissagp Volunteer luncheon works well in April also
2015-08-18 06:35:25 PM naomid in april we have a banquet for all volunteers and donors
2015-08-18 06:35:38 PM jennide221 neither do we.....sometimes the definition of "volunteer" is a bit of a stretch....
2015-08-18 06:35:50 PM sherrij Our volunteers are all 85 year olds, I need to get some young blood
2015-08-18 06:35:58 PM ashley17 we only get volunteers when the high school students need to get there hours in to gradute
2015-08-18 06:36:01 PM lindac lol
2015-08-18 06:36:20 PM bradc our volunteers are always hs students lately
2015-08-18 06:36:23 PM jennide221 we invite all the ministers who come to the center to lead church, we invite my grandmother who sews for the residents and we also have a kid in the dining room with mental handicaps
2015-08-18 06:36:25 PM kmatthews311 i have very few volunteers myself
2015-08-18 06:36:28 PM kathyhughes Unless he has been deemed incompetent by a court of law then he is a person
2015-08-18 06:36:29 PM mkucka1 are volunteers are the church doing communion
2015-08-18 06:36:29 PM bradc and often times they don't want to do much
2015-08-18 06:36:31 PM jennide221 we had hs students...they never show up
2015-08-18 06:36:39 PM cristinadodson his daughter is his dpoa and does not want him to attend we did get her to say yes to the car show we just had even though a car was decorated with american flags
2015-08-18 06:36:41 PM ashley17 we do have two ladies that have been coming into visit from the church
2015-08-18 06:36:43 PM naomid sherrij; in High schools some class require seniors to volunteer
2015-08-18 06:36:50 PM jennide221 yes our church volunteers do communion once a month
2015-08-18 06:36:54 PM mkucka1 and we get the kids from the school sing to us
2015-08-18 06:37:03 PM janfred73 I just met today with the teacher of a school group that the teens come twice a week to volunteer with our seniors. This will be the 2nd year. It was phenomenal last year. They really bonded
2015-08-18 06:37:06 PM janiceb We have about 12 that come on a regular basis
2015-08-18 06:37:08 PM kathyhughes the family should have him deemed
2015-08-18 06:37:12 PM christiking kathyhughes How long are the chats? This is my first one so I wasn't sure what we actually had to do or how long :)
2015-08-18 06:37:16 PM cristinadodson they did
2015-08-18 06:37:27 PM kathyhughes 1 hour Christi
2015-08-18 06:37:40 PM jennide221 it goes fast lol
2015-08-18 06:37:50 PM de and we talk about diffrent activities
2015-08-18 06:37:58 PM noreens enter the chat room
2015-08-18 06:38:04 PM oliviad It goes really fast because everyone has lots of great ideas
2015-08-18 06:38:08 PM vdarmstrong1 left the chat room
2015-08-18 06:38:09 PM vdarmstrong1 enter the chat room
2015-08-18 06:38:11 PM ashley17 we haven't had any high school students come into volunteer in a year
2015-08-18 06:38:17 PM christiking left the chat room
2015-08-18 06:38:18 PM christiking enter the chat room
2015-08-18 06:38:20 PM lindac Ideas flying everywhere, lol
2015-08-18 06:38:25 PM de i keep my note pad and pen right by me
2015-08-18 06:38:25 PM kmatthews311 we started a new game today called paper tag. i found it off of activity connections
2015-08-18 06:38:34 PM janiceb What do ya'll do to welcome new residents?
2015-08-18 06:38:39 PM ambercovey paper tag sounds fun
2015-08-18 06:38:45 PM christiking kathyhughes Do we stay in for the whole hour?
2015-08-18 06:38:45 PM kmatthews311 my residents really enjoyed it
2015-08-18 06:38:48 PM de how fo you play?
2015-08-18 06:38:51 PM naomid ashley call the schools and let teachers know or print up flyers to put in teacher boxes
2015-08-18 06:38:54 PM kathyhughes yes Christi
2015-08-18 06:38:54 PM melissagp We played indoor croquet today they loved it.
2015-08-18 06:38:55 PM oliviad how does that work
2015-08-18 06:39:09 PM kathyhughes please read the chat explain that I posted on the forum
2015-08-18 06:39:11 PM kmatthews311 oh fun
2015-08-18 06:39:34 PM de how do you play paper tag?
2015-08-18 06:39:59 PM oliviad I am very new to the activities I was a CNA for Home Hospice. I just now started at my facility
2015-08-18 06:40:01 PM kathyhughes So Christina.....I would guess that I would address the situation in the care plan and state that he still is joining in for socialization and not the celebration
2015-08-18 06:40:05 PM naomid paper tag is great
2015-08-18 06:40:06 PM sherrij I just got a great deal on wine for my happy hours, $1.99 a bottle if you buy a case. Got 2 cases!
2015-08-18 06:40:07 PM vdarmstrong1 left the chat room
2015-08-18 06:40:08 PM vdarmstrong1 enter the chat room
2015-08-18 06:40:13 PM tracyg we have college students that do a hospitality cart. magazines, notebooks, pens, bibles, toiletries, cards, puzzles etc. it goes well.
2015-08-18 06:40:19 PM kathyhughes Paper Tag??????????????????????
2015-08-18 06:40:27 PM noreens Kathy is there a time frame that you have to take MEPAP2 by after you finish 1
2015-08-18 06:40:29 PM kathyhughes How do you do it????????????
2015-08-18 06:40:30 PM janfred73 never heard of paper tag
2015-08-18 06:40:35 PM kathyhughes No Noreen
2015-08-18 06:40:36 PM mkucka1 oh whats fun to do with paper is airplane thowing contest
2015-08-18 06:40:37 PM chrissyw paper tag?
2015-08-18 06:40:38 PM de waiting
2015-08-18 06:40:44 PM ashley17 wow that is cheap sherrij
2015-08-18 06:40:51 PM jennide221 the paper tag suspense is killing me
2015-08-18 06:40:54 PM lindac Paper Tag??????????????????
2015-08-18 06:40:58 PM ambercovey me too lol
2015-08-18 06:40:58 PM janiceb me too!
2015-08-18 06:41:05 PM kmatthews311 well we had different questions on strips of paper and everyone got to choose their own strip and if it pertained to you you have to put your hand down the object to the game was whos ever had was left up won the game. still working out the kinks but it was fun
2015-08-18 06:41:09 PM kathyhughes we also did paper airplanes for a contest
2015-08-18 06:41:10 PM primus3 hahahahahaha we're all waiting
2015-08-18 06:41:18 PM bradc me, too. what is this paper tag you speak of!?!?!?! lol
2015-08-18 06:41:34 PM naomid we are doing paper airplanes tomorrow
2015-08-18 06:41:36 PM oliviad Sounds like fun
2015-08-18 06:41:38 PM kathyhughes well we had different questions on strips of paper and everyone got to choose their own strip and if it pertained to you you have to put your hand down the object to the game was whos ever had was left up won the game. still working out the kinks but it was fun
2015-08-18 06:41:41 PM ashley17 im very interested in this paper tag
2015-08-18 06:41:52 PM kathyhughes Just copied Kim's idea
2015-08-18 06:41:56 PM lindac Lol
2015-08-18 06:42:05 PM kathyhughes so we could all figure it out
2015-08-18 06:42:11 PM cristinadodson thats a neat idea
2015-08-18 06:42:22 PM primus3 sounds like something my peep would love
2015-08-18 06:42:24 PM de got it paper tag....
2015-08-18 06:42:34 PM cristinadodson we want to try the scratch off bingo
2015-08-18 06:42:34 PM janiceb thanks!
2015-08-18 06:42:39 PM noreens left the chat room
2015-08-18 06:42:39 PM noreens enter the chat room
2015-08-18 06:42:39 PM kmatthews311 lol its on activity connections for more details
2015-08-18 06:42:49 PM mkucka1 we are going to play werewolf / maifa
2015-08-18 06:42:54 PM kathyhughes Anyone have ideas for Halloween...besides the Trick or Treating with the kids?
2015-08-18 06:42:58 PM cnorstedt What is scratch off Bingo?
2015-08-18 06:43:04 PM naomid do tell mkucka1
2015-08-18 06:43:09 PM de costume contest
2015-08-18 06:43:13 PM chrissyw Painting Pumpkin Contest
2015-08-18 06:43:14 PM ashley17 halloween costume contest
2015-08-18 06:43:25 PM naomid haunted house
2015-08-18 06:43:26 PM de staff decorating kids pets residents
2015-08-18 06:43:31 PM cristinadodson they win scratch off ticketss
2015-08-18 06:43:37 PM bradc we of course paint pumpkins and have a costume party
2015-08-18 06:43:39 PM lindac We do a costume contest and let the Residents bethe judges!
2015-08-18 06:43:42 PM primus3 we tried pumpkin painting and carving but it got really messy
2015-08-18 06:43:43 PM janfred73 we do pumpkin decorating contest, but I buy the stick on monster faces
2015-08-18 06:43:47 PM melissagp Wheelchair decorating contest
2015-08-18 06:43:50 PM kmatthews311 painting pumkins
2015-08-18 06:43:51 PM christiking I was looking through all the pics the last ad left behind and it looks like they had a party, the residents dressed up along with the staff memembers and then the kids would come and go to each resident and get candy from them
2015-08-18 06:43:55 PM primus3 they liked it but it was a disaster lol
2015-08-18 06:43:56 PM chrissyw I love Messy!
2015-08-18 06:44:00 PM bradc i like the wheelchair decorating idea
2015-08-18 06:44:07 PM chrissyw And so do the residents, lol!
2015-08-18 06:44:13 PM kathyhughes I liked messy too!
2015-08-18 06:44:17 PM jennide221 our residents often need help with their costumes... one resident had a really good idea to be a lady bug...everyone else just wore masks
2015-08-18 06:44:18 PM janiceb I like messy too, so do the residents!
2015-08-18 06:44:19 PM christiking I like the wheel chair idea too along with the pumpkin contest
2015-08-18 06:44:24 PM kathyhughes anyone do a haunted house?
2015-08-18 06:44:26 PM mkucka1 give out a playing card to each resident, make sure theres 2 aces in it this is the werewolf or mafia the others are villagers
2015-08-18 06:44:27 PM ashley17 we have done the wheelchair decorating contest as well
2015-08-18 06:44:31 PM naomid messy just means you had a blast ...right?!
2015-08-18 06:44:33 PM lindac Mess, our houskeepers would kill us! lol
2015-08-18 06:44:41 PM janfred73 I would love to do a Halloween Costume Ball. Not in ther budget for this year, but maybe next
2015-08-18 06:44:42 PM jennide221 our AD doesnt like to do scary things...
2015-08-18 06:44:47 PM kmatthews311 we are thinking about the haunted house idea
2015-08-18 06:44:49 PM ashley17 never done a hunted house but that sounds like fun
2015-08-18 06:44:52 PM naomid I'm going to attempt one this year Kathy
2015-08-18 06:44:52 PM christiking lol lindac yes they would
2015-08-18 06:44:54 PM primus3 naomid yes they did
2015-08-18 06:44:55 PM tracyg we do a parade. we got a bunch of food containers donated that will become our "jack-o-lantern"
2015-08-18 06:45:02 PM mkucka1 the only people that know who they are is the wolfs.
2015-08-18 06:45:03 PM cristinadodson never done a haunted house
2015-08-18 06:45:06 PM ryanklemmer We are doing a lobster fest in October. I know it's not a Halloween event but it is extremely popular.
2015-08-18 06:45:09 PM de we stay away from the scary stuff, more fall festival type
2015-08-18 06:45:17 PM kathyhughes I bet Ryan
2015-08-18 06:45:21 PM kathyhughes I would be there!
2015-08-18 06:45:24 PM mkucka1 you tell a story and have the wolfs kill someone
2015-08-18 06:45:25 PM janiceb You have lobsters?
2015-08-18 06:45:26 PM jennide221 i want to do scary stuff i think it'll be fun....the AD doesnt like it
2015-08-18 06:45:32 PM de me to lobster my fav
2015-08-18 06:45:32 PM noreens We do an Octoberfest
2015-08-18 06:45:34 PM vdarmstrong1 left the chat room
2015-08-18 06:45:34 PM sherrij Lobster sounds yummy!
2015-08-18 06:45:36 PM lindac We do Mask for them to wear on Halloween
2015-08-18 06:45:43 PM bradc we has a lobster dinner a couple of weeks ago
2015-08-18 06:45:43 PM christiking If you look on pinterest there are ideas for halloween making candy buckets out of milk jugs, and you can also make easter baskets out of them
2015-08-18 06:45:45 PM mkucka1 and then the villgers try to kill the wolfs
2015-08-18 06:45:45 PM naomid how about Octoberfest? any ideas?
2015-08-18 06:45:47 PM jennide221 we took a few rts to the community halloween parade...they had fun
2015-08-18 06:45:55 PM ryanklemmer Yes, we purchase them from a local seafood restaurant at the price they buy them for.
2015-08-18 06:45:56 PM lindac Craft kit, we order it but they love to wear them!
2015-08-18 06:46:15 PM bradc @ryan, where are you located
2015-08-18 06:46:16 PM naomid my people cant drink Alcohol
2015-08-18 06:46:16 PM cnorstedt All community kids trick or treat at our facility.
2015-08-18 06:46:19 PM mkucka1 keep doing this until the wolfs are dead or the wolfs kill the villgers
2015-08-18 06:46:22 PM de well brad down in south texas lobster is $25.00 a lbs
2015-08-18 06:46:25 PM jennide221 this wolf game sounds like a game we used to play as kids called Mafia...pretty similar except there were viallagers and mafia members
2015-08-18 06:46:25 PM ryanklemmer Ft. Pierce, FL
2015-08-18 06:46:33 PM bradc wow @de
2015-08-18 06:46:37 PM bradc crazy!
2015-08-18 06:46:39 PM kathyhughes My sicko residents loved to make their own tombstones
2015-08-18 06:46:42 PM christiking Who is from TEXAS
2015-08-18 06:46:47 PM janiceb I'll have to check in to that. Lobster is high in Texas
2015-08-18 06:46:48 PM de me
2015-08-18 06:46:49 PM oliviad me
2015-08-18 06:46:49 PM ryanklemmer Lol
2015-08-18 06:46:50 PM kathyhughes boy the state was "impressed"
2015-08-18 06:46:54 PM janiceb I'm from Texas
2015-08-18 06:46:55 PM primus3 lol tombstone!?!?
2015-08-18 06:46:55 PM janfred73 I would like to do like a real life Clue with the Assisted Living
2015-08-18 06:46:55 PM tracyg losbter is the most requested by our residents. nice to hear poeple doing it so it maybe won't be such a strech for the budget
2015-08-18 06:46:57 PM primus3 nice
2015-08-18 06:46:57 PM melissagp I am from Texas
2015-08-18 06:46:57 PM jennide221 lobster has a long way to go to get to texas
2015-08-18 06:46:57 PM lindac I am, proud Texan
2015-08-18 06:47:02 PM primus3 Im'm from TX too
2015-08-18 06:47:05 PM sherrij tombstones is funny
2015-08-18 06:47:11 PM christiking WHAT PART OF TEXAS
2015-08-18 06:47:16 PM janiceb Austin
2015-08-18 06:47:17 PM chrissyw TX too
2015-08-18 06:47:18 PM naomid TX here too
2015-08-18 06:47:18 PM lindac Laredo, Texas
2015-08-18 06:47:20 PM cristinadodson thats funny i dont thing the ad would allow it
2015-08-18 06:47:20 PM primus3 North Houston......Spring
2015-08-18 06:47:23 PM kathyhughes the state asked why and I told them to ask the residents
2015-08-18 06:47:31 PM de but i can get crawfish were notherners cant
2015-08-18 06:47:32 PM noreens We have a german band that comes in, serve non and acoholic beer . and on that day we have saurkroat and bratwurst for the main noon meal
2015-08-18 06:47:35 PM christiking I live about 30 mins from GALVESTON
2015-08-18 06:47:36 PM oliviad Midland
2015-08-18 06:47:43 PM jennide221 state was in today unfortunately...responding to a complaint... hate those days :-p
2015-08-18 06:47:44 PM cristinadodson michigan
2015-08-18 06:47:44 PM melissagp Granbury southwest of Fort Worth
2015-08-18 06:47:49 PM mkucka1 http://www.brenbarn.net/werewolf/rules.html
2015-08-18 06:48:04 PM primus3 what's that mkucka?
2015-08-18 06:48:08 PM kathyhughes of course at the same time we had a resident sitting in the lobby with a sign around his neck that said "I need food"
2015-08-18 06:48:14 PM vdarmstrong1 enter the chat room
2015-08-18 06:48:18 PM mkucka1 the rules to play werewolf
2015-08-18 06:48:19 PM ryanklemmer Lol
2015-08-18 06:48:19 PM lindac What?????????????
2015-08-18 06:48:22 PM oliviad lol
2015-08-18 06:48:24 PM ashley17 there are a lot of you from texas
2015-08-18 06:48:25 PM ambercovey lol
2015-08-18 06:48:26 PM noreens left the chat room
2015-08-18 06:48:26 PM noreens enter the chat room
2015-08-18 06:48:27 PM naomid heheheheee
2015-08-18 06:48:29 PM de lol
2015-08-18 06:48:33 PM bradc oh my gosh
2015-08-18 06:48:38 PM janiceb lol
2015-08-18 06:48:41 PM janfred73 I'm from Michigan
2015-08-18 06:48:42 PM kathyhughes and a resident who would ask all the women to get a quarter out of his pocket
2015-08-18 06:48:43 PM christiking We had a crawfish boil and a week later we started smelling some horrible smell in one of the hall and come to find out one of the residents kept a crawfish in her walker lol
2015-08-18 06:48:47 PM kmatthews311 me
2015-08-18 06:48:53 PM kathyhughes so they were.....unique
2015-08-18 06:49:01 PM jennide221 we once had a resident complain about their cold breakfast....to the state people... :-/
2015-08-18 06:49:03 PM lindac @ Kathy Why a quarter
2015-08-18 06:49:06 PM noreens Kathy where is your place ?
2015-08-18 06:49:06 PM mkucka1 janfred were in michigan
2015-08-18 06:49:08 PM primus3 wow kathy
2015-08-18 06:49:09 PM de yuk christy
2015-08-18 06:49:18 PM janfred73 Where in Michigan?
2015-08-18 06:49:20 PM ashley17 wow kathy
2015-08-18 06:49:21 PM chrissyw Christi! SOOO FUNNY
2015-08-18 06:49:21 PM melissagp lol...I got asked to dance on the table once.
2015-08-18 06:49:29 PM janiceb We can get crawfish! Hmmm, I just might have to take a trip to Louisiana!
2015-08-18 06:49:38 PM cristinadodson mkucka1 where at in michigan
2015-08-18 06:49:39 PM kathyhughes don't kow Linda...I believe he just wanted the women to put their hands in his pants
2015-08-18 06:49:39 PM mkucka1 yes im from michigan as well
2015-08-18 06:49:44 PM lindac OMG
2015-08-18 06:49:46 PM jennide221 the residents once asked to play "strip Pokeno"....
2015-08-18 06:49:51 PM naomid WOW
2015-08-18 06:49:52 PM tracyg Kathy,the residents think of everything. so witty. that's my favorite part of my job.
2015-08-18 06:49:53 PM mkucka1 romulus
2015-08-18 06:49:57 PM janfred73 I work in Redford Michigan
2015-08-18 06:49:57 PM primus3 dirty ol man lol
2015-08-18 06:50:06 PM kathyhughes I worked for 30 years in downtown Syracuse
2015-08-18 06:50:11 PM melissagp lol...I know right.
2015-08-18 06:50:14 PM cristinadodson mkucka1 i am in saginaw
2015-08-18 06:50:15 PM lindac Something new everyday! lol that's why I love this job
2015-08-18 06:50:15 PM noreens left the chat room
2015-08-18 06:50:15 PM noreens enter the chat room
2015-08-18 06:50:18 PM mkucka1 presprtarian village ?
2015-08-18 06:50:25 PM bradc the residents can be so funny . Nana flo spank me on the ass and gave me a wink today
2015-08-18 06:50:31 PM bradc it was pretty funy
2015-08-18 06:50:36 PM kathyhughes and the state would tell us we had the most unique residents in the state
2015-08-18 06:50:37 PM christiking lol
2015-08-18 06:50:40 PM janfred73 mkuka, real romuls? I live in Brownstown with a Romulus Zip
2015-08-18 06:50:40 PM sherrij lol
2015-08-18 06:50:43 PM cristinadodson Hoyt nursing and rehab centre
2015-08-18 06:50:49 PM mkucka1 lol
2015-08-18 06:51:06 PM mkucka1 yes real romuls
2015-08-18 06:51:06 PM kathyhughes So they did make their own tombstones
2015-08-18 06:51:11 PM mkucka1 romulus
2015-08-18 06:51:14 PM kathyhughes and tried to scare the kids
2015-08-18 06:51:26 PM de lol just had one of my resideents walk in my office and ask me if she over slept....lol no i am here realy late
2015-08-18 06:51:27 PM noreens My facility has 123 beds of which only 5 right now are male
2015-08-18 06:51:28 PM kathyhughes so needless to say we had to warn all the parents
2015-08-18 06:51:33 PM lindac THey are bad!
2015-08-18 06:51:39 PM janiceb hahaha
2015-08-18 06:51:40 PM ashley17 thats awesome kathy
2015-08-18 06:51:43 PM janfred73 I used to work with brain and spinal cord injuries in Romulus
2015-08-18 06:51:46 PM langdona HAHAHHA Kathy!!
2015-08-18 06:51:53 PM jennide221 haha
2015-08-18 06:51:54 PM mkucka1 cool
2015-08-18 06:51:57 PM cristinadodson i am going to ask about tombstones tomarrow they will think i lost it
2015-08-18 06:52:03 PM janfred73 Tombstones might be fun
2015-08-18 06:52:09 PM ambercovey same here cristinadodson
2015-08-18 06:52:12 PM melissagp Morbid
2015-08-18 06:52:12 PM lindac You do have the strangest Residents, Kathy
2015-08-18 06:52:13 PM janiceb Definately tombstones!
2015-08-18 06:52:24 PM kathyhughes Well Christina be prepared if they say yes
2015-08-18 06:52:36 PM cristinadodson they would make good door decorations too
2015-08-18 06:52:44 PM naomid I have one lady that dresses up as Elvira every year
2015-08-18 06:52:46 PM janfred73 What did you use to make the tombstones?
2015-08-18 06:52:48 PM kathyhughes I know but they also asked to go to cemetaries for Memorial Day
2015-08-18 06:52:52 PM melissagp lol oh my
2015-08-18 06:52:58 PM lindac OMG TWICE!!!!
2015-08-18 06:52:58 PM kathyhughes Cardboard from boxes
2015-08-18 06:52:58 PM sherrij How do people know that someone actually died in your facilities?
2015-08-18 06:53:01 PM tracyg the families at our facility would be mortified
2015-08-18 06:53:03 PM ashley17 im going to bring that up to the resdients about the tombstones
2015-08-18 06:53:06 PM kathyhughes and lots of paint
2015-08-18 06:53:10 PM kathyhughes and stencils
2015-08-18 06:53:17 PM tracyg the residents would love it
2015-08-18 06:53:17 PM jennide221 i did a building wide moment of silence on memorial day at the residents request
2015-08-18 06:53:23 PM cristinadodson i can see that they usually are very patriotic and most people decorate graves at that time
2015-08-18 06:53:25 PM kathyhughes The daily census
2015-08-18 06:53:34 PM kathyhughes and the Morning Meeting
2015-08-18 06:53:50 PM vdarmstrong1 left the chat room
2015-08-18 06:53:52 PM kathyhughes as we would have to set up the memorial guest book
2015-08-18 06:53:52 PM acollis03 left the chat room
2015-08-18 06:53:52 PM bradc what about the weekends kathy
2015-08-18 06:54:05 PM kathyhughes we had staff 7 days a week
2015-08-18 06:54:08 PM janfred73 I keep getting told not to get attatched to the residents. But how can you not?
2015-08-18 06:54:10 PM sherrij I had a CNA say that she hadn't worked a few days and missed that someone died. She wanted me to put it in a public place?
2015-08-18 06:54:13 PM acollis03 enter the chat room
2015-08-18 06:54:15 PM kathyhughes so the activities staff would know

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