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2015-10-21 07:16:25 PM nancyzmc enter the chat room
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2015-10-22 10:49:31 AM samanthay enter the chat room
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2015-10-22 10:55:19 AM karon enter the chat room
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2015-10-22 05:29:23 PM pam74 enter the chat room
2015-10-22 05:30:40 PM kathyhughes enter the chat room
2015-10-22 05:31:07 PM kathyhughes Hello Pam
2015-10-22 05:31:19 PM kathyhughes left the chat room
2015-10-22 05:31:21 PM kathyhughes enter the chat room
2015-10-22 05:34:34 PM tinab enter the chat room
2015-10-22 05:34:51 PM kathyhughes Hello Christine
2015-10-22 05:34:57 PM kathyhughes Christina
2015-10-22 05:35:00 PM kathyhughes sorry
2015-10-22 05:35:35 PM tinab Hello...it's okay Kathy i've been called worse!
2015-10-22 05:35:41 PM kathyhughes How are you doing?
2015-10-22 05:35:47 PM kathyhughes Thanks
2015-10-22 05:35:54 PM tinab Tired but excited
2015-10-22 05:36:13 PM kathyhughes Thats good! About what?
2015-10-22 05:36:20 PM tinab My new hire completed orientation today and was released to me for training
2015-10-22 05:36:33 PM kathyhughes great
2015-10-22 05:36:45 PM kathyhughes now time to orient to the dept!
2015-10-22 05:36:48 PM tinab I hired a young gentleman straight out of college
2015-10-22 05:36:57 PM tinab Exactly
2015-10-22 05:37:03 PM kathyhughes And he is enthusiastic?
2015-10-22 05:37:10 PM tinab Very..
2015-10-22 05:37:19 PM kathyhughes Will he be taking the course in the future?
2015-10-22 05:37:31 PM tinab He actually aspires to be a nursing home administrator
2015-10-22 05:37:40 PM pam74 left the chat room
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2015-10-22 05:37:46 PM kathyhughes OH! Well train him well
2015-10-22 05:37:52 PM tinab but activities is the best place to get his foot in the door!
2015-10-22 05:37:59 PM kathyhughes absolutely
2015-10-22 05:38:06 PM tinab I will make sure he does!
2015-10-22 05:38:25 PM pam74 Hello kathy
2015-10-22 05:38:33 PM kathyhughes and make sure he understands that its all about the residents
2015-10-22 05:38:37 PM tinab my HR complimented me on my choice because he is so polite
2015-10-22 05:38:43 PM kathyhughes Hello Pam
2015-10-22 05:38:48 PM tinab exactly
2015-10-22 05:38:51 PM kathyhughes How are you doing?
2015-10-22 05:38:57 PM tinab Hi Pam
2015-10-22 05:39:13 PM kathyhughes thats great Christina
2015-10-22 05:39:34 PM pam74 hi tinab
2015-10-22 05:39:54 PM sandyd enter the chat room
2015-10-22 05:40:00 PM kathyhughes He is just in time for the holidays!
2015-10-22 05:40:05 PM kathyhughes Hello Sandy
2015-10-22 05:40:14 PM sandyd Hello There!
2015-10-22 05:40:18 PM tinab Yes he is... or crazy time !
2015-10-22 05:40:32 PM kathyhughes How are you doing?
2015-10-22 05:41:17 PM tinab this will be my first year in charge of the holidays...
2015-10-22 05:41:29 PM kathyhughes Remember to keep it simple
2015-10-22 05:41:49 PM sandyd A friend of mine found her Dad today that has been dead for weeks, a bummer day!
2015-10-22 05:41:58 PM kathyhughes Ask the residents what they want for the holidays
2015-10-22 05:42:10 PM kathyhughes So sorry Sandy
2015-10-22 05:42:27 PM tinab Two buildings...one with 3 gift sponsors and the other with 5 counties and 2 churches sponsoring gifts...no problem!
2015-10-22 05:42:37 PM sandyd Yes me too!
2015-10-22 05:43:01 PM tinab Sorry to hear that Sandy.
2015-10-22 05:43:04 PM kathyhughes thats good
2015-10-22 05:43:21 PM sandyd Thank you
2015-10-22 05:43:27 PM tinab We just lost one of our long time employees ladt week
2015-10-22 05:43:36 PM janiceb enter the chat room
2015-10-22 05:43:49 PM kathyhughes Hello Janice
2015-10-22 05:43:59 PM tinab I was giving out hugs on my way out of the building
2015-10-22 05:44:05 PM hopi1974 enter the chat room
2015-10-22 05:44:16 PM janiceb Hi! I''m trying to figure out where to have my chat with a fellow student
2015-10-22 05:44:37 PM kathyhughes Hello Esperanza
2015-10-22 05:44:51 PM kathyhughes I would use the MEPAP1 chat room Janice for your chat
2015-10-22 05:44:59 PM hopi1974 Hello,How are you and everyone?
2015-10-22 05:45:00 PM kathyhughes we are here for the MEPAP2 chat
2015-10-22 05:45:09 PM kathyhughes Doing great!
2015-10-22 05:45:14 PM hopi1974 Great
2015-10-22 05:45:16 PM tinab Hi Hopi1
2015-10-22 05:45:24 PM janiceb ok thanks! I'll let her know
2015-10-22 05:45:26 PM hopi1974 So we had state come... long week...
2015-10-22 05:45:34 PM hopi1974 hi Tina
2015-10-22 05:45:39 PM kathyhughes Are you all ready for the holidays
2015-10-22 05:45:51 PM kathyhughes well now its over!
2015-10-22 05:46:06 PM kathyhughes and you don't have to worry about that for now
2015-10-22 05:46:10 PM hopi1974 I am just got a entertainer today
2015-10-22 05:46:19 PM kathyhughes thats good
2015-10-22 05:46:31 PM hopi1974 I know they were all over the food this year.
2015-10-22 05:46:41 PM tinab We have a campus wide meeting to get it all figured out tomorrow
2015-10-22 05:46:43 PM hopi1974 we got 3 small sites on food
2015-10-22 05:47:17 PM tinab that is no fun
2015-10-22 05:47:27 PM kathyhughes What is the hardest part of the holidays for activities?
2015-10-22 05:47:52 PM tinab prioritizing everything that needs to get done..
2015-10-22 05:47:57 PM hopi1974 I would say getting gifts fo all the residents
2015-10-22 05:48:04 PM pam74 kathy,how do you help a resident who wife die wednesday of last week e is having a hard time with it
2015-10-22 05:48:13 PM tinab coordinating all the parties
2015-10-22 05:48:43 PM pam74 Ty you area hospice
2015-10-22 05:48:52 PM tinab You may be able to get a greif counselor from a local hospice
2015-10-22 05:49:12 PM pam74 thanks i will try that
2015-10-22 05:49:29 PM kathyhughes Pam....I would have Social Services make sure that the resident gets support and he will be going through the grieving process for awhile
2015-10-22 05:49:38 PM kathyhughes and everyone needs time
2015-10-22 05:49:50 PM kathyhughes Is the family there?
2015-10-22 05:49:51 PM tinab indeed.
2015-10-22 05:50:08 PM kathyhughes Is he going to the wake?
2015-10-22 05:50:20 PM pam74 he won't let me take down the grieving wreath on his door
2015-10-22 05:50:32 PM kathyhughes Its only been a week
2015-10-22 05:50:35 PM tinab leave it up...
2015-10-22 05:50:51 PM pam74 I took him Sunday to the funeral
2015-10-22 05:50:59 PM kathyhughes in most cultures it might stay up for a month or so
2015-10-22 05:51:02 PM sandyd I agree leave it up for a while
2015-10-22 05:51:04 PM luispaschoa enter the chat room
2015-10-22 05:51:05 PM tinab you can offer to hold a service at the facility to honor his wife's life
2015-10-22 05:51:10 PM kathyhughes Hello Luis
2015-10-22 05:51:22 PM tinab That way he gets support from his peers
2015-10-22 05:51:35 PM pam74 Thats a good idea tinab
2015-10-22 05:52:04 PM luispaschoa Hello Kathy! It was difficult to get on line. I message came up and did not alowed me
2015-10-22 05:52:12 PM tinab We have them when we lose a resident, but eveyone needs support
2015-10-22 05:52:19 PM kathyhughes I will let the office know in the morning
2015-10-22 05:52:34 PM luispaschoa Thank you very much!
2015-10-22 05:52:42 PM pam74 thats what came up on my screen too
2015-10-22 05:52:52 PM tinab I got that message too and forced my way in!
2015-10-22 05:53:00 PM kathyhughes So did I
2015-10-22 05:53:04 PM tinab Site security expired
2015-10-22 05:53:05 PM luispaschoa Yep
2015-10-22 05:53:14 PM luispaschoa Thanks again
2015-10-22 05:53:15 PM pam74 Yep
2015-10-22 05:53:28 PM kathyhughes So I will let them know considering I was on the site for 4 hours today!
2015-10-22 05:53:56 PM tinab You know how we like our security!
2015-10-22 05:53:57 PM sandyd Yes I got that message too!
2015-10-22 05:54:00 PM kathyhughes Anyway......my question about the holidays
2015-10-22 05:54:11 PM carolk9 enter the chat room
2015-10-22 05:54:23 PM luispaschoa What is it please
2015-10-22 05:54:26 PM kathyhughes I wonder why we need to provide gifts for all of the residents
2015-10-22 05:55:01 PM luispaschoa It is tricky to provide it so
2015-10-22 05:55:02 PM carolk9 Because there is some residents that don't have any family but us. We are their family.
2015-10-22 05:55:16 PM hopi1974 well I asked the same thing however its something theyve alwasy done and wanted to try to keep it going but we dont have the money...
2015-10-22 05:55:20 PM kathyhughes What is the hardest part of the holidays for activities?
2015-10-22 05:55:24 PM pam74 we are having our Family council thanksgiving dinner Nov 12
2015-10-22 05:55:28 PM tinab I am sure it is to not show preferences
2015-10-22 05:55:38 PM luispaschoa To keep up grieving
2015-10-22 05:55:52 PM kathyhughes I never worried about the residents with families
2015-10-22 05:55:57 PM tinab Getting enough help to keep it all together!
2015-10-22 05:55:57 PM hopi1974 I thought we could do Residsident without family but than u hurt feelings
2015-10-22 05:56:08 PM kathyhughes I always took care of the residents without families
2015-10-22 05:56:32 PM luispaschoa It is the most wonderful time but most of them grieve
2015-10-22 05:56:35 PM hopi1974 I put are names in a program called Santa for seniors..
2015-10-22 05:56:37 PM kathyhughes and we would get a list of what those residents wanted and send it to the area churches
2015-10-22 05:56:50 PM carolk9 We are a small facility like right now we still only have 22 people. We provide for all of them
2015-10-22 05:56:55 PM luispaschoa good point
2015-10-22 05:56:56 PM kathyhughes and we always had a ton of gifts
2015-10-22 05:56:59 PM tinab We have groups that sponsors our folks, churches, rotary, Knights of Columbus
2015-10-22 05:57:02 PM hopi1974 or you could do a Angel Tree
2015-10-22 05:57:14 PM pam74 gettting everything scheduling for the resident
2015-10-22 05:57:15 PM carolk9 An Angel tree sounds good.
2015-10-22 05:57:18 PM luispaschoa Donations?
2015-10-22 05:57:25 PM kathyhughes yes
2015-10-22 05:57:30 PM tinab I have never seen so many gifts in my life!
2015-10-22 05:57:38 PM pam74 we do a angels tree every year
2015-10-22 05:57:46 PM katieok11 enter the chat room
2015-10-22 05:57:46 PM luispaschoa I always get support out of donations
2015-10-22 05:57:46 PM hopi1974 The Santa for Seniors hit places near your company
2015-10-22 05:57:51 PM carolk9 I'm already getting ideas from you all.
2015-10-22 05:57:59 PM sandyd The Churches did come thru for our facility last Christmas!
2015-10-22 05:58:05 PM luispaschoa Good Hopi
2015-10-22 05:58:15 PM kathyhughes And we also contacted local schools as the teachers would donate some of all the gifts they got from their students
2015-10-22 05:58:17 PM hopi1974 but we have 40 skilled residents and I dont feel we should buy for them
2015-10-22 05:58:30 PM kathyhughes so by Christmas eve we had enough for everyone
2015-10-22 05:58:32 PM luispaschoa Kids to sing
2015-10-22 05:58:47 PM luispaschoa It is a gift
2015-10-22 05:58:51 PM hopi1974 Yeah we have Churches that make blankets..
2015-10-22 05:58:56 PM kathyhughes you should only get for the folks without families
2015-10-22 05:59:02 PM barbb enter the chat room
2015-10-22 05:59:05 PM luispaschoa Yes
2015-10-22 05:59:07 PM tinab We have a family with 8 or 9 kids that come in a sing for us
2015-10-22 05:59:14 PM kathyhughes Hello Barb
2015-10-22 05:59:27 PM luispaschoa Some families help a majority sometimes
2015-10-22 05:59:28 PM katieok11 Hello. everyone, what are we talking about?
2015-10-22 05:59:34 PM kathyhughes My residents wanted the carolers limited to once a week
2015-10-22 05:59:34 PM luispaschoa Mary Kay
2015-10-22 05:59:47 PM tinab Hi Katy...Christmas
2015-10-22 06:00:00 PM barbb good evening :-)
2015-10-22 06:00:01 PM kathyhughes so we had to come up with alternative activities for groups that wanted to come in
2015-10-22 06:00:12 PM katieok11 thanks tina
2015-10-22 06:00:22 PM tinab no problem
2015-10-22 06:00:27 PM luispaschoa Example Mary Kay
2015-10-22 06:00:33 PM luispaschoa Mustard Seeds
2015-10-22 06:00:35 PM kathyhughes Hello Barb and Katherine
2015-10-22 06:00:42 PM hopi1974 Kathy do you have any Activities or Ideas for Skilled we are getting more and more and the company is changing and we will have less long term and more Short Term and I cant get them to do nothing but my boss wants us to beef it up
2015-10-22 06:00:46 PM tinab I thought you were saying hi to someone luis!
2015-10-22 06:01:14 PM barbb hi
2015-10-22 06:01:15 PM luispaschoa Hi
2015-10-22 06:01:25 PM luispaschoa Someone
2015-10-22 06:01:27 PM kathyhughes So you want activities for Short term residents?
2015-10-22 06:01:45 PM meganisabel enter the chat room
2015-10-22 06:01:59 PM meganisabel Hi everyone
2015-10-22 06:01:59 PM hopi1974 yeah any younger ones we have knees and hips and younger like 50'
2015-10-22 06:02:03 PM kathyhughes Hello Megan
2015-10-22 06:02:12 PM sandyd Yes
2015-10-22 06:02:22 PM hopi1974 I have tried carts and books on wheels and nails
2015-10-22 06:02:28 PM kathyhughes Well.....how about a daily happy hour?
2015-10-22 06:02:35 PM kathyhughes Just for them
2015-10-22 06:02:37 PM meganisabel what are we talking about?
2015-10-22 06:02:43 PM kathyhughes or a dessert cart
2015-10-22 06:02:59 PM kathyhughes Short Term Resident activities
2015-10-22 06:03:00 PM hopi1974 hummmm that may work I need to check with the meds... cuz they are on pain meds
2015-10-22 06:03:02 PM luispaschoa Or activity carty
2015-10-22 06:03:19 PM kathyhughes It does not have to be alcohol
2015-10-22 06:03:23 PM hopi1974 I done carts with activities
2015-10-22 06:03:32 PM meganisabel O i need some ideas for that also. We recently changed one of our units into a rehab unit.
2015-10-22 06:03:34 PM katieok11 oh i need those! we dsont have an activity leader on our s/t floor and its younger clientele so ppl have been so bored
2015-10-22 06:03:35 PM kathyhughes it can be a variety of mocktails
2015-10-22 06:03:43 PM hopi1974 yeah I did a hot coco and coffee and that went good..
2015-10-22 06:03:54 PM hopi1974 mocktails I like that
2015-10-22 06:03:55 PM kathyhughes That way they have a chance to socialize
2015-10-22 06:03:55 PM katieok11 thats a good idea!
2015-10-22 06:04:02 PM hopi1974 thats true
2015-10-22 06:04:02 PM katieok11 where?
2015-10-22 06:04:05 PM pam74 left the chat room
2015-10-22 06:04:06 PM pam74 enter the chat room
2015-10-22 06:04:09 PM luispaschoa Fresh air
2015-10-22 06:04:13 PM luispaschoa Magazines
2015-10-22 06:04:14 PM kathyhughes and they can discuss current events and other topics
2015-10-22 06:04:32 PM carolk9 I found an easy recipe today for pumpkin ice cream. The residen'ts could help make it and then enjoy eating it.
2015-10-22 06:04:48 PM kathyhughes you can also include a bingo game or use the Internet and teach them places to go on the internet
2015-10-22 06:04:49 PM hopi1974 Yeah I have a book magazine cart but everyone has a ipod or lab top or cell phones..
2015-10-22 06:04:54 PM kathyhughes right
2015-10-22 06:04:57 PM hopi1974 books and music all on them
2015-10-22 06:05:07 PM katieok11 i like these ideas because so many of my residents are younger and don't want to do bingo
2015-10-22 06:05:12 PM tinab pass out word puzzle and see who finishes first...
2015-10-22 06:05:17 PM luispaschoa Get a good story of short term and make him important as to "Declare a Fame"
2015-10-22 06:05:41 PM kathyhughes Give them trivia worksheets on upcoming movies on TV
2015-10-22 06:05:45 PM luispaschoa Him or Her
2015-10-22 06:05:51 PM katieok11 but tina many of my residents have had a stroke and are unable to use one sidee
2015-10-22 06:06:01 PM kathyhughes or during the social hour you can have guest speakers
2015-10-22 06:06:21 PM barbb my facility is behavioral health so the majority of my residents are "younger". We have a lot of smokers so for many that's their socialization. Our calendar is full with lots of opportunities for different choices to appeal to all.
2015-10-22 06:06:26 PM carolk9 I just have to let everyone know that the state surveyors just left our building today after 4 days. Activity Department had no tags. Yeah I am so happy.:D
2015-10-22 06:06:32 PM hopi1974 oh okay never thought about that get a doctor on hips or knees...lol
2015-10-22 06:06:34 PM tammyr enter the chat room
2015-10-22 06:06:39 PM kathyhughes thats great
2015-10-22 06:06:45 PM kathyhughes Hello Tammy
2015-10-22 06:06:46 PM katieok11 congrats carol!
2015-10-22 06:06:49 PM barbb congrats Carol!!! whew!
2015-10-22 06:06:49 PM tammyr hi everyone
2015-10-22 06:06:49 PM pam74 iI sometime have short term rehab put together a puzzle so they can take it home with them
2015-10-22 06:06:54 PM carolk9 Thanks everyone.
2015-10-22 06:07:00 PM sandyd Hello
2015-10-22 06:07:16 PM pam74 hello sandyd
2015-10-22 06:07:16 PM kathyhughes Also check out POGO.com
2015-10-22 06:07:18 PM tammyr Hi Kathy :)and everyone :)
2015-10-22 06:07:31 PM pam74 hi
2015-10-22 06:07:37 PM kathyhughes they can have their own competition on it using any of their games
2015-10-22 06:07:44 PM carolk9 The ideas you all are sharing are great.
2015-10-22 06:07:45 PM kathyhughes or play with each other
2015-10-22 06:07:45 PM barbb what about sports watching parties for the st? basketballs starting & footballs always popular with ours
2015-10-22 06:07:53 PM luispaschoa Great link
2015-10-22 06:08:16 PM katieok11 world series party
2015-10-22 06:08:35 PM hopi1974 thanks
2015-10-22 06:08:43 PM kathyhughes you are welcome
2015-10-22 06:08:45 PM hopi1974 lots of great idea's
2015-10-22 06:08:55 PM kathyhughes there are lots of things on the Internet for them to do
2015-10-22 06:09:02 PM tammyr So i have a problem hope someone can help me
2015-10-22 06:09:10 PM katieok11 i have a problem. we don't have wifi available which i think is terrible
2015-10-22 06:09:27 PM luispaschoa www.conductorcise.com
2015-10-22 06:09:40 PM katieok11 i've tried to talk to other dept heads but they doon't like the idea
2015-10-22 06:10:01 PM kathyhughes well Katherine, I would look into getting a hotspot for the residents from Verizon
2015-10-22 06:10:03 PM barbb no wifi??
2015-10-22 06:10:06 PM kathyhughes and they can use that
2015-10-22 06:10:11 PM katieok11 and so many s/t residents are not able to use their ipods
2015-10-22 06:10:22 PM meganisabel I want to get netflix for our rehab residents but they shot that idea right down
2015-10-22 06:10:22 PM katieok11 what is that exactly?
2015-10-22 06:10:39 PM kathyhughes It is a portable WIFI
2015-10-22 06:10:42 PM katieok11 bc our head of IT and administratores don't want wifi
2015-10-22 06:10:52 PM kathyhughes I have one that I use for myself
2015-10-22 06:10:54 PM katieok11 they are old nuns and they need to be current
2015-10-22 06:11:03 PM tinab one of my building was built in 197 and we have spotty wifi
2015-10-22 06:11:14 PM sfontenot enter the chat room
2015-10-22 06:11:18 PM hopi1974 WIFI IS A SELLING POINT FOR YOUR PLACE AS A WHOLE
2015-10-22 06:11:19 PM kathyhughes and I know why they don't want the residents on their server
2015-10-22 06:11:26 PM sfontenot hi all
2015-10-22 06:11:34 PM kathyhughes so look into getting a seperate one for the residents only
2015-10-22 06:11:38 PM luispaschoa Why?
2015-10-22 06:11:40 PM tinab 1927
2015-10-22 06:11:43 PM kathyhughes Hello Sarah
2015-10-22 06:11:49 PM katieok11 well of course, thats what i meant
2015-10-22 06:11:55 PM katieok11 i asked for a separate one and no
2015-10-22 06:12:03 PM hopi1974 WE HAVE A GUEST WIFI AND THAN WORKERS ONLY
2015-10-22 06:12:12 PM kathyhughes because the residents would download malware and other sites that could ruin the facility server
2015-10-22 06:12:27 PM tinab exactly
2015-10-22 06:12:29 PM meganisabel couldnt they put blocks on that?
2015-10-22 06:12:30 PM kathyhughes I had to get a seperate one for residents only
2015-10-22 06:12:33 PM kathyhughes no
2015-10-22 06:12:41 PM katieok11 but they don't want to have a guest wifi and its so frustrating bc I'm on the rehab units
2015-10-22 06:12:44 PM tammyr I had 4 couples volunteers call from a church and would like to volunteer the thing is a dont need moe bible classes any seggestions
2015-10-22 06:12:46 PM kathyhughes that would frustrate the residents
2015-10-22 06:13:10 PM katieok11 i'm getting frustrated bc they brought me in as asst. direcor of activities in May for new ideas and no one likes my ideas or change
2015-10-22 06:13:23 PM tinab Ask if they would do arts and crafts
2015-10-22 06:13:24 PM hopi1974 WE HAVE THIS DISCLAMER THATS SAYS THEY CANT GO TO SOME SITES AND SOME OTHER STUFF AND WE BLOCK A LOT OF PLACES
2015-10-22 06:13:42 PM kathyhughes well ask for the hotspot
2015-10-22 06:13:44 PM luispaschoa Hackers all over
2015-10-22 06:13:59 PM katieok11 okay ty! It's worth a try
2015-10-22 06:14:07 PM katieok11 how are the pricing on those things?
2015-10-22 06:14:09 PM luispaschoa Burdens of virtual world
2015-10-22 06:14:17 PM kathyhughes Tammy I would get together with them and see if they would do some other activities with residents
2015-10-22 06:14:24 PM barbb will the church volunteers do nails or play cards? maybe read to someone?
2015-10-22 06:14:31 PM luispaschoa Face to face
2015-10-22 06:14:40 PM kathyhughes I would ask the local Verizon people maybe they would donate it
2015-10-22 06:14:49 PM kathyhughes if you convinced them
2015-10-22 06:15:03 PM tinab We have a church group that does bingo 2 saturdays a month
2015-10-22 06:15:23 PM sylvia14 enter the chat room
2015-10-22 06:15:30 PM kathyhughes Tammy I would see what the residents might be interested in from the volunteers
2015-10-22 06:15:36 PM kathyhughes Hello Sylvia
2015-10-22 06:15:40 PM sylvia14 hello Sylvia here
2015-10-22 06:15:50 PM sylvia14 Hi Kathy :)
2015-10-22 06:15:56 PM luispaschoa Volunteers are great!
2015-10-22 06:16:04 PM katieok11 That's a great idea! I went to our local garden store in May and asked for donations and they donated 4 extra flats for us in addition to what we bought
2015-10-22 06:16:09 PM sylvia14 Happy Friday Eve everyone!!!
2015-10-22 06:16:22 PM kathyhughes Sometimes we forget that the residents might have great ideas
2015-10-22 06:16:30 PM luispaschoa True
2015-10-22 06:16:43 PM kathyhughes and you could offer to advertise it for the Verizon people in the rehab
2015-10-22 06:16:45 PM tinab so true Kathy
2015-10-22 06:16:55 PM carolk9 We have some volunteer's that have been coming to our facility for longer than I've been there (my eight years) they are wonderful.
2015-10-22 06:17:05 PM katieok11 advertise what? the store?
2015-10-22 06:17:18 PM kathyhughes yep if they donate a hotspot
2015-10-22 06:17:21 PM barbb I buy any games I find at garage sales/thrift stores & they've turned out to be some of their favorites...usually it's a dice, card or board game we've modified to be a large group game with lots of participation & laughs
2015-10-22 06:17:22 PM sylvia14 yea what arewe advertising?
2015-10-22 06:17:54 PM katieok11 great, thank you so much!
2015-10-22 06:18:16 PM tammyr Kathy my residents can't really tell me maybe one or two i dont want to do 1:1 vistits,bible study,nor bingo
2015-10-22 06:18:20 PM tinab That is true barb
2015-10-22 06:18:59 PM luispaschoa Good stuff Barbb
2015-10-22 06:19:02 PM kathyhughes I had a florist who donated an arrangement once a month to the lobby and we would have a sign that said who donated it and we would place their business cards next to the arrangement
2015-10-22 06:19:24 PM kathyhughes Tammy then its time to ask them differently
2015-10-22 06:19:25 PM barbb aww how sweet, free flowers :-)
2015-10-22 06:19:38 PM kathyhughes I never asked them right off

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