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2016-02-16 07:22:25 PM awatts We use quarters and mini candy for all our prizes
2016-02-16 07:22:27 PM jackie26 my likes money for bingo
2016-02-16 07:22:28 PM mberroa We used coupons as prizes when the horses won. They can use them to buy goodies from our candy cart
2016-02-16 07:22:29 PM chiquita8 no just the local shopping center
2016-02-16 07:22:29 PM vstephens we use snacks & mpney for bingo prizes
2016-02-16 07:22:34 PM estriffler We play quarter bingo.
2016-02-16 07:22:36 PM vstephens money
2016-02-16 07:22:36 PM jackie26 i pay at the end of the month
2016-02-16 07:22:38 PM kathyhughes And if they ever won big,,,,well they would be private pay until the funds ran out
2016-02-16 07:22:45 PM karic We use quarters too for bingo.
2016-02-16 07:22:45 PM amandaw lol
2016-02-16 07:22:48 PM summermurphy enter the chat room
2016-02-16 07:22:51 PM chelcia My residents love plush animals, candy, word searches, and chips as bingo prizes.
2016-02-16 07:22:52 PM vstephens LO:
2016-02-16 07:22:54 PM kmdemers i called home depot they will demo but you have to be specific as to what you want and then they will do it
2016-02-16 07:22:56 PM amber88 my residents like dollar tree and family dollar better than walmar
2016-02-16 07:22:58 PM amber88 t
2016-02-16 07:23:03 PM kgates 12 and under is a fun game to play too. Have a couple of prizes. Number a white board from 1-12 . Have each of the residents names listed on the left. Have them roll the dice to see if they can get the number, each time they get a number we marki it off, the first one to get all twelve wins a prize. Its fun they get loud and root eachother on.
2016-02-16 07:23:07 PM jud4me e have Americana bucks, you get a buck when you win at a game you participate in. I put our Director on the buck
2016-02-16 07:23:09 PM amber88 sue - we do that too
2016-02-16 07:23:13 PM lolita47 I am in the process of starting a community store I made Bucks they can winn playing games, and they can purchaes things in the store
2016-02-16 07:23:17 PM jennyw My residents want their quarters from bingo. They wont stand for anything else haha
2016-02-16 07:23:18 PM estriffler Thats what I tell my resident Kathy who wants us to buy him lottery tickets.
2016-02-16 07:23:18 PM ninajacobs Whole foods does cooking demos
2016-02-16 07:23:23 PM kmykalw We give out candy, which I hate. I'm trying to find an affordable alternative.
2016-02-16 07:23:32 PM chiquita8 love the cooking demos
2016-02-16 07:23:34 PM belindaf i like th whol foods
2016-02-16 07:23:35 PM kimj we play quarter bingo too . I bump it up for holidays like yesterday .. Presidents Day $1.00
2016-02-16 07:23:37 PM vstephens we just had a meeting with our basketball team rep trying to get tickets they can afford and include the snacks as well
2016-02-16 07:23:37 PM awatts Men Like Placing bets for all sports so on Friday we place bets for the following week. Then we review what games were played
2016-02-16 07:23:43 PM summermurphy Hello sorry I'm late. Just got home from work....
2016-02-16 07:23:47 PM caitlinm Are the demos long enough to make a trip worthwhile?
2016-02-16 07:23:49 PM patty4 Going when stores are not so busy is good
2016-02-16 07:23:50 PM amber88 we had a community store but two weeks before our director left we stopped using it..im sure when our new director comes next week we will start it back up again because our resident council president runs it
2016-02-16 07:23:50 PM kmdemers i am having an auction small prizes in a brown bag they have to bid to win
2016-02-16 07:23:54 PM jud4me I have a store at the end of the month to spend their bucks
2016-02-16 07:24:03 PM kathym I learned an new game at an assisted living facility yesterday. It's called Gotcha. Cards are dealt out starting with three and going to ten. The caller willcall out cards to the residents and they have to turn all thier card over to win a game. The caller gives out .50 per win and 1.00 for the 10 card game. It is a blast.
2016-02-16 07:24:06 PM skershaw i wish we had a spot on here that we could list and explain our unique ideas we do,,, something that we could print off at the end of the course.
2016-02-16 07:24:12 PM kgates Sliced apples, oranges, and dried fruits and dry snacks like chex mix in baggies tied up with ribbon works well.
2016-02-16 07:24:13 PM jennyw I have a male resident who wants to cook so we do a meal prep/luncheon once a month. He likes to pick the recipe, he finds them on the resident computer
2016-02-16 07:24:14 PM belindaf most of the time, balance of time jsut pick a dept and have a scavenger hunf
2016-02-16 07:24:15 PM michellep007 we're having an auction next week and sinse we aren't allowed to gamble with money tickets are sold for the items to be put in a basket and the winner is pulled out. tickets go 5 tickets for a $1. Lots of great donations came in.
2016-02-16 07:24:18 PM awatts Gotcha is cool
2016-02-16 07:24:21 PM jackie26 I have a country store
2016-02-16 07:24:28 PM lolita47 That's a great idea end of the month I was thinking once a week
2016-02-16 07:24:35 PM kathyhughes We also did the March Maddness Brackets as we are huge Men's College Basketball fans here
2016-02-16 07:24:40 PM amandaw We have a store. It's open for 2 hours in the morning and afternoon. Soda is the money maker
2016-02-16 07:24:45 PM amber88 i like the idea of 12 and under..i should try that
2016-02-16 07:24:45 PM vstephens we have a traveling store run by a volunteer
2016-02-16 07:24:49 PM kathym P.S. You can only win two times for money and then you can only win for nothing.
2016-02-16 07:25:01 PM lolita47 I have a lot o ladies who like sports
2016-02-16 07:25:02 PM awatts that sounds cool Kathy
2016-02-16 07:25:05 PM brunnert Love March Madness for the residents. Sounds fun
2016-02-16 07:25:21 PM kathyhughes They watched all the games here!
2016-02-16 07:25:25 PM sue123 Whole is having a chocolate month of cooking classes and demos for Feburary.. and it is all free.
2016-02-16 07:25:36 PM kathyhughes We also made pom poms and pins
2016-02-16 07:25:37 PM belindaf good to know
2016-02-16 07:25:38 PM jennyw kathym that sounds fair but i can already hear my residents grumbling! They are so serious about their bingo!
2016-02-16 07:25:41 PM lolita47 kathym that's a great idea I have one lady who wins all the time lol
2016-02-16 07:25:46 PM chiquita8 My residents weren't interested in March Madness they like football
2016-02-16 07:25:47 PM kathym I like that idea of a traveling store run by a volunteer. It will help lighten the load of activities for a moment and the residents get to meet someone new.
2016-02-16 07:25:48 PM patty4 Gardening meeting to choose plants for the gardening planter boxes --- from a gardening catalog
2016-02-16 07:25:49 PM estriffler After the football pool we had my residents are asking for a baseball one also.
2016-02-16 07:25:50 PM amber88 my residents are too...lol
2016-02-16 07:25:56 PM jackie26 my residents do not like arts and craft
2016-02-16 07:25:57 PM awatts We dont have live tv so I record all the games and we review on Monday
2016-02-16 07:26:15 PM chiquita8 WOW no live TV
2016-02-16 07:26:20 PM sue123 We have a local church that plays money bingo at their own expense.. residents love it.
2016-02-16 07:26:23 PM awatts yup
2016-02-16 07:26:24 PM belindaf gardening catalog shopping?
2016-02-16 07:26:27 PM ninajacobs mine are not fond of crafts either
2016-02-16 07:26:29 PM summermurphy An Irish pot lock taste testing would be fun... Where staff brings the goods and residents get to vote :)
2016-02-16 07:26:29 PM vstephens we have TV's in each dining room as well as the residents room
2016-02-16 07:26:32 PM amber88 one guy today won a quarter for monday and i didnt have the money until today. he went and asked about five people about it and even tried to grab it himself at the office...for a quarter...crazy crazy
2016-02-16 07:26:34 PM patty4 right
2016-02-16 07:26:42 PM simslashon left the chat room
2016-02-16 07:26:47 PM jackie26 we have cable for all the chanels
2016-02-16 07:26:54 PM kathym lolita47 There was a lady who was winning alot too, but everybody took it in stride.
2016-02-16 07:26:55 PM kgates We have a bingo store, the residents can spend their bingo bucks when they get enough of them from playing each week. We open the store once a month. The items are donations, and dollar store items, new combs brushes, perfume, lotions, toothpaste and floss along with books and coloring and nicknacks, stuffed animals, sun glasses, hats ect. Our local churches also donate to it and families will pick up boxes of candies, even staff bring things for the store. It gives the residents a sense of purpose when they can buy things for themselves without troubeling anyone.
2016-02-16 07:27:07 PM lolita47 lol
2016-02-16 07:27:10 PM skershaw we have cable , netflix and pandora
2016-02-16 07:27:15 PM awallen enter the chat room
2016-02-16 07:27:17 PM michellep007 great idea Kgates
2016-02-16 07:27:19 PM patty4 very cool kgates
2016-02-16 07:27:22 PM vstephens we just have cable
2016-02-16 07:27:25 PM jennyw thats wonderful kgates
2016-02-16 07:27:26 PM skershaw play pandora during meals
2016-02-16 07:27:29 PM karic Some of my residents never stop watching tv.
2016-02-16 07:27:29 PM belindaf awsome kgaets
2016-02-16 07:27:32 PM awatts everything we do at my facility revolves around memory care and so we are not so concerned about members watching live tv. however we have dvd and vcr
2016-02-16 07:27:34 PM kimj thats a good idea too kgates
2016-02-16 07:27:36 PM kmykalw I use spotify for music, it works so well
2016-02-16 07:27:38 PM sue123 Brown bag auction is a great one.
2016-02-16 07:27:41 PM amandaw karic... truth
2016-02-16 07:27:42 PM amber88 your facility doesnt offer toothpaste? or is this like name brand toothpaste?
2016-02-16 07:27:47 PM jackie26 they like the littlee house on the praire
2016-02-16 07:27:48 PM estriffler Netflix is great use mine here.
2016-02-16 07:27:51 PM kmykalw And netflix for TV, I try not to put regular TV on because of the commercials
2016-02-16 07:27:53 PM kmdemers thanks
2016-02-16 07:27:56 PM chiquita8 Im very limited on the space to hold activities. The only place me have it the main dining room and it only holds 36 people when we had 80 8-).
2016-02-16 07:28:02 PM lolita47 I use pandora the residents love it
2016-02-16 07:28:06 PM kathym lolita47 We are working on getting surround sound music in our dining room for a better ambiance.
2016-02-16 07:28:15 PM karic My residents love all the nature shows on netflix
2016-02-16 07:28:26 PM kmykalw Check out Moving Art on Netflix
2016-02-16 07:28:30 PM belindaf yes animal and nature
2016-02-16 07:28:31 PM mberroa I use pandora and play the golden oldies they bop around in their seats
2016-02-16 07:28:32 PM awatts We watch Movies every friday but is by DVD
2016-02-16 07:28:37 PM ninajacobs you-tube and amazon is great too!
2016-02-16 07:28:39 PM jackie26 we have satelite for music
2016-02-16 07:28:41 PM kimj so do we
2016-02-16 07:28:44 PM amber88 we are fixing on having our dining room remodeled..and i think we are getting a tv in it too!
2016-02-16 07:28:46 PM kmykalw It has beautiful music and imagery, my residents love it and even my sensory residents are mch more relaxed when its on!
2016-02-16 07:28:48 PM jennyw has anyone heard of companion radio?
2016-02-16 07:28:49 PM estriffler thanks
2016-02-16 07:28:53 PM patty4 isn't it interesting to interview the 5 other facilities and see what their challenges were? I couldn't get folks to call me back so I just called alot....in the end I have about 10 people who called me
2016-02-16 07:28:53 PM mberroa kmykalw have them watch Little Red Wagon. its a true story and was great
2016-02-16 07:29:04 PM jennyw my boss is pushing for companion radio
2016-02-16 07:29:05 PM chelcia CNN and Animal Planet are the most popular channels among my residents.
2016-02-16 07:29:06 PM caitlinm speaking of netflix, there's a documentary called alive inside-- it's about the effect of music on people with dementia
2016-02-16 07:29:10 PM kmykalw I'll look it up! Thanks mberroa!
2016-02-16 07:29:31 PM kmykalw caitlinm that sounds really interesting, I'm adding that to my list too!
2016-02-16 07:29:32 PM patty4 that sounds cool
2016-02-16 07:29:34 PM lolita47 > kathyn we have sirius but my ED plays the worst music all the time
2016-02-16 07:29:54 PM kathyhughes I had Companion Radio it was great!
2016-02-16 07:29:55 PM karic Alive inside sounds interesting. I'll have to watch that.
2016-02-16 07:29:57 PM estriffler left the chat room
2016-02-16 07:30:01 PM 12789 i do pandora
2016-02-16 07:30:05 PM patty4 I noticed a retro candy store online --- incase any one is interested
2016-02-16 07:30:08 PM kmdemers alive inside i am going to look that up my residents love music and the history of music
2016-02-16 07:30:16 PM patty4 I like pandora
2016-02-16 07:30:17 PM tonic I do pandora also
2016-02-16 07:30:19 PM belindaf what about old time radio shows gunsmke, bob hope
2016-02-16 07:30:20 PM kmykalw I try to keep the news off right now. With everything about the elections, we've had residents get into arguments
2016-02-16 07:30:22 PM kimj we had companion radio too
2016-02-16 07:30:22 PM chiquita8 When I had our Valentine's Day Party it was crazy everyone and his brother came and we did not have enought room so we had to move them out and move them in. I was told no more food at the parties. :) any suggestions
2016-02-16 07:30:26 PM kgates That has been one of our issues too. Space is also limited here, we have the tv room and a very small activities kitchen to do our activities. We try to have more small groups but we end up with large groups because we welcome everyone. If we want really small groups we try to meet by front lobby but its too noisy. We have open dining now so it is difficult to run activities when they try to serve meals, the best time is between 1:00-3:00 pm. For large groups
2016-02-16 07:30:28 PM michellep007 I like pandora too
2016-02-16 07:30:28 PM vstephens we have a memory in music program sponsored by the state we are still waiting for the paper work to finish up
2016-02-16 07:30:29 PM jackie26 alive inside that sounds good
2016-02-16 07:30:30 PM estriffler enter the chat room
2016-02-16 07:30:42 PM tlgst16 retro candy store?
2016-02-16 07:30:49 PM kimj ?
2016-02-16 07:30:51 PM kmykalw I do Name That Tune using spotify, its one of my residents favorite activities.
2016-02-16 07:31:00 PM patty4 itsugar.com
2016-02-16 07:31:00 PM julies we use pandora and spodify
2016-02-16 07:31:01 PM kathyhughes Like a Penny Candy Store?
2016-02-16 07:31:02 PM lolita47 I also found that some of my residents love a more up beat sound like the 60's and disco
2016-02-16 07:31:04 PM vstephens they then provide tablets that can be downloaded with the residentsa favoite music
2016-02-16 07:31:08 PM jackie26 we do not have place to do activities at all in the morning, we do in the lobbie
2016-02-16 07:31:13 PM patty4 like bazooka gum and all the old candies
2016-02-16 07:31:19 PM patty4 you can buy them
2016-02-16 07:31:23 PM kathym lolita47 We have a rpogram called sentimental Reflections which are CD's that take you back in time to the days that weren't so hectic. they cover everything from the Carnegie Library to images of Dicken's Time. the reflections are endless. One was when some folks buried a 1957 Chevy after it was made and dug it up decades later. It was not in the same shape but it was fun for the town.
2016-02-16 07:31:24 PM amber88 oo that candy store might be fun to order stuff from
2016-02-16 07:31:26 PM karic We did Name that tune for National Assisted Living week one year
2016-02-16 07:31:47 PM brunnert Name that tune for Valentine's Day. That was fun.
2016-02-16 07:31:54 PM patty4 I like name that tune - I need to do that again. It's challenging to put together I think
2016-02-16 07:31:54 PM brunnert A lot of love songs
2016-02-16 07:31:56 PM belindaf we have the sentimental reflectiosn stuff too gteat!
2016-02-16 07:32:02 PM awatts we have music but it is all by cd. my members like to do "I HEAR MEMORIES"
2016-02-16 07:32:04 PM jackie26 my dont like name that tune
2016-02-16 07:32:15 PM lolita47 I like I hear memories
2016-02-16 07:32:16 PM chiquita8 yep the small groups never work because once someone hears about the activitiy they come out of the wood work
2016-02-16 07:32:16 PM michellep007 groovy candies is another site for old fashion candy
2016-02-16 07:32:19 PM kmykalw I have a ready made playlist ready to go, and I know a lot of my residents favorite songs, so I make sure to play those.
2016-02-16 07:32:34 PM kmykalw When its songs they recognize, they'll sing along. Its a lot of fun!
2016-02-16 07:32:45 PM sue123 i am lucky we have a large dining and then a community room, most of our activites are held in the community centers. Live music is in the main dining room for the whole building to enjoy.
2016-02-16 07:32:50 PM brunnert We are working on getting our music and memory certification. I'm excited..and nervous.
2016-02-16 07:32:53 PM vstephens that sounds great
2016-02-16 07:32:54 PM patty4 Do you make your own flashdrive set of music or a cd or how do you put it together?
2016-02-16 07:32:58 PM jackie26 my sing along too
2016-02-16 07:33:04 PM awatts we do a sing a long everyday with oldies but goodies
2016-02-16 07:33:09 PM lolita47 > kmykalw me to they seem to stay around longer when they have music
2016-02-16 07:33:12 PM chelcia Name That Tune I will have to try that when we make our Green Shakes on the 17th.
2016-02-16 07:33:15 PM kmykalw I use spotify, which is an app. You can build your playlists on there
2016-02-16 07:33:16 PM kgates We do decorate your door. We have high school kids come in and help do cut outs for the resident. The residents decorate their door by decorating the cut outs and hanging them on their door. We put a whole bunch of things to choose from for decorating and they always do such a great job. Then the families come and they start a conversation about them, then the families become friends. Its cool
2016-02-16 07:33:30 PM kmykalw I found the same thing. I have people who said no to the activity come out once they hear the music playing.
2016-02-16 07:33:36 PM patty4 Do you do it for Easter?
2016-02-16 07:33:46 PM awatts it gets to the point where i sing these songs all day long in my head....
2016-02-16 07:33:51 PM theresar enter the chat room
2016-02-16 07:33:54 PM kmykalw I'm right there with you awatts!
2016-02-16 07:33:57 PM patty4 Singing is good therapy!
2016-02-16 07:33:59 PM jennyw It's really amazing what music does... the residents that dont engage or respond... the look on their faces :) :) Their toes tapping!!
2016-02-16 07:34:00 PM lolita47 awatts me
2016-02-16 07:34:01 PM amber88 lol
2016-02-16 07:34:03 PM vstephens yes it is
2016-02-16 07:34:03 PM belindaf what decorations fror door? seasonal
2016-02-16 07:34:05 PM jackie26 we have easter bingo
2016-02-16 07:34:11 PM estriffler Amazing the songs we all know now.
2016-02-16 07:34:17 PM jennyw Decorate the door sounds awesome!!
2016-02-16 07:34:21 PM kmdemers we also started playing wii bowling they are on a leauge with our sister facilities at the end of the 8 weeks we have a banquet then the final tourament to win the trophie
2016-02-16 07:34:23 PM michellep007 yes, music always seems to lift the soul
2016-02-16 07:34:23 PM kathym lolita47 Our residents love trivia. they get so excited when the books come out and we just answer questions of things they know. they are very good at it. We also have a word game. You take a million letter word (not really, maybe 8-10 letters and make small words out of the big word. We have a contest to see how many word we can get. We are up to 150 words. That are thrilled at how much they really know.
2016-02-16 07:34:29 PM sue123 brunnert- we are getting our certification on music and memories too.
2016-02-16 07:34:30 PM tonic we have two different contests for Spring. Spring Door Decorating contests and those with Patios have the Best Patio Contest.
2016-02-16 07:34:31 PM mberroa We are playing Family Feud next week. We have been promoting it all month. It will be the staff vs the residents. They are really excited
2016-02-16 07:34:35 PM patty4 Oh... two years we did Pot-of-Gold Bingo for St Patty's - really fun!
2016-02-16 07:34:36 PM kimj at the facility I visited last week they had a whole week called Beat the Winter Blahs.. Monday mis match sock day , tuesday crazy hat day,wednesday tie-dye ,thursday freaky hair day, and friday beach day.
2016-02-16 07:34:38 PM awatts its so funny Im 42 and singing songs like My Bonnie
2016-02-16 07:34:44 PM brunnert Sue123 --Awesome!
2016-02-16 07:34:48 PM kmykalw At my old facility, we did a door decorating compitition for spring! That way they could keep it up all season long.
2016-02-16 07:34:49 PM chiquita8 LOL
2016-02-16 07:34:56 PM kgates Yes seasonal decorations. Mostly when the kids are out of school and need something to do, because its a big project to get every door with something made special.
2016-02-16 07:34:58 PM kmykalw It was a lot of work for us, but the residents really enjoyed it.
2016-02-16 07:35:01 PM estriffler Our facility had to stop WII bowling because they were always fighting lol.
2016-02-16 07:35:04 PM patty4 you put together rainbow licorice in a ziplock and make your own leprachan candy bag - for party favors
2016-02-16 07:35:05 PM jackie26 nice
2016-02-16 07:35:05 PM lolita47 > kathym mine to trivia is one of their favorites
2016-02-16 07:35:06 PM kimj poy-of-gold bingo?
2016-02-16 07:35:07 PM amber88 one of my memory care residents started acting like he was playing a gutair at our last entertainment
2016-02-16 07:35:10 PM julies we had live music today at party, one lady had her hands in the air the whole time, loving it
2016-02-16 07:35:11 PM kimj pot
2016-02-16 07:35:13 PM kmdemers lol
2016-02-16 07:35:16 PM karic I like dress up days, but I feel my residents never participate
2016-02-16 07:35:16 PM kathym kimj that sounds like a reallycool ides. I'll bet they had fun with it.
2016-02-16 07:35:18 PM lolita47 but you have to make it fun
2016-02-16 07:35:30 PM sue123 Brunnert , just curious where you are located ?
2016-02-16 07:35:32 PM ninajacobs We decorae doors for the Holidays in Dec, Hannukah, christmas or just winder scenery. I get hte health care providers to decorate and donate the material
2016-02-16 07:35:34 PM caitlinm I'd found that our residents like more modern music than we think-- they like the Beatles, James Taylor, John Denver.. 60s music more than anything
2016-02-16 07:35:35 PM kimj yes it was fun
2016-02-16 07:35:37 PM chiquita8 Has anyone had a PJ day
2016-02-16 07:35:38 PM brunnert Charlotte, MI
2016-02-16 07:35:41 PM patty4 Yes - lots of green decorations, party favors, special St Patty's prizes -- but it's really still bingo
2016-02-16 07:35:47 PM awatts We Are making easter light up bugs.... You can find the craft on pinterest
2016-02-16 07:35:54 PM belindaf we had apj day amaxing
2016-02-16 07:35:57 PM amber88 awatts - we sing my bonnie all the time. we have a resident that has a cousin named bonnie and she talks about her all the time in our memory care unit
2016-02-16 07:36:04 PM jackie26 they love bingo no matter what
2016-02-16 07:36:10 PM sue123 I saw rainbowl pretzels on internet today.. look great.
2016-02-16 07:36:18 PM kimj i like that idea
2016-02-16 07:36:20 PM lolita47 yup bingo is the hit
2016-02-16 07:36:32 PM amber88 o a pj day..thats sounds fun..we will need permission for that because we are not allowed to have residents in their pjs outside of their room
2016-02-16 07:36:36 PM michellep007 Thanks awatts
2016-02-16 07:36:43 PM kmykalw Bingo is a favorite at my facility too. But its my least favorite activity.
2016-02-16 07:36:46 PM patty4 You bend the rainbow licorice so it looks like a rainbow and put some gold wrapped candy in the bottom
2016-02-16 07:36:48 PM belindaf its a special day breakfast
2016-02-16 07:36:50 PM amandaw amber88... lol.really?
2016-02-16 07:37:00 PM amber88 yeah
2016-02-16 07:37:03 PM amandaw wow
2016-02-16 07:37:09 PM lolita47 the weather here is starting to get nice we go out side for snacks
2016-02-16 07:37:09 PM kgates A PJ day sounds fun to me, and so comfortable too. Maybe a read aloud story in the afternoon after lunch and some tea and oranges.
2016-02-16 07:37:10 PM michellep007 great idea Patty
2016-02-16 07:37:15 PM jackie26 my residents too
2016-02-16 07:37:17 PM kmykalw amber88, we aren't either. But we're given permission for special activities
2016-02-16 07:37:18 PM kathyhughes https://www.pinterest.com/kateh201/easter-egg-hunt-ideas/
2016-02-16 07:37:36 PM jennyw left the chat room
2016-02-16 07:37:38 PM estriffler We do breakfast club once a month...pjs might be cool to do then.
2016-02-16 07:37:39 PM chiquita8 right we do have to get the ok but I sound like fun! I had a resident request it. LOL
2016-02-16 07:37:40 PM belindaf we agave new pjs to everyone for christmas so they wor thme to breakfast
2016-02-16 07:37:43 PM amber88 o ill take a look at that for our easter egg hunt
2016-02-16 07:37:47 PM patty4 yjsmld lsyju
2016-02-16 07:37:52 PM 12789 kathy i just followed you!
2016-02-16 07:37:53 PM patty4 whoops! thanks kathy
2016-02-16 07:37:57 PM kathyhughes thanks!
2016-02-16 07:38:03 PM karic It would be perfect for Breakfast Club
2016-02-16 07:38:07 PM jennyw enter the chat room
2016-02-16 07:38:10 PM maribel I have done the PJ party too. We do scary stories and pizza & refreshments
2016-02-16 07:38:14 PM caitlinm Everyone got Christmas pjs?! How sweet!
2016-02-16 07:38:17 PM kmykalw I need all the help I can get just keeping my residents awake. When we do pajama parties, its just in the evening. Otherwise they'd sleep through all of the activities haha
2016-02-16 07:38:26 PM chiquita8 it would be
2016-02-16 07:38:28 PM patty4 It's cool to be able to look over the notes from these chats --- it's easy
2016-02-16 07:38:31 PM kmdemers we are staring birthday dinner with a loved one on thier birthday we cooked them a favorite dinner and invite family or friends to join them
2016-02-16 07:38:35 PM amber88 lol..yes i have that issue too
2016-02-16 07:38:40 PM awatts ok so light up bugs for easter. You take plastic easter eggs open them up put a tea light in it facing rear. draw a face on it add pipe cleaners for legs and ears and there you are
2016-02-16 07:38:45 PM sue123 just curious with all the Youtube and facebook posting os residents , how are they getting around HIPPA rules?
2016-02-16 07:38:45 PM kathyhughes We did a Sweet Dreams cart room to room 4 nights a week
2016-02-16 07:38:55 PM michellep007 how do you do that Patty?
2016-02-16 07:38:57 PM patty4 what are those?
2016-02-16 07:38:58 PM summermurphy A story tilling activity would be fun as well. Resident have great stories to share.
2016-02-16 07:38:58 PM jackie26 they have pretty good breakfast at my facility so i can not do xtra breakfast
2016-02-16 07:39:00 PM mberroa kmdemers we do birthday dinners each month. they love it, it is a big treat for them
2016-02-16 07:39:03 PM kathym WE have a computer called IN2L. It's Never 2 Late to learn. There are all knids of apps on it to do just about anything that is of interest. One of the apps is Bingo. The caller calls out the numbers and the rsidents find them. It works out better than a loud voice. They seem to hear the numbers better this way.
2016-02-16 07:39:07 PM brunnert Interesting Kathy!
2016-02-16 07:39:11 PM kathyhughes We had warm milk, port wine, little mints and would tuck residents in
2016-02-16 07:39:12 PM awatts that sound like a great idea kathy.....
2016-02-16 07:39:17 PM chiquita8 that is so funny cause your right they would really sleep all day then
2016-02-16 07:39:22 PM kathyhughes we also had bedtime stories
2016-02-16 07:39:24 PM caitlinm That is too cute!
2016-02-16 07:39:28 PM brunnert Aww...and that just melted my heart
2016-02-16 07:39:38 PM karic My one resident ask me all the time to tuck her in.
2016-02-16 07:39:47 PM kathyhughes We wore fluffy slippers
2016-02-16 07:39:48 PM kimj i like bedtime storie idea
2016-02-16 07:39:56 PM chiquita8 Awe! Bedtime stories how cute
2016-02-16 07:39:56 PM jennyw Kathy that is awesome!!!
2016-02-16 07:40:01 PM sue123 love the sweet dreams cart ..
2016-02-16 07:40:02 PM kmdemers hope to get more families involved
2016-02-16 07:40:04 PM amber88 awww...i like the idea for bedtime stories..we have evening room visits every monday night so i think that would be perfect
2016-02-16 07:40:06 PM kimj how cute
2016-02-16 07:40:09 PM kathyhughes We went around to residents who wanted that extra attention
2016-02-16 07:40:15 PM kgates Residents just need lots of love and hugs. Amy little bit of attendtion is good don't you think
2016-02-16 07:40:19 PM kathyhughes They enjoyed it
2016-02-16 07:40:21 PM jackie26 nice
2016-02-16 07:40:25 PM belindaf absolutely
2016-02-16 07:40:25 PM brunnert I bet it decreased your nightly behaviors.
2016-02-16 07:40:29 PM awatts very sweet
2016-02-16 07:40:29 PM skershaw if i put story time or bedtime stories on the calander, my admin would not like it
2016-02-16 07:40:35 PM kathyhughes it did
2016-02-16 07:40:46 PM ninajacobs my residents said they did not have any bedtime stories for thier kids they were too busy workign and gettign them too bed! Not what I had expected at all
2016-02-16 07:40:46 PM patty4 how sweet is that??
2016-02-16 07:40:49 PM amber88 just name it something different but read the stories
2016-02-16 07:40:52 PM skershaw i tried with story time,, said we dont run a daycare....lol
2016-02-16 07:41:01 PM kathyhughes Which is why we called it Sweet Dreams
2016-02-16 07:41:04 PM skershaw i do remiencse hour now
2016-02-16 07:41:06 PM tlgst16 left the chat room

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