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2016-03-01 07:03:59 PM amber88 thanks!
2016-03-01 07:04:00 PM jackie26 thanks
2016-03-01 07:04:12 PM skershaw sweet!
2016-03-01 07:04:12 PM brittanysmith anybody doing anything cool for st pattys day?
2016-03-01 07:04:13 PM maribel they just need hrs and thats it
2016-03-01 07:04:18 PM belindaf my vols have to get a TB test, it runs some away
2016-03-01 07:04:18 PM kathym junemaree I like your little doggie and Hello.
2016-03-01 07:04:19 PM jackie26 sarah!!!
2016-03-01 07:04:27 PM vstephens we have dancers coming in
2016-03-01 07:04:31 PM skershaw lol,,hey jackie!
2016-03-01 07:04:35 PM theresar @kathyhughes...What is tonight's topic?
2016-03-01 07:04:36 PM chiquita8 April is National Volunteer Month, anyone doing anything special
2016-03-01 07:04:36 PM belindaf i have a dancer to perform anirish Jig
2016-03-01 07:04:36 PM xninfax i volunteered at my moms last facility she worked at and she acted like she didnt need my help with anything.. :/
2016-03-01 07:04:37 PM junemaree ,Thanks!!
2016-03-01 07:04:46 PM awatts enter the chat room
2016-03-01 07:04:48 PM sue123 Trying to find so irish dancers.
2016-03-01 07:04:48 PM jennyw I agree, it's hard finding good volunteers!
2016-03-01 07:04:51 PM ninajacobs Wewill try to do a trivia on Irish sayings
2016-03-01 07:04:57 PM amber88 Kathy - I am starting a new job on monday. Being that my practicum facility is changing do I have to fill out anything new or am I still okay?
2016-03-01 07:04:58 PM brittanysmith very cool! i have a guy coming to play the bagpipe...hes going to do it from outdoors because it can be quite loud
2016-03-01 07:05:03 PM lolita47 I find some people are afraid when they come into a memory care they don't understand what is't going to be like, and they only come once
2016-03-01 07:05:10 PM kathyhughes So far we are talking about Volunteers and I am answering questions
2016-03-01 07:05:13 PM morgan5115 our IL always has a big recognition party - our volunteers from the care center are involved
2016-03-01 07:05:17 PM junemaree Bagpipes are very cool
2016-03-01 07:05:20 PM kathym junemaree when they begin to understand why this test is necessary, they will change their minds because they came to be involved with the residents.
2016-03-01 07:05:20 PM belindaf we are making words from irish words...leprechaun etc
2016-03-01 07:05:24 PM ninajacobs amber congratulations on your new job!
2016-03-01 07:05:33 PM sue123 Bagpipes would be awesome.
2016-03-01 07:05:35 PM brittanysmith doing a shamrock shake social as well
2016-03-01 07:05:38 PM sgreathouse Call the local schools and churches to see if their choirs can come sing or can you bring your residents
2016-03-01 07:05:39 PM 12789 kathy were do we find the extra credit chats? i feel like i never can find them......
2016-03-01 07:05:39 PM layvonne2016 Im give gift bags to my volunteers and take them to lunch,
2016-03-01 07:05:40 PM jackie26 good luck amber
2016-03-01 07:05:42 PM shensle though i found when this one sorority/rat come in they are so good
2016-03-01 07:05:44 PM morgan5115 everyone is not always cut out to volunteer, especially with this population
2016-03-01 07:05:46 PM skershaw shamrock shakes...
2016-03-01 07:05:46 PM maribel its volunteer appreciation next month
2016-03-01 07:05:51 PM kathym belindaf Sorry, Belindaf that response was for you.
2016-03-01 07:05:57 PM kathyhughes Amber you will need to have the new Practicum Advisor sign the Practicum Advisor sheet and it has to be submitted
2016-03-01 07:06:01 PM vstephens we are doing the shamrock shakes as well with a andes candy on top
2016-03-01 07:06:02 PM morgan5115 it takes dedication and commitment...they also have to follow rules and regulations.
2016-03-01 07:06:02 PM jaiken Thanks Maribel: I did not know that!
2016-03-01 07:06:04 PM shensle they play bingo bring prizes and really interact
2016-03-01 07:06:06 PM awatts volunteers are si awesome to have
2016-03-01 07:06:11 PM amber88 ninajacobs - thanks! its activity director so I am super excited!
2016-03-01 07:06:14 PM xninfax we do "cowboy breakfast" in our city free breakfast early in the morning for whoever wants to come. and my moms facility did a mini cowboy breakfast and had such a great turnout
2016-03-01 07:06:17 PM kgates We have a lot of regulations too. But once they are in they take a lot of upkeep, I was having a difficult time organizing and call backs and meetings with them that I asked for help. I felt like we wern't serving our volunteers at all. So prayers were answered and I have a guy who is putting it all in order. Phone numbers, addresses, emails and calling each one to find out how things are going and getting a feel of what they are wanting to do. Eventually I will be able to call him and say hey can you get me two volunteers to help me with this party or that garage sale? I can't wait, the training has been ongoing but its finally coming together. YEAH
2016-03-01 07:06:19 PM summermurphy What I have found out about volunteers is that you have to help them interact, introduce them to others, help them get involved and make them feel comfortable in the surroundings.
2016-03-01 07:06:20 PM johne We have a huge list of volunteers at my facility and in April we are having a big banquet in their honor
2016-03-01 07:06:21 PM maribel i was thinking of having my residents make something for the volunteers that are so faithful and help so much
2016-03-01 07:06:21 PM kimj We have volunteers come in and play piano during and after lunch a couple times a month
2016-03-01 07:06:23 PM amber88 jackie - thanks
2016-03-01 07:06:25 PM junemaree we're making shamrock fabric corsages
2016-03-01 07:06:33 PM chelcia left the chat room
2016-03-01 07:06:35 PM jackie26 YW
2016-03-01 07:06:35 PM 12789 i have about 8 right now voulunteers
2016-03-01 07:06:41 PM amber88 my advisor is not changing...just the facility
2016-03-01 07:06:45 PM ninajacobs Great! :P(y), I am looking of a new one too!
2016-03-01 07:06:46 PM morgan5115 we really only have a few individual volunteers..most others are with a church or school organization
2016-03-01 07:06:51 PM amandaw enter the chat room
2016-03-01 07:06:59 PM vstephens I only have one voulenteer
2016-03-01 07:07:04 PM jackie26 I have volunteers from church
2016-03-01 07:07:07 PM vstephens volunteer
2016-03-01 07:07:15 PM kathyhughes then you don't have to worry about it Amber
2016-03-01 07:07:15 PM chelcia enter the chat room
2016-03-01 07:07:16 PM jackie26 bible study and she call bingo too
2016-03-01 07:07:19 PM michellep007 congrats Amber.
2016-03-01 07:07:21 PM shensle ironically no church volunteers
2016-03-01 07:07:22 PM summermurphy They them become great resources and an asset to making things flow
2016-03-01 07:07:29 PM amber88 okay. thanks
2016-03-01 07:07:30 PM maribel comfort creatures is very good for pet therapy
2016-03-01 07:07:34 PM sue123 I have a volunteer singer coming in this saturday, I hope he works out.
2016-03-01 07:07:36 PM tlgst16 belindaf A lot of our volunteers are senior citizens or high school students. We started a program called "Adopt a Resident" where volunteers that are not comfortable doing activities get their own resident. to visit at least once a month. It really helped bring volunteers in.
2016-03-01 07:07:37 PM awatts we get a lot volunteers from the nursing students
2016-03-01 07:07:40 PM amber88 michelle - thanks!
2016-03-01 07:07:45 PM michellep007 I'm a volunteer and they're having a luncheon for the volunteers in April.
2016-03-01 07:07:45 PM jaiken Volunteers get burned out too, I have a couple that have been coming in to help aides on halls, pass ice, get residents to dining, etc. They're getting burned out, it's not fun anymore
2016-03-01 07:07:47 PM timduvelsdorf94 i just strted getting more because we got a new volunteer corrdinator and she is helpping us so munch
2016-03-01 07:07:48 PM morgan5115 never heard of comfort creatures maribel
2016-03-01 07:07:50 PM xninfax adopt a resident i love that idea
2016-03-01 07:07:55 PM belindaf thanks tlgst16
2016-03-01 07:07:57 PM mberroa enter the chat room
2016-03-01 07:07:57 PM vauriemmo my facility does not use volunteers for activities...occassionally the volunteer dept. sends someone...but not usually
2016-03-01 07:07:58 PM mberroa left the chat room
2016-03-01 07:07:59 PM mberroa enter the chat room
2016-03-01 07:08:00 PM tlgst16 Whoops! Sorry belindaf i never took it off private chat!
2016-03-01 07:08:00 PM johne Volunteers are easy to get at my facility we have a retirement home right beside us and alot of them help out with gift shop and going on trips ect.
2016-03-01 07:08:01 PM lynnd enter the chat room
2016-03-01 07:08:08 PM tsweeting We have a local band come up to our unit and play music for our patients twice a month
2016-03-01 07:08:09 PM shensle i do like the family membrs that bring their pets and i borrow their dogs to bring to peopel
2016-03-01 07:08:10 PM shensle lol
2016-03-01 07:08:12 PM timduvelsdorf94 we did adopt a resident for christmas
2016-03-01 07:08:13 PM sue123 Local retired teachers associations are great to contact.
2016-03-01 07:08:16 PM skershaw i have 2 volunteers right now... maybe a third soon
2016-03-01 07:08:17 PM csteele KathyHughes, I am confused on all of the Practicum assignment.
2016-03-01 07:08:18 PM kathym We have people bring their animals in all the tiem. WE even have one lady who brings in her pig. Waht a joyful little animal she is.
2016-03-01 07:08:31 PM shensle pig huh?
2016-03-01 07:08:33 PM amber88 we dont have a whole lot of volunteers comeing in right now..hardly any actually
2016-03-01 07:08:34 PM ninajacobs I am thinking of getting a pig!
2016-03-01 07:08:36 PM shensle thats different
2016-03-01 07:08:42 PM summermurphy Im curious as to what you''ll came up with for sensory group activities and 1-1 ?
2016-03-01 07:08:46 PM johne haha we have a lady bring her mini horse
2016-03-01 07:08:48 PM jaiken I have miniature therapy horses come in (dressed up), residents here in the country love them!
2016-03-01 07:08:54 PM skershaw is the week 13 assignments posted yet?
2016-03-01 07:08:57 PM maribel i try to involve the volunteers where they can make a difference in the lives of the residents
2016-03-01 07:08:58 PM kathyhughes CSteele please e-mail me with questions
2016-03-01 07:09:01 PM kimj oh I woe to bring in a little piguld lov
2016-03-01 07:09:01 PM johne she put tennis shoes on it so it won't slide on the tile floor
2016-03-01 07:09:01 PM skershaw i used to take in my mini horse...
2016-03-01 07:09:04 PM kathym ninajacobs They are somtimes more peronable than dogs.
2016-03-01 07:09:05 PM ninajacobs johne , nobody beats that one!
2016-03-01 07:09:11 PM skershaw wish we could post pics on here.....lol
2016-03-01 07:09:21 PM junemaree We have volunteers with dogs but I don't think they get to see everyone because we never know when they're coming.
2016-03-01 07:09:25 PM shensle i am a jaded jersey girl lol .. no horses or pigs for us
2016-03-01 07:09:26 PM belindaf i have amini horse dressin as easter bunny
2016-03-01 07:09:29 PM jackie26 that is what i do celeste, e-mail a lot to kathy and she always answer
2016-03-01 07:09:31 PM shensle though it would be a sight
2016-03-01 07:09:35 PM csteele Who lives in the Ft Worth/ Arlington area? I know i met a couple of people from this area before.
2016-03-01 07:09:40 PM johne this horses name is easter
2016-03-01 07:09:51 PM xninfax i'm from san antonio area kinda close
2016-03-01 07:09:53 PM belindaf this one is amos the wonder horse
2016-03-01 07:09:54 PM ninajacobs 8-)
2016-03-01 07:10:01 PM maribel have a list at the front desk of pet lovers
2016-03-01 07:10:02 PM jennyw Today was the primary's for my state (Massachusetts) and I've spent the last 2 months getting the absentee ballots ready for voting just wondering what everyone else has been doing for absentee ballots for the residents.
2016-03-01 07:10:04 PM tlgst16 Something that we're doing for Easter this year is through a program called "Rent the Chicken" they're in several states. They bring in an incubater and several eggs and teach the residents how to take care of them. We get to hatch the baby chicks for Easter and will have them for two weeks for sensory stimulation.
2016-03-01 07:10:04 PM lolita47 our therapy dogs come once a month and teh residents love them, they are from a local therapy dog training course
2016-03-01 07:10:05 PM csteele will do
2016-03-01 07:10:10 PM sue123 Live in West Side Fort Worth .
2016-03-01 07:10:17 PM skershaw mine as named molly
2016-03-01 07:10:17 PM theresar We have a volunteer that comes in once a month with her dog.
2016-03-01 07:10:20 PM jaiken awatts: it's jill in mckinney, I tried emailing your rocket mail and it came back undeliverable
2016-03-01 07:10:25 PM chiquita8 high schools are great place to find volunteers they have to have so many hrs of community service
2016-03-01 07:10:34 PM morgan5115 i wish the families would take more responsibility in helping vote - it is such a touchy subject.
2016-03-01 07:10:36 PM layvonne2016 csteele, I live in fort worth
2016-03-01 07:10:36 PM shensle we havent found a steady pet therapy pet though
2016-03-01 07:10:38 PM jackie26 do you have a pony too sarah?
2016-03-01 07:10:38 PM belindaf i am growing real grass in easter baskets, took that from kathy
2016-03-01 07:10:39 PM kathym I have a friend who has a dog that when you dress him up he becomes stiff as a board until you take the clothes off. It is the funniest thing.
2016-03-01 07:10:42 PM morgan5115 Pet Partners is great
2016-03-01 07:10:42 PM jaiken I'm in No. Texas and have run into some school districts that will not let their students volunteer
2016-03-01 07:10:45 PM sue123 CSteele - where are you from?
2016-03-01 07:10:45 PM skershaw i was lucky to get a dog visit every tuesday.. different dog each week
2016-03-01 07:10:49 PM tonic enter the chat room
2016-03-01 07:11:00 PM tonic Hello Everyone
2016-03-01 07:11:02 PM lolita47 I'm sure with the summer coming I will get a lot of kids that want to volunteer
2016-03-01 07:11:03 PM jennyw morgan - what's your voting protocol? Does your facility have one?
2016-03-01 07:11:07 PM junemaree how
2016-03-01 07:11:17 PM johne We have a pet visit on Monday's and Wednesday everyweek
2016-03-01 07:11:17 PM kathym We allow students to volunteer but they have to have parental consent.
2016-03-01 07:11:18 PM michellep007 that's sounds great tlgst16!
2016-03-01 07:11:18 PM skershaw plus i have another mini pony that may come, just have to go evaulute it first
2016-03-01 07:11:21 PM ninajacobs Our facility allows residents to have their own pets
2016-03-01 07:11:21 PM awatts tomorrow we have entertainment. 5 volunteers coming in to help us! Thank goodness. My numbers of members keep growing
2016-03-01 07:11:22 PM theresar In Columbus, OH we have Cat Welfare. They bring a different cat every month.
2016-03-01 07:11:24 PM morgan5115 just following resident rights - ensuring they can vote if they want
2016-03-01 07:11:25 PM junemaree Our summers are filled with students
2016-03-01 07:11:25 PM mberroa Near me there is a farm that raises mini therapy donkeys. They will be visiting the residents when the weather warms up.
2016-03-01 07:11:27 PM timduvelsdorf94 we have a dog come every monday night its great she has been coming now for years
2016-03-01 07:11:28 PM summermurphy A 1-1 that I used was window watching. Discussing what they see and their six senses in terms of they may not be able to hear or feel what they see but what they perceive it to sound like or feel like based on what they see... I thought it was a pretty simple and neat 1-1 activity.
2016-03-01 07:11:29 PM morgan5115 no state reg - just upholding resident rights
2016-03-01 07:11:33 PM karic We have a lady come in every Monday for Pet Therapy
2016-03-01 07:11:41 PM csteele I live in Arlington. I need someone that I can call on for help, please.
2016-03-01 07:11:43 PM morgan5115 its just difficult..I feel like families need to take the lead on it
2016-03-01 07:11:49 PM skershaw does anyone have a pet that lives in the facitilty?
2016-03-01 07:11:52 PM layvonne2016 sue123 and csteele we need to make plans to meet and help study.
2016-03-01 07:11:55 PM jennyw I agree morgan
2016-03-01 07:11:57 PM ninajacobs yes many
2016-03-01 07:11:59 PM michellep007 that's funny Kathym
2016-03-01 07:12:03 PM jackie26 not me
2016-03-01 07:12:03 PM xninfax one had a cat
2016-03-01 07:12:04 PM jennyw How big is your facility?
2016-03-01 07:12:05 PM johne we had a cat for 18 years but she just passed away
2016-03-01 07:12:10 PM chiquita8 We have two dogs
2016-03-01 07:12:12 PM lolita47 csteele I'm in frisco
2016-03-01 07:12:13 PM tonic Yes, we have an inhouse dog and cat
2016-03-01 07:12:16 PM ninajacobs but they are wiht the residents not owned by the facility
2016-03-01 07:12:17 PM skershaw johne,,sorry
2016-03-01 07:12:19 PM kmykalw enter the chat room
2016-03-01 07:12:20 PM kathym We have a cat named Cooper. He own s the Memory Support wing.
2016-03-01 07:12:21 PM tiffanyc33 we have birds and fish. Wish we could have a cat but they wont allow it
2016-03-01 07:12:23 PM kmykalw hello everyone
2016-03-01 07:12:24 PM shensle we had guinea pigs and cats from a 4h club
2016-03-01 07:12:28 PM johne we had a funeral and everything and a resident that is a retired preacher did the funeral
2016-03-01 07:12:28 PM morgan5115 we have 2 aviary's
2016-03-01 07:12:30 PM awatts hello lolita!
2016-03-01 07:12:31 PM amber88 i would love to have inhouse pets
2016-03-01 07:12:31 PM vauriemmo i do get interns ... some are better than others...they are usually studying OT
2016-03-01 07:12:32 PM theresar Our Director of Facilities has a labrador retriever he brings to work every day. Gibson is a retired seeing-eye dog. The residents love him.
2016-03-01 07:12:35 PM jackie26 my administrator brings her dog every day
2016-03-01 07:12:42 PM junemaree We have birds but that's it.
2016-03-01 07:12:42 PM jaiken skershaw: not at this building but at my last one, we had a lady with a dog and a lady with a rabbit. The adm felt if they could take animal out to potty and get food, shots, etc. without facilities' help, she would allow pets in-house to live there
2016-03-01 07:12:42 PM jackie26 her name is sasha
2016-03-01 07:12:43 PM skershaw i would love to have inhouse pets too
2016-03-01 07:12:46 PM lolita47 Hello awatts how are you
2016-03-01 07:12:53 PM ninajacobs frisco is my home, born and breed Californian - Davis to be precise
2016-03-01 07:12:54 PM amber88 johne - thats sweet
2016-03-01 07:12:55 PM karic We have 3 residents with pets. 3 cats and a dog
2016-03-01 07:12:57 PM kmykalw We have a therapy dog that visits once a week, but I wish we had more options
2016-03-01 07:13:02 PM jackie26 i love rabbits
2016-03-01 07:13:05 PM kmykalw The residents LOVE the aniimals
2016-03-01 07:13:07 PM tomd We have an in-house therapy dog
2016-03-01 07:13:08 PM jaiken My adm loves pets!
2016-03-01 07:13:10 PM kgates I do the initial packet, talk with them, take them on a tour, go over the reg book and invite them for something to drink. I show them around the building and where things are. After their background check has gone through I call them to let them know. Then I call my volunteer coordinator or email him the information about that volunteer and what they will be doing for our facility. Then he takes over and does the return calls and any additional training. We're hopeing he will eventually put together our annual volunteer program, of course we'll be there but at a different level. It takes a lot of trust but I think its going to be good.
2016-03-01 07:13:15 PM awatts lolita im sick with the flu. yuck
2016-03-01 07:13:19 PM kathym WE also have an aviary. The residents like to come and watch the birds. They also come to watch what the caretaker(that's me) is doing and the guys that come in every three months to clean out the cage.
2016-03-01 07:13:20 PM jackie26 we do not have to many rabbits around here
2016-03-01 07:13:21 PM skershaw yes the love animals and kid!
2016-03-01 07:13:22 PM maribel my old administrator would bring her dog too
2016-03-01 07:13:22 PM belindaf my pastor at work has a farm lots of animals
2016-03-01 07:13:26 PM lynnd I was in a small AL, where the owners lived on site with their two poodles, though the dogs were rarely let in, as they would mark if not 100% supervised!
2016-03-01 07:13:27 PM amandaw We talk about getting a cat. Our fear is getting caught up in wheel chairs. or wondering what floor to put it on? Will it find it's box?
2016-03-01 07:13:29 PM karic ohhh yeah and a bird and fish tank
2016-03-01 07:13:29 PM awatts lolita how are you
2016-03-01 07:13:36 PM chelcia left the chat room
2016-03-01 07:13:39 PM lolita47 nina I moved from Dallas and I'm in the colony I love it out here
2016-03-01 07:13:53 PM kathym Cooper knows how to stay aways from the roller derby.
2016-03-01 07:13:53 PM layvonne2016 we have a dog her name is snowy
2016-03-01 07:13:54 PM lolita47 awatts I will send you a text
2016-03-01 07:13:55 PM jackie26 we have birds
2016-03-01 07:13:55 PM jaiken awatts: I'M SO SORRY! FEEL BETTER SOON!!!!
2016-03-01 07:14:00 PM ninajacobs I usedto be in Berkeley for over 20 years! Miss it so much!
2016-03-01 07:14:06 PM chiquita8 Sorry your sick I had that last weekend YUCK!
2016-03-01 07:14:06 PM kmykalw Are you able to have a pet in your facility?
2016-03-01 07:14:07 PM awatts lolita awesome
2016-03-01 07:14:08 PM junemaree What's the colony?
2016-03-01 07:14:09 PM jennyw My facility used to have a cat. It was actually a resident's cat
2016-03-01 07:14:09 PM sue123 My facility does not like pets, but I am looking to do pet theraphy.
2016-03-01 07:14:20 PM morgan5115 pets for life is also great
2016-03-01 07:14:20 PM chelcia enter the chat room
2016-03-01 07:14:29 PM jennyw But it would wander the halls during the day and visit residents
2016-03-01 07:14:30 PM belindaf pet therapy is great alll of my residnets love them
2016-03-01 07:14:33 PM kmykalw Those of you who had animals, are you guys in assisted living?
2016-03-01 07:14:34 PM tonic Kgatts, do you do background checks on teens also?
2016-03-01 07:14:35 PM shensle we have birds that live in house
2016-03-01 07:14:41 PM shensle but u cant really pet them
2016-03-01 07:14:46 PM xninfax i keep trying to get a cat in my moms facility but she says its too much work / shes the DON
2016-03-01 07:14:51 PM jaiken The Colony - it's a city... lol
2016-03-01 07:14:52 PM karic Yes we are Assisted Living
2016-03-01 07:14:54 PM kathym Our birds are finches from around the world. They are foreigners, not locals.
2016-03-01 07:14:55 PM awatts at my facility we have texas therapy dogs come 2 times a month
2016-03-01 07:14:56 PM belindaf i have snf, no animals live there but many visit
2016-03-01 07:15:00 PM junemaree thx
2016-03-01 07:15:01 PM lynnd Kathy Hughes, I got to this chat a few minutes late...do I still get full credit? Thanks, Lynn
2016-03-01 07:15:01 PM jackie26 i know just window watch
2016-03-01 07:15:05 PM kgates I bring my dog daily and the residents love her. My dog is old and loves all the attention. Plus she likes that she doesn't have to be alone all day while I work. So it works out pretty well. The facility likes it because I take care of all of her needs and nonone has to be responsible at night to let her out or in.
2016-03-01 07:15:07 PM jennyw The cat would especially visit residents that we actively dying
2016-03-01 07:15:09 PM jaiken Pets here too, SNF and short-term therapy
2016-03-01 07:15:13 PM lolita47 yes The Colony is a City
2016-03-01 07:15:26 PM amandaw Our sister facility has a bird that is so lovable, fish and a bunny that hops around all over
2016-03-01 07:15:27 PM johne The volunteers where talking about raising money to get us an aviary but didn't know how hard they would be to maintain
2016-03-01 07:15:32 PM vstephens We only have one dog that comes to visit
2016-03-01 07:15:35 PM kathyhughes you are fine Lynn
2016-03-01 07:15:37 PM shensle we had a dog that would be there every week.. but the poor thing was so old residents actually got sad seeing her
2016-03-01 07:15:44 PM kmykalw Interesting, we're SNF and we aren't allowed to have any animals in the facility, unless they're registered therapy animals or are visiting a family member
2016-03-01 07:15:47 PM belindaf our foundation bought an aviary, maintenance
2016-03-01 07:15:59 PM morgan5115 when family members bring in animals, they are supposed to bring updated shot records..etc.
2016-03-01 07:16:04 PM belindaf its a monthly cleaning bill, water feed daily
2016-03-01 07:16:08 PM jackie26 we have a man who comes every month to clean the birds cage
2016-03-01 07:16:12 PM jaiken I am responsible for keeping all pet records- have to have those up to date on on-hand
2016-03-01 07:16:21 PM johne is a aviary hard to keep clean/maintain
2016-03-01 07:16:22 PM sue123 I have worked at a facilty that had cats, birds and dogs,
2016-03-01 07:16:25 PM jackie26 i do feed then and change the water every day
2016-03-01 07:16:27 PM shensle our bird cage is cleaned every week
2016-03-01 07:16:27 PM skershaw are the birds messy?
2016-03-01 07:16:29 PM jennyw We're allowed to have animals in the facility but we need vet records/shots records, etc
2016-03-01 07:16:30 PM belindaf ours is glass
2016-03-01 07:16:30 PM junemaree Our ALF cleans the bird cages
2016-03-01 07:16:31 PM morgan5115 our staff cleans the bird cages 2x/week and the bird guy comes 1x/ every three moths
2016-03-01 07:16:35 PM kmykalw Yeah, we have a form that the families are supposed to fill out in order to even enter the facility.
2016-03-01 07:16:41 PM jackie26 yes sarah
2016-03-01 07:16:46 PM skershaw ugh..lol
2016-03-01 07:16:48 PM mberroa I have a binder with all the pet records. I alphabetize it by the resident's last name. It's easier for me.
2016-03-01 07:16:51 PM shensle and its expensiive u dont do it yourself
2016-03-01 07:16:54 PM jennyw Shensie, who is responsible for cleaning the bird cage?
2016-03-01 07:16:54 PM lynnd shensle, That is so sad about the old dog who made the residents sad!
2016-03-01 07:16:55 PM ninajacobs My people are mostly from NY and not nature or animal lovers unless iti s a dog or a cat
2016-03-01 07:16:56 PM jackie26 lol
2016-03-01 07:16:56 PM chelcia left the chat room
2016-03-01 07:17:06 PM awatts we are not allowed to have a live in pet at my facility
2016-03-01 07:17:13 PM belindaf we hire someone to clean out very large bird aviary
2016-03-01 07:17:13 PM shensle the company who owns the birds
2016-03-01 07:17:17 PM kmykalw I gotta agree with your residents from NY! But my residents love animals haha
2016-03-01 07:17:18 PM jaiken North Texas - small farming community - animals are our residents life!
2016-03-01 07:17:27 PM ninajacobs I would love to have fish
2016-03-01 07:17:30 PM sue123 Do not get Finches, they are very messy.. Love birds are nice.
2016-03-01 07:17:30 PM junemaree Our independent has lots of pets
2016-03-01 07:17:31 PM amandaw Any pets we get will become our responsibility... so I want to tread lightly
2016-03-01 07:17:34 PM chelcia enter the chat room
2016-03-01 07:17:41 PM awatts jaiken where are you from
2016-03-01 07:17:41 PM shensle we have finches
2016-03-01 07:17:43 PM belindaf i thinkits 150 month to clean aviary
2016-03-01 07:17:45 PM jackie26 that is true sue
2016-03-01 07:17:47 PM shensle and they can be evil sometimes
2016-03-01 07:17:52 PM jaiken awatts: live in mckinney
2016-03-01 07:17:59 PM tiffanyc33 we have finches and doves
2016-03-01 07:18:00 PM morgan5115 ours is $233 per month for 2 aviary's
2016-03-01 07:18:06 PM kmykalw Have you ever had incidents with your animals and residents?
2016-03-01 07:18:07 PM jaiken awatts: did you see my post? i emailed your rocket mail add and it came back undeliverable
2016-03-01 07:18:09 PM jackie26 yes they fight to each other
2016-03-01 07:18:12 PM shensle i feel like ours is even more
2016-03-01 07:18:13 PM morgan5115 through living design
2016-03-01 07:18:14 PM shensle like 500
2016-03-01 07:18:16 PM morgan5115 we haven't had any incidents
2016-03-01 07:18:17 PM vauriemmo we have cats dogs doves and one bunny
2016-03-01 07:18:21 PM kmykalw I can imagine my residents accidently hurting it by pressing too hard, and the animal biting or scratching
2016-03-01 07:18:31 PM awatts jaiken.... thats right. my bad. we should get together sometime

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