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2013-05-09 06:14:32 PM barbalbert im hungry
2013-05-09 06:14:38 PM jblackmon Kathy if I renewed my ADPC in february and all I needed was this class for ADC do I need to show different ceus?
2013-05-09 06:14:45 PM dwhite What double time
2013-05-09 06:14:58 PM kathyhughes Yes Jennifer you can download the NCCAP Standards
2013-05-09 06:15:01 PM dingalsbe Double time or double credits?
2013-05-09 06:15:15 PM rvmann I am wanting todo an inservice on evening activities with our staff. My residents don't see evening activities as activities.
2013-05-09 06:15:25 PM kathyhughes No Juana...you submit what you were missing for your ADC
2013-05-09 06:15:34 PM kathyhughes double time
2013-05-09 06:15:40 PM jblackmon thank you
2013-05-09 06:15:50 PM dingalsbe Great!
2013-05-09 06:15:53 PM jadreani enter the chat room
2013-05-09 06:16:00 PM cwagner58 Our residents don't participate much in the evenings.....I work in a skilled nursing facility.....
2013-05-09 06:16:15 PM cathymayle Ours either
2013-05-09 06:16:43 PM jfaines0909 Do food related activities in the evening...that will bring them out.
2013-05-09 06:16:46 PM richardsonl I alwasy get overwhelmed with the stuff I have to do, but I seem to manage to everything done in a timely manner and do fairly well.
2013-05-09 06:16:48 PM jadreani hello
2013-05-09 06:16:53 PM kjosephsen i had to schedule 7 nights a week, i have a night owl group
2013-05-09 06:16:53 PM barbalbert me to, only have 15 residents the most i can have, sometimes i only have 7 or 8 or even less
2013-05-09 06:16:55 PM cwagner58 We have tried everything.... it's a bit better in the summer but for the most part they all want to settle in after dinner.
2013-05-09 06:16:57 PM cheyanna1 our attendance is low in the evening the gna's are always putting the residents to bed
2013-05-09 06:16:59 PM rvmann I work in a SNF too and don't get much participation but when we do the ABACAS survey I am at 47% because they don't have evening activities
2013-05-09 06:17:10 PM cathymayle Ours don't want evening activities...they would rather watch tv in their rooms
2013-05-09 06:17:20 PM richardsonl I have activity staff who are jealous of each other
2013-05-09 06:17:31 PM jacqueline enter the chat room
2013-05-09 06:17:35 PM christine41 enter the chat room
2013-05-09 06:17:37 PM richardsonl They all have different and needed talents
2013-05-09 06:17:37 PM cathymayle that's crazy
2013-05-09 06:17:52 PM barbalbert I do evening when I have community service come in like the girl scouts
2013-05-09 06:17:57 PM cwagner58 We are always being pushed to add activities too... I just added some smaller things such as reading circles etc..... cant affort to pay entertainers, staff for 5 or so residents.
2013-05-09 06:18:06 PM dingalsbe Isn't if you have activities after 3:30 p.m it is considered evening activites?
2013-05-09 06:18:12 PM rvmann Following resident requests i put TV news and weather on the activities list for evenings. I also have one DRUM CIRCLE once a month.
2013-05-09 06:18:14 PM jacqueline hi all
2013-05-09 06:18:17 PM christine41 made it! got held back at work and then there was an accident
2013-05-09 06:18:25 PM barbalbert I have no budget, mine is all volunteer
2013-05-09 06:18:27 PM taggirl500 enter the chat room
2013-05-09 06:18:27 PM richardsonl I find that in activities sometime we get dumped on
2013-05-09 06:18:38 PM kmcooley The drum circle sounds neat!
2013-05-09 06:18:41 PM jacqueline ihi
2013-05-09 06:18:41 PM richardsonl Other departments give us new responsibiites
2013-05-09 06:18:46 PM cwagner58 We've never been cited by state for lack of evening activities... our late afternoon ones are at 3:30 or 4.
2013-05-09 06:18:55 PM kmcooley what kind of drums?
2013-05-09 06:18:58 PM cathymayle ours too
2013-05-09 06:19:15 PM taggirl500 Sorry i'm late I am increasing staff moral by playing on the company softball team
2013-05-09 06:19:26 PM cathymayle cool
2013-05-09 06:19:27 PM jfaines0909 richardson-I know how you feel but you really need to speak up and voice how your department is run and what you are responsible for.
2013-05-09 06:19:28 PM kjosephsen funny you say that my new responsiblity is to give the receptionist a lunch...idk how I got that job
2013-05-09 06:19:32 PM dingalsbe Kathy ......What is considered late activities?
2013-05-09 06:19:32 PM mecorey enter the chat room
2013-05-09 06:19:34 PM cwagner58 Has anyone looked at the first assignment yet... our plan of correction??
2013-05-09 06:19:34 PM rvmann the Drum circle is fantastic... we got blow up bongo drums and tamborines and maraccas Im watching for better drums
2013-05-09 06:19:38 PM kmcooley We have two 6:30pm musical activities...
2013-05-09 06:19:40 PM barbalbert I work three days a week activities which im the only one and two days cna
2013-05-09 06:19:43 PM mecorey hi sorry im late! long day!
2013-05-09 06:19:45 PM richardsonl What about getting 1 ich thick dowel rods and have them cut to a foot in length and use them like drum sticks.
2013-05-09 06:19:46 PM kathyhughes good question Diana
2013-05-09 06:19:52 PM jacqueline sounds good
2013-05-09 06:20:20 PM rvmann good thought but Ilike having them drum with their fingers its better for dexterity and they can really feel the beat
2013-05-09 06:20:29 PM dingalsbe Activities after 3:30 p.m. is that considered evening activities?
2013-05-09 06:20:41 PM christine41 but with sticks they can really get at it on those drums! haha
2013-05-09 06:20:41 PM kathyhughes okay...the surveyors are told that evening activities are anything after the evening meal
2013-05-09 06:20:54 PM taggirl500 Ok
2013-05-09 06:20:56 PM dingalsbe No way
2013-05-09 06:20:58 PM rvmann our state quality control nurse said activities all the way to dinner or after we can't keep anyone up after dinner
2013-05-09 06:20:59 PM mecorey I'm requried to have at least one activity after 6pm
2013-05-09 06:21:00 PM kathyhughes yes
2013-05-09 06:21:02 PM taggirl500 I need to plan more of those
2013-05-09 06:21:06 PM kathyhughes that would be evening
2013-05-09 06:21:19 PM kathyhughes You know it all depends on your residents
2013-05-09 06:21:19 PM jfaines0909 I believe you are only required to have two evening activites a week right?
2013-05-09 06:21:25 PM cathymayle We put a movie in once a week at 6pm
2013-05-09 06:21:26 PM christine41 there are no evening activities for me then. I work till dinner time, 5:30
2013-05-09 06:21:27 PM dwhite How many are we required to do?
2013-05-09 06:21:33 PM dingalsbe My residents will all be in bed.
2013-05-09 06:21:41 PM cathymayle lol
2013-05-09 06:21:42 PM kathyhughes No as many as the residents want...there is no set time or number
2013-05-09 06:21:47 PM rvmann We do one activity a month after 6 but not more than that because 6 is normally dinner time. After that everyone gots to bed
2013-05-09 06:21:50 PM cwagner58 I'm sure they have to take into account the type of residents you have, their health, abilities, and preferences stated in their interviews, and council meetings concerning evening activities.
2013-05-09 06:21:50 PM dwhite Aha
2013-05-09 06:21:52 PM dingalsbe No wqy
2013-05-09 06:21:54 PM rvmann *goes
2013-05-09 06:21:55 PM jacqueline no evening activites
2013-05-09 06:21:59 PM kmcooley Ours watch the ball games in the evenings sometimes
2013-05-09 06:22:02 PM barbalbert does it depend on where your at
2013-05-09 06:22:14 PM jfaines0909 Do individual states have activities requirements?
2013-05-09 06:22:20 PM kathyhughes see I would ask the residents at resident council every month
2013-05-09 06:22:29 PM richardsonl My SNF - many of them seem to be in bed. My assisted living seems to want to stay up until 10 or later
2013-05-09 06:22:30 PM mecorey its requried by my company to have activities after 6pm
2013-05-09 06:22:31 PM jadreani no evening activities where im at either
2013-05-09 06:22:35 PM dingalsbe Good idea.....
2013-05-09 06:22:38 PM cwagner58 I do that and state what they have requested
2013-05-09 06:22:49 PM kathyhughes yes they do....but I would also look at the federal regulations
2013-05-09 06:22:54 PM dwhite We show movies in the winter (twice a month), have outdoor concerts in summer (twice a month) concerts twice a month
2013-05-09 06:22:57 PM rvmann I ask the resident council every month... i never get much more that leave us alone after dinner
2013-05-09 06:23:01 PM kjosephsen we do lots of sports watching or movie with snacks or bingo or a volunteer group....7 days a week at 630 ...and they still complain they want later activities
2013-05-09 06:23:10 PM taggirl500 left the chat room
2013-05-09 06:23:12 PM kathyhughes there ya go Rose
2013-05-09 06:23:12 PM taggirl500 enter the chat room
2013-05-09 06:23:12 PM jfaines0909 I think in NJ we are required to have the minimum of two activities in the evening per week.
2013-05-09 06:23:18 PM kathyhughes just document that
2013-05-09 06:23:29 PM babieofseven enter the chat room
2013-05-09 06:23:36 PM barbalbert Every 20 mdays or less I'm constantly getting new people in as residents
2013-05-09 06:23:41 PM kathyhughes I would have to check Jennifer
2013-05-09 06:23:46 PM kathyhughes Hello Julia
2013-05-09 06:23:56 PM babieofseven Hellow Kathy sorry I'm late
2013-05-09 06:24:07 PM richardsonl Welcome babieofseven
2013-05-09 06:24:12 PM kathyhughes You can ask them at resident council and see what they want to do
2013-05-09 06:24:18 PM christine41 has anyone used any thinkfun games to help with memory, TBI's, hand/arm movement. If so what do you think about those games?
2013-05-09 06:24:23 PM rvmann my short timers are even harder to get involved in activities than the long term residents but we get both and I try to cater to both
2013-05-09 06:24:29 PM babieofseven Thanks Richard
2013-05-09 06:24:33 PM rvmann ? tbi?
2013-05-09 06:24:42 PM cwagner58 We have a larger turnover now too... we get alot of short term people either rehab or hospice.... I'd say easily half of our population is now that...... alot more paperwork, interviews and they are usually more resistant to joining group events.
2013-05-09 06:24:45 PM christine41 tramatic brain injury
2013-05-09 06:24:50 PM patricia33 we have three late night programs a week Mon, Tues, Wed they start at 6;15 end at 7:30 is that ok or is there suppose to be a late night prgram every night? the others days recreation leaves at 5pm right before there evening dinner meal
2013-05-09 06:25:04 PM barbalbert I go to walmart and get the paint chips with color on for free and use them for memory games
2013-05-09 06:25:12 PM kathyhughes Patricia it depends on your residents
2013-05-09 06:25:14 PM dwhite My RAI calls our place Sig change nation
2013-05-09 06:25:17 PM jblackmon my residents always want to go to bed a soon as they finish their meal.
2013-05-09 06:25:19 PM rvmann Drum circle is good for that. Or playing music and chair dancing.
2013-05-09 06:25:27 PM kathyhughes thats fine
2013-05-09 06:25:32 PM jacqueline mine too jblackmom
2013-05-09 06:25:33 PM richardsonl Gong back to NCCAP natioanl exam, Is it hard
2013-05-09 06:25:38 PM kathyhughes they can go to bed after dinner
2013-05-09 06:25:44 PM jacqueline yes
2013-05-09 06:25:45 PM mecorey my residents really enjoy movies in the evening
2013-05-09 06:25:48 PM kathyhughes No....its not hard Linda
2013-05-09 06:25:58 PM kathyhughes everyone from my classes have passed
2013-05-09 06:26:03 PM richardsonl I get nervous with tests
2013-05-09 06:26:06 PM cathymayle Is there a time limit
2013-05-09 06:26:06 PM cwagner58 Our residents don't do movies... they come eat the food and then leave....LOL
2013-05-09 06:26:06 PM jblackmon but we have at least 2 act
2013-05-09 06:26:08 PM barbalbert sign me up
2013-05-09 06:26:09 PM kjosephsen good to know
2013-05-09 06:26:15 PM kathyhughes I put the questions from their exam in your exams
2013-05-09 06:26:22 PM kjosephsen thank you
2013-05-09 06:26:23 PM rvmann good to know...
2013-05-09 06:26:26 PM jacqueline Thanks Kathy
2013-05-09 06:26:28 PM richardsonl Thanks
2013-05-09 06:26:30 PM babieofseven I hate to take tests too scary me.
2013-05-09 06:26:30 PM cwagner58 Great....
2013-05-09 06:26:38 PM jadreani thanks
2013-05-09 06:26:39 PM mecorey me to babieofseven
2013-05-09 06:26:41 PM kmcooley ...so we should take it ASAP after MEPAP II?!
2013-05-09 06:26:42 PM kathyhughes there is an advantage to being on their insturtor committee
2013-05-09 06:26:43 PM christine41 good to know about the test
2013-05-09 06:26:47 PM dingalsbe My residents don't like movies either.
2013-05-09 06:26:47 PM jfaines0909 do we have to go to a physical place to take the test?
2013-05-09 06:26:54 PM jadreani lol
2013-05-09 06:27:05 PM rvmann My residents like movies but not after Dinner
2013-05-09 06:27:10 PM kathyhughes yes Jennifer...comira testing sites
2013-05-09 06:27:21 PM cwagner58 I would prefer online but I'm sure the test area has to be controlled.
2013-05-09 06:27:23 PM kathyhughes and believe me we have 5 of them here in Syracuse alone
2013-05-09 06:27:24 PM jfaines0909 so there should be someplace in nj then right?
2013-05-09 06:27:40 PM kathyhughes so there are tons of places
2013-05-09 06:27:44 PM jacqueline and what about texas
2013-05-09 06:27:44 PM rvmann We are short staffed and i run movies often as it lets me do two things at once. Movie and One on one\
2013-05-09 06:27:46 PM kjosephsen i was just thinking the same thing jfain
2013-05-09 06:27:46 PM cathymayle How do we find out where the test sites are?
2013-05-09 06:27:46 PM kathyhughes you go to their site
2013-05-09 06:28:08 PM kathyhughes Comira Testing....
2013-05-09 06:28:12 PM barbalbert alot of topics tonight
2013-05-09 06:28:14 PM jacqueline thankls
2013-05-09 06:28:15 PM cathymayle ok
2013-05-09 06:28:20 PM taggirl500 I'm sorry having trouble following my kids are being busy tonight
2013-05-09 06:28:23 PM richardsonl Just to share (My mind is all over the place tonight) We are playing the slots. what I did was I took four different types of pictures (Cherries, the number 7, a star and lemon and put them on index cards. We are going to shuffle the cards up and give each resident three cards to flip over. Anyoen with three pictures of the same thing whens.
2013-05-09 06:28:26 PM mecorey what is comira testing...i guess i missed something
2013-05-09 06:28:30 PM christine41 im a bit confused with all the different topics...
2013-05-09 06:28:31 PM kathyhughes I have it all posted on the Alumni site, which you can join once you finish the course
2013-05-09 06:28:41 PM rvmann slots sounds good
2013-05-09 06:28:49 PM jfaines0909 I just want to say that if anyone has a chance to go to an Activities conference do it. I went to my first one this month and it was amazing.
2013-05-09 06:28:50 PM cwagner58 I am having trouble following and I am here all by myself!!!
2013-05-09 06:28:51 PM kjosephsen love it rich
2013-05-09 06:28:53 PM barbalbert that sounds great
2013-05-09 06:28:58 PM kathyhughes so am I christine
2013-05-09 06:29:07 PM jacqueline good idea richardsons
2013-05-09 06:29:08 PM mwilson lol me tpo
2013-05-09 06:29:09 PM barbalbert me to
2013-05-09 06:29:09 PM mwilson to
2013-05-09 06:29:12 PM richardsonl I try to plan activities that anyone with any level of physical ability or cognitve function can partake in.
2013-05-09 06:29:49 PM rvmann I tend to modify my activities. so that I have different levels going at the same time modified for each person.
2013-05-09 06:29:49 PM cwagner58 I try to do that as well but it's a difficult task with staffing etc. Also our dept does alot with marketing.
2013-05-09 06:29:52 PM kathyhughes I will post info on your forums this weekend for you all
2013-05-09 06:29:55 PM jblackmon where did everyone go?
2013-05-09 06:29:56 PM barbalbert Just to let you know planned on playing bingo, nobody wanted to so we did games everyone happy
2013-05-09 06:30:11 PM dingalsbe thanks
2013-05-09 06:30:22 PM rvmann My residents would linch me if I canceled bingo
2013-05-09 06:30:24 PM kathyhughes thats great Barb!
2013-05-09 06:30:32 PM kjosephsen i modify based on group as well
2013-05-09 06:30:32 PM cathymayle mine too
2013-05-09 06:30:33 PM mecorey hahaha me too rvmann
2013-05-09 06:30:38 PM babieofseven Mine too
2013-05-09 06:30:39 PM jfaines0909 rvmann I think we all have that problem
2013-05-09 06:30:41 PM cwagner58 Our residents love bingo...... we do it 3 times weekly... tried to cut back and they had a fit........ it's our largest attended group.
2013-05-09 06:30:42 PM barbalbert all depends who I have
2013-05-09 06:30:45 PM kmcooley wow, Bingo is a mainstay 2X/week here...
2013-05-09 06:30:49 PM jadreani ours too
2013-05-09 06:30:50 PM richardsonl My residents say they don't get enough bingo, its every Sat, Sunday and Tuesday,
2013-05-09 06:30:55 PM richardsonl oh and wed
2013-05-09 06:30:57 PM rvmann we do board games. i got Monopoly Jr and Yatzee which go weell
2013-05-09 06:30:58 PM dwhite Yuck to bingo!
2013-05-09 06:31:01 PM rvmann *well
2013-05-09 06:31:06 PM barbalbert did you ever do a bingo marathon
2013-05-09 06:31:06 PM dingalsbe Me too. Next week I will be having a Bingo Marithon. They willlove it.
2013-05-09 06:31:07 PM kathyhughes I had Bingo every day
2013-05-09 06:31:09 PM mwilson kathy i have a young adult population but having trouble finding things sensory wise to do cause of seizures and most not bein able to use there hands any ides on were to look for things for them
2013-05-09 06:31:16 PM jblackmon Mine will too. but we were busy making corsages yesterday and today
2013-05-09 06:31:19 PM richardsonl On my activity assessment mark a no for interest in bgino
2013-05-09 06:31:24 PM kathyhughes but they had to figure out when...so they would attend all the activities
2013-05-09 06:31:24 PM christine41 I do ALOT of one on one activities with all my patients. Probably spend about an hour with each every day. Not two person will do an activity on the calendar so thats why.
2013-05-09 06:31:24 PM richardsonl I mean bingo
2013-05-09 06:31:24 PM kjosephsen me too cwag...i cant stand bingo but they hate not playing
2013-05-09 06:31:26 PM cheyanna1 left the chat room
2013-05-09 06:31:26 PM jadreani we do this roll the dice game too for a nickle winnings
2013-05-09 06:31:35 PM barbalbert what does everyone give out for prizes
2013-05-09 06:31:37 PM cwagner58 we do board games, dice, bean bag toss... but they still love their bingo... after 13 years I could pass on it though.
2013-05-09 06:31:42 PM kmcooley We've had a dominoes group the last two weeks...they (I help) will play for an hour and a half...
2013-05-09 06:31:47 PM taggirl500 Quarters for bingo
2013-05-09 06:31:53 PM jblackmon dollar store items
2013-05-09 06:31:57 PM jadreani quarters for bingp
2013-05-09 06:32:01 PM taggirl500 they seem to prefer them more than prizes idk y
2013-05-09 06:32:01 PM richardsonl I told the activity staff we need to add 1:1 visits to the activity calendar
2013-05-09 06:32:02 PM mecorey 50 cent bingo
2013-05-09 06:32:03 PM jadreani opps o
2013-05-09 06:32:04 PM kathyhughes scratch off lottery tickets, Dollar Tree dancing somethings!
2013-05-09 06:32:07 PM barbalbert lottery tickets sometimes
2013-05-09 06:32:09 PM dwhite Music plus scents for the sensory folks. Sounds of the ocean (you can get inexpensive CDS) etc
2013-05-09 06:32:12 PM jfaines0909 We give out 25 cents a game. Its funded by another organization
2013-05-09 06:32:13 PM cwagner58 Quarters for bingo....... pennys for our dice game called High roller...... just depends.... some games have no prize....
2013-05-09 06:32:13 PM rvmann dollar stor stuff... I go through about 30 strings of beads a month.
2013-05-09 06:32:18 PM jacqueline bingo bucks
2013-05-09 06:32:18 PM kjosephsen dollar store, individual foods/drinks
2013-05-09 06:32:21 PM kmcooley Prizes: stuffed animals (donated) jewelry, snacks...
2013-05-09 06:32:30 PM cathymayle junk food at my facility
2013-05-09 06:32:36 PM jadreani nickles for roll the dice game
2013-05-09 06:32:38 PM jblackmon chocolate just for attening
2013-05-09 06:32:40 PM barbalbert all sounds good
2013-05-09 06:32:46 PM mwilson we use everything from food to music
2013-05-09 06:32:49 PM rvmann we have jewlery, junk food (not too much) diet soda and V8 juice
2013-05-09 06:32:57 PM kmcooley I like the chocolate.
2013-05-09 06:33:00 PM babieofseven We give prizes that are donated
2013-05-09 06:33:03 PM barbalbert mu residents love to go outside
2013-05-09 06:33:04 PM christine41 how about a prize for those that rarely attend an activity?
2013-05-09 06:33:11 PM richardsonl Our memory unit is declining and we have been putting together senosry kits. we just did one on babies. I found a lifelike baby at walmart for $17. The residents perked up. It was so amazing how many women smiled held the baby and kissed the baby
2013-05-09 06:33:13 PM cwagner58 We do an auction about once a quarter where everyone gets 100 pts (100 dollars) . We accept donated items, dollar store items etc and then let everyone bid.... they love it.
2013-05-09 06:33:15 PM jadreani what do you all use for the bingo chips
2013-05-09 06:33:17 PM jacqueline to spend at shop in hood(activity rm) store set uo once a week
2013-05-09 06:33:26 PM cathymayle poker chips
2013-05-09 06:33:34 PM patricia33 We have Bingo Cart it comes out once a month for residents to turn in there coupons from winning Bingo we buy things from the dollar store
2013-05-09 06:33:34 PM jblackmon most of our prizes are donations but we buy some also
2013-05-09 06:33:39 PM jadreani sometimes we use candy
2013-05-09 06:33:41 PM richardsonl We use bottle caps
2013-05-09 06:33:42 PM rvmann I try and make sure everyone wins at least once when we play bingo
2013-05-09 06:33:43 PM mecorey in the fall we do "Fall in love with activities" and do prizes for residents who attend the most activities
2013-05-09 06:33:44 PM barbalbert bingo markers, love to dab
2013-05-09 06:33:53 PM cwagner58 bingo chips and also milk bottle caps for people with hand/ dexterity issues.
2013-05-09 06:33:55 PM patricia33 we use poker chips for bingo
2013-05-09 06:33:56 PM dwhite Like the fall in love idea
2013-05-09 06:33:59 PM richardsonl I had someone stick a bunch of poker chips in their mouth
2013-05-09 06:34:08 PM taggirl500 we give twin oaks bucks for attending activities
2013-05-09 06:34:11 PM kmcooley We have old bingo cards with little plastic windows built in.
2013-05-09 06:34:12 PM jadreani fall in love idea?
2013-05-09 06:34:17 PM babieofseven I've had them put the chips in there mouth too
2013-05-09 06:34:21 PM rvmann I'v seen someone stick bingo caps in their mouth.
2013-05-09 06:34:24 PM kathyhughes good idea
2013-05-09 06:34:31 PM cwagner58 Never had that problem
2013-05-09 06:34:35 PM jblackmon we can't use bingo dab because a resident was sucking on it
2013-05-09 06:34:39 PM richardsonl that doesn't surprise me
2013-05-09 06:34:42 PM kathyhughes LOL
2013-05-09 06:34:45 PM rvmann lol
2013-05-09 06:34:46 PM kjosephsen taggirl you're from twin oaks? in nj?
2013-05-09 06:34:51 PM dingalsbe Hey guys......Have to go. Have a great weekend. Enjoyed it.
2013-05-09 06:34:57 PM barbalbert when playing bingo dabbing keeps them interested also hand motion
2013-05-09 06:34:57 PM kathyhughes ok
2013-05-09 06:35:03 PM richardsonl Maybe i should just use cookies for bingo chips (LOL)
2013-05-09 06:35:04 PM dingalsbe left the chat room
2013-05-09 06:35:06 PM dwhite Go back --this is getting too hectic. But the idea was to give prizes in the autumn for 'falling' in lvoe w/activities
2013-05-09 06:35:14 PM jfaines0909 I try and remind the residents that they are bingo chips not potatoe chips...they laugh but they remember
2013-05-09 06:35:14 PM taggirl500 no twin oaks booker
2013-05-09 06:35:15 PM kathyhughes We used NECO wafers
2013-05-09 06:35:25 PM jadreani we have too
2013-05-09 06:35:28 PM taggirl500 TX
2013-05-09 06:35:36 PM jblackmon I have a question is anyone from Florida? I would like to move there
2013-05-09 06:35:40 PM barbalbert won't they eat them
2013-05-09 06:35:41 PM cwagner58 We would have no bingo chips left if they were edible!!!
2013-05-09 06:35:42 PM jadreani or it depends on the holidays
2013-05-09 06:35:46 PM kjosephsen ohh I got excited for a moment haha (I live close)
2013-05-09 06:35:52 PM jadreani candy corn bingo
2013-05-09 06:36:02 PM christine41 Its a very active chat tonight. Just reading and following is hard :)
2013-05-09 06:36:06 PM jadreani red hearts bingo
2013-05-09 06:36:08 PM dwhite Our residents just want money
2013-05-09 06:36:10 PM jadreani etc
2013-05-09 06:36:10 PM barbalbert next month im playing button bingo
2013-05-09 06:36:19 PM rvmann we wouldn't have any bingo chips left if they could eat them and the blood sugars would be out of control
2013-05-09 06:36:29 PM kmcooley what's button bingo?
2013-05-09 06:36:30 PM kathyhughes I know...
2013-05-09 06:36:31 PM cwagner58 Our residents are all about the money too.... so many of them have nothing.
2013-05-09 06:36:43 PM jadreani sometimes we do a penny pitch game
2013-05-09 06:36:45 PM dwhite We do Krazy bingo with different patterns to make--an X, window, etc
2013-05-09 06:36:45 PM barbalbert where you use buttons for markers
2013-05-09 06:36:45 PM richardsonl Chocolate chip bingo
2013-05-09 06:36:59 PM barbalbert me too with penny pitch
2013-05-09 06:37:14 PM kjosephsen I do a special gambling bingo for my money wanters...they can choose a prize or gamble on an envelope that could have money or nothing
2013-05-09 06:37:14 PM rvmann I try to provide little treats that residents can enjoy in small amounts to keep them from going nuts on the junk food.
2013-05-09 06:37:16 PM richardsonl Anyone from PA
2013-05-09 06:37:18 PM kathyhughes anyone paly LCR?
2013-05-09 06:37:26 PM cwagner58 My residents have a fit if they don't have the card with their name on it and someone is in their seat at bingo... LOL
2013-05-09 06:37:30 PM richardsonl what is paly LCR
2013-05-09 06:37:36 PM patricia33 yes they love it got it at party city
2013-05-09 06:37:36 PM dwhite INo what is it
2013-05-09 06:37:39 PM kathyhughes play LCR
2013-05-09 06:37:45 PM barbalbert that is cool with the env\enlopes
2013-05-09 06:37:46 PM jfaines0909 what is LCR?
2013-05-09 06:37:46 PM kathyhughes Its a cheap dice game
2013-05-09 06:37:47 PM patricia33 a dice game
2013-05-09 06:37:55 PM dwhite Left Right Center
2013-05-09 06:38:01 PM patricia33 yep
2013-05-09 06:38:01 PM kathyhughes you play with pennies and dice...right Donna

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