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2016-08-18 06:23:49 PM dorothymagliulo butterflies
2016-08-18 06:23:50 PM jennyw wow Kelly so you don't plan the activities, admin does??
2016-08-18 06:23:51 PM vauriemmo we have a bunny and thre doves in addition to cats and dogs
2016-08-18 06:23:59 PM belindaf order online with SSWW and ge the net cage and caterpillars
2016-08-18 06:24:03 PM beccalr Our calendar has to be approved by administration
2016-08-18 06:24:08 PM maribel left the chat room
2016-08-18 06:24:13 PM belindaf within a week they turn into coccoons
2016-08-18 06:24:17 PM kelly326 yep. they plan Veterans Day, Pearl Harbor Day, Memorial Day
2016-08-18 06:24:20 PM jennyw wow
2016-08-18 06:24:23 PM dorothymagliulo ok thanks belinda
2016-08-18 06:24:26 PM maribel enter the chat room
2016-08-18 06:24:28 PM belindaf then a week later butterflies
2016-08-18 06:24:36 PM belindaf best 20$ ever
2016-08-18 06:24:37 PM maribel sorry i was logged off
2016-08-18 06:24:48 PM amber88 so they just plan the big holidays around verterans? do you plan the rest?
2016-08-18 06:25:00 PM sblake5 left the chat room
2016-08-18 06:25:13 PM dorothymagliulo does the butterflies stay in the net or do they die eventually. belinda
2016-08-18 06:25:15 PM kelly326 oh yes! they don't plan any other activities
2016-08-18 06:25:17 PM belindaf then you get to have butterfly release party, the residents love it
2016-08-18 06:25:34 PM hayesmsthing butterfl release party..... i like that!!
2016-08-18 06:25:38 PM amber88 oh thats awesome!
2016-08-18 06:25:43 PM belindaf I set them free in the garden, they will sit on your finger
2016-08-18 06:25:50 PM dorothymagliulo oh nice
2016-08-18 06:26:02 PM belindaf I do them every 6 weeks
2016-08-18 06:26:02 PM maribel I would like to do that with our residents.
2016-08-18 06:26:15 PM kelly326 i like the butterfly idea!
2016-08-18 06:26:15 PM beccalr I woul like to do that too
2016-08-18 06:26:21 PM belindaf the cage is a pop up
2016-08-18 06:26:31 PM belindaf total cost first time is 3-$
2016-08-18 06:26:35 PM belindaf 30$
2016-08-18 06:26:39 PM vauriemmo all those evt events sound great..i will pass it on to my AD
2016-08-18 06:26:53 PM belindaf you just reorder at Inssect lore.com
2016-08-18 06:26:58 PM belindaf insectlore
2016-08-18 06:27:01 PM vauriemmo i could suggest the caterpillars...
2016-08-18 06:27:06 PM belindaf they have lady bugs too
2016-08-18 06:27:11 PM hayesmsthing cool
2016-08-18 06:27:18 PM belindaf and praying mantis
2016-08-18 06:27:23 PM dorothymagliulo wow
2016-08-18 06:27:37 PM jennyw haha wow
2016-08-18 06:27:50 PM amber88 you could have an aquarium with all kinds of bugs in it. could be like the residents one personal garden with bugs
2016-08-18 06:27:54 PM belindaf who doesnt love lady bugs
2016-08-18 06:27:59 PM amber88 own*
2016-08-18 06:28:19 PM autumnmattox we Have plenty of lady bugs around where i live
2016-08-18 06:28:25 PM awatts ya know what is really fun to do as a project is making bird houses and picture frames!
2016-08-18 06:28:30 PM kathyhughes That would be interesting activities
2016-08-18 06:28:45 PM amber88 oh when I did the bird houses the residents loved it
2016-08-18 06:28:48 PM vauriemmo im feeling a little apprehensive about the midterm exam..feel like it may be to detailed
2016-08-18 06:28:51 PM belindaf I buy the precut birdhouse and glue them and then the residnets paint them
2016-08-18 06:29:02 PM awatts same here
2016-08-18 06:29:05 PM kathyhughes I am sure that you will do fine
2016-08-18 06:29:17 PM kathyhughes Its not that hard
2016-08-18 06:29:19 PM maribel I have done the birdhouses, they do seem to enjoy that
2016-08-18 06:29:20 PM amber88 just have your materials ready and dont overthink it. Its not has bad as you may think
2016-08-18 06:29:25 PM jennyw my residents love making bird feeders and watching the birds eat!
2016-08-18 06:29:28 PM belindaf is the exam 50 or 100 ?
2016-08-18 06:29:39 PM kathyhughes And remember there are extra credit assignments coming up
2016-08-18 06:29:45 PM kathyhughes 50
2016-08-18 06:29:52 PM dorothymagliulo when do we have to do the exam
2016-08-18 06:29:54 PM belindaf extra credit?
2016-08-18 06:30:01 PM vauriemmo thanks for the boost of confidence....work is very diverse duties...not just MDS
2016-08-18 06:30:06 PM amber88 does the final only have 50 too?
2016-08-18 06:30:08 PM kathyhughes Yes
2016-08-18 06:30:10 PM kathyhughes Yes
2016-08-18 06:30:18 PM awatts what else you can do is take pine cones dip them in peanut butter and birdseed and hab=ng them on the trees outside
2016-08-18 06:30:30 PM belindaf we have palm trees only
2016-08-18 06:30:39 PM belindaf cant really hang anything
2016-08-18 06:30:45 PM jennyw i feel like the final for MEPAP1 had 100
2016-08-18 06:30:52 PM belindaf it did
2016-08-18 06:30:55 PM beccalr I think it did too jenny
2016-08-18 06:31:03 PM amber88 you can get pine cones and still hang them up..unless your palm trees are the super tall ones that you can hang stuff from
2016-08-18 06:31:10 PM amber88 cant*
2016-08-18 06:31:12 PM jennyw but for MEPAP2 the final is 50?
2016-08-18 06:31:13 PM belindaf they are over 30 feet tall
2016-08-18 06:31:23 PM amber88 yeah that is why i was asking
2016-08-18 06:31:25 PM kathyhughes Right Jenny
2016-08-18 06:31:27 PM kelly326 get out the ladder!!!!!
2016-08-18 06:31:31 PM kathyhughes LOL
2016-08-18 06:31:36 PM jennyw thats nice :)
2016-08-18 06:31:41 PM belindaf I tried to suggest to maintenance, they just laughed
2016-08-18 06:31:49 PM dorothymagliulo when do we take that exam and does it have to on that date???
2016-08-18 06:31:55 PM jennyw where do you get good pinecones haha
2016-08-18 06:32:01 PM belindaf michaels
2016-08-18 06:32:09 PM awatts yup
2016-08-18 06:32:10 PM autumnmattox Where is everyone from?
2016-08-18 06:32:13 PM amber88 yeah we had some of those at the other place I worked. luckily we live in Jacksonville so we still have smaller trees we can hang stuff from
2016-08-18 06:32:21 PM awatts where you from
2016-08-18 06:32:22 PM belindaf st petersburg, fl
2016-08-18 06:32:24 PM beccalr Im from upstate NY
2016-08-18 06:32:25 PM dorothymagliulo jersey city nj
2016-08-18 06:32:27 PM autumnmattox I am from Mississippi so we have pinecones everywhere!
2016-08-18 06:32:27 PM awatts mckinney texas
2016-08-18 06:32:29 PM kathyhughes the mis term exam opens on week 8 and you have a week to take it
2016-08-18 06:32:31 PM mberroa Poughkeepsie, NY
2016-08-18 06:32:34 PM hayesmsthing Baltimore md
2016-08-18 06:32:41 PM maribel Morristown, NJ
2016-08-18 06:32:47 PM jennyw we aren't supposed to hang bird feeders because of bears. but we can have them on balconies
2016-08-18 06:32:55 PM awatts mid term wasnt too bad
2016-08-18 06:32:59 PM hayesmsthing bears!!!!
2016-08-18 06:33:07 PM belindaf not too many bears here, maybe gators...lol not really
2016-08-18 06:33:09 PM amber88 originally from Holland, MI but know live in Jacksonville FL
2016-08-18 06:33:11 PM beccalr We had a bear sighting in our parking lot!
2016-08-18 06:33:15 PM hayesmsthing gators!!!
2016-08-18 06:33:15 PM dorothymagliulo thanks ms. hughes
2016-08-18 06:33:16 PM jennyw we had a bear come right up to a resident's window a few months ago
2016-08-18 06:33:22 PM vauriemmo tomorrow we are having an art show....displaying all the great crafts and drawings and paintings of the residents...should be fun
2016-08-18 06:33:32 PM mberroa we have a lot of deer
2016-08-18 06:33:35 PM autumnmattox We have deere and squirles.
2016-08-18 06:33:38 PM hayesmsthing wow the only animal we have are deer and they are adorable
2016-08-18 06:33:40 PM kelly326 painting tiles is fun too. You can get a case of tiles for very cheap and have the guys paint them and put them in the garden areas
2016-08-18 06:33:45 PM beccalr We have many deer, they come right up to the windows
2016-08-18 06:33:47 PM kathyhughes Sounds great Victoria
2016-08-18 06:33:49 PM vauriemmo they worked hard
2016-08-18 06:33:58 PM maribel so are thier ticks...lol
2016-08-18 06:33:58 PM belindaf i like the tile idea
2016-08-18 06:34:06 PM kelly326 left the chat room
2016-08-18 06:34:10 PM belindaf just white time?
2016-08-18 06:34:11 PM amber88 we dont have too many gators here. I think in the four years I have been here I have only seen one wild gator an that was in central florida. Not around very much.
2016-08-18 06:34:11 PM autumnmattox and lots of bugs HaHa. Lady bugs, beetles, and butterflys
2016-08-18 06:34:17 PM kelly326 enter the chat room
2016-08-18 06:34:17 PM belindaf white tile?
2016-08-18 06:34:23 PM kelly326 left the chat room
2016-08-18 06:34:24 PM autumnmattox we have ticks
2016-08-18 06:34:30 PM kelly326 enter the chat room
2016-08-18 06:34:30 PM vauriemmo we actually have a volunteer aert who works one day a week with them...they love it
2016-08-18 06:34:31 PM kelly326 left the chat room
2016-08-18 06:34:38 PM kelly326 enter the chat room
2016-08-18 06:34:44 PM amber88 we have a big problem with snacks in our courtyard
2016-08-18 06:34:53 PM vauriemmo we have also introduced stress free adult coloring
2016-08-18 06:34:54 PM amber88 snakes*
2016-08-18 06:34:57 PM autumnmattox we have snakes too
2016-08-18 06:35:03 PM jennyw i'm from western massachusetts. no gators here!
2016-08-18 06:35:08 PM belindaf snacks was funnier
2016-08-18 06:35:09 PM amber88 lol
2016-08-18 06:35:13 PM beccalr Lol
2016-08-18 06:35:18 PM amber88 adult coloring is so much fun!
2016-08-18 06:35:21 PM mberroa LO
2016-08-18 06:35:23 PM mberroa LOL
2016-08-18 06:35:24 PM maribel we have a painting teacher that comes to the facility. It is very therapeutic for the residents. They have done flower, sunset, and shore paintings.
2016-08-18 06:35:30 PM belindaf we do have florida gator fans...lol
2016-08-18 06:35:34 PM autumnmattox we have gators but not just walking around like in some places
2016-08-18 06:35:41 PM maribel the best part is she is free. volunteers
2016-08-18 06:35:48 PM vauriemmo the rehAB FLOORS enjoy the adult coloring as well
2016-08-18 06:36:08 PM amber88 yes we do too belinda! that and georgia fans too...we are 30 minutes from GA
2016-08-18 06:36:09 PM kelly326 the Memories in the Making program from the Alzhiemers Assoc. is a great art program too
2016-08-18 06:36:13 PM beccalr Our rehab floor enjoys jugsaw puzzles. they are in competition to see who can complete theirs first
2016-08-18 06:36:18 PM dorothymagliulo Tomorrow we having like a beach fest with entertainer and some
2016-08-18 06:36:20 PM vauriemmo my 26 year old daughter does the coloring
2016-08-18 06:36:21 PM belindaf haha amber
2016-08-18 06:36:41 PM dorothymagliulo virgin drinks the residents are looking forward to this
2016-08-18 06:36:53 PM belindaf we just had a luau, it was great, ukele player andd a lady sand a hawaiin song
2016-08-18 06:37:02 PM belindaf sang
2016-08-18 06:37:06 PM autumnmattox I think i am the youngest in this group chat... I am 21.
2016-08-18 06:37:09 PM dorothymagliulo kool
2016-08-18 06:37:23 PM mberroa I was coloring with the residents in memory care and one of the residents kept saying "hurry up, hurry up". It took me some time to figure out she was telling herself to hurry up because she felt her hand wasn't moving fast enough
2016-08-18 06:37:26 PM amber88 maybe. I am 27
2016-08-18 06:37:26 PM belindaf most likely, I am the oldest 55
2016-08-18 06:37:29 PM beccalr One year we had a luau and had a scavenger hunt. At each stop the resident had to put on a different item...coconut bra, grass skirt, big sunglasses, leis etc
2016-08-18 06:37:30 PM awatts i love the memories in the making! my members do so well with that program!
2016-08-18 06:37:35 PM beccalr I am 21 too!!! 22 on tuesday
2016-08-18 06:37:39 PM jennyw 29
2016-08-18 06:37:40 PM amber88 awww
2016-08-18 06:37:46 PM belindaf happy early birthday
2016-08-18 06:37:48 PM autumnmattox i will be 22 in September
2016-08-18 06:37:52 PM dorothymagliulo no belinda
2016-08-18 06:37:59 PM beccalr Thank you. I will be on vacation the best bday present ever LOL
2016-08-18 06:38:03 PM awatts young ones i see
2016-08-18 06:38:04 PM vauriemmo this week has been a challenge...it was my first week back from vaca...montego bay, jamaica ..Great!!!!!
2016-08-18 06:38:14 PM dorothymagliulo i am a september baby as well
2016-08-18 06:38:19 PM awatts i turn 43 August 24th
2016-08-18 06:38:27 PM beccalr Happy birthday!!
2016-08-18 06:38:34 PM belindaf happy day to you
2016-08-18 06:38:44 PM vauriemmo happy bday
2016-08-18 06:38:44 PM awatts thanks all
2016-08-18 06:38:49 PM dorothymagliulo happy birthday and many more
2016-08-18 06:38:53 PM kathyhughes Wow! I had been working in activities for 20 years when you were both born!
2016-08-18 06:39:03 PM kelly326 lol
2016-08-18 06:39:04 PM amber88 lol
2016-08-18 06:39:06 PM belindaf puts things in perspective
2016-08-18 06:39:11 PM autumnmattox HaHa
2016-08-18 06:39:13 PM kathyhughes LOl
2016-08-18 06:39:31 PM vauriemmo did you crawl in the door??
2016-08-18 06:39:35 PM jennyw wow haha
2016-08-18 06:39:39 PM kathyhughes Yes!
2016-08-18 06:39:45 PM beccalr lol i think working in a nursing home is in my blood. my great grandparents built and owned a local NH, my mom has been working as a nurse for over 25 years and is recently the DON
2016-08-18 06:39:45 PM vauriemmo LOL
2016-08-18 06:39:48 PM kathyhughes It was some time ago
2016-08-18 06:39:50 PM jennyw I hope to be in this field until I am a resident myself :)
2016-08-18 06:40:00 PM awatts kathy you have so much experience! hope to follow your footsteps one day
2016-08-18 06:40:04 PM belindaf think we could get a discount?
2016-08-18 06:40:10 PM amber88 lol
2016-08-18 06:40:10 PM dorothymagliulo i have been in this field for 14 yrs and in the same facility for 19
2016-08-18 06:40:11 PM kathyhughes You are on the right path
2016-08-18 06:40:27 PM vauriemmo i have my room picked out on the fourth floor...dementia unit!!!!
2016-08-18 06:40:35 PM beccalr haha
2016-08-18 06:40:38 PM awatts thanks
2016-08-18 06:40:39 PM amber88 what did you work before you got in this field?
2016-08-18 06:40:49 PM amber88 dorothy
2016-08-18 06:40:52 PM kathyhughes Don't forget to attend the NCCAP Symposium next year to meet me!
2016-08-18 06:41:00 PM amber88 wish i could
2016-08-18 06:41:01 PM belindaf it s in Buffalo
2016-08-18 06:41:03 PM beccalr I plan on it..only a couple hours away
2016-08-18 06:41:07 PM dorothymagliulo yes you are especially if you love people
2016-08-18 06:41:11 PM kathyhughes It will be in
2016-08-18 06:41:15 PM awatts I PROMISE I WILL
2016-08-18 06:41:16 PM dorothymagliulo i was a c.na.
2016-08-18 06:41:16 PM kathyhughes Buffalo
2016-08-18 06:41:22 PM vauriemmo i always worked in health field positions
2016-08-18 06:41:32 PM autumnmattox beccalr I am glad there is someone my age.
2016-08-18 06:41:38 PM awatts I CANT WAIT TO MEET YOU
2016-08-18 06:41:44 PM dorothymagliulo then an activity aide
2016-08-18 06:41:50 PM beccalr autumnmattox Me too! I am the youngest full time employee at my facility
2016-08-18 06:42:15 PM amber88 that will change as you get older..lol. I used to be the youngest anywhere I went. I am not anymore
2016-08-18 06:42:18 PM awatts IM SO EXCITED!
2016-08-18 06:42:26 PM kathyhughes I volunteered in activities in High School
2016-08-18 06:42:27 PM dorothymagliulo that good learn alot
2016-08-18 06:42:39 PM dorothymagliulo beccalr
2016-08-18 06:42:43 PM jennyw wow kathy you started early!
2016-08-18 06:42:50 PM kathyhughes So it was waaaaaaaaaaaaay back then!
2016-08-18 06:42:57 PM hayesmsthing i did too
2016-08-18 06:42:59 PM beccalr It doesn't bother me being young. I started working at this nursing home as soon as i could get my working papers
2016-08-18 06:43:00 PM autumnmattox My grandmother has worked in the activities department for over 11 years so I always helped out.
2016-08-18 06:43:03 PM kathyhughes Before activities were required
2016-08-18 06:43:08 PM vauriemmo i told you she crawled in the door
2016-08-18 06:43:10 PM jennyw I starting working in a nursing home that my grandma lived at in high school but I worked in the kitchen
2016-08-18 06:43:20 PM kelly326 so Kathy you have seen a ton of changes over the years!
2016-08-18 06:43:35 PM amber88 thats cool. when I was in high school I wasnt aware of activities. when I became a CNA I wasnt aware of it. didnt give it much thought. my first CNA job didnt actually have an activities department. the CNAs were responsible for doing activities
2016-08-18 06:43:38 PM beccalr We have albums at my facility of pictures from events with pictures of me in diapers lol
2016-08-18 06:43:42 PM kathyhughes Yes I have
2016-08-18 06:43:49 PM jennyw wow amber
2016-08-18 06:43:58 PM vauriemmo i started as a hospital volunteer
2016-08-18 06:44:01 PM belindaf thats cool becca
2016-08-18 06:44:03 PM dorothymagliulo wow amber
2016-08-18 06:44:04 PM amber88 lol. thats funny
2016-08-18 06:44:21 PM vauriemmo but...i love OLD people!!!!!
2016-08-18 06:44:48 PM awatts I STARTED OUT TAKING CARE OF A GROUP OF PEOPLE N A CARE HOME (INDEPENDENT) THEN WORKED IN THE MEDICAL FIELD
2016-08-18 06:44:49 PM dorothymagliulo me too they have so much to offer.
2016-08-18 06:44:49 PM kathyhughes See we all started somewhere!
2016-08-18 06:44:54 PM beccalr I like them more than kids
2016-08-18 06:45:00 PM phil1 enter the chat room
2016-08-18 06:45:07 PM amber88 yeah. i didnt realize how bad it was until I went somewhere different and they had an activity department.
2016-08-18 06:45:14 PM vauriemmo yes...giving positions
2016-08-18 06:45:32 PM jennyw we do!!!
2016-08-18 06:45:45 PM vauriemmo it sooo rewarding!!
2016-08-18 06:45:48 PM kathyhughes So are you all starting to plan for the holiday season?
2016-08-18 06:45:50 PM awatts I WAS ALSO WORKING AT A CHILDCARE FACILITY! KINDA INTERESTING HOW I DO A LOT OF THE SAME STUFF
2016-08-18 06:46:07 PM belindaf i am using the montesorri methods
2016-08-18 06:46:13 PM amber88 its important to start planning especially for the entertainment
2016-08-18 06:46:14 PM vauriemmo i have my halloween costume
2016-08-18 06:46:18 PM amber88 lol
2016-08-18 06:46:19 PM hayesmsthing i havent started holiday planning yet
2016-08-18 06:46:24 PM belindaf me neither
2016-08-18 06:46:25 PM dorothymagliulo not yet until i get more staff
2016-08-18 06:46:28 PM maribel When I started in healthcare I started as an administrative assistant but was so helpful to the residents that little by little the administrator begged me to be the Activities Director. I told them I had no experience but here I am
2016-08-18 06:46:34 PM jennyw holiday plannning oh my goodness
2016-08-18 06:46:41 PM phil1 kathyhughes Hi Kathy. I am working on Labor Day , Halloween, Thanksgiving and of course Christmas
2016-08-18 06:46:57 PM phil1 kathyhughes These Holiday keep us soooooooooooo busy!
2016-08-18 06:46:58 PM kelly326 we have soooooo many volunteers and organizations that come in forthe holidays! i wish some of them would come the rest of the year tooo
2016-08-18 06:47:00 PM belindaf no wonder our minds are confused
2016-08-18 06:47:04 PM dorothymagliulo good for you amber
2016-08-18 06:47:16 PM kathyhughes I have a solution for that Kelly
2016-08-18 06:47:29 PM amber88 kelly - kathy explained a solution last week. pretty cool idea!
2016-08-18 06:47:32 PM vauriemmo what?
2016-08-18 06:47:37 PM phil1 kathyhughes What is it?
2016-08-18 06:47:46 PM kathyhughes Sit down with your staff and come up with activities that they can do each month
2016-08-18 06:47:47 PM kelly326 I must have missed it...
2016-08-18 06:48:10 PM kathyhughes A group activity that they can do with the residents for each month
2016-08-18 06:48:35 PM phil1 kathyhughes I enjoys having our morning meeting and then stand down at the end of day. I get a lot of ideas and suggesstions from everyone.
2016-08-18 06:48:56 PM kathyhughes Then when they call....tell them that they can come in IF they come one other month during the year and to give you the other month they would come in
2016-08-18 06:49:01 PM hayesmsthing thats what i do now. my staff meet every other thursday to discuss recreation program
2016-08-18 06:49:23 PM kelly326 interesting thought
2016-08-18 06:49:40 PM beccalr Great idea
2016-08-18 06:49:43 PM phil1 kathyhughes At our facility I hold an Activity Planning meeting the 3rd Tuesday of each month
2016-08-18 06:49:44 PM kathyhughes For example....in January I had a group come back and build snowmen around the facility
2016-08-18 06:49:55 PM phil1 kathyhughes Great ideas!
2016-08-18 06:50:10 PM belindaf indeed
2016-08-18 06:50:19 PM kathyhughes Another group came in and did a Chili Lunch with the residents helping them cook
2016-08-18 06:50:20 PM jennyw snowmen around the facility?!?! oh my goodness what a great idea
2016-08-18 06:50:20 PM kelly326 cool!-literally
2016-08-18 06:50:24 PM vauriemmo sounds cool
2016-08-18 06:50:25 PM belindaf how about sandmen?
2016-08-18 06:50:33 PM kathyhughes thats fine
2016-08-18 06:50:51 PM kathyhughes You just have to have a monthly list ready for them
2016-08-18 06:50:53 PM belindaf lol, but a cool idea, so they can look out windows and see them
2016-08-18 06:51:05 PM kathyhughes and if they don't want to then they can't come in
2016-08-18 06:51:07 PM belindaf we are on abeach...lol
2016-08-18 06:51:13 PM phil1 kathyhughes Today I am working on getting together with our staff and residents for the Christmas float for the Parade.
2016-08-18 06:51:18 PM kelly326 it's tough becaurs we have a Volunteer coordinator and sometimes the communication isnt the best
2016-08-18 06:51:23 PM amber88 belinda - what facility are you in?
2016-08-18 06:51:30 PM vauriemmo how about the residents decorating the bushes at christmas time
2016-08-18 06:51:33 PM belindaf westminster palms in st pete
2016-08-18 06:51:35 PM kathyhughes then tell the Volunteer perosn
2016-08-18 06:51:38 PM kathyhughes person
2016-08-18 06:51:40 PM beccalr I cant imagine no snow
2016-08-18 06:51:45 PM belindaf i can see the water from rooms
2016-08-18 06:51:50 PM phil1 kathyhughes We have residents that like to do a lot, and other ideas?
2016-08-18 06:51:51 PM beccalr Last year it was 70 on christmas in NY though
2016-08-18 06:51:53 PM awatts COMMUNICATION CAN REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE
2016-08-18 06:51:55 PM kathyhughes and I talked to residents about it and they only wanted one group a week
2016-08-18 06:51:59 PM vauriemmo level with the wheel chairs
2016-08-18 06:52:02 PM jennyw that's a great idea kathy... trick them into helping throughout the year ;)
2016-08-18 06:52:04 PM dorothymagliulo yes it does
2016-08-18 06:52:26 PM belindaf it makes good sense, everyone wants to help at the holidays
2016-08-18 06:52:27 PM kelly326 with so many veterans organizations we are told we cannot turn down any of them
2016-08-18 06:52:34 PM kathyhughes You have to have the list ready
2016-08-18 06:52:34 PM awatts TO BAD IT DOESNT ALWAYS WORK! MY BOSS IS THE HARDEST TO COMMUNICATE WITH! WIERD
2016-08-18 06:52:53 PM kathyhughes and I am sure that they would like to do something else during the year
2016-08-18 06:52:58 PM awatts SHE REALLY LACKS COMMUNICATION SKILLS
2016-08-18 06:53:01 PM kathyhughes they just don't know what to do
2016-08-18 06:53:05 PM kelly326 you certainly would think
2016-08-18 06:53:17 PM belindaf give them a job
2016-08-18 06:53:25 PM vauriemmo the ages of the volunteers matters
2016-08-18 06:53:32 PM kathyhughes You just have to be prepared
2016-08-18 06:53:36 PM amber88 well all this is my last chat. I wish you all the best! I am going to be logged out of the computer in two minutes
2016-08-18 06:53:41 PM kelly326 of course so many of them are also in their 80's-90's
2016-08-18 06:53:43 PM belindaf we get mostly 15 and 16 year olds.
2016-08-18 06:53:46 PM kathyhughes OK Amber
2016-08-18 06:53:51 PM kelly326 i will work on it ok
2016-08-18 06:53:55 PM kathyhughes Let me know how you do!
2016-08-18 06:53:58 PM awatts TAKE CARE AMBER
2016-08-18 06:54:00 PM belindaf bye amber
2016-08-18 06:54:01 PM kelly326 ok
2016-08-18 06:54:06 PM belindaf good luck
2016-08-18 06:54:06 PM hayesmsthing left the chat room
2016-08-18 06:54:06 PM vauriemmo know your volunteers
2016-08-18 06:54:07 PM beccalr Bye
2016-08-18 06:54:08 PM dorothymagliulo goodnight amber

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