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2016-10-04 06:07:00 PM nleary22 that sounds fun!
2016-10-04 06:07:01 PM rbordelon we have thanksgiving dinner a big one
2016-10-04 06:07:01 PM heidihartsock we have a fall formal at the end of october. i considered november for it but i chose october because we have some students coming and i thought november and december would be too hard
2016-10-04 06:07:05 PM auazuibke0114 Yes we are having halloween bash and costume contest
2016-10-04 06:07:11 PM firstlady chili cookoff is a great idea
2016-10-04 06:07:18 PM kathybrosrt For Octoberfest we have some intertainment coming to play waltzes for the Residents. Men have a poker table and the women play dice. they love 6-5-4
2016-10-04 06:07:20 PM heidihartsock rememberance ceremony is really nice. we do ours with hospice in january
2016-10-04 06:07:24 PM jackiebl left the chat room
2016-10-04 06:07:29 PM nleary22 we have a chili cook off each year it is a hit
2016-10-04 06:07:31 PM priscillasalinas left the chat room
2016-10-04 06:07:33 PM heidihartsock whoa what is 6-5-4
2016-10-04 06:07:41 PM sueg that's all saints day, isn't it?
2016-10-04 06:07:50 PM mbolling enter the chat room
2016-10-04 06:07:56 PM stephr518 enter the chat room
2016-10-04 06:07:57 PM dorisb enter the chat room
2016-10-04 06:08:00 PM rbordelon i know right its a big hit
2016-10-04 06:08:22 PM isabel1 6-5-4??
2016-10-04 06:08:23 PM kathybrosrt you roll 5 dice..they have to roll a 6-5-4 in that order. Just to qualify. The last 2 dice are points. They have 3 rolls
2016-10-04 06:08:25 PM nleary22 have you had your residents play pokeno?
2016-10-04 06:08:27 PM dorisb SORRY, LOST MY INTERNET FOR A MINUTE
2016-10-04 06:08:29 PM kathybrosrt High score wins
2016-10-04 06:08:30 PM stephr518 Good evening. 080216
2016-10-04 06:08:35 PM auazuibke0114 That will be so fun i guess
2016-10-04 06:08:35 PM lisa2 Well eevryone have a good night.I gotta run to the store to get stuff to make apple butter. Its our afternnoon activity tomorrow.
2016-10-04 06:08:39 PM lisa2 left the chat room
2016-10-04 06:08:41 PM firstlady Has anyone already finished their research paper? What did you write about?
2016-10-04 06:08:47 PM mbowie0280 We are having a "Flavors of Fall" party.Ii'm not doing the holloween theme this year. Some of my residents families dont belive in all the spooky stuff. thats at the end of October. In November we are having a huge Thanksgiving feast and family night for all residents friends and children..
2016-10-04 06:08:49 PM isabel1 pokeno?
2016-10-04 06:08:54 PM sueg love pokeno
2016-10-04 06:08:59 PM kathybrosrt My Residents also liked when we made False teeth
2016-10-04 06:09:08 PM mbolling My residents love to play Pokeno
2016-10-04 06:09:15 PM reiverkimberly what's false teeth
2016-10-04 06:09:21 PM auazuibke0114 My residents love pokeno
2016-10-04 06:09:24 PM brhea327 pokeno?
2016-10-04 06:09:24 PM angelasulli how many people can play pokeno
2016-10-04 06:09:24 PM heidihartsock my residents LOVE pokeno
2016-10-04 06:09:25 PM dorisb I'm still trying to get 10 pages of info. I chose multiple sclerosis.
2016-10-04 06:09:27 PM reiverkimberly like....literal false teeth
2016-10-04 06:09:33 PM rbordelon whats pokeno
2016-10-04 06:09:34 PM aturner1026 pokeno is a Friday night game at our facility
2016-10-04 06:09:42 PM mcurtis512 What about lower level residents acitivties
2016-10-04 06:09:43 PM sueg pokeno is just like bingo but with cards
2016-10-04 06:09:46 PM lorimcg enter the chat room
2016-10-04 06:09:51 PM brhea327 fun
2016-10-04 06:09:57 PM nleary22 yes everyone loves bingo and it is kind of like that only using deck of cards I have only seen it once i got for another building because they want to play bingo all the time so they are going to try this week.!
2016-10-04 06:09:57 PM mcurtis512 its is
2016-10-04 06:10:01 PM rbordelon ohhhhh
2016-10-04 06:10:09 PM dorisb Can you explain pokeno more?
2016-10-04 06:10:20 PM auazuibke0114 It's either Pokeno or Bingo
2016-10-04 06:10:24 PM heidihartsock lower functioning residents - i find music gets the best response. also simple word games, simple trivia, finish the phrase.
2016-10-04 06:10:31 PM mbolling my lower residents do sensory and tactile activities
2016-10-04 06:10:48 PM mcurtis512 ok
2016-10-04 06:10:52 PM kathybrosrt Slice apples, give each resident 2 slices. Put peanut butter on one slice. arrange mini marsh mellows along edge of one slice. put other slice on top and have residents put in their mouth. the skin looks like lips. The marshmellows are teeth
2016-10-04 06:10:54 PM nleary22 manicures, hand massages, might be good idea
2016-10-04 06:10:54 PM auazuibke0114 Mine too
2016-10-04 06:10:58 PM pamgoodwin left the chat room
2016-10-04 06:10:59 PM heidihartsock i haven't played pokeno in a while, my assistant likes to do that. but it;s kind of like bingo with playing cards instead. at least, that s how we oplay. we don't olay by the real rules
2016-10-04 06:11:14 PM reiverkimberly dorisb it's played using large large like bingo but instead of numbers it has pictures of playing cards. then you use a shuffled deck of cards to call
2016-10-04 06:11:20 PM mbolling what are some of the things anyone does with their dementia/alzheimer's residents?
2016-10-04 06:11:27 PM kathybrosrt the fun part is the guys cuz they cant resist putting their tongue out to catch the teeth
2016-10-04 06:11:51 PM heidihartsock music, sing alongs for dementia is best for us. music is stored in a different part of the brain and is the last thing to go
2016-10-04 06:11:54 PM reiverkimberly kathybrosrt how fun!
2016-10-04 06:11:58 PM pamgoodwin enter the chat room
2016-10-04 06:12:06 PM nleary22 do you do memory books I think is what we call them.
2016-10-04 06:12:11 PM heidihartsock outside as well - fresh air is really good, outside as long as possible
2016-10-04 06:12:19 PM brhea327 music, reminiscing, they love table bowling
2016-10-04 06:12:20 PM mbowie0280 We have bingo Fridays at my job. My residents win great prizes and funny money. They can spend it at our auction that we have once a month. I also give out funny money for big smiles and hugs.
2016-10-04 06:12:24 PM kathybrosrt Dementia love dice games..or dime jackpot. I also do sensory with them but in a fun way as a group
2016-10-04 06:12:26 PM auazuibke0114 Yea we have manicure lady every mondays for lower functioning residen
2016-10-04 06:12:30 PM nleary22 you could have different life stations set up
2016-10-04 06:12:43 PM mbolling what kind of cooking activities does everyone do
2016-10-04 06:12:45 PM brhea327 manicures and music
2016-10-04 06:12:47 PM heidihartsock any body have success with busy boxes?
2016-10-04 06:12:53 PM tvs320 enter the chat room
2016-10-04 06:12:57 PM auazuibke0114 Mine too mbowie
2016-10-04 06:13:02 PM kathybrosrt I told the staff I would like to do a Chocklate factory for Feb
2016-10-04 06:13:15 PM brhea327 fondue fun
2016-10-04 06:13:16 PM sueg we don't do any cooking...they are tired of cooking
2016-10-04 06:13:17 PM mcurtis512 cheesecakes, onion rings, anything with crescent rolls , dips
2016-10-04 06:13:19 PM dorisb Our residents love music also. We have someone every Saturday to entertain. We also play shaker box, which anyone can do also
2016-10-04 06:13:26 PM heidihartsock i only do no bake cookies. we don't have the ability to cook at our facility. our therapy dept doesn't work with us
2016-10-04 06:13:30 PM tvs320 Hello
2016-10-04 06:13:36 PM mcurtis512 cupcakes, cookies
2016-10-04 06:13:43 PM rbordelon my residents bake fresh cooks every morning
2016-10-04 06:13:46 PM auazuibke0114 Nice idea Mcurtis
2016-10-04 06:13:53 PM mcurtis512 thank you
2016-10-04 06:13:56 PM nleary22 could you get a convectio/ toaster oven for your room to use?
2016-10-04 06:14:01 PM mbolling I have the problem with therapy constantly taking the residents from activities
2016-10-04 06:14:02 PM angelasulli music makes eerything better
2016-10-04 06:14:10 PM nleary22 sorry for my typos!
2016-10-04 06:14:10 PM mcurtis512 milkshake, floats, tacosald
2016-10-04 06:14:17 PM kathybrosrt Ours love baking..but if you cant ..buy some playdough and let them roll out and use cookie cutters..you can also make play dough for them
2016-10-04 06:14:25 PM brhea327 me too pt alawys interupts
2016-10-04 06:14:26 PM dorisb This time of year apple butter made in the crock pot is great. The residents get to smell it all day long.
2016-10-04 06:14:29 PM nleary22 smoothies
2016-10-04 06:14:31 PM aturner1026 we are baking apple bettys tomorrow!
2016-10-04 06:14:38 PM auazuibke0114 Yes my residents love religious music
2016-10-04 06:14:39 PM mbolling My residents enjoy Happy Hour every third friday of the month. It is run by the CDM
2016-10-04 06:14:40 PM rbordelon they make homemade soups
2016-10-04 06:14:46 PM heidihartsock apple butter in crock pot sounds good!
2016-10-04 06:14:49 PM stephr518 we are not able to do baking at our facility. I wish that we could, because i love love love cooking
2016-10-04 06:14:53 PM reiverkimberly mbolling Same at my facilty...they don't care that the residenthas a right to choose to attend activities over going to therapy
2016-10-04 06:15:10 PM lorimcg left the chat room
2016-10-04 06:15:15 PM auazuibke0114 We had Alzhemiers walk last weekend
2016-10-04 06:15:16 PM lorimcg enter the chat room
2016-10-04 06:15:21 PM angelasulli what is the CDM
2016-10-04 06:15:26 PM brhea327 apple butter.. easy?
2016-10-04 06:15:28 PM kathybrosrt Thats really sad that you cant have baking at your facility
2016-10-04 06:15:39 PM mcurtis512 oreo butter is easy too
2016-10-04 06:15:41 PM dorisb left the chat room
2016-10-04 06:15:43 PM nleary22 our theraphy are great thank goodness because they will take them or wait or even bring them to us when they are do.
2016-10-04 06:15:46 PM auazuibke0114 It was fun and some family members came and walk with us
2016-10-04 06:15:48 PM mbolling reiverkimberly: It makes it look like to ED that I have no participation
2016-10-04 06:15:52 PM heidihartsock i'm told that i have to have these patients in activties but then therapy doesn't work around activity time. very frustrating ,
2016-10-04 06:15:59 PM nleary22 ya that is sad you cant bake with your residents!
2016-10-04 06:16:15 PM isabel1 we prepapere the ingredients including measuring, whisking, beating, etc, we just let the kitchen bake or cook it for us then the residents eats their final product
2016-10-04 06:16:27 PM mcurtis512 us to isabel
2016-10-04 06:16:32 PM dorisb enter the chat room
2016-10-04 06:16:41 PM kathybrosrt once a month we have dinner club. We rotate the residents. they pick out and help prepare for the home made meal. We put China on the table and its not served to them. Food is put on meat platters, bowls and ect. they serve themselves
2016-10-04 06:16:48 PM heidihartsock i considered that but we have dietary issues right now - no dietary manager and 2 cooks quit
2016-10-04 06:17:16 PM mbolling we have a cookie oven donated to us that we use to bake cookies with. we also have a hotplate and for cupcakes and muffins the kitchen lets us use their oven.
2016-10-04 06:17:19 PM brhea327 dinner clubsounds like a great idea
2016-10-04 06:17:23 PM nleary22 it would be nice if they took the residents away they would bring them back to you to keep going if the time allowed
2016-10-04 06:17:25 PM isabel1 heidhartstock you are right, thereapy gets in the way most of the time. they even literally steal residents doing activities so they can do therapy. i just keep my mouth shut
2016-10-04 06:17:25 PM mcurtis512 thats good idea kathy
2016-10-04 06:17:35 PM brhea327 left the chat room
2016-10-04 06:17:38 PM dorisb We do a lot of seasonal so with what people donate from their garden, etc. Also they love homemade soups when the weather starts to get cold, which is soon.
2016-10-04 06:17:38 PM pamgoodwin left the chat room
2016-10-04 06:17:41 PM auazuibke0114 We are planning fun halloween event for them
2016-10-04 06:17:58 PM kathybrosrt That doesnt matter. You know which residents cant have what. and people that have a hard time eating ..usually clean their plate at these meals
2016-10-04 06:18:07 PM auazuibke0114 Us too dorisb
2016-10-04 06:18:11 PM stephr518 We are going to start meal of the month club with the next resident council meeting which is next week. They will get to pick out their meal then.
2016-10-04 06:18:12 PM kathybrosrt gives them a chance to have food they dont normally get
2016-10-04 06:18:25 PM auazuibke0114 We had family donate for our Alz walk
2016-10-04 06:18:26 PM mbowie0280 Sounds like some great ideas!!
2016-10-04 06:18:28 PM firstlady left the chat room
2016-10-04 06:18:29 PM heidihartsock our therapy director even told me that therapy is more important than activies. i'm sorry but i;m pretty sure that activities is just as important if not more important than therapy - quality of life.
2016-10-04 06:18:30 PM mtg1071 enter the chat room
2016-10-04 06:18:40 PM nleary22 that is a good idea we do this also for them to pick a meal
2016-10-04 06:18:44 PM nleary22 they love it
2016-10-04 06:18:46 PM angelasulli how big are your facilities
2016-10-04 06:18:54 PM mcurtis512 80 bed
2016-10-04 06:18:56 PM heidihartsock 100 bed
2016-10-04 06:18:58 PM nleary22 agree
2016-10-04 06:19:03 PM haliea 130 beds
2016-10-04 06:19:04 PM auazuibke0114 103
2016-10-04 06:19:06 PM mtg1071 I have 50 beds
2016-10-04 06:19:06 PM dorisb Has anyone tried pumpkin bowling. We are doing that and making a pinata for our Halloween party.
2016-10-04 06:19:06 PM rbordelon you should go to your Director of Nursing I do
2016-10-04 06:19:08 PM mbolling 126 beds
2016-10-04 06:19:08 PM aturner1026 bed
2016-10-04 06:19:16 PM aturner1026 120*
2016-10-04 06:19:17 PM kathybrosrt Heidi thats going to change. They are just starting to realize how important activities are
2016-10-04 06:19:40 PM haliea we have all 130 beds filled and a wait list.. :/
2016-10-04 06:19:42 PM auazuibke0114 No Dorisb
2016-10-04 06:19:44 PM kathybrosrt 55 beds here
2016-10-04 06:19:56 PM mtg1071 How do you pumpkin bowl?
2016-10-04 06:19:57 PM heidihartsock i hear that this year the state is very interested in activities and 1:1s - has anybody had a recent survey ??
2016-10-04 06:19:58 PM kathybrosrt pluse I take care of swing bed in acute as well
2016-10-04 06:19:59 PM angelasulli i have 80 and i wish it was 1/2 that
2016-10-04 06:19:59 PM rbordelon 205 beds here
2016-10-04 06:20:00 PM auazuibke0114 What is it like?
2016-10-04 06:20:14 PM dorisb It's a hoot. The pumpkins kinda roll where they feel like.
2016-10-04 06:20:15 PM mtg1071 Where are you Heidi?
2016-10-04 06:20:18 PM heidihartsock ohio
2016-10-04 06:20:23 PM sueg some big facilities
2016-10-04 06:20:28 PM mbowie0280 Activities are a very important part of our residents lives!! We give them somthing to look foward to every single day!!
2016-10-04 06:20:30 PM auazuibke0114 too much work right angela?
2016-10-04 06:20:35 PM mcurtis512 That cool
2016-10-04 06:20:39 PM brhea327 enter the chat room
2016-10-04 06:20:48 PM kathybrosrt We used to have 120 beds but North Dakota big wigs cute 90 mil dollars out of ltc care
2016-10-04 06:20:53 PM kathybrosrt so now 55 beds
2016-10-04 06:20:55 PM mbolling Can anyone give me any ideas for activities to do with the residents that come just for rehab? I have tried and all they want is therapy and to go home.
2016-10-04 06:20:57 PM rbordelon my facility is rehab and long term
2016-10-04 06:21:08 PM mcurtis512 mine is toot
2016-10-04 06:21:08 PM kathybrosrt how many activity staff do you all have. we have 4
2016-10-04 06:21:09 PM heidihartsock same for me - push independent activties
2016-10-04 06:21:11 PM angelasulli not to much work, i feel like theres a good % of the population that i dont get to know better
2016-10-04 06:21:15 PM auazuibke0114 Activities are so important
2016-10-04 06:21:18 PM nleary22 we just took a building to the senior olympics they had a blast and won medals to! have any of you done that? not sure if it is just a texas thing or not
2016-10-04 06:21:22 PM brhea327 ugg computer problems
2016-10-04 06:21:26 PM mbolling I have one full time and one aprt time
2016-10-04 06:21:31 PM mtg1071 I keep finding really cool arts and crafts on pinterest then I end up doing the whole business of it. Anybody else have that trouble?
2016-10-04 06:21:36 PM angelasulli i have 3 part time assistants
2016-10-04 06:21:38 PM auazuibke0114 You're right
2016-10-04 06:21:39 PM heidihartsock we have a leisure cart with puzzles, books, agazines, crafts, playing cards. etc for short term,
2016-10-04 06:21:42 PM brhea327 we did senior olympic too
2016-10-04 06:21:52 PM auazuibke0114 wow that's good
2016-10-04 06:22:01 PM brhea327 balloon volleyball so much fun
2016-10-04 06:22:03 PM heidihartsock we did olympics too! resident/staff games and it was a huge hit with resident and staff
2016-10-04 06:22:04 PM nleary22 it was sooo much fun! they had so much fun!
2016-10-04 06:22:11 PM auazuibke0114 so they all get paycheck?
2016-10-04 06:22:14 PM kathybrosrt We do wheel chair races..oh what a hoot. And I made awards for the ones that won from each floor
2016-10-04 06:22:21 PM rbordelon we just had our senior games 1st place spelling B
2016-10-04 06:22:25 PM stephr518 Our therapy dept is good. They will take ours during activities but you have to remember therapy brings in the money. They are both very important for the resident, BUT!
2016-10-04 06:22:26 PM dorisb We have 44 beds, plus a CBRF and assisted living. I have one assistant.
2016-10-04 06:22:28 PM kathybrosrt Nice!
2016-10-04 06:22:28 PM nleary22 they competed against like ten other facilities
2016-10-04 06:22:29 PM heidihartsock we got metals from oriental trading
2016-10-04 06:22:57 PM brhea327 oh my gosh i want to do wheel chair races! admin wont allow
2016-10-04 06:23:14 PM kathybrosrt Dont you have RA for exercises and such? they halp us for big events if its something they can chart on
2016-10-04 06:23:18 PM mcurtis512 i know
2016-10-04 06:23:44 PM auazuibke0114 RA helps us at memory care
2016-10-04 06:23:51 PM kathybrosrt I live in the middle of no where. So the nxt closest facility is 45 miles away
2016-10-04 06:24:23 PM nleary22 ya it was an organised event that you have to sign up for. they had wheel chair races and walking races but two residents fell and one was taken to hospital not any of our residents but it can be dangerous!
2016-10-04 06:24:26 PM heidihartsock oh my it was hilarious watching our administrator do the wheelchair race. residents love seeing the staff be goofy
2016-10-04 06:24:34 PM auazuibke0114 left the chat room
2016-10-04 06:24:34 PM auazuibke0114 enter the chat room
2016-10-04 06:24:40 PM rbordelon we did to we played against indepent livings and assissted and other long terms facilities
2016-10-04 06:24:49 PM auazuibke0114 left the chat room
2016-10-04 06:24:51 PM mtg1071 For my Rehab people, coloring sheets, colored pencils, crossword puzzles, dot to dots, TV Guide, CD player, Courtyard visits.
2016-10-04 06:25:11 PM kathybrosrt Wheel chair races are simple. line 2 up at a time and encourage them to go to the finish like. some use their feet, some use their hands but they had a blast
2016-10-04 06:25:34 PM rbordelon for rehab we make them one on one patients
2016-10-04 06:25:35 PM heidihartsock we only had one person go at a time and we timed it for w/c races
2016-10-04 06:25:39 PM kathybrosrt since we have 2 floors of Residents, we compete against the floors
2016-10-04 06:25:46 PM reiverkimberly mbolling Wheel chair races sound great
2016-10-04 06:25:58 PM nleary22 Has anyone done a inservice on dementia? I think someone from the state came and we got to feel what it was like for a resident that has dementia. It was so eye opening even more than I thought it would be.
2016-10-04 06:26:00 PM brhea327 these chats are so hard to follow .. my ADD is kicking in and want to holler squirell .. lol
2016-10-04 06:26:02 PM heidihartsock my 1:1 list is 11 people long and we struggle to do that. can't add any more on there unless they need it
2016-10-04 06:26:07 PM mbolling does anyone put out a daily news? that is what i call mine. I have the day, date, the national day, lunch menu, activities, dinner menu, and birthdays
2016-10-04 06:26:13 PM rbordelon so you can spend time with them and encourage them
2016-10-04 06:26:16 PM severest left the chat room
2016-10-04 06:26:35 PM angelasulli i did a "virtual aging tour" I learned so much in 15 min
2016-10-04 06:26:43 PM brhea327 ive done an inservice on dementia
2016-10-04 06:26:51 PM isabel1 nrealy22 we always do inservice dementia almost every month
2016-10-04 06:26:59 PM kathybrosrt yes inleary..we call it a skills fair here..they smudge our glasses up, make us use ear plugs and sit for an hour in the commons
2016-10-04 06:27:29 PM kathybrosrt Also noodle ball is a great activity
2016-10-04 06:27:31 PM heidihartsock how many outings/month do you all do?
2016-10-04 06:27:41 PM mcurtis512 we love noodle ball
2016-10-04 06:27:44 PM dorisb Our social worker does that same thing when it is her turn for inservice.
2016-10-04 06:27:44 PM heidihartsock oh my residents love noodle ball!
2016-10-04 06:27:55 PM angelasulli noode ball!!!
2016-10-04 06:27:58 PM mbolling I try to do at least one outing a month before it gets cold
2016-10-04 06:28:05 PM heidihartsock we just got fly swatters to try it with that
2016-10-04 06:28:10 PM brhea327 mine love beach ball hockey
2016-10-04 06:28:17 PM kathybrosrt We go alot in the summer. Picnics, music in the park, zoo. we try to cram it all in because our summers are short
2016-10-04 06:28:25 PM heidihartsock try noodle ball with fly swatters i mean. the fly swatter game, haven
2016-10-04 06:28:25 PM mcurtis512 it hard we dont have a van
2016-10-04 06:28:28 PM heidihartsock t treid it htough
2016-10-04 06:28:30 PM reiverkimberly heidihartsock we use flyswatters and ballons for baloon tennis
2016-10-04 06:28:34 PM rbordelon oh
2016-10-04 06:28:35 PM kathybrosrt we have a bus
2016-10-04 06:28:42 PM sueg 1 outing a month, that's all my department gets the bus for
2016-10-04 06:28:50 PM dorisb We went on two outings last month, and have 2 scheduled for this month. When the weather gets cold we won't be out much. Probably just to look at Christmas lights or go shopping.
2016-10-04 06:29:02 PM nleary22 they had us put these things in our shoes that had pokes on them and then we had to put these glasses on and glove and headphones with background noise. They then told us 5 things we had to do or find in the room and we had two minutes. I thought this will be cake! I remembered two things! I really felt like we were going through it! I took probably a minute in a half looking for three red crayons and there wasnt any red!
2016-10-04 06:29:08 PM reiverkimberly I wish we had a bus :(
2016-10-04 06:29:16 PM rbordelon we do
2016-10-04 06:29:37 PM kathybrosrt For Noodle ball we use the noodles, balloons and laundry baskets. put 2 lines of people and the teams try to get the balloons in their basket
2016-10-04 06:29:45 PM angelasulli we only do 2 outings a month
2016-10-04 06:29:50 PM rbordelon 3 outings a month
2016-10-04 06:29:51 PM sueg well...our bus breaks down all the time
2016-10-04 06:30:04 PM mbowie0280 left the chat room
2016-10-04 06:30:08 PM heidihartsock yeah we have a bus . i've been pushed to do 3-4 a month, which is soooooo hard with the staff i have, but those difficult patients are leaving. i think i need to be in the facility. I would rather do an ice cream social for 20 than take 5 out for ice cream. because all my outings take forever. i was out of the facility today until 1:30
2016-10-04 06:30:11 PM haliea our bus is broken down right now and our residents are not happy lol
2016-10-04 06:30:29 PM mbowie0280 enter the chat room
2016-10-04 06:30:36 PM isabel1 2 outings a month
2016-10-04 06:30:39 PM kathybrosrt we go 2 or 3 times a week. We are expecting our first snow the end of the week. Our temps can get to 40 below 0. So winter is bad for travel
2016-10-04 06:30:43 PM nleary22 it was my first one and wow! I told my boss everyone should do that! I wasnt sure if others do that also
2016-10-04 06:30:46 PM mbowie0280 left the chat room
2016-10-04 06:31:03 PM aturner1026 we are going bowling this month and taking 2 trips to the Dollar Tree next month. Residents love the Dollar Tree! haha
2016-10-04 06:31:04 PM kathybrosrt awesome
2016-10-04 06:31:07 PM dorisb We'll be out looking at the leaves turning. It's beautiful right now in WI.
2016-10-04 06:31:13 PM nleary22 we are going to the fair
2016-10-04 06:31:14 PM heidihartsock i'd be happy with 2. one at the begiining of the month (lunch and entertainment at a church) and the end (dinner and entertainment at a senior center)
2016-10-04 06:31:15 PM mcurtis512 awesome
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2016-10-04 06:31:22 PM isabel1 we are going to Lewis Ginter Botannical Garden this thursday and at walmart the thursday after next
2016-10-04 06:31:39 PM brhea327 love walmart .. NOT
2016-10-04 06:31:55 PM kathybrosrt In the summer we deepfry in the gazebo since its not allowed in the hospital. I have made them funnle cakes, fried icecream, deep fried beans you name it
2016-10-04 06:31:56 PM rbordelon left the chat room
2016-10-04 06:32:05 PM heidihartsock how do you do shopping ? i always like to have a 1:1 ratio for that but it is very difficult to find the help
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2016-10-04 06:32:07 PM angelasulli Yes Wisconsin is sooo pretty right now! we are almost at peak
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2016-10-04 06:32:22 PM auazuibke0114 Some of my residents love shopping but can't do it anymore
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2016-10-04 06:32:44 PM isabel1 we went ice cream outing last month
2016-10-04 06:33:02 PM heidihartsock i mean, some residents need 2 helpers shopping. one to push the w/c and one to push the cart
2016-10-04 06:33:07 PM kathybrosrt Here's the thing. If they love to shop get volunteers to help. take one resident per staff or volunteer.
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2016-10-04 06:33:21 PM kathybrosrt Mine also love the casino's
2016-10-04 06:33:26 PM mcurtis512 enter the chat room
2016-10-04 06:33:44 PM dorisb We used to go shopping once a month, but there doesn't seem to be much interest with our current residents. If we need helpers we call on the auxiliary and hope someone volunteers.
2016-10-04 06:33:50 PM isabel1 we can only take those who have money and can transfer. we are only 2 staff and a CNA.
2016-10-04 06:33:51 PM auazuibke0114 Yes It's Kinder hardHeidihart
2016-10-04 06:33:52 PM heidihartsock i only have one to two volunteers and one assistant. i hate to be out all afternoon with only 4 residents
2016-10-04 06:34:07 PM rbordelon we have 2 assitance and the van driver
2016-10-04 06:34:13 PM kathybrosrt Usually my residents only buy what they can hold on their lap. Its the idea of getting out. I also treat them to dairy queen afterwards
2016-10-04 06:34:32 PM kathybrosrt so thats at least 3 people you can take
2016-10-04 06:34:48 PM isabel1 yes the idea is getting out and see the outside world sometimes
2016-10-04 06:34:59 PM auazuibke0114 Yes isabel1
2016-10-04 06:35:04 PM rbordelon we take 5-10 residents
2016-10-04 06:35:11 PM dorisb We've stopped to get cheese curds also. They love that for a treat when we're out driving around.
2016-10-04 06:35:13 PM kathybrosrt any of you have a 6th grade program. In the summer they are our volunteens and are great about helping with summer activities and shopping
2016-10-04 06:35:15 PM auazuibke0114 seeing people
2016-10-04 06:35:18 PM brhea327 ugg i do outings by myself so hard
2016-10-04 06:35:18 PM heidihartsock yeah and then nothing happens for the other 85 residents all afternoon
2016-10-04 06:35:46 PM brhea327 ikr i hate leaving the other residents behind
2016-10-04 06:35:58 PM mcurtis512 me too
2016-10-04 06:36:09 PM auazuibke0114 Yes Heidi next time, you can go with people who didn;t go the last time
2016-10-04 06:36:11 PM kathybrosrt Heidi it depends I gues son how much staff you have. I always leave 2 behimd to do activities with the residents
2016-10-04 06:36:32 PM rbordelon we usaully have 2 activities planne d while we are out
2016-10-04 06:36:36 PM brhea327 mccurtis you go out by yourself too?
2016-10-04 06:36:56 PM sueg I wish I had an assistant to stay with the residents that are left
2016-10-04 06:37:02 PM kathybrosrt I only have 2 drivers. one of them is me. The others are taking their sweet time because CDL license's are hard to get

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