123 Flash Chat > Chat Rooms > Open Discussion > Message History
DateTimeFromToMessage
2016-10-27 06:06:43 PM suelinton I donate My time!
2016-10-27 06:06:44 PM sfuentes Us we allways play patriotic music, we wave flags and in afternoon we have a social
2016-10-27 06:06:44 PM evelilly wish we could take our residents out to eat but we do have the ladies auxilary coming to give veterans a flag and then hospice is doing a ceremony
2016-10-27 06:06:47 PM mescuriola nice, they deserve
2016-10-27 06:06:48 PM kateordway one of the hospice comapines came in and did a program. i wasnt there due to a family emergency but everyone said it was really nice
2016-10-27 06:06:58 PM kathyhughes A fellow student contacted some and was able to bring the free lunches to all of her Vets
2016-10-27 06:07:09 PM korellana left the chat room
2016-10-27 06:07:19 PM korellana enter the chat room
2016-10-27 06:07:26 PM ashleyb we take all of our vets to the veterans parade downtown
2016-10-27 06:07:29 PM suelinton I have lots of choruses involved too through my music teaching!!
2016-10-27 06:07:34 PM twebster enter the chat room
2016-10-27 06:07:34 PM kateordway at christmas we had a lady that brought gifts just for our vets
2016-10-27 06:07:43 PM sfuentes we give certificate to the veterans
2016-10-27 06:07:48 PM loybrooklyn thats a great idea
2016-10-27 06:07:57 PM evelilly The local school called and invited the residents to go there and have breakfast
2016-10-27 06:07:58 PM janet35 certificates for what?
2016-10-27 06:07:58 PM ashleyb local VFE is great to us with giving gifts to the vets
2016-10-27 06:08:28 PM chelcia enter the chat room
2016-10-27 06:08:29 PM kateordway recognzing their service
2016-10-27 06:08:30 PM twebster We decorate and have a ceremony with certificates also.
2016-10-27 06:08:33 PM kathyhughes I also had my ladies make Thank-you cards and they took them around for the staff to sign them for our Vets
2016-10-27 06:08:43 PM evelilly I have seen certificates for recognize their service
2016-10-27 06:08:44 PM twebster For their different branches
2016-10-27 06:08:53 PM chelcia hi everyone.
2016-10-27 06:09:05 PM twebster all of our other residents fill out cards for them
2016-10-27 06:09:06 PM sfuentes for the service the they did to our country
2016-10-27 06:09:12 PM dianed72 We always give out certificates. Some of our long term still have them.
2016-10-27 06:09:13 PM janet35 cards are a nice idea!
2016-10-27 06:09:28 PM suelinton I have to sign off now. Looking forward to next week! Wilda, will keep in touch and also thankyou Kathy for all you advice and help through this course!!!
2016-10-27 06:09:33 PM kathyhughes The ladies looked forward to making them
2016-10-27 06:09:50 PM evelilly You can put their different branches but also we give them pins but also we are doing poppy flower for the veterans
2016-10-27 06:09:51 PM ashleyb i like giving each of them a card. they display them so proudly!
2016-10-27 06:10:03 PM kathyhughes Yes they do
2016-10-27 06:10:25 PM kathyhughes There are lots of ideas out there for Veterans Day
2016-10-27 06:10:30 PM suelinton left the chat room
2016-10-27 06:10:35 PM kateordway pictures they do also
2016-10-27 06:10:44 PM sfuentes they like that the we recognize what they did
2016-10-27 06:10:46 PM ashleyb our coorporate office buys veteran pins for all vets each year. this years they have a beautiful flag that says "I Served" Underneath
2016-10-27 06:10:50 PM korellana left the chat room
2016-10-27 06:10:50 PM korellana enter the chat room
2016-10-27 06:10:54 PM janet35 red white and blue flowers for the dining room tables
2016-10-27 06:11:13 PM chelcia We are making shadowboxes for our veterans.
2016-10-27 06:11:20 PM twebster We tried real flowers in our dining room and it was a disaster!
2016-10-27 06:11:35 PM twebster I will stick to the fake ones!
2016-10-27 06:11:39 PM janet35 oh oh what happened?
2016-10-27 06:11:42 PM dianed72 lol
2016-10-27 06:11:49 PM twebster Residents tried eating them
2016-10-27 06:11:56 PM janet35 NOOO
2016-10-27 06:11:58 PM wilda7 oh no
2016-10-27 06:11:59 PM twebster and they got knocked over
2016-10-27 06:12:05 PM twebster oh yes!!
2016-10-27 06:12:11 PM evelilly we have made before felt poppies with a pin on back of it
2016-10-27 06:12:13 PM twebster Looked so pretty though
2016-10-27 06:12:26 PM kateordway micahels has good sales if you can catch them and sign up for their emails so you can get coupons it helps
2016-10-27 06:12:43 PM ashleyb felt pins are easy and can be so diverse for the different holidays and seasons
2016-10-27 06:12:45 PM kateordway i used fake flowers
2016-10-27 06:12:53 PM janet35 edible arrangements....
2016-10-27 06:12:59 PM korellana fake flowers here!
2016-10-27 06:13:04 PM edithl enter the chat room
2016-10-27 06:13:04 PM sfuentes in our facility only we put decoration in some units because they like to eat them
2016-10-27 06:13:16 PM kathyhughes So I have a special project for you all! To get a free registration to the NCCAP Symposium in June.....anyone interested?????
2016-10-27 06:13:19 PM twebster it was fun putting them together with the residents and they enjoyed it, but it was a mess
2016-10-27 06:13:24 PM ashleyb YES!!!!
2016-10-27 06:13:27 PM twebster sure
2016-10-27 06:13:30 PM korellana yes! me
2016-10-27 06:13:31 PM kateordway yes
2016-10-27 06:13:33 PM mescuriola yes
2016-10-27 06:13:35 PM twebster :D
2016-10-27 06:13:36 PM loybrooklyn yea
2016-10-27 06:13:36 PM wilda7 yes
2016-10-27 06:13:36 PM edithl hi everyone! yes i am interested
2016-10-27 06:13:38 PM janet35 sure
2016-10-27 06:13:38 PM korellana please!!!!
2016-10-27 06:13:43 PM dianed72 yes
2016-10-27 06:13:48 PM chelcia yes
2016-10-27 06:13:56 PM kathyhughes It is a Best Practices award through NCCAP
2016-10-27 06:13:58 PM twebster where is it?
2016-10-27 06:14:13 PM korellana yes where is it?
2016-10-27 06:14:25 PM sfuentes yes
2016-10-27 06:14:28 PM mberroa enter the chat room
2016-10-27 06:14:31 PM kathyhughes It will be in Buffalo NY
2016-10-27 06:14:36 PM kathyhughes June 8-10
2016-10-27 06:15:04 PM ashleyb My mother was born in Buffalo :) lol sorry for the sidebar.
2016-10-27 06:15:06 PM kathyhughes You can all apply and submit your programs for the Best Practice
2016-10-27 06:15:13 PM kathyhughes http://nccap.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Best-PracticesNCCAP411.pdf
2016-10-27 06:15:17 PM ashleyb That sounds need
2016-10-27 06:15:21 PM ashleyb *neat
2016-10-27 06:15:30 PM kathyhughes You all have great programs and you should all apply
2016-10-27 06:15:32 PM edithl left the chat room
2016-10-27 06:15:34 PM janet35 thats cool
2016-10-27 06:15:39 PM edithl enter the chat room
2016-10-27 06:15:57 PM twebster cool
2016-10-27 06:16:05 PM twebster Would love to go to NY
2016-10-27 06:16:16 PM kathyhughes Don't you think that all your programs should be recognized?
2016-10-27 06:16:23 PM kathyhughes All that work that you do
2016-10-27 06:16:25 PM twebster absolutely
2016-10-27 06:16:25 PM janet35 its on my bucket list!
2016-10-27 06:16:28 PM loybrooklyn yes they should
2016-10-27 06:16:32 PM priscillasalinas sure!
2016-10-27 06:16:32 PM wilda7 me too , love to go to NY
2016-10-27 06:16:33 PM edithl that's nice
2016-10-27 06:16:41 PM kathyhughes and all the programs that you do should be recognized
2016-10-27 06:16:50 PM brpowers enter the chat room
2016-10-27 06:16:53 PM kathyhughes Please think of applying
2016-10-27 06:17:04 PM dianed72 (y)
2016-10-27 06:17:05 PM sfuentes good
2016-10-27 06:17:07 PM kathyhughes http://nccap.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Best-PracticesNCCAP411.pdf
2016-10-27 06:17:19 PM evelilly love to go but kids usually have ball. But when you guys do go to buffalo definetly go see the niagra falls
2016-10-27 06:17:22 PM janet35 thanks for the info
2016-10-27 06:17:31 PM sfuentes thanks
2016-10-27 06:17:33 PM kathyhughes What program do you think that you do would be great???
2016-10-27 06:17:35 PM kateordway thanks for the info
2016-10-27 06:17:59 PM priscillasalinas Lunch & Learns(y)
2016-10-27 06:18:21 PM kathyhughes Your holiday events?? a 1-1 program or sensory program that you do
2016-10-27 06:18:48 PM priscillasalinas Christmas social
2016-10-27 06:18:49 PM kathyhughes Anyone have an idea?????
2016-10-27 06:18:52 PM ashleyb Now that I am sitting here thinking about it I cant think of anything
2016-10-27 06:19:02 PM loybrooklyn haha I'm stumped too
2016-10-27 06:19:08 PM sfuentes our new years party
2016-10-27 06:19:11 PM ashleyb we do a lot with work service projects
2016-10-27 06:19:19 PM korellana we do PB & J sandwich for the men shelter.. here in Gaithersburg
2016-10-27 06:19:33 PM priscillasalinas Volunteer work with the residenst
2016-10-27 06:19:41 PM priscillasalinas residents
2016-10-27 06:19:48 PM kathyhughes One person got an award for inviting local celebrities into his facility and had them do a demo of cooking their favorite dish
2016-10-27 06:20:04 PM kateordway thats really neat
2016-10-27 06:20:05 PM tomd thats a great idea
2016-10-27 06:20:06 PM priscillasalinas That's a cool idea!
2016-10-27 06:20:07 PM loybrooklyn I can't top that
2016-10-27 06:20:07 PM ashleyb we did something very similar to that.
2016-10-27 06:20:09 PM korellana cool!
2016-10-27 06:20:14 PM kathyhughes One person won when her Maintenance man did a presentation on hunting
2016-10-27 06:20:24 PM kathyhughes Yes you can Brook
2016-10-27 06:20:38 PM sfuentes that's very good
2016-10-27 06:20:40 PM loybrooklyn I will surly try!!!!
2016-10-27 06:20:46 PM korellana we did mens go fishing!
2016-10-27 06:20:48 PM janet35 hmmm sounds like you have to think outside the box for this one
2016-10-27 06:20:51 PM kathyhughes One group won for doing a camping week with their residents
2016-10-27 06:21:16 PM ashleyb oh my gosh! our maintanence guys should be part of our activity department
2016-10-27 06:21:17 PM kathyhughes What do you do to meet the needs and interests of your residents?
2016-10-27 06:21:21 PM chelcia I have a guy that does a music program with wood flutes from around the world. My residents love him.
2016-10-27 06:21:40 PM ashleyb ironically, we just need our annual needs and interests survey
2016-10-27 06:21:52 PM tomd we just had a theatre group come in to perform "Annie Get Your Gun"
2016-10-27 06:21:55 PM kateordway i had some japanesse dancers come in
2016-10-27 06:22:00 PM tomd Everyone loved it
2016-10-27 06:22:09 PM janet35 live entertainment, hunting games with nerf guns, exercise games
2016-10-27 06:22:11 PM priscillasalinas we have an detailed activity assesment and try to accomodate all interests
2016-10-27 06:22:40 PM kathyhughes Do you have an annual event that you always do that the residents look forward to????
2016-10-27 06:22:43 PM kateordway you get to know your residents, by doing the assessment
2016-10-27 06:22:49 PM priscillasalinas we had a residents family of squar dancers some in
2016-10-27 06:23:09 PM priscillasalinas square dancers. Sorry
2016-10-27 06:23:21 PM brpowers one of our activity assistants is a retired cruise ship entertainer. each month she does a unit on a different location sh e has traveled to and brings in artifacts from each country
2016-10-27 06:23:29 PM tomd Our staff talent and fashion show. Residents are the judges and it is a great time
2016-10-27 06:23:30 PM sfuentes Our giving tree
2016-10-27 06:23:30 PM priscillasalinas Easter bunny and hunt for the kidos
2016-10-27 06:23:33 PM ashleyb we have a lot of ladies that used to crochet and wanted to relearn, so we created a needlework group and we get such a good turn out! it is blossoming
2016-10-27 06:23:47 PM kathyhughes There you go Barbara! That would be great
2016-10-27 06:23:50 PM priscillasalinas christmas party, new years pary
2016-10-27 06:24:00 PM kathyhughes Ashley thats awesome!
2016-10-27 06:24:12 PM ashleyb our annual Holiday Bazaar fundraisor, although i am only developing it and not the original creator
2016-10-27 06:24:14 PM kathyhughes Tom I like that too!
2016-10-27 06:24:26 PM mescuriola We have an Special Christmas Dinner for family and residents with three live performances during the evening. The facility buy a christmas gift for each of our residents.
2016-10-27 06:24:28 PM ashleyb Kathy i know they were even trying to teach me! i am getting there ol
2016-10-27 06:24:39 PM korellana we have a skype group!
2016-10-27 06:24:44 PM kateordway the valentines day party. we had a court...King, Queen, Prince, Princess with entertainment. the queen and the princess got roses and they all got crowns.
2016-10-27 06:24:51 PM kathyhughes Then I think that you should all apply
2016-10-27 06:24:59 PM sfuentes our christmas tree lighting
2016-10-27 06:25:10 PM janet35 belly dancers were a big hit
2016-10-27 06:25:14 PM kathyhughes There are very few people who take advantage of it
2016-10-27 06:25:16 PM twebster i like that idea of a Christmas tree lighting
2016-10-27 06:25:22 PM kateordway me too
2016-10-27 06:25:26 PM brpowers a favorite annual event is our kids day. we get bouncy houses and water slides and invite residents grandchildren and staff children to come for a party. cookout, facepaint, etc.
2016-10-27 06:25:29 PM ashleyb we should guys! get our good ideas out there and get our hard work acknowledged
2016-10-27 06:25:35 PM loybrooklyn We do an angel tree every year where the staff adopts a few residents to get a gift for. Then we have a big resident christmas party where every resident gets a gift and santa passes them out and then we sing christmas carols
2016-10-27 06:25:40 PM kathyhughes and I know that there are lots of programs out there that should be recognized
2016-10-27 06:25:56 PM twebster i am glad it is getting cooler here in texas so we can do more outdoor activities
2016-10-27 06:25:57 PM kathyhughes Right Ashley!
2016-10-27 06:26:21 PM kateordway i always contacted the schools to encourage the community envovlement
2016-10-27 06:26:30 PM ashleyb After a day with the DOH surveyors, this type of creativeity flow is absolutly wonderful
2016-10-27 06:26:40 PM twebster yes it is
2016-10-27 06:27:24 PM brpowers ashleyb how did it go?
2016-10-27 06:27:26 PM ashleyb not to mention that my MEPAP advisor quit on the spot today... :(
2016-10-27 06:27:33 PM twebster oh no
2016-10-27 06:27:34 PM kathyhughes that happens
2016-10-27 06:27:39 PM kathyhughes no problem
2016-10-27 06:27:40 PM korellana wow
2016-10-27 06:27:59 PM kateordway sorry to hear that
2016-10-27 06:28:00 PM dianed72 I had that happen to me during my MEPAP1 class
2016-10-27 06:28:01 PM loybrooklyn oh my goodness ashley
2016-10-27 06:28:01 PM chelcia Oh no Ashley I'm sorry.
2016-10-27 06:28:05 PM sfuentes yes twebster they love that we count from 10 to 1 and we light the tree they clap and yell
2016-10-27 06:28:12 PM kathyhughes you can find another and then have that person sign the Practicum Advisor form and fax it in
2016-10-27 06:28:39 PM ashleyb it was very hard for me because she was the one who hired me for my first job at my building. Thanks Kathy! I will get on that tomorrow.
2016-10-27 06:28:40 PM kathyhughes We should start taking credit for all the programs that we have
2016-10-27 06:28:46 PM sfuentes and after that we sing x-mas music and they have egg nog and x-mas cookie
2016-10-27 06:29:02 PM ashleyb I love that tree lighting event! I might try that this year!
2016-10-27 06:29:31 PM evelilly I have no clue what we are going to do for xmas
2016-10-27 06:29:32 PM kathyhughes Sandra you should record it and submit it
2016-10-27 06:29:48 PM dianed72 ashleyb Ask your Administrator. My new AD was great and is my advisor for this class also.
2016-10-27 06:29:51 PM korellana yesterday i went to my toastmasters meeting!
2016-10-27 06:29:52 PM sfuentes Thanks Kathy I will
2016-10-27 06:29:58 PM ashleyb I agree, Sandra! That is such a great idea!
2016-10-27 06:30:03 PM kathyhughes I say keep it simple Evelyn
2016-10-27 06:30:05 PM wilda7 I also like the tree lighting , my residents would love that
2016-10-27 06:30:20 PM kathyhughes How did it go Karla?
2016-10-27 06:30:24 PM janet35 how was your exerience
2016-10-27 06:30:30 PM korellana wow! great!
2016-10-27 06:31:05 PM evelilly well i know are definely we are doing a memory tree which sounds really sad
2016-10-27 06:31:18 PM brpowers is anyone dressing up for halloween? or are your residents?
2016-10-27 06:31:20 PM kateordway memory tree?
2016-10-27 06:31:24 PM kathyhughes good
2016-10-27 06:31:26 PM ashleyb dianed72 Thanks dianed72! I am the AD at the building but the old AD is there in a sales and marketing role so i am going to ask her
2016-10-27 06:31:37 PM korellana they call powermasters club!
2016-10-27 06:31:43 PM dianed72 OR ED
2016-10-27 06:31:43 PM chelcia I'm dressing up as Snow White.
2016-10-27 06:31:53 PM kateordway yes im going as Belle
2016-10-27 06:32:03 PM sfuentes my as a flapper
2016-10-27 06:32:06 PM brpowers (y)
2016-10-27 06:32:12 PM dianed72 ashleyb I meant Executive Director.
2016-10-27 06:32:12 PM brpowers how fun!
2016-10-27 06:32:21 PM evelilly I am dressing up as a crazy football fan
2016-10-27 06:32:22 PM janet35 pirate
2016-10-27 06:32:23 PM edithl we are dressing up we are having a contest for the funniest , scariest and most original costume the residents will be voting, they dressed up today
2016-10-27 06:32:31 PM brpowers i am going to be minnie mouse
2016-10-27 06:32:40 PM dianed72 ashleyb lol
2016-10-27 06:32:46 PM brpowers thats a great idea edithl!
2016-10-27 06:32:47 PM ashleyb we are doing the same on monday!
2016-10-27 06:32:49 PM sfuentes we going to have a big party
2016-10-27 06:33:05 PM evelilly we are doing a photo booth tomorrow with a halloween back drop.
2016-10-27 06:33:13 PM twebster we are hosting the community to a trick or treat evening
2016-10-27 06:33:16 PM mescuriola big celebration, decoration, custome contest, live music
2016-10-27 06:33:17 PM ashleyb I was asked to be a thing 2 to one of my residents thing1 :) made my year!
2016-10-27 06:33:19 PM wilda7 we are having our big party Monday
2016-10-27 06:33:21 PM kateordway our department i think has decieded to go with a Disney theme
2016-10-27 06:33:22 PM edithl i'm thinking of dressing up as crazy cat lady stick stuffed animal cats to my clothes bring my actal cat with me, maybe
2016-10-27 06:33:23 PM loybrooklyn we did that on wed. and the prizes were $15 gift cards to subway
2016-10-27 06:33:32 PM chelcia A photo booth how fun.
2016-10-27 06:33:34 PM korellana ours is tomorrow
2016-10-27 06:33:48 PM ashleyb My residents love photo booths!! we do them often
2016-10-27 06:33:49 PM kateordway ours is monday
2016-10-27 06:33:59 PM priscillasalinas a couple staff and I are being kitties!
2016-10-27 06:34:13 PM ashleyb i love the crazy cat lady and was that last year :)
2016-10-27 06:34:14 PM sfuentes ours is on monday
2016-10-27 06:34:22 PM janet35 i like the photo booth idea for residents
2016-10-27 06:34:29 PM brpowers i have residents who are husband and wife and the husband wants to be a devil and the wife is dressing up as an angel
2016-10-27 06:34:38 PM chelcia Ours is on Monday as well, social then halloween contest after, then halloween games.
2016-10-27 06:34:38 PM kathyhughes great!
2016-10-27 06:34:41 PM sfuentes soo cute
2016-10-27 06:34:45 PM kateordway thats really cute
2016-10-27 06:34:52 PM janet35 awe
2016-10-27 06:34:55 PM ashleyb awh!!! now thats love!!
2016-10-27 06:34:57 PM priscillasalinas can you make your own photo booth?
2016-10-27 06:35:23 PM kathyhughes Sure you can
2016-10-27 06:35:26 PM ashleyb yes! i made ours with the help of our maintanence staff
2016-10-27 06:35:37 PM kathyhughes you can make a back drop for whatever theme
2016-10-27 06:35:42 PM loybrooklyn yes make your own. we rented on and it was $350 for 2 hours, but they printed and gave us a disc with all the pictures
2016-10-27 06:35:45 PM kathyhughes and take pictures
2016-10-27 06:35:47 PM wilda7 yes how do you make your photo booth ?
2016-10-27 06:35:49 PM priscillasalinas that would be cute for valentines social or even new years party?
2016-10-27 06:36:04 PM evelilly some of the pictures we printed from the internet and just put a popsicle sticks on it
2016-10-27 06:36:21 PM brpowers oh that would be so cute for valentines day!
2016-10-27 06:36:22 PM sfuentes I ever think in that idea to make our own photo booth
2016-10-27 06:36:26 PM ashleyb we have a slot in ours where we put of department ipad and turn it to selfie then they snap the pics! tooo fun!
2016-10-27 06:36:35 PM sfuentes that's very good
2016-10-27 06:36:44 PM brpowers you guys give me some great ideas!
2016-10-27 06:36:46 PM sfuentes and also sounds fun
2016-10-27 06:37:05 PM ashleyb happy to share! why recreate the wheel!!
2016-10-27 06:37:16 PM kathyhughes There are lots of photo booths out there
2016-10-27 06:37:39 PM ashleyb get on pinterest and search DIY photo booth!
2016-10-27 06:37:44 PM kathyhughes I would bet that you could negotiate a good deal with a company during their down times
2016-10-27 06:37:56 PM evelilly we ordered our back drop from oriental trading post
2016-10-27 06:38:16 PM kathyhughes I had a photographer from the local store come and take glamor shots in the winter
2016-10-27 06:38:19 PM janet35 what do they run for a back drop?
2016-10-27 06:38:37 PM korellana nice!
2016-10-27 06:38:46 PM ashleyb they have great ones on OTP. I see something i like and then i get some of our artsy residents to help me recreate them. so much fun!
2016-10-27 06:38:48 PM brpowers true. photo booths are big at weddings so probably saturday nighs are expensive. but on a monday afternoon you could probably get a good deal...especially if they know its for a nursing home '
2016-10-27 06:38:56 PM dianed72 Interesting
2016-10-27 06:39:08 PM kateordway we were going to do one at our wedding so you can order one through stumps website/catalog
2016-10-27 06:39:25 PM ashleyb yes always mention that its for a nursing home event. much more easy to break a deal then
2016-10-27 06:39:29 PM mescuriola nice
2016-10-27 06:39:39 PM kathyhughes You can have the residents help make a back drop
2016-10-27 06:39:51 PM sfuentes our social worker director is a profesional photographer and he always take pictures for x-mas
2016-10-27 06:40:10 PM kathyhughes Heck a tablecloth from the dollar store and some decorations and you have it!
2016-10-27 06:40:15 PM janet35 thats handy!!
2016-10-27 06:40:29 PM mescuriola right
2016-10-27 06:40:29 PM twebster you can get big paper pretty cheap! I bout 8 feet for $1.97 at our local office Equiptment
2016-10-27 06:40:30 PM sfuentes with the residents and families and after that he give to them free families love that
2016-10-27 06:41:03 PM ashleyb that is wonderful!!
2016-10-27 06:41:11 PM edithl we are not allowed to take pictures of our residents:'(
2016-10-27 06:41:20 PM priscillasalinas photography class the activities dept could do that!
2016-10-27 06:41:23 PM priscillasalinas Yes!
2016-10-27 06:41:23 PM kathyhughes We would take pictures on Grandparents day and then make frames for Christmas gifts
2016-10-27 06:41:45 PM janet35 thats a Great Idea!!
2016-10-27 06:41:49 PM sfuentes and also we have a staff member and he dress like Santa for the day to take pictutes also with the family
2016-10-27 06:41:51 PM priscillasalinas love Grandparents day!
2016-10-27 06:42:02 PM kathyhughes The pictures are for the residents and you can have them sign a release
2016-10-27 06:42:19 PM priscillasalinas Residents are so happy to see their grandchildren
2016-10-27 06:42:20 PM ashleyb we always get our one staff member to dress up as santa for christmas mornign gifts :)
2016-10-27 06:42:35 PM kateordway you cant take pictures? what about for their charts? the realese is sometimes in the admission agreement.
2016-10-27 06:42:36 PM wilda7 I'm getting some wonderful ideas tonight
2016-10-27 06:42:42 PM mescuriola great ideas
2016-10-27 06:43:33 PM brpowers i'm going through a similar situation trying to get pictures of all our veterans for veterans day and there is usually a photo release in their admissions packet.
2016-10-27 06:43:40 PM edithl my facility says the only way for pictures is if the family take the pictures
2016-10-27 06:43:57 PM twebster us too!
2016-10-27 06:44:08 PM wilda7 I know at our facility the realese is in the admission packet
2016-10-27 06:44:22 PM kathyhughes Well then invite the families in
2016-10-27 06:44:34 PM sfuentes no because you give the pics to the family
2016-10-27 06:44:34 PM twebster Families make it fun!!
2016-10-27 06:44:37 PM kathyhughes There are ways around most things
2016-10-27 06:44:41 PM edithl yes for their charts , but when we have events we can take pictures of them only their back or hands or far away
2016-10-27 06:44:44 PM janet35 somtimes rules are too strict
2016-10-27 06:44:45 PM ashleyb oh my im sorry girls. we have those releases signed when they walk through the door. it is all voluntary of course
2016-10-27 06:45:09 PM janet35 but i understand why
2016-10-27 06:45:29 PM evelilly there is always great ideas on here and im going to be honest the hardest thing lately is some staff complaining that the residents get to vote even though they dont' know who to vote for i tried to explain to them that usually they never change who they vote for they always vote in the same category either democrate or republican
2016-10-27 06:45:42 PM kateordway i took pics and was encourgaed to do so. i gave them to the residents and the families
2016-10-27 06:45:54 PM kathyhughes All residents can vote
2016-10-27 06:46:07 PM kathyhughes Its their right to vote
2016-10-27 06:46:13 PM loybrooklyn its not the staffs choice
2016-10-27 06:46:22 PM mescuriola yes, is a right
2016-10-27 06:46:27 PM ashleyb yes and the desire is there! we are a poling place this year so heaven help us! it will be a busy day!
2016-10-27 06:46:29 PM brpowers usually the older generations are very loyal to their political party

123 Flash Chat is licensed to activitydirector.org