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2016-10-08 10:02:05 AM arichardson1 enter the chat room
2016-10-08 03:36:19 PM arichardson1 left the chat room
2016-10-17 07:49:31 AM cynthiasickler enter the chat room
2016-10-17 07:51:34 AM cynthiasickler left the chat room
2016-10-17 04:38:37 PM cynthiasickler enter the chat room
2016-10-17 04:44:02 PM cynthiasickler left the chat room
2016-10-26 05:34:44 PM tammymb enter the chat room
2016-10-26 05:35:32 PM kerilforgues enter the chat room
2016-10-26 05:37:55 PM cynthiasickler enter the chat room
2016-10-26 05:38:16 PM cynthiasickler i sit the speciality chat?
2016-10-26 05:38:35 PM dorothymagliulo enter the chat room
2016-10-26 05:38:56 PM dorothymagliulo hi
2016-10-26 05:39:03 PM kerilforgues hi
2016-10-26 05:39:31 PM cynthiasickler ok, so now what
2016-10-26 05:39:53 PM dorothymagliulo we sit and wait for the instructor
2016-10-26 05:39:59 PM cynthiasickler i see open discussion and alzheimers speciality
2016-10-26 05:40:16 PM dorothymagliulo me too
2016-10-26 05:40:52 PM cynthiasickler so im guessing alzheimers one
2016-10-26 05:41:06 PM dorothymagliulo yea
2016-10-26 05:41:23 PM cynthiasickler ok, is it 8-9:00?
2016-10-26 05:41:38 PM dorothymagliulo i need to hear about new ideas for this disease
2016-10-26 05:41:43 PM dorothymagliulo 8pm
2016-10-26 05:43:07 PM cynthiasickler ok, i need to get some ideas too. i work with an alzheimers group on thursdays so i need some ideas
2016-10-26 05:43:10 PM dorothymagliulo hey can some tell me how do we put the assignment in the practicum area. i received points off in the first practicum
2016-10-26 05:43:47 PM dorothymagliulo in my facility we have 60 residents with this disease
2016-10-26 05:46:28 PM cynthiasickler are you asking about the audit tool assignment?
2016-10-26 05:50:04 PM cynthiasickler dorothy, what week are you in
2016-10-26 05:50:50 PM kbc0219 enter the chat room
2016-10-26 05:52:28 PM dorothymagliulo week 13
2016-10-26 05:53:06 PM cynthiasickler oh wow, ok, i guess youre not talking about the audit tool. lol, im only in week 4. sorry
2016-10-26 05:53:10 PM kateordway enter the chat room
2016-10-26 05:53:12 PM dorothymagliulo im in the final practicum pack
2016-10-26 05:53:21 PM cynthiasickler gotcha
2016-10-26 05:53:24 PM kathybrosrt enter the chat room
2016-10-26 05:53:38 PM kathybrosrt Hi Everyone
2016-10-26 05:53:39 PM dorothymagliulo hello kathy
2016-10-26 05:53:45 PM cynthiasickler how much extra credit is this
2016-10-26 05:53:49 PM kateordway hi everyone
2016-10-26 05:53:53 PM kathybrosrt 20 points
2016-10-26 05:53:54 PM cynthiasickler hi kathy
2016-10-26 05:53:59 PM cynthiasickler ok thank you
2016-10-26 05:54:19 PM rosesyellow713 enter the chat room
2016-10-26 05:54:25 PM kathybrosrt unless you have been to 5 chats. then I think u dont get any points. Just enjoying the chat
2016-10-26 05:55:04 PM rosesyellow713 Good evening everyone
2016-10-26 05:55:12 PM kathybrosrt Hi Rose
2016-10-26 05:55:16 PM dorothymagliulo its not exact credit
2016-10-26 05:55:26 PM cynthiasickler ok, i havent been to that many yet. i like to be part of them too. lve gotten a lot of feedback
2016-10-26 05:55:50 PM kathybrosrt I think this is either my 4th or 5th..doesnt matter I like the chats
2016-10-26 05:56:05 PM kerilforgues i agree
2016-10-26 05:56:11 PM rosesyellow713 They have good info
2016-10-26 05:56:18 PM kathybrosrt Yes they do
2016-10-26 05:56:24 PM cynthiasickler i agree
2016-10-26 05:56:36 PM kateordway agreed there is good info the chats
2016-10-26 05:57:22 PM dorothymagliulo who's the instructor
2016-10-26 05:57:33 PM kathybrosrt Not sure
2016-10-26 05:57:37 PM cynthiasickler i was just going to ask that too
2016-10-26 05:57:47 PM kathybrosrt Kathy told us about it so maybe its her
2016-10-26 05:58:06 PM isabel1 enter the chat room
2016-10-26 05:58:15 PM kathybrosrt Hello Isabel
2016-10-26 05:58:26 PM isabel1 hi kathy
2016-10-26 05:58:27 PM kateordway i got anemail about it so i thought it would be a good idea
2016-10-26 05:58:37 PM kbc0219 hello all
2016-10-26 05:58:41 PM cynthiasickler hi
2016-10-26 05:58:41 PM kerilforgues hello
2016-10-26 05:58:41 PM dorothymagliulo hi
2016-10-26 05:58:41 PM isabel1 it should be celeste tonight for alz
2016-10-26 05:58:46 PM kathybrosrt Yep I enjoy coming to these chats
2016-10-26 05:58:53 PM sueg enter the chat room
2016-10-26 05:59:04 PM cchase enter the chat room
2016-10-26 05:59:17 PM cynthiasickler hi guys
2016-10-26 05:59:20 PM cchase Well HELLO everyone!
2016-10-26 05:59:21 PM isabel1 hi ms celeste
2016-10-26 05:59:26 PM kbc0219 hello
2016-10-26 05:59:27 PM dorothymagliulo hi
2016-10-26 05:59:28 PM kerilforgues hello
2016-10-26 05:59:28 PM tammymb Hello!
2016-10-26 05:59:29 PM kathybrosrt Hi Chase
2016-10-26 05:59:29 PM rosesyellow713 hello
2016-10-26 05:59:32 PM sueg hi
2016-10-26 05:59:35 PM kateordway hi
2016-10-26 05:59:40 PM cynthiasickler hi
2016-10-26 05:59:43 PM cchase hi..hi ...how are you all doing tonight?
2016-10-26 05:59:49 PM cynthiasickler good
2016-10-26 05:59:52 PM dorothymagliulo ok
2016-10-26 05:59:53 PM kathybrosrt Tuckered
2016-10-26 05:59:55 PM rosesyellow713 good
2016-10-26 05:59:56 PM sueg great
2016-10-26 06:00:00 PM kateordway doing well tonight
2016-10-26 06:00:11 PM tammymb enjoying this fall weather!
2016-10-26 06:00:13 PM kerilforgues good thank you - and you?
2016-10-26 06:00:22 PM cynthiasickler i hate the cold
2016-10-26 06:00:28 PM dorothymagliulo me to
2016-10-26 06:00:39 PM kbc0219 doing great. working with entertainment right now which gives me a chance to chat
2016-10-26 06:00:41 PM isabel1 good. i am excited about our upcoming walk to end alz on november 5th. we are having fundraiser, though we started late, we are in full support
2016-10-26 06:00:46 PM janet35 enter the chat room
2016-10-26 06:00:51 PM cchase glad to hear you are all well...I am a little under the weather tonight. Will do my best to give you all a rewarding chat
2016-10-26 06:00:56 PM kathybrosrt haha Cynthia don;t move to North Dakota. Every time Canadians sneeze we get a blizzard
2016-10-26 06:00:57 PM kateordway me too i hatethe cold thats why i moved to texas
2016-10-26 06:00:59 PM cynthiasickler i did the walk, loved it
2016-10-26 06:01:06 PM kbc0219 we just had our walk 2 weeks ago and raised over 4000
2016-10-26 06:01:17 PM janet35 is this the extra credit chat?
2016-10-26 06:01:19 PM cchase some rules: give each other a chance to tweet!!
2016-10-26 06:01:27 PM kbc0219 we did fundraisers every week. it was so successful
2016-10-26 06:01:29 PM cynthiasickler i know, it goes so fast
2016-10-26 06:01:36 PM cchase it is extra credit for one hour of participation in chat
2016-10-26 06:01:38 PM dorothymagliulo wow
2016-10-26 06:01:40 PM kateordway we just had our walk but not sure how much was raised, had to work
2016-10-26 06:01:44 PM isabel1 i am a volunteer with the ALZ Assoc of Greater Richmond VA, and i introduced the Walk to my AD. she likes it and wants to get involved too.
2016-10-26 06:01:47 PM cynthiasickler we did a t shirt fundraiser
2016-10-26 06:01:54 PM tammymb how many miles?
2016-10-26 06:01:56 PM janet35 thank you
2016-10-26 06:01:57 PM korellana enter the chat room
2016-10-26 06:02:00 PM kbc0219 3 miles
2016-10-26 06:02:07 PM cynthiasickler we only did 1 mile
2016-10-26 06:02:12 PM cchase okay so would you all take a moment to tell each other
2016-10-26 06:02:21 PM auazuibke0114 enter the chat room
2016-10-26 06:02:24 PM kathybrosrt Chase you must be our instuctor tonight
2016-10-26 06:02:29 PM isabel1 wow, i wish we can do a shirt fundraiser too. we just started this month. but we will make more next year
2016-10-26 06:02:30 PM cchase what class your in and what facility you work in
2016-10-26 06:02:33 PM auazuibke0114 Hello good evening
2016-10-26 06:02:45 PM cchase yes....I am your moderator for tonight
2016-10-26 06:02:47 PM korellana hello
2016-10-26 06:02:50 PM cchase hello there welcome
2016-10-26 06:02:51 PM cynthiasickler hey
2016-10-26 06:02:59 PM kacies enter the chat room
2016-10-26 06:03:06 PM kbc0219 MEPAP 2 - Freedom Village Brandywine www.fvbresidents.org
2016-10-26 06:03:16 PM isabel1 isabel ME1-090617. skilled nursing and rehab center here in Richmond VA
2016-10-26 06:03:22 PM janet35 MEPAP II Own Pace Maplewood Manor
2016-10-26 06:03:22 PM kateordway mepap2 garden terrace in fw tx
2016-10-26 06:03:24 PM sueg 080216 I work in assisted
2016-10-26 06:03:24 PM kathybrosrt Me-1..heart of America Medical center in Rugby ND. 2 floors of long term care, one Alzheimers unit, and swing bed
2016-10-26 06:03:28 PM cchase kbc - what shall we call you tonight??
2016-10-26 06:03:29 PM dorothymagliulo my class is mepap2 i work at a majestic nursing center.
2016-10-26 06:03:33 PM auazuibke0114 Own pace
2016-10-26 06:03:40 PM kbc0219 Kathy
2016-10-26 06:03:43 PM kacies Mepap 1- 100416 I work in riverside rehab and nursing in PA
2016-10-26 06:03:45 PM rosesyellow713 Mep 1 090616 Las colinas nursing home
2016-10-26 06:03:46 PM cynthiasickler MEPAP 1, MEADOWS NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER
2016-10-26 06:03:48 PM cchase ok kathy
2016-10-26 06:03:51 PM kathybrosrt yes kbc?
2016-10-26 06:03:56 PM auazuibke0114 Own pace 090616
2016-10-26 06:04:03 PM tammymb Mepap2 090616 Carolina Senior Care: A PACE adult day care
2016-10-26 06:04:06 PM korellana MEPAP2 coordinator(v)
2016-10-26 06:04:31 PM kerilforgues I'm in MEPAP 1, Sedgewood Commons in Maine
2016-10-26 06:04:42 PM cchase well now looks like we have a great range..welcome all
2016-10-26 06:04:48 PM auazuibke0114 Assisted living & Memory care
2016-10-26 06:04:52 PM dorothymagliulo mepap2 080216 in jersey
2016-10-26 06:04:54 PM tammymb I worked 8 yrs. skilled nursing home
2016-10-26 06:04:57 PM kathybrosrt Thx Chase
2016-10-26 06:04:58 PM cchase tonight is about Alzheimer's/Dementia
2016-10-26 06:05:07 PM dorothymagliulo kool
2016-10-26 06:05:12 PM cchase let's get started...
2016-10-26 06:05:20 PM kerilforgues Dementia & Alzheimers facility
2016-10-26 06:05:23 PM kbc0219 My daughter works as a nurse in our alzheimers until I work with our independant residents. So we share stories
2016-10-26 06:05:27 PM kateordway we are a memory care, rehab, alzhmiers unit
2016-10-26 06:05:30 PM cchase what do you all know about it that you can share with each other??
2016-10-26 06:05:36 PM isabel1 i still work in an AL with memory care unit, more than 2 years now.
2016-10-26 06:05:38 PM auazuibke0114 That's Cool. can't wait to learn
2016-10-26 06:05:45 PM kacies I have worked with alzheimers patients for about 11 years
2016-10-26 06:05:56 PM auazuibke0114 Oh that's good Isabel
2016-10-26 06:05:58 PM tammymb I have a memory care at my adult day center
2016-10-26 06:06:03 PM cynthiasickler ITS IMPORTANT TO PUT YOURSELF IN THEIR PLACE. WE DID A VIRTUAL TOUR AND IT WAS AWESOME
2016-10-26 06:06:08 PM kathybrosrt I know it does no good to argue with them. Live in their moment. Settles them down
2016-10-26 06:06:14 PM dorothymagliulo i have been at this facility for 19 yrs
2016-10-26 06:06:21 PM cchase VDT - is absolutely terrific
2016-10-26 06:06:22 PM isabel1 tammymb i started as CNA then MEdtech, then both, now as AA.
2016-10-26 06:06:29 PM kacies I am often saddened by the disease process but enjoying jogging memories and making them happy. never try to oriente them to your reality, what is real to them is real.
2016-10-26 06:06:34 PM rosesyellow713 I know that when they see the color black it looks like a whole. And white to them looks like itis flowding.
2016-10-26 06:06:38 PM janet35 You dont try to correct them. you meet them where they are at
2016-10-26 06:06:49 PM cynthiasickler red is a great color for them
2016-10-26 06:06:52 PM cchase good roses
2016-10-26 06:06:56 PM tammymb not only worked in the field but my Mom had it 10 yrs.
2016-10-26 06:06:58 PM dorothymagliulo families need to be more educated than ever
2016-10-26 06:07:01 PM kateordway i did a virtual reality of whats it like to have alzhmiers it was spooky
2016-10-26 06:07:07 PM cchase we will talk about that - color
2016-10-26 06:07:07 PM kathybrosrt Well it used to be we were told not to lie to them. Things have changed..thank heavens
2016-10-26 06:07:09 PM sueg I have not really worked with it much at all yet
2016-10-26 06:07:10 PM cynthiasickler caregivers need big time support
2016-10-26 06:07:18 PM kbc0219 I normally don't work with alzheimers residents. But I must say some of our independant residents are showing signs. We only have a 20 bed unit and we are building a 60 bed new building just for dementia and alzheimers because so many people need the care.
2016-10-26 06:07:19 PM isabel1 colors of fall
2016-10-26 06:07:23 PM korellana my office is in the alzheimer unit!
2016-10-26 06:07:33 PM kacies the housekeepers need to understand that shiny things such as polished floors can actually be very disorienting!
2016-10-26 06:07:49 PM cynthiasickler my painting group is awesome. they paint ans we talk about what they painted. triggers memories. music always playing. awesome results
2016-10-26 06:07:58 PM auazuibke0114 I know, we really should understand the sundowners
2016-10-26 06:08:04 PM tammymb arguing with them makes the situation worse
2016-10-26 06:08:09 PM kacies they may put things in their mouthes also so it is important to adjust the activity for that and pay attention
2016-10-26 06:08:19 PM kathybrosrt We just got new floors and they put a real dark star in front of the elevator. My resident would not even go by it. he thought it was a hole
2016-10-26 06:08:35 PM dorothymagliulo oh no
2016-10-26 06:08:38 PM cynthiasickler the mood changes are so scary
2016-10-26 06:08:42 PM tammymb they do not like any changes
2016-10-26 06:08:45 PM auazuibke0114 I know, just agree and redirect them
2016-10-26 06:08:48 PM kbc0219 do any of your communities have a family support group? We just started one - once a month for residents families
2016-10-26 06:08:49 PM janet35 thats scary for him
2016-10-26 06:08:54 PM cchase yes kathy...more often than not color....is important.
2016-10-26 06:09:07 PM cynthiasickler we have one right in our center the first thursday of every month
2016-10-26 06:09:24 PM rosesyellow713 music that they like is good for them
2016-10-26 06:09:25 PM auazuibke0114 Yes we do kbc0219
2016-10-26 06:09:28 PM kacies we have actually had a dementia specialist suggest uses floor decal "holes" to stop them from trying to go in and out of certain areas. to me that is terrifying but it is a tool she suggested
2016-10-26 06:09:28 PM dorothymagliulo we had a resident that always taught that there was a spot on the floor because of the desidn
2016-10-26 06:09:30 PM cchase good sharing of ideas folks
2016-10-26 06:09:32 PM sueg family support group sound good
2016-10-26 06:09:39 PM janet35 wish we had that plus grief counceling
2016-10-26 06:09:40 PM kerilforgues music is amazing for them
2016-10-26 06:09:41 PM tammymb we have a care givers' meeting once a month
2016-10-26 06:09:43 PM kathybrosrt Sometimes I wonder what administration is thinking when they pick the colors for the units
2016-10-26 06:09:49 PM korellana every month we have families luncheon
2016-10-26 06:10:00 PM cchase let me pick up on those decal holes for a moment
2016-10-26 06:10:02 PM kathybrosrt some are just to busy for the residents and it adgitates them
2016-10-26 06:10:13 PM auazuibke0114 Music is the best therapy and they love music
2016-10-26 06:10:13 PM kathybrosrt ok Chase
2016-10-26 06:10:21 PM cchase it works but it is not a positive approach
2016-10-26 06:10:25 PM janet35 i agree ,administration should be educated on color use!
2016-10-26 06:10:27 PM tammymb some rooms are hospital colors!
2016-10-26 06:10:37 PM cchase using something that makes them fearful...
2016-10-26 06:10:43 PM cynthiasickler i guess working around it for so long its so hard for me when i see families looking at them like theyre out of their minds. i sometimes just want to scream
2016-10-26 06:10:50 PM kathybrosrt so they wont get on the elevator?
2016-10-26 06:10:51 PM cchase only to be used when all else fails
2016-10-26 06:11:01 PM kacies yes,. we never actually used them though
2016-10-26 06:11:06 PM kacies i didnt like the idea
2016-10-26 06:11:09 PM auazuibke0114 OK cchase
2016-10-26 06:11:10 PM kbc0219 we are a corporate community, so we have no choice on color or how our new building will look. I hope they do their homework
2016-10-26 06:11:13 PM kerilforgues same thing with going from one floor color or pattern to another such as carpeting
2016-10-26 06:11:26 PM isabel1 i like working with them. my grandmother died in the 1993 with similar symptoms as ALZ. there was not much knowledge and studies about the disease yet then. i saw the progression of her symptoms for more than 6 years, starting from not remembering who we are, wandering, losing speech and finally her motor functions until she was contracted and then succumbed. so i got interested ever since. it has become my advocacy.
2016-10-26 06:11:32 PM cchase positive redirection should be used. .. always
2016-10-26 06:11:52 PM cchase yes - floor patterns cause confusion
2016-10-26 06:11:54 PM kathybrosrt Chase I have never heard of using decals on the floors..is this normal for some facilities?
2016-10-26 06:12:01 PM cynthiasickler our place is building a new center and i think theyre more focused on the appearance to get people in it rather than focusing on the residents in the center
2016-10-26 06:12:04 PM kacies exactly. i hate the carpet tile transition on my dementia unit. its also not set up right. halls that end are not good. they go into the next room the see or bang on the emergency exit. i feel the unit should go in a circle
2016-10-26 06:12:16 PM cchase dark rugs next to a bed or anywhere is terrifying to them
2016-10-26 06:12:31 PM kathybrosrt oh I agree
2016-10-26 06:12:32 PM auazuibke0114 Yea they easily forget and get confused
2016-10-26 06:12:35 PM kbc0219 are your units locked?
2016-10-26 06:12:36 PM isabel1 i think i do good with re-direction. though it does not always work especially to those who have violent behaviors, i am usually effective in redirecting
2016-10-26 06:12:37 PM cchase I have not heard of anyone using the decals...I do see the reasoning
2016-10-26 06:12:52 PM cchase but do not agree to use fear to evoke what you want
2016-10-26 06:13:00 PM auazuibke0114 You're right Isa
2016-10-26 06:13:01 PM kathybrosrt My whole 3rd floor is locked..have to use a code to get out because of the wanderers
2016-10-26 06:13:14 PM kerilforgues my facility is locked
2016-10-26 06:13:16 PM kateordway left the chat room
2016-10-26 06:13:17 PM cynthiasickler we have a code for all our elevators too
2016-10-26 06:13:18 PM korellana in the bathrooms we have no mirrors
2016-10-26 06:13:23 PM cchase units with those that would elope should be secured units
2016-10-26 06:13:24 PM tammymb we have a code for our unit
2016-10-26 06:13:31 PM isabel1 our dementia unit is secured.
2016-10-26 06:13:38 PM kacies we are a secured unit
2016-10-26 06:13:40 PM kathybrosrt Chase I dont think I could ever do that..There are many different ways you can redirect
2016-10-26 06:13:40 PM cynthiasickler no mirrors, interesting, never heard that
2016-10-26 06:13:42 PM rosesyellow713 we have a loced unit
2016-10-26 06:13:46 PM auazuibke0114 Every door in our unit has a code
2016-10-26 06:13:51 PM cchase no mirrors is absolutely correcct
2016-10-26 06:13:52 PM korellana our unit is lock
2016-10-26 06:13:57 PM janet35 coded doors
2016-10-26 06:14:00 PM cynthiasickler why no mirrors
2016-10-26 06:14:05 PM isabel1 but there are a few in the AL who are wanderers already but they don't put them in the secured unit
2016-10-26 06:14:07 PM kathybrosrt We have Mirrors
2016-10-26 06:14:07 PM janet35 mirrors?
2016-10-26 06:14:10 PM korellana no call light
2016-10-26 06:14:12 PM cchase at some point in the disease process... they forget that they have aged.
2016-10-26 06:14:14 PM sueg why no mirrors?
2016-10-26 06:14:16 PM korellana and no phones
2016-10-26 06:14:21 PM kateordway enter the chat room
2016-10-26 06:14:29 PM korellana we had a resident calling the 911
2016-10-26 06:14:29 PM kacies we once had a women figure out that setting off the fire alarm also unlocked all the doors and she sucessfully got out. thank goodness i was off that night! she was immediatly found outside the door but very scary situation.
2016-10-26 06:14:35 PM sueg glass?
2016-10-26 06:14:36 PM evelilly enter the chat room
2016-10-26 06:14:39 PM cynthiasickler i got the age thing, interesting, never thought about that
2016-10-26 06:14:39 PM kacies we often have residents that insist they have to get to school
2016-10-26 06:14:41 PM sueg glass?
2016-10-26 06:14:44 PM cchase imagine looking in the mirror and seeing someone that is 75 when you believed yourself to be 16!!! how scary
2016-10-26 06:14:54 PM kathybrosrt I have seen residents having conversations with themselves inb the Mirror..And I understand why
2016-10-26 06:14:54 PM isabel1 resident calling 911 is usual in our facility
2016-10-26 06:14:54 PM tammymb Mom see her self in a mirror and couldn't figure out how to move to the next room from the mirror
2016-10-26 06:14:56 PM dorothymagliulo oh no
2016-10-26 06:15:02 PM cchase yup..take them to school
2016-10-26 06:15:03 PM sueg i see
2016-10-26 06:15:08 PM cchase you can create the environment
2016-10-26 06:15:21 PM kbc0219 we have residents that have fist fights. And another couple who tries to have sex
2016-10-26 06:15:26 PM kateordway that they are going to school or even to work
2016-10-26 06:15:27 PM cchase you can use books to read to them..
2016-10-26 06:15:32 PM kathybrosrt You all need to read a book called Joyful moments. Every page you will picture one of your residents in your head
2016-10-26 06:15:36 PM cynthiasickler how about sensory rooms, i know that a new thing in our center, any thoughts on these rooms
2016-10-26 06:15:37 PM kacies left the chat room
2016-10-26 06:15:41 PM janet35 one resident seen herself in mrror and said it was her mother
2016-10-26 06:15:43 PM korellana music work always
2016-10-26 06:15:48 PM isabel1 i have a resident who loved going to school so i take her to school. another would like to fly to the moon, so i do also
2016-10-26 06:15:49 PM korellana sing- along
2016-10-26 06:16:04 PM auazuibke0114 Oh serious
2016-10-26 06:16:09 PM kerilforgues we frequently have to create environments for our residents, such as their jobs
2016-10-26 06:16:15 PM tammymb we are in the process of creating a "snoozzelen" room fro sensory
2016-10-26 06:16:33 PM tammymb has anyone heard of one?
2016-10-26 06:16:40 PM rosesyellow713 no
2016-10-26 06:16:45 PM kathybrosrt Not me Tammy
2016-10-26 06:16:47 PM dorothymagliulo someone said sex well our men love to play with their self . we just close the curtain
2016-10-26 06:16:51 PM cynthiasickler thats it, snoozzelen, i dont like it very much at least not ours.
2016-10-26 06:16:54 PM cchase snoezelen rooms are quite rooms of sorts
2016-10-26 06:16:57 PM kateordway a snoozzlen room?
2016-10-26 06:16:58 PM auazuibke0114 No
2016-10-26 06:17:05 PM cchase very effective to calm folks down
2016-10-26 06:17:06 PM kacies enter the chat room
2016-10-26 06:17:06 PM evelilly we are doing a music and memory program but not sure if im suppose to make it of singers they like or make it of songs from their time
2016-10-26 06:17:11 PM dorothymagliulo yes it is
2016-10-26 06:17:17 PM isabel1 and those who wants to call their parents, i call their parents. i never tell them they're gone. so when they wanted to go home, i take them to their rooms, which is their home
2016-10-26 06:17:23 PM auazuibke0114 Yes that's cool
2016-10-26 06:17:31 PM kacies we were told we were getting a snoezelen room but it never happened
2016-10-26 06:17:34 PM kerilforgues both singers and songs
2016-10-26 06:17:39 PM cynthiasickler ive seen some residents have awful experiences in the snooslen rooms
2016-10-26 06:17:44 PM kbc0219 does anyone use the intouch computer or ipads
2016-10-26 06:17:45 PM tammymb we received a grant
2016-10-26 06:17:46 PM cchase good isabel - imagine thinking mom is ok and someone says she has passed on
2016-10-26 06:17:52 PM kathybrosrt We have a toy phone that talks. One of my residents will chat on it for an hour
2016-10-26 06:17:54 PM kerilforgues ipads
2016-10-26 06:17:54 PM auazuibke0114 Yes Isa. We just have to play aong wiith the,
2016-10-26 06:17:57 PM korellana we do 8 activities every day
2016-10-26 06:18:02 PM kathybrosrt we use Ipods
2016-10-26 06:18:08 PM korellana to keep everyone busy
2016-10-26 06:18:14 PM kacies it always amazes me how a resident wont remember their own child but could sing a song from the 50s word for word. music and memory are so powerful combined
2016-10-26 06:18:18 PM sueg ipods
2016-10-26 06:18:19 PM cynthiasickler you really have to try everything just to get reactions. sometimes its good, other times you dont ever want to take them in the room again.
2016-10-26 06:18:24 PM cchase ok --- so let's talk some basics....ready??
2016-10-26 06:18:26 PM janet35 8 activities thats great
2016-10-26 06:18:33 PM kacies ready!
2016-10-26 06:18:35 PM dorothymagliulo yes

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