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2017-09-11 06:37:26 PM taras How fun is that!!! I think the AL next do is incorprating quite a few things with their staff!!
2017-09-11 06:37:27 PM lynmyhre We have a female Air Force Nurse. Very cool!
2017-09-11 06:37:29 PM cynkarnes76 Glad to hear Lindsay
2017-09-11 06:37:29 PM shirleym that's good news linsaylu85
2017-09-11 06:37:37 PM jcking Glad for her!
2017-09-11 06:37:38 PM matthewc We don't. We clean our hands, and then use a lysol wipe. Residents then knead the dough themselves and insert cookie cutters in dough.
2017-09-11 06:37:44 PM taras Great news lindsaylu85!!!
2017-09-11 06:37:49 PM matthewc great to hear that lindsay!
2017-09-11 06:37:52 PM catiah Welcome lindsay
2017-09-11 06:37:58 PM kat86 I do a lot of the prep for food activities, then divide up ingredients for the resdidents
2017-09-11 06:38:00 PM jcking We use rubber gloves.
2017-09-11 06:38:40 PM cynkarnes76 Thanks Matt, I think I would do that, just have to make sure I get everyone's hands, it's tough though since so much bacteria is in the fingernails and I have a mixture in Healthcare
2017-09-11 06:38:47 PM kat86 for amborisa salad, each resident will have a cup of an igredient, and they take turns adding their cup then mixing it up before the next person adds theirs (for memory care unit)
2017-09-11 06:38:50 PM karynbrinkley they love that
2017-09-11 06:39:04 PM lynmyhre Our fundraisers have to be very 'big' as we are located on a busy highway...sometimes we need police present due to the traffic (Cape Cod in thet summer). Fundraising is going to be a challenge with our location.
2017-09-11 06:39:12 PM lindsaylu85 i use gloves in with any food we make as well
2017-09-11 06:39:25 PM cynkarnes76 Kat: I like that wish I could observe your activity
2017-09-11 06:39:26 PM taras Kat86---we do the same...sometimes tho, I will have a couple who want to help decorate...and we use the gloves...
2017-09-11 06:39:29 PM kat86 I do mini no bake cheesecakes for AL. each resident gets their own mini shell to fill and top with fruit and whipped cream so no cross contamination
2017-09-11 06:39:31 PM matthewc Yeah, it's a thin line cynkarnes. We have nursing nearby and they are told prior. With it being just dog bones, we are laxed a little.
2017-09-11 06:39:44 PM catiah We do that too kat86
2017-09-11 06:39:47 PM lynmyhre Kat86...mini chesecakes...awesome!
2017-09-11 06:39:51 PM sandybenitez90 Tomorrow I will begin my pastry club
2017-09-11 06:39:54 PM lindsaylu85 i just did a huge fund raisers. it was a photo one. i made amazing money
2017-09-11 06:40:03 PM matthewc The kneading of the dough is also a good sensory activity too.
2017-09-11 06:40:03 PM taras AWESOME idea kat86! I love the no cross contamination factor
2017-09-11 06:40:07 PM shirleym that sounds ambitious sandy! Good lluck!! : )
2017-09-11 06:40:08 PM sandybenitez90 Group of ladies will bake dessert for whole units lunch meal
2017-09-11 06:40:08 PM karynbrinkley it is
2017-09-11 06:40:10 PM lynmyhre photo??? what was it?
2017-09-11 06:40:15 PM kat86 I have a really hard time using gloves with memory care. sometimes the gloves get...dirtied really quickly, haha
2017-09-11 06:40:22 PM sandybenitez90 Im nervous lol
2017-09-11 06:40:41 PM shirleym the residents will love it!
2017-09-11 06:40:43 PM sandybenitez90 It wont be difficult pastries lol
2017-09-11 06:40:49 PM cynkarnes76 Kat: you make a good point, or it is hard to get on the residents hands
2017-09-11 06:40:51 PM jcking I think they will have a blast sandy
2017-09-11 06:40:58 PM sandybenitez90 more desserts... lol i just like the word pastry
2017-09-11 06:41:13 PM shirleym hahaha!!
2017-09-11 06:41:19 PM catiah I know what you say kat86, I have once a week PBJ sandwiches and it is exactly like that!
2017-09-11 06:41:38 PM kat86 hard to get on their hands, and also hard for most to understand the purpose of the gloves
2017-09-11 06:41:55 PM taras My good friend Ashley is the AD at the AL next door. She did a rock painting class with her residents and they loved it. Many are wanting to do this more often.
2017-09-11 06:42:12 PM kat86 YES to rock painting!
2017-09-11 06:42:14 PM catiah Right kat86 !
2017-09-11 06:42:14 PM karynbrinkley That's cute
2017-09-11 06:42:41 PM taras I am hoping to do this soon with my SNF residents. I think some of them would be able to do this...
2017-09-11 06:42:45 PM karynbrinkley you can do flower arranging with volunteers.
2017-09-11 06:42:51 PM jessicarae We did rock painting as well for our garden rocks this summer. The residnets loved it!
2017-09-11 06:42:54 PM cynkarnes76 The question is if you work second shift during the week and 10-4 every other weekend, finding a time to get "What's cooking" back on the schedule especially when most are put down for naps in the afternoon.
2017-09-11 06:42:55 PM kat86 is the rock painting thing big anywhere else? In this area...its all about people painting rocks and then you leave them out in public places for people to find
2017-09-11 06:43:26 PM catiah Jessicarae I had a couple times w/ memory care and it was great!
2017-09-11 06:43:29 PM taras Yes. Her residents would leave them when they would go on outings!!
2017-09-11 06:43:31 PM kat86 so out residents made a big batch of rocks that we hid around the grounds and I took some to a local park. Then theres a Facebook page where people post rocks they found
2017-09-11 06:43:47 PM jessicarae Kat86 they do this here as well alllll the way up in New Brunswick Canada
2017-09-11 06:43:48 PM cynkarnes76 I love the rock painting but worry about a few throwing projectiles, great idea though
2017-09-11 06:43:56 PM taras I think it allows them to express their creative sides....
2017-09-11 06:43:57 PM karynbrinkley ha! pretty cool kat
2017-09-11 06:43:57 PM jcking I try 1-1 but everyone wants to get involved.
2017-09-11 06:44:08 PM shirleym what a fun idea kat!!
2017-09-11 06:44:20 PM taras OOOOOHHHH---good thing to think about kat!
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2017-09-11 06:44:55 PM kat86 its a neat community project! If you find a rock, you can keep it or re-hid it. It brings a smile to anyone that finds one!
2017-09-11 06:44:58 PM nikki06 ya sometimes you have to do one to ones in private places or it will evolve into a group
2017-09-11 06:45:02 PM catiah I loved it Kat86!!!!!
2017-09-11 06:45:25 PM matthewc That really is a fun community idea.
2017-09-11 06:45:40 PM catiah I agree matthewc
2017-09-11 06:45:43 PM shirleym what a wonderfull idea kat! I want to try that with my residents
2017-09-11 06:45:48 PM gmollan We do the garden rocks but thats a great idea having the residents hide them
2017-09-11 06:46:05 PM catiah cool!
2017-09-11 06:46:07 PM taras Thank y
2017-09-11 06:46:17 PM lynmyhre Kat86; there are several groups that do rock painting here on the Cape and put them at the beaches. People post all the time about rocks they find with inspirational messages.
2017-09-11 06:46:31 PM kat86 some paint pictures or objects or add inspirational words or messages
2017-09-11 06:46:34 PM kat86 yeah!
2017-09-11 06:46:37 PM taras Thank yall for these awesome ideas...Even for someone in SNF like myself!!!
2017-09-11 06:46:40 PM karynbrinkley i love the inspirational messages
2017-09-11 06:46:45 PM cynkarnes76 called Kind Rocks?
2017-09-11 06:46:55 PM karynbrinkley stealing that
2017-09-11 06:46:56 PM catiah I love it too karyn!
2017-09-11 06:47:04 PM lynmyhre We are makig Pet Rocks...Pet rock day. And doing trivia/facts about the PEt Rock trend.
2017-09-11 06:47:10 PM shirleym me too karyn
2017-09-11 06:47:23 PM jcking We will start having football parties.
2017-09-11 06:47:24 PM kat86 Kind Rocks....love that name to use for the activity title
2017-09-11 06:47:29 PM jessicarae Ours is called happiness "rocks" Moncton
2017-09-11 06:47:46 PM catiah wow
2017-09-11 06:47:53 PM kat86 or Kindess Rocks
2017-09-11 06:48:02 PM karynbrinkley i like it Jessica
2017-09-11 06:48:06 PM shirleym I love it!!
2017-09-11 06:48:15 PM jcking We have food, games and socialize during Patriot games
2017-09-11 06:48:16 PM taras Football parties are fun, too!!!
2017-09-11 06:48:23 PM karynbrinkley they are
2017-09-11 06:48:23 PM catiah me too shirleym
2017-09-11 06:48:57 PM karynbrinkley what do you do Taras?
2017-09-11 06:49:22 PM taras We had our local h/s cheerleaders come in and do a routine and visit with the residents....The residents loved it!
2017-09-11 06:49:25 PM nikki06 do you guys do a superbowl party?
2017-09-11 06:49:37 PM sandybenitez90 Yes
2017-09-11 06:49:41 PM shirleym great idea about the cheerleaders!!
2017-09-11 06:49:45 PM kat86 taras....fun idea!
2017-09-11 06:49:46 PM gmollan We had a problem with men attending activities.... some would think it was too girly so we do a poker night for guys only.... we have a bunch of finger foods and drinks. They enjoy it. More come each month
2017-09-11 06:49:48 PM sandybenitez90 Great idea!!
2017-09-11 06:49:52 PM jcking yes, plus all day games
2017-09-11 06:49:59 PM catiah I loved Taras!
2017-09-11 06:50:07 PM taras Our mascot is a duck...don't laugh too hard lol! So the mascot was in attendance as well. The the motto is "once a duck always a duck" and the local residents had fun with it!
2017-09-11 06:50:08 PM lynmyhre Love the idea of the cheerleaders coming in! Maybe even the local school chior could come in and sing as a 'practice'
2017-09-11 06:50:21 PM shirleym hahahah Taras!!!
2017-09-11 06:50:30 PM karynbrinkley me too
2017-09-11 06:50:34 PM jcking I like the mascot idea
2017-09-11 06:50:36 PM lindsaylu85 I have local school do pen pals.
2017-09-11 06:50:41 PM karynbrinkley the cheerleaders are great
2017-09-11 06:50:41 PM kat86 lynmhre....I'm writing that idea down!
2017-09-11 06:51:03 PM cynkarnes76 Lindsay: how does that work with your residents, the pen pal club?
2017-09-11 06:51:06 PM lynmyhre If BOurne Manor had a mascot (not the high school!) it'd be a Buzzard, as we are actually considered in Buzzards Bay. ick
2017-09-11 06:51:18 PM matthewc oooh Pen Pals!
2017-09-11 06:51:26 PM taras The students liked it because it allowed them some community service hours for classes they were taking...
2017-09-11 06:51:43 PM catiah I'am writing it down too Tara(y)
2017-09-11 06:51:44 PM kat86 great intergenerational activity too
2017-09-11 06:51:59 PM cynkarnes76 Taras: I would love to do that with our residents if I was AD
2017-09-11 06:52:00 PM nikki06 alot of the activity facebook groups share pen pal addresses. we did a postcard exchange last year on one of them and our community sent out like 75 and got 50 or so back
2017-09-11 06:52:14 PM catiah Right kat86. It always works very well
2017-09-11 06:52:19 PM taras Yes kat86---it was good to see teenagers interacting....My new AD is pretty awesome with these ideas.....
2017-09-11 06:52:33 PM cynkarnes76 Nikki: I saw that and was interested
2017-09-11 06:53:09 PM nikki06 it was fun. you can buy a 4x3 foot or so US map and display the postcards around it as they come in with yarn to where it came form
2017-09-11 06:53:26 PM nikki06 i think the map was 5 or so bucks on amazon
2017-09-11 06:53:35 PM cynkarnes76 Nikki: How did you encourage your residents to participate?
2017-09-11 06:53:38 PM kat86 we just did a intergenerationl program with elementary kids.
2017-09-11 06:53:50 PM lindsaylu85 yes, I have 2 kids in 4th grade, i send a letter to the teachers and one they can send home for permission and the kids write and tell them about them self and ask questions
2017-09-11 06:53:52 PM jcking where did you send post cards?
2017-09-11 06:54:07 PM nikki06 they helped me create the postcard and what it said. then when the cards came in we would read them before exercises and talk about the location theyccame from
2017-09-11 06:54:21 PM taras I love to watch faces with both young and young at heart while they're interacting...makes my heart happy!! :)
2017-09-11 06:54:25 PM lindsaylu85 then even with the residents that cannot write anymore i will write their letters and help them read them.
2017-09-11 06:54:31 PM cynkarnes76 My boss has kids froma local grade school come in 2 or 3 x a month and does a morning program with the residents
2017-09-11 06:54:34 PM kat86 we had a group of residents go to their school for a reading program, they read to the kids, and the kids read stories to them. We ended it by inviting the kids for a pizza party
2017-09-11 06:54:56 PM kat86 now the same school comes once a month to do art projects with the residents
2017-09-11 06:55:17 PM catiah Have you heard about reading to a dog??
2017-09-11 06:55:29 PM cynkarnes76 Lindsay, I love that too with the kids.
2017-09-11 06:55:30 PM lindsaylu85 they really enjoy it. then I am setting up and intergenerational day. where ill have the kids come in and meet them
2017-09-11 06:55:40 PM kat86 They had a Read to a Shelter Pet program at our local library!
2017-09-11 06:55:48 PM taras Y'all, I have loved this and seriously have rec'd. so much info!!! Thank you Karyn and fellow Mepap-peeps!!!!!!
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2017-09-11 06:56:20 PM jessicarae kat86 that is the sweetest thing I have ever heard of!!
2017-09-11 06:56:21 PM catiah I saw it at the Library website and iam going to check this w/ my local library
2017-09-11 06:56:25 PM cynkarnes76 Kat: my fiancees kids did that with a Paws dog at a local library
2017-09-11 06:56:41 PM karynbrinkley Lots of great ideas tonight. I am super happy with the participation and ideas. Thank you!
2017-09-11 06:56:47 PM shirleym Great chat tonight! Thanks everyone and thanks Karyn! : )
2017-09-11 06:56:48 PM kat86 great ideas!
2017-09-11 06:56:53 PM karynbrinkley love the paws dog idea
2017-09-11 06:57:02 PM jcking thanks everyone!!!!!
2017-09-11 06:57:09 PM cynkarnes76 I would love to incorporate that in my Healthcare when the paws dog comes and have a child there to read with a senior
2017-09-11 06:57:10 PM gmollan Goodnight.... thanks for the ideas! Until next time...
2017-09-11 06:57:11 PM kat86 It makes me happy to chat with other Activity people and share ideas!! Thank you!
2017-09-11 06:57:12 PM shirleym here's my info for extra credit
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2017-09-11 06:57:15 PM catiah I will check this out as soon as possible!
2017-09-11 06:57:28 PM shirleym shirley moder MEPAP 2 -0801017
2017-09-11 06:57:33 PM nikki06 thannkns everyonne, have a good night
2017-09-11 06:57:40 PM kat86 oh right..do we need to add our info for extra credit??
2017-09-11 06:57:41 PM karynbrinkley you too
2017-09-11 06:57:46 PM karynbrinkley nope
2017-09-11 06:57:47 PM sandybenitez90 thank youu
2017-09-11 06:57:48 PM lindsaylu85 good night everyone. have a wonderful week!
2017-09-11 06:57:48 PM jessicarae Thanks everyone! Have a great week!
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2017-09-11 06:57:54 PM cynkarnes76 Thanks everyone, awesome ideas. Great Chat Karyn. Thanks so much, hope you didn't get a lot of damage
2017-09-11 06:57:55 PM karynbrinkley i have everything
2017-09-11 06:58:09 PM karynbrinkley we were blessed
2017-09-11 06:58:10 PM kat86 ok great. Great chat! looking forward to the next!
2017-09-11 06:58:15 PM karynbrinkley ty
2017-09-11 06:58:19 PM matthewc Had a great time
2017-09-11 06:58:22 PM matthewc Thanks everyone!
2017-09-11 06:58:29 PM karynbrinkley good night
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2017-09-11 06:59:21 PM catiah Thank you everyone, I learned so much today! I will see you in the next chat(v)
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