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2019-08-07 05:53:58 PM cchase enter the chat room
2019-08-07 05:59:14 PM juice24 enter the chat room
2019-08-07 05:59:48 PM cchase hello there welcome
2019-08-07 05:59:59 PM juice24 hello
2019-08-07 06:00:32 PM cchase this is specialty chat for 1 hr. extra credit
2019-08-07 06:00:40 PM cchase topic is Alzheimer's/dementia
2019-08-07 06:01:14 PM juice24 ok. im a newbie so take it easy on me lol just started last week
2019-08-07 06:01:34 PM cchase that's wonderful - welcome again
2019-08-07 06:01:57 PM cchase are you in the August MEPAP1
2019-08-07 06:02:23 PM juice24 well im in week 9 i think but new to my postiion
2019-08-07 06:02:32 PM juice24 and yes
2019-08-07 06:02:42 PM cchase what is the position?
2019-08-07 06:02:52 PM cchase activity assistant?
2019-08-07 06:03:29 PM juice24 kinda. until i finish this.but its just me so they are treating me like the director
2019-08-07 06:03:54 PM cchase what type of senior care facility is it?
2019-08-07 06:04:12 PM juice24 long term nursing home
2019-08-07 06:04:12 PM cchase how many residents?
2019-08-07 06:04:20 PM juice24 52
2019-08-07 06:04:36 PM cchase you on your own with 52 residents?
2019-08-07 06:04:46 PM juice24 lol yes
2019-08-07 06:05:02 PM cchase goodness....
2019-08-07 06:05:16 PM cchase so are most of your events groups
2019-08-07 06:05:22 PM juice24 im glad someone understands my pain lol
2019-08-07 06:05:30 PM juice24 oh yes lol
2019-08-07 06:06:05 PM juice24 today was the first one on ones i had with them and just met in their rooms to meet them a lil better
2019-08-07 06:06:05 PM cchase can you type your name please
2019-08-07 06:06:15 PM juice24 jason hall
2019-08-07 06:06:29 PM cchase hello jason
2019-08-07 06:06:36 PM juice24 hello
2019-08-07 06:06:43 PM juice24 whats yours
2019-08-07 06:07:36 PM cchase regs. are pretty clear about person centered activities - so you need to show that you are offering events that are of interest to your residents
2019-08-07 06:08:31 PM juice24 forsure. thats what todays one on ones was about. getting to know them and what activities they want
2019-08-07 06:08:37 PM cchase are you working with Alzheimer's/dementia residents
2019-08-07 06:08:42 PM juice24 its about them not me
2019-08-07 06:08:58 PM juice24 and yes. theres a few
2019-08-07 06:09:18 PM cchase be sure to make time to read social worker notes in charts - usually really helpful in providing background info
2019-08-07 06:09:25 PM juice24 well a few ive spoke with for awhile
2019-08-07 06:09:34 PM cchase what do you offer your Alz res.??
2019-08-07 06:11:01 PM juice24 i honestly havent got that far. its just my second week so ive been doing stuff that the staff was doing with them. there wasnt anyone in this position for some time now and im still catching up
2019-08-07 06:11:55 PM cchase well - that's alot to do... let's learn about Alz- have you taken any courses about it
2019-08-07 06:13:19 PM cchase what do you know about Alzheimer's?
2019-08-07 06:14:30 PM cassandrac enter the chat room
2019-08-07 06:15:12 PM cchase jason are you there?
2019-08-07 06:15:21 PM juice24 .im pretty sure ive read something on it but i think its when the brain starts to break down
2019-08-07 06:16:13 PM cchase hey cassandra - we started about fifteen mins. ago.
2019-08-07 06:16:14 PM juice24 something like that i hope lol
2019-08-07 06:16:44 PM cchase I can try to fill in some gaps on it for you
2019-08-07 06:17:17 PM cchase Alz can be present in the brain some ten years before it is discovered
2019-08-07 06:17:56 PM juice24 the big thing i know is you lose your memory
2019-08-07 06:17:58 PM cchase nasty plaques and tangles form and cut of the pathway for neurons to communicate with each other
2019-08-07 06:18:03 PM cassandrac Sorry was trying to get my computer to work
2019-08-07 06:18:39 PM cchase those neurons give instructions on just about everything the brain controls including memory and body functions
2019-08-07 06:19:17 PM cchase when they fail to communicate is when we see the symptoms of dementia and other deficits
2019-08-07 06:19:45 PM cchase eventually the brain cannot even tell the body how to function
2019-08-07 06:19:59 PM cchase it is a progressive disease with no known cure
2019-08-07 06:21:04 PM cchase it has some hereditary lineage - if someone in the family had it your risk is higher to have it as well
2019-08-07 06:21:20 PM cchase ok questions folks??
2019-08-07 06:22:02 PM cassandrac Is there away they can test someone to see if they are at risk?
2019-08-07 06:22:21 PM juice24 wow. they were telling me about one of the residents and saying that shes going back to childhood memories and thsts all she talks about now
2019-08-07 06:23:00 PM juice24 its crazy how they live a long life and only remember the earliest stuff in their life
2019-08-07 06:23:21 PM cassandrac yes
2019-08-07 06:23:31 PM cchase there are gene testing to see if you are at risk for it... and recently heard there may be a blood test coming soon
2019-08-07 06:24:50 PM juice24 i read cbd may be able to help slow the progressing of it
2019-08-07 06:24:54 PM cchase the childhood memories were likely stored before the disease did extensive damage to memory retreival functions. many seniors do remember childhood like it just recently happened
2019-08-07 06:25:22 PM juice24 wow that makes sense
2019-08-07 06:25:33 PM cassandrac I dont really hear anyone thinking about going and get tested
2019-08-07 06:25:57 PM cchase there is still alot of speculation on anything that really works... the jury is still out on the possible treatments effectiveness
2019-08-07 06:26:27 PM cchase long term memories are those childhood moments.
2019-08-07 06:27:01 PM cchase short term memories are those that just occured... within the last 3 to 5 mins are forgotten
2019-08-07 06:27:48 PM cassandrac They talk about thier childhood. Dont really talk about thier kids
2019-08-07 06:27:55 PM cchase the disease is so advanced that new memories can not be stored hence short term memory problems
2019-08-07 06:28:31 PM cchase the childhood would have occured before children...
2019-08-07 06:28:41 PM cassandrac oh
2019-08-07 06:29:02 PM cchase some actually no longer recognize their children eventually
2019-08-07 06:29:27 PM juice24 thats the super sad part of this
2019-08-07 06:29:54 PM cchase yes
2019-08-07 06:30:18 PM cassandrac yes and some of them have a hard time with this
2019-08-07 06:30:36 PM cchase families feel that they loose their loved ones twice
2019-08-07 06:31:06 PM damonj enter the chat room
2019-08-07 06:31:19 PM damonj left the chat room
2019-08-07 06:31:22 PM cchase once with the disease - and then again when they pass away
2019-08-07 06:31:27 PM cassandrac We try and support them.
2019-08-07 06:32:15 PM juice24 thats all you can do at that point
2019-08-07 06:32:26 PM cchase what activities do you offer your alz residents cassandra?
2019-08-07 06:33:27 PM juice24 well i will say that we played a trivia game 2 days ago. i guess that can be an activity that helps them
2019-08-07 06:34:02 PM cassandrac we read to them about what happen in theit time. Sometime we play music that they might know.
2019-08-07 06:34:37 PM cchase great oldie music is a good choice
2019-08-07 06:35:01 PM cchase think of childhood eras they lived in
2019-08-07 06:35:23 PM cassandrac ok
2019-08-07 06:35:58 PM cchase they cannot remember plots to tv shows or movies... so loose the story
2019-08-07 06:36:18 PM cchase charlie chaplin seems to hit a funny bone
2019-08-07 06:36:27 PM cassandrac What other ideals would be good for them?
2019-08-07 06:36:37 PM juice24 ???
2019-08-07 06:36:52 PM cchase do you know charlie chaplin Jason?
2019-08-07 06:36:59 PM juice24 lol no
2019-08-07 06:37:03 PM cchase look it up on google
2019-08-07 06:37:05 PM cassandrac no
2019-08-07 06:37:09 PM cassandrac ok
2019-08-07 06:37:25 PM cchase usually black & white - kinda slap stick comedic stuff
2019-08-07 06:37:37 PM cchase little rascals is another
2019-08-07 06:37:48 PM cchase leave it to beaver
2019-08-07 06:37:53 PM juice24 ive heard the name but never seen him
2019-08-07 06:38:07 PM cchase just google old time comedy shows
2019-08-07 06:38:28 PM cchase music.... exercises are also important
2019-08-07 06:38:39 PM cassandrac yes
2019-08-07 06:38:43 PM cchase a routine that is the same is super important
2019-08-07 06:39:05 PM cchase they need a stable pattern each day
2019-08-07 06:39:07 PM juice24 gotcha
2019-08-07 06:39:29 PM cchase no surprises... they worry when they do not know what is suppose to happen
2019-08-07 06:39:54 PM juice24 we have a contract with the library and ill ask if she has some of these movies and him
2019-08-07 06:40:12 PM cchase balloon toss is a great exercise.... use rigid balloons found on senior supply sites.
2019-08-07 06:40:25 PM cchase good thinking jason
2019-08-07 06:40:35 PM cassandrac oh we do that sometimes
2019-08-07 06:40:45 PM juice24 we play noodle ball
2019-08-07 06:40:47 PM cchase some still know how to knit or crochet
2019-08-07 06:41:29 PM cchase doing place settings or stacking things like cups or sorting things like socks
2019-08-07 06:41:31 PM cchase folding
2019-08-07 06:41:56 PM cchase always explain what is suppose to happen
2019-08-07 06:42:07 PM cchase we are going to the funny movie
2019-08-07 06:42:29 PM cchase distract them when they are doing something you do not want them to do
2019-08-07 06:42:38 PM cchase known as redirection
2019-08-07 06:42:51 PM cchase intice them with food
2019-08-07 06:42:51 PM juice24 redirection is key is what i was told
2019-08-07 06:42:56 PM stefaniemaatta enter the chat room
2019-08-07 06:43:00 PM cchase yes jason
2019-08-07 06:43:10 PM cassandrac they love coffee hour
2019-08-07 06:43:31 PM cchase hey stafanie this chat started almost 45 mins ago
2019-08-07 06:43:56 PM cchase you will need to take it again for the full hr to earn extra credit
2019-08-07 06:44:06 PM cchase but you are more than welcome to visit
2019-08-07 06:44:10 PM cassandrac i'm going to try that
2019-08-07 06:44:14 PM cchase us here tonight
2019-08-07 06:44:36 PM cchase yes - coffee and crumpets
2019-08-07 06:44:37 PM cassandrac I will google it tomorrow
2019-08-07 06:44:51 PM stefaniemaatta left the chat room
2019-08-07 06:44:55 PM cchase google eras for seniors
2019-08-07 06:45:21 PM juice24 she left so quick lol
2019-08-07 06:45:43 PM cchase there are sites with info on matching the year with things they enjoyed...
2019-08-07 06:46:00 PM cchase yup she did... sorry about that...
2019-08-07 06:46:38 PM juice24 not your fault
2019-08-07 06:46:38 PM cchase rolling yarn into a ball is good
2019-08-07 06:46:39 PM cassandrac what you were talking about before
2019-08-07 06:47:00 PM cchase ?? what was I talking about cassandra
2019-08-07 06:47:05 PM cassandrac Who left?
2019-08-07 06:47:28 PM juice24 someone joined and left
2019-08-07 06:47:34 PM cassandrac charlie
2019-08-07 06:47:40 PM cchase someone entered chat a few mins ago...
2019-08-07 06:47:41 PM cassandrac oh
2019-08-07 06:48:16 PM cchase I invited her to stay but could not give her credit for the full hr. so she most likely will take another chat to get her credit
2019-08-07 06:48:18 PM juice24 super late
2019-08-07 06:48:41 PM cchase a few nevers about alz
2019-08-07 06:48:43 PM cchase ready
2019-08-07 06:49:07 PM cassandrac yes
2019-08-07 06:49:13 PM juice24 yep
2019-08-07 06:49:18 PM cchase ok - never say no
2019-08-07 06:49:29 PM cchase never argue - you will loose
2019-08-07 06:49:47 PM cassandrac yes
2019-08-07 06:49:47 PM juice24 it will never end lol
2019-08-07 06:49:48 PM cchase they cannot process rational thought or rationalize your point of view
2019-08-07 06:50:07 PM cchase never approach from behind. ..they need to see you approaching
2019-08-07 06:50:42 PM cchase cracks or patterns or area rugs are viewed as holes..they will avoid at all costs
2019-08-07 06:51:02 PM cchase use food to redirect if nothing else works
2019-08-07 06:51:21 PM cchase offer to make a favoriate sandwich together
2019-08-07 06:51:41 PM cchase give choice of only two things
2019-08-07 06:51:46 PM cchase no more
2019-08-07 06:51:59 PM cchase give them a clue on which to pick
2019-08-07 06:52:06 PM cassandrac It does hellp them if you ask for thier help
2019-08-07 06:52:19 PM cchase yes ask them to help - good
2019-08-07 06:52:44 PM cassandrac That way they feel like they are wanted
2019-08-07 06:52:54 PM cchase offer two shirts - then say the blue one matches your beautiful eyes
2019-08-07 06:53:01 PM cchase they will pick the blue shirt
2019-08-07 06:53:37 PM cchase break things down step by step
2019-08-07 06:53:49 PM cchase keep in mind short term memory
2019-08-07 06:54:10 PM cchase open the cabinet door. take the cup ..put the cup on the counter
2019-08-07 06:54:46 PM cchase never approach them in groups of two or more
2019-08-07 06:55:06 PM cchase that's a few must know things
2019-08-07 06:55:15 PM cchase any questions???
2019-08-07 06:55:33 PM juice24 i dont have any
2019-08-07 06:55:48 PM cchase was this information helpful
2019-08-07 06:56:08 PM juice24 very. thank you so much
2019-08-07 06:56:43 PM cchase keep your eye on my Help Desk
2019-08-07 06:56:59 PM cchase I offer a great deal of information on many topics
2019-08-07 06:57:01 PM cassandrac What does that do
2019-08-07 06:57:24 PM cassandrac yes
2019-08-07 06:57:34 PM cchase you sign up for it - check your classrm
2019-08-07 06:57:43 PM juice24 are they all extra credit ?
2019-08-07 06:58:13 PM cchase the Help Desk is for information you may need
2019-08-07 06:58:29 PM cchase I take questions and answer them on the Help Desk
2019-08-07 06:58:45 PM cchase check our classrm forum
2019-08-07 06:59:01 PM cassandrac ok
2019-08-07 06:59:21 PM juice24 gotcha thanks
2019-08-07 06:59:50 PM cchase you were both terrific
2019-08-07 06:59:58 PM cassandrac Thank you
2019-08-07 07:00:11 PM cchase (})
2019-08-07 07:00:14 PM juice24 thanks so were you!
2019-08-07 07:00:37 PM cchase feel free to ask question Jason as you are so new to the field
2019-08-07 07:00:45 PM cassandrac So much info here. Thats good
2019-08-07 07:01:19 PM juice24 thank you when in need i will
2019-08-07 07:01:30 PM cchase (F)
2019-08-07 07:01:34 PM cchase your welcome
2019-08-07 07:01:39 PM cchase be well
2019-08-07 07:02:01 PM juice24 you too. goodnight have a great week!
2019-08-07 07:02:09 PM cchase good night
2019-08-07 07:02:13 PM juice24 left the chat room
2019-08-07 07:02:17 PM cassandrac you to have a good night
2019-08-07 07:02:36 PM cchase (y)
2019-08-07 07:02:52 PM cassandrac I know i was late but will I still get credit?
2019-08-07 07:03:15 PM cchase I will send your name to kathy -
2019-08-07 07:03:25 PM cassandrac ok Thank You
2019-08-07 07:04:05 PM cassandrac left the chat room
2019-08-07 07:04:15 PM cchase left the chat room
2019-08-20 06:07:01 PM cassandrac enter the chat room
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2019-08-21 05:20:44 PM amberwilson enter the chat room
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2019-08-21 05:50:01 PM jcox enter the chat room
2019-08-21 05:54:22 PM ruthiesister enter the chat room
2019-08-21 05:54:38 PM ruthiesister welcome
2019-08-21 05:54:49 PM jcox Hi.
2019-08-21 05:55:06 PM ruthiesister how are you tonight
2019-08-21 05:55:19 PM jcox I am doing great and yourself
2019-08-21 05:55:26 PM amberwilson enter the chat room
2019-08-21 05:55:44 PM ruthiesister better i think the thunder storm have moved on i hope
2019-08-21 05:55:59 PM amberwilson hello everyone
2019-08-21 05:56:06 PM ruthiesister welcome
2019-08-21 05:56:10 PM jcox hello
2019-08-21 05:56:25 PM ruthiesister so where are you al from
2019-08-21 05:56:35 PM amberwilson east texas
2019-08-21 05:56:35 PM jcox I am from TX
2019-08-21 05:56:46 PM ruthiesister lol wow both from texas ,,
2019-08-21 05:57:22 PM kimranck enter the chat room
2019-08-21 05:57:46 PM ruthiesister what kind od facililty do you all work at
2019-08-21 05:57:50 PM ruthiesister welcome
2019-08-21 05:57:53 PM kimranck Lancaster PA
2019-08-21 05:58:31 PM jcox I am in skilled nursing
2019-08-21 05:58:44 PM kimranck Skilled, Assisted and Memory Care
2019-08-21 05:59:21 PM amberwilson I work in a critcal care hosiptal and just transitioned to the activity director position (in training), once i finish my bachelors degree in nursing i will do the activity director position and swing bed cordinator
2019-08-21 05:59:40 PM jcox We have Independent, assisted, memory care and skilled nursing
2019-08-21 05:59:50 PM ruthiesister so you will be wrking in a swinbed program
2019-08-21 06:00:00 PM ruthiesister swingbed
2019-08-21 06:00:10 PM amberwilson i will
2019-08-21 06:00:39 PM jcox but I run the skilled nursing department for activities
2019-08-21 06:00:53 PM ruthiesister so some of you have short term rehab units
2019-08-21 06:01:00 PM jcox I do
2019-08-21 06:01:08 PM kimranck Yes we do.
2019-08-21 06:01:33 PM amberwilson yes ma'am, our patients normally only stay 14-28 days
2019-08-21 06:02:00 PM ruthiesister and kind of patients do you all get in your rehab units'
2019-08-21 06:02:33 PM jcox mostly broken bones or skillable illnesses
2019-08-21 06:02:51 PM amberwilson most of our patients are not just there for physical therapy, they are also there for iv antibiotic therapy
2019-08-21 06:03:10 PM amberwilson we have pt, ot and st
2019-08-21 06:03:20 PM kimranck Usually hips & kinees and whenever our Independent Residents need to come over from a hopsital stay.
2019-08-21 06:03:32 PM jcox we do as well Amber
2019-08-21 06:03:59 PM ruthiesister so let me tell you a little about me and what i do as a swingbed act dir
2019-08-21 06:04:25 PM ruthiesister i live ind work in a very small town in up state ny
2019-08-21 06:04:45 PM ruthiesister my hospital has a total of 16 bed in the whole hosp
2019-08-21 06:05:06 PM ruthiesister and i get many ,many kinds of patients
2019-08-21 06:05:18 PM ruthiesister some are hips and knees
2019-08-21 06:06:13 PM ruthiesister some are IV antibio . and wounds care wound vac
2019-08-21 06:06:35 PM ruthiesister some are on isolation and TBI
2019-08-21 06:06:59 PM amberwilson are all of your patients part of the swing bed program when admitted or are they mixed with acute care?
2019-08-21 06:07:42 PM ruthiesister and then are favortite dementia with falls
2019-08-21 06:07:51 PM ruthiesister we have both
2019-08-21 06:08:06 PM jcox sounds like the same kind of place I work at
2019-08-21 06:08:18 PM ruthiesister we are a critical access hospital
2019-08-21 06:08:53 PM amberwilson me too
2019-08-21 06:08:57 PM ruthiesister so then you know it's hard to do activities with such a change all the time
2019-08-21 06:09:20 PM jcox yes
2019-08-21 06:09:27 PM amberwilson yes ma'am,
2019-08-21 06:09:38 PM jcox I do have several long term residents as well
2019-08-21 06:10:02 PM ruthiesister ok so i want each of you to tell me 3 activities you offer your patients ,
2019-08-21 06:10:32 PM jcox Jewerly making, Bingo and music therapy
2019-08-21 06:10:35 PM kimranck Excercise daily, music, and their favorite Bingo
2019-08-21 06:11:37 PM amberwilson rock painting, wind chime painting or cards
2019-08-21 06:12:18 PM ruthiesister so do any of you offer community program that your patients can do that help the community they live in
2019-08-21 06:12:59 PM ruthiesister you short temr patients'
2019-08-21 06:13:03 PM ruthiesister term
2019-08-21 06:13:27 PM amberwilson most of the time they would rather work on word finds, cross word or puzzlse
2019-08-21 06:13:32 PM jcox we offer outreach programs for the independent living residents
2019-08-21 06:14:05 PM kimranck We just had our residents and their families donate bookbags and other items kids would need. We collected the items and dropped them off to a home for kids. We have also donated to the VA which is down the street from us.
2019-08-21 06:14:21 PM amberwilson I just started a project that surrounds the swing bed patients but also gets the staff involved, which is great for morale for patients and staff
2019-08-21 06:14:23 PM ruthiesister there you kim
2019-08-21 06:14:46 PM ruthiesister explain amber
2019-08-21 06:14:50 PM jcox most of my residents are not physically able to get out
2019-08-21 06:15:00 PM ruthiesister most aren
2019-08-21 06:15:10 PM ruthiesister aren't
2019-08-21 06:16:26 PM ruthiesister but there is lots of things they can do from where they are
2019-08-21 06:16:31 PM jcox we did send cards to the local schools that the residents decorated at Valentines
2019-08-21 06:16:55 PM ruthiesister do any of you have parades in town
2019-08-21 06:17:11 PM amberwilson We are starting a rock graden that be created on a patio we have. the patients get to paint rocks whether it can be words of wisdom or encouragement, pictures, sayings whatever they want. then the hospital staff is helping me create the space outside to place the rocks for veryone to see
2019-08-21 06:17:27 PM amberwilson I never thought of community outreach program
2019-08-21 06:17:40 PM amberwilson we do
2019-08-21 06:18:06 PM jcox we do a big mardi gras parade each year on our campus and the local community helps out
2019-08-21 06:18:16 PM kimranck Our HS has a prom parade. We rent two schoolbuses and take the residents. The school has special seating for us. We also are able to look at alll the decorations in the school. We employee many of their students.
2019-08-21 06:18:20 PM ruthiesister do any of your patient help with making things for the parade , or help making flyers for community events
2019-08-21 06:18:43 PM twolcott enter the chat room
2019-08-21 06:18:56 PM jcox they help decorate hats or inside the facility
2019-08-21 06:19:25 PM ruthiesister ok,, do you all have a relay for life in your town
2019-08-21 06:19:38 PM jcox they also throw out the necklaces to the peope in the parade
2019-08-21 06:19:39 PM jcox yes
2019-08-21 06:19:52 PM amberwilson yes
2019-08-21 06:19:55 PM kimranck I am sure we do.
2019-08-21 06:20:09 PM ruthiesister we make the center pieces for the tables ,,
2019-08-21 06:20:20 PM jcox we dress the residents up in pink and take them outside and they wait on the pink jeep to come by
2019-08-21 06:20:25 PM twolcott I am relatively new to my position, but we are having a Grandparents day bash and coordinating it with a Walk to end Alzheirmers
2019-08-21 06:20:30 PM ruthiesister we fill the swag bags for the surviors and their care givers
2019-08-21 06:21:14 PM twolcott Sorry a little late and really have trouble finding these chat rooms
2019-08-21 06:21:27 PM jcox we made our own place mate for thanksgiving
2019-08-21 06:21:28 PM ruthiesister great ,, i'm a big on keeping our poeple engaged in the community ,, it's where they lived and where most will go back ,
2019-08-21 06:21:33 PM amberwilson so you guys take your patients to these events, how do you transport them without using your own vehicle?
2019-08-21 06:21:42 PM kimranck We are having a luncheon for our local fire,police and EMT's. Maybe the residents could make up bags for them.
2019-08-21 06:22:24 PM ruthiesister the bigger place are tlc with a short term rehab ,, but like me amber we are in a different group
2019-08-21 06:22:40 PM ruthiesister but i am slowly working on that too , for my place
2019-08-21 06:22:55 PM jcox we host a lot of the events right at our own community and bring in the local Hospice groups
2019-08-21 06:23:28 PM ruthiesister i do get local musicians to come and play ,
2019-08-21 06:23:54 PM jcox we have a bus that can transport several people at a time
2019-08-21 06:23:54 PM ruthiesister i also have the hummane soc bring pets twice a month
2019-08-21 06:24:06 PM twolcott we are also having a veterans association picnic which is hosted by a local restaurant called mission BBQ. We are having some of our memory care residents create flower arrangements for the event.
2019-08-21 06:24:19 PM amberwilson Most of the ideas i come up with are focused in indiviiduals and not groups
2019-08-21 06:24:26 PM kimranck We do have the dogs come twice a week, they love them. We do have the residents make the dogs treats.
2019-08-21 06:24:41 PM jcox I have a therapy dog that comes once a month
2019-08-21 06:24:43 PM ruthiesister amber why is that ,
2019-08-21 06:25:18 PM amberwilson I DID GET APPROVAL FOR A THERAPY DOG TO COME INTO THE HOSPITAL AND SEE PATIENTS. THE GOOD THINGS IS THEY CAN ALSO GO INTO THE ACUTE CARE PATIENT ROOMS.
2019-08-21 06:25:19 PM ruthiesister i just did a golf tourament last week at the hospital took over the board rm ,, lol
2019-08-21 06:25:51 PM jcox I just had a muffins and conversation activtiy and my residents love it. I had about 10 people show up for it.
2019-08-21 06:25:56 PM twolcott we have a local parade that passes by our facility on Memorial Day. We bring the residents outside to observe the parade and then we have invited some of the parade pariticipants back for ice cream

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