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2019-05-14 04:57:30 PM stephaniet hello
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2019-05-14 05:58:25 PM amandas hello (})
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2019-05-14 05:59:37 PM daniellesitzer Hello everyone!
2019-05-14 05:59:40 PM shirleyminton awesome! hello!
2019-05-14 05:59:51 PM shirleyminton Great job Danielle!
2019-05-14 05:59:58 PM daniellesitzer Are you all here for the practicum chat?
2019-05-14 06:00:04 PM shirleyminton yuppers
2019-05-14 06:00:12 PM amandas yes
2019-05-14 06:00:39 PM daniellesitzer Lets talk about special events we are planning for June!
2019-05-14 06:01:39 PM amandas We're going to a white sox game.
2019-05-14 06:02:15 PM daniellesitzer That will be fun! Are you in assisted living?
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2019-05-14 06:02:51 PM daniellesitzer We are going on a day fishing trip. It will be for our skilled and AL memory care
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2019-05-14 06:03:25 PM aliciahatcher Hi everyone
2019-05-14 06:04:04 PM shirleyminton fabulous! One of my June plans is to have a Wii Sports Bowling Tournament in June. I just got 2 Wiis donated to our facility and we have four neighborhoods (units), so each week I plan to have a bowling group with as many guests (residents) as possible on each neighborhood. One neighborhood will win based on total pins they knock down, and then the top 4players will duke it out the last Friday of the month in the cinema on a huge TV as a special event with snacks.
2019-05-14 06:04:23 PM amandas No. We're taking our longterm care patients. I work in a skilled and longterm care facility. I didn't even think about fishing. With all the dads and fathers day thats going to be very cool!
2019-05-14 06:04:27 PM aliciahatcher Our facility is planning a fishing trip for Father's Day
2019-05-14 06:04:28 PM shirleyminton Great Outings!! Baseball games and fishing are so much fun!
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2019-05-14 06:05:21 PM dwilliams Im in an Assisted living and im the assitant activity director, we plan to go on a picnic to the lake.
2019-05-14 06:05:33 PM daniellesitzer Shirley that will be an exciting time! How many people do you think you'll have to participate?
2019-05-14 06:05:40 PM shirleyminton a lake outing will be lovely
2019-05-14 06:06:00 PM daniellesitzer I tried Wii games at the last place I worked, but the residents weren't too fond.
2019-05-14 06:06:28 PM daniellesitzer Anyone have a special activity for flag day?
2019-05-14 06:06:31 PM shirleyminton Hoping for 10 residents per neighborhood, but we'll just have to seehow involved folks are.
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2019-05-14 06:06:55 PM dwilliams we also take them to a reastuarant of the month, we do Wi bowling that seems to go over real well
2019-05-14 06:07:38 PM daniellesitzer That will be so much fun!! What kind of food are you thinking for the big event at the end?
2019-05-14 06:07:50 PM shirleyminton I have found theonly Wii sports game Ive been successful with is Bowling because all it takes is a flick of the wrist, and when needed, I'll do hand over hand.
2019-05-14 06:08:49 PM shirleyminton tennis requires too fast movement of the whole arm and playing directly against an opponent does not always bode well
2019-05-14 06:09:37 PM dwilliams yea it takes some time for them to learn how to use the controls but once they do they seem to like it
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2019-05-14 06:09:49 PM shirleyminton tailgating foods like popcorn, chips, pigs n blanket, and fruit for something healthy
2019-05-14 06:10:03 PM daniellesitzer That is understandable! For some, the whole technology deal is new too.
2019-05-14 06:10:17 PM shirleyminton very true!
2019-05-14 06:10:52 PM daniellesitzer June is Zoo and Aquarium Month for those who are near an aquarium or zoo
2019-05-14 06:10:54 PM shirleyminton for flag day perhaps reach out to a local high-school and ask volunteers from the band to come perform outside
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2019-05-14 06:11:08 PM dwilliams we tried wheel of fortune i had to spin and just let them guess the letters and try to figure out the puzzle
2019-05-14 06:11:20 PM shirleyminton ThanksDanielle! I'll have to add a zoo outing to the calendar
2019-05-14 06:11:23 PM aliciahatcher It would be great to near an aquarium!
2019-05-14 06:11:34 PM amandas we do hangman and they love it!
2019-05-14 06:11:44 PM daniellesitzer Thats a great idea for Flag day!
2019-05-14 06:12:21 PM dwilliams we did what's in a word and they came up with like 120 words
2019-05-14 06:12:45 PM shirleyminton When I was working in Norfolk, VA our favorite outings were to the VA Beach Aquarium and the VA Beach boardwalk for fishing.
2019-05-14 06:13:27 PM shirleyminton what is what's in a word?
2019-05-14 06:13:30 PM dwilliams We are going to the Symphony this week
2019-05-14 06:13:48 PM shirleyminton thats a great event! everyone enjoys live beautiful music
2019-05-14 06:14:04 PM aliciahatcher Music is always a hit
2019-05-14 06:14:40 PM amandas yes it is! we have bill the band coming to visit ths month. the turn out is great when he comes.
2019-05-14 06:14:56 PM dwilliams You put a word up on a board and let them see how many words they can come up with.
2019-05-14 06:15:04 PM daniellesitzer We are planning a trip to a farm for strawberry picking. I think will be the beginning of June
2019-05-14 06:16:06 PM shirleyminton For Father's Day, we're doing Padre Bingo with prizes geared towards the holiday and things men like
2019-05-14 06:16:16 PM dwilliams OMG we play bean bag baseball and they love it, I am the umpire lol
2019-05-14 06:17:05 PM aliciahatcher Of course, we'll be having a Father's Day Luncheon too.
2019-05-14 06:17:09 PM shirleyminton cool dwilliams! So anagrams? Definitely using that one!
2019-05-14 06:18:35 PM shirleyminton Has anyone found a set-up to playreal Bowling that doesnt require a lot of effort to replace the pins manually between each player? Like a table top version or something?
2019-05-14 06:18:46 PM dwilliams can't wait for the weather to get better so we can plan activities outside
2019-05-14 06:19:24 PM shirleyminton right now we cant do anything outside in FL for activities because the love bugs are horrendous!
2019-05-14 06:20:01 PM daniellesitzer Virginia has been beautiful except the past couple of days have been rainy and cool
2019-05-14 06:20:32 PM amandas we have chicago weather :( we have a bowling ramp and plastic pins. we set em up and they line up to knock em down.
2019-05-14 06:20:38 PM dwilliams here in Texas the rain just won't stop
2019-05-14 06:20:55 PM shirleyminton Its fine to be outside but running a group outdoors would not be the best for the patients. Theyre so thick the harmless bugs flyinto your mouth, eyes, nose, land all over you, pts wouldnt be pleased.
2019-05-14 06:21:44 PM shirleyminton definitely per the bowling...how Ive done it in thepast too. Just trying to save my back lol
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2019-05-14 06:25:11 PM aliciahatcher Are there anymore pick your own or gardening activities being planned?
2019-05-14 06:26:24 PM dwilliams we have our own garden that the residents plant
2019-05-14 06:26:54 PM shirleyminton So I was orienting a volunteer and reviewing how we must respect all cultures, religions, desires (provided not harmful) and she brought up an interesting question that would be worthwhile to get your take on: We bring in pastors, rabbis, and other spiritual/religious leaders for our patients, but what if someone wanted to have a seance OR even practice satanic rituals and needed assistance from us? I was not sure how to answer that as I've never had that experience. What might you do?
2019-05-14 06:27:12 PM aliciahatcher June makes me think of summer and summer makes me think of fresh fruits and veggies. I would love to implement them in activities!
2019-05-14 06:27:36 PM amandas they planted flowers in a cup a couple weeks ago..at the end of the month we'll transfer them and plant other flowers.
2019-05-14 06:28:02 PM shirleyminton It would be easy to plant an herb garden and then plan food groups to cook up recipes using the herbs
2019-05-14 06:28:23 PM aliciahatcher Shirley, our residents really enjoy planting flowers!
2019-05-14 06:28:29 PM daniellesitzer Shirley- that is a tough question. I would say, since the resident has rights, it would be our respnsibility to help them practice whatever they believe in.
2019-05-14 06:28:56 PM shirleyminton awesome! I should plan a group involving flower planting. :)
2019-05-14 06:29:09 PM shirleyminton very true danielle!
2019-05-14 06:29:15 PM dwilliams they have tomatos, onions, radish, lettuce, squach,
2019-05-14 06:29:17 PM daniellesitzer I wouldn't have known what to say. Could you bring in social work?
2019-05-14 06:29:53 PM amandas planting flowers also get outside more so they can help water them
2019-05-14 06:29:53 PM shirleyminton good idea...that would probably be where I would need to head to first
2019-05-14 06:32:40 PM aliciahatcher We were supposed to water our flowers today, but after days of rain, there was no need!!!
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2019-05-14 06:32:53 PM shirleyminton at another facility I visited recently, a 90 y/o woman decided she wanted to try smoking cause she "had nothing to lose" and always saw the smoker's group outside that she decided to join...even though smoking harms her the ADC ended up having to teach her how to smoke (well surpervise the group teaching her). Sometimes things are bizarre lol
2019-05-14 06:33:10 PM dwilliams Shirley, thats tough I would definetly talk to my Administrator and let them make the call on that one. I know they have the right to religion but that doesn't seem like the best thing to get involved in
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2019-05-14 06:33:52 PM shirleyminton very true...definitely something to get admin involved with in order to proceed gently
2019-05-14 06:34:07 PM aliciahatcher That's crazy! The smoker's group thind......
2019-05-14 06:34:12 PM shirleyminton thanks for your input!!
2019-05-14 06:34:26 PM shirleyminton yup...rather ludacris.
2019-05-14 06:34:29 PM dwilliams your welcome
2019-05-14 06:35:10 PM amandas We are a smoke free facility! We have 1 lngtrm pt who is grandfathered but thats it.
2019-05-14 06:35:17 PM shirleyminton any other june ideas? Sorry for getting us off topic, but thanks fo the advice on some odd things that can happen
2019-05-14 06:35:46 PM shirleyminton smoke free at my facility too...thank goodness!
2019-05-14 06:36:23 PM amandas watermelon day! everyone goes out and we have watermelon.
2019-05-14 06:36:46 PM shirleyminton Yes! Watermelon is a great idea!
2019-05-14 06:37:04 PM aliciahatcher Watermelon is a winner!
2019-05-14 06:37:19 PM dwilliams yes we had a watermelon social and they loved it
2019-05-14 06:37:57 PM shirleyminton VITAS just stopped by on Monday with an ice cream truck giving out free snow cones and ice cream treats. That was fun for the guests to head out to the truck for a sweet treat.
2019-05-14 06:38:26 PM aliciahatcher Ice cream socials always bring a crowd!
2019-05-14 06:39:01 PM amandas thats really cool! we have icecream social days too but having a truck come by is awesome!
2019-05-14 06:39:49 PM aliciahatcher I agree the truck would be great
2019-05-14 06:39:50 PM dwilliams we also have ice cream parties, and make sundeas or ice cream cones
2019-05-14 06:40:07 PM shirleyminton Thank you all for sharing your great ideas! Definitely planning a zoo outing now, a planting group, and some watermelon related activity :) I hope everyone has a great night!
2019-05-14 06:40:24 PM aliciahatcher You too Shirley!
2019-05-14 06:40:33 PM shirleyminton Thx!!
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2019-05-14 06:41:03 PM dwilliams same to you Shirley:)
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2019-05-14 06:41:26 PM daniellesitzer Thank you all!! Great chat tonight. Have a great rest of the week
2019-05-14 06:41:49 PM aliciahatcher Yes, lots of great ideas and advice!
2019-05-14 06:42:30 PM dwilliams it was great chatting with you all have a good week
2019-05-14 06:42:41 PM aliciahatcher You too!
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