Just a reminder to everyone that Grandparents Day is September 9th... check out www.grandparent-day.com to learn more about Virginia McQuade who launched the...
Hi everyone--does anyone know a place to find the "traditional" card holders (traditional meaning usually clear or white plastic holder about 10 inches long...
Hi Berni, There are a number of sites on the internet that offer them. Here is one that I have used before to purchase them. Go to this link,then when it shows...
I always go to Google and ask for what I want specifically. Hopefully clicking on this link will take you right there. A site called Active and Able...
Hi Gina--I checked out your suggested site but did not find the ones I was looking for. But I did get some additional resource help from another AD--Active &...
Thank you Kathy so much for the info. This company does show them in their online catalog-how exciting! I had looked on ebay for them and other online catalogs...
I am from south central Mississippi and need a consultant to review my records before our state survey. I noticed a few weeks ago that there are a couple of...
Hey all, I recently attended a seminar at state convention about alternative therapies for therapeutic small groups. Our speaker was wonderful and she talked...
Hi Kris - If you haven't seen it, you should watch Memory Bridge on KCET? Naomi Feil the founder of Validation Therapy - uses singing and rythmn in the film...
Hi Kris where is KCET? I would like to watch Memorey Bridge. Lynda ... From: Gillian Drake To: AD_Community@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007...
Lynda Smart
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Sep 18, 2007 4:26 am
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Kris, I also have been to a workshop on drumming circles at our state (Illinois) convention. The presenter definitely made the concept interesting and we had...
Hi Lynda - if you go to http://www.memorybridge.org/airdates.php you can find out what the local viewing station and times are for your area, KCET just happens...
Do you guys have an ideas for a short early morning activity? My AL residents have breakfast from 7:30-8:15ish. The first activity was exercise starting at...
Hi Everybody! I just put this t-shirt creation on the Activity Director Today website. It is becoming a "hot" item (and it helps support the site). Get one for...
Hi, Kathy! Your AL residents are at their best this time in the day. I have used a "do you know" or "do you recognize" type of game. I brought in a basket...
How about reality orientation of the month, day, year, time, season and up coming holidays. Then a short story, poem or several jokes and finish with a song...
Sheila Smoot
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Sep 21, 2007 4:19 pm
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We started "The Pleasure of Your Company". That is all the residents in a circle and the person doing to the activity going to each resident and shaking their...
We sometimes have "What's My Horoscope?" and joke about whether we should have stayed in bed that day, or not, before the regular morning activity. Or.....
I used to have coffee and read the paper aloud(only a couple of articles). They especially liked the horiscopes. Heather Carulli Independent Living Program...
Heather Carulli
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Sep 21, 2007 4:37 pm
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We do freshen up on our Alz. Wing, we use warm towels to wash our hands and faces with citrus fragrance to wake them up and play music (soothing) while we do...
I recommend this entertainer. He plays the piano, keyboard, sings & DJ's He also plays musical bingo with CD's Check out his website www.davidspatola.com...
I like the horoscope idea and the brocoli - (made me laugh too). But how about digging into their long term memories... asking them to share a story with...
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