jecoster

Do you have to leave work at 2:30pm or can you be flexible with your schedule? Maybe you could come in later one day a week and stay later. I do think it's important for the Activity Director to be visible to afternoon shift as well as being in the facility at that time to see how things run. Being there on afternoons, even if it's one day/week, helps to establish a relationship with afternoon shift. I realize that working later might not be popular, maybe not even possible, but it really does work to your benefit if you can be seen by the afternoon staff. Sounds like they are good about helping with activities so you're lucky there. Good luck.

I've never seen any place that had Wiis on sale- ours was $245.99 plus tx. A few months ago, when we got ours, Nintendo was only selling them bundles with two other Nintendo products to prevent people for scooping them up and re-selling on ebay for $600. But you could benefit from an extra remote (a Wii-mote!) and a Nunchuck, which you need for boxing and some other. The software that comes with it has several sports on it (baseball, boxing, tennis, golf, and bowling) which are all good starter games. We have Deca Sports also which has some of the same games but a few others also. As an FYI, Blockbuster (maybe other places too) rent Wii games so it's a great way to try out new software before you buy ones that you think you'll use alot. We also have the little fake baseball bat, golf club, and tennis racket that you attach to the Wii-mote which seems to make it easier to get into the games. Make sure you are familiar with all of the games before you try with patients/residents. I even had a few times set up on different shifts for staff to try (many and never played before) to get them into it too. It's really a blast! It might be fun to set up teams (different floors or hallways competing). We aren't set up to do that but it might be fun to try. Good luck and mainly have fun! --jecoster