Favorite Activity

[Guest Tinki]

What is your absolute favorite activity, or most successful activity! You know the activity that everyone just ranted and raved about how good it was! Share with us!

 

Karen

[Guest Guest_heavenstar]

We had a casino party sponsored by Chase Bank two years ago that was a huge success. They turned in their winning chips for great prizes. Even though our residents are not gamblers, they had a great time!

[Guest Game Lover]

I just posted this information as a new topic -- but it also seems like an appropriate response to your question...

 

Our group loves the SENIOR SEZ trivia game. At our facility, it's as popular as Bingo. They crack up laughing when we play it.

 

Here is a bit more about the game...

 

First of all, the questions are short -- and the scoring is very simple. When a question is answered correctly, the player (or team) gets a wrist band. You tally up the bands at the end of the game.

 

Here are more reasons why our group likes it:

 

- There are many types of questions, and each question has just 2 possible answers

- You don't need pens, paper, or even a table to play this game; we play it right in our lounge

- The game encourages debate and helps jog memory

- The large variety of questions promotes fairness and helps maintain the players' interest

 

Also, this game works for many levels of functioning. And the instructions have suggestions for making it more challenging, if needed.

 

Senior Sez has a website, where you can read testimonials from other Activity Directors and see sample questions from the game (www.seniorsez.com).

 

Hope this information is helpful to you.

[Guest Shirley Burns]

I have so many its hard to decide .

One time it was The kings B-day we had happy hour and I set up a stage and I had one of my CNA guy dress up like Elvis and lip sink to him . I had A lot of others Women scream at him like he was the King.It was a blast.

One time we had a health fair for our residents we had a lot of tables set up and the nurshes check blood pr. and etc., and talk about healthy eating with lots of sm freebes I made up little pamplets, and I dress up in a white dress white hose and a little extra up frount and in back and a little nurse hat and a pair of black ream glasses with a chain ,my name was nurse good body. I found this giant

thermometer and walked around with it asking to take your temper.

Watermelon eating contest one rule no hands. Make your slices small. They can have more latter. Don’t forget to get spotter to help watch for a winner and take pictures. I made water melon shape frames out of form and put ribbons 1st ,2nd and 3rd on them when they were busy eating more I made the winners pictures on my computer and put them in the frame and gave them to them. It was real fun.

[Mandyatscr 0]

Right now we are going through a ramp of of activities. Of course arent we all. I took over the AD position a few months ago and some of the new things that I have started that the residents have said they have really enjoyed:

 

Bowling League- Played like we have always played but teams are set and there is a prize at the end.

 

Scategories is a big hit here.

 

Fishing at the pond is one that they all seem to enjoy ( we have a stocked pond on the property so no need for a fishing licence.

 

Picnics this summer were also a popular outing. People that normally dont have the funds to go to the resturant outings were able to leave the facility for a meal.

[Guest Guest_Kara]

Breakfast Club:

The activity staff cook breakfast twice a week for our residents, they choose the menu and we do the cooking. Dietary supplies the food and we have a tables set up in the act. room and we have a small kitchen in there. Just like a restaurant.

[Melete 0]

The Sonas Programme.

 

this would have to be the most successful programme i have ever used for dementia residents.

they loved it and so did the staff and families. Particularly at one place i worked at it was so successful that it reduced afternoon behaviours significantly and even drs were commenting on how they were giving less medications for those types of behaviours!

 

point of note here. this programme was more so developed for the mornings however i found it successful for afternoons. would not use it tho if we had a concert on that day etc. it is all about knowing the residents and not over stimulating *S*

[Guest Guest_Heather]

Our residents also have many favorite activities. One of their favorites is the weekly creative writing workshop. This is a resident led activity that allows them the freedom to express themselves. We work on various group projects and independent projects. We provide variety of items to spark their imaginations including magazine pictures, outrageous news stories and silly trivia. Some of the stories they have created have taken us on imaginary trips around the world. They use magazine pictures to illustrate their creations. All stories are then typed and posted on a bulletin board for others to enjoy. Some projects take one session, others will continue for several weeks. Again, the residents decide. One of our more recent projects included a list of questions we gave the residents. The questions were about their past, such as "My first date..." or "I was no angel. One time I ..." They answered the questions and then found magazine pictures and photos to illustrate them. They then put all this together in individual books that we made out of paper lunch bags (just fold them in half, punch three holes, and tie together with ribbon). The books were then hung on the board for everyone to see. We learned some intersting things about each other and it was a big hit with the state surveyors. Our group started out with 5 residents and has grown to about 30 in the last year.

[karenHenry 0]

I have done some interesting activities----but some that stand out were the Resident's Rights Rally, VETERAN'S PROGRAM with a local hospice group, Life Memories.....Our 8-) Family Night.

[smrldrobles 0]

Breakfast Club:

The activity staff cook breakfast twice a week for our residents, they choose the menu and we do the cooking. Dietary supplies the food and we have a tables set up in the act. room and we have a small kitchen in there. Just like a restaurant.

My question is How many residents do you serve breakfast?

Only the ones that sign up for your brakfast club or do you serve for everybody?

[Guest Guest_Jill]

:-D I work at an assisted living facility and our residents really enjoy playing a baseball game with dice. We have two teams. I have a white board with a baseball diamond on it and another board that tells them how far they go with the number they roll on the dice. I used an old game box to use to roll the dice into.

Any double on your first roll is a home run.

3 & 4 = a ball

5 & 6 = a single

7 & 8 = a double

9 - 12 = strike

 

once they get a hit ( either a 5,6,7,8) they roll again. Like in real baseball, the other team either catches your ball or you make it to the base. Once they roll again they use these numbers:

 

2 - 6 = you're out

7 - 12 = you're on base

 

I have baseballs I lamenated to use as the game pieces and I move them around the board. If someone is already on base and the next player gets a hit, all players move ahead either one or two spaces or all the way around if it's a home run. It sounds confussing, but once you have the hang of things, the residents don't have to do much but cheer for their team mates. This is one of our most popular games.

[Guest Guest_tigger]

THE MOST FAVORITE ACTIVITY AT MY SNF IS FLYSWAT VOLLEYBALL. YOU GIVE EVYONE A PASTIC FLYSWAT AND BLOW UP A BALLOON THEY CAN BE AROUND A TABLE OR IN A CIRCLE THE MORE RESIDENTS THE MORE BALLOONS YOU CAN USE THEN THEY JUST HIT THE BALLOONS WITH THE SWATS EVERY TIME WE PAKY THIS THE RES CRACK UP LAUGHING THEY HAVE A BLAST.........................................kIM