Guest Tinki Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 National Nursing Home Week is coming up in May - What are you guys planning? American Health Care Association National Nursing Home Week May 13-19, 2007 "Treasure our Elders" http://www.nnhw.org/ Here is the link to our previous post on National Nursing Home Week http://activitydirector.net/forum/index.ph...rsing+Home+Week Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigchris 1 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 In addition to NNW. If you choose not to be so specific. May is Older Americans Month. I have chosen this, because I have a very diverse population. So we celebrate the entire month for our Seniors! BC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tinki Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 Here is the website for the National Nursing Home Week 2008- What are you planning http://www.ahcancal.org/events/national_nu...es/default.aspx http://www.nnhw.org/resources/index.cfm http://www.healthpromotionsnow.com/SubCategory.aspx?id=21942 http://www.positivepromotions.com/category...hcd2=1207451533 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hgrantham 0 Report Share Posted April 7, 2008 HI, this will be my first year as an activity director and i was wondering if anyone could give me some ideas for national nusing home week. i have a 100 bed facility so any ideas would be helpfull thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
achskward 1 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 BUMP BUMP!!!! What is everyone planning?? My thoughts are as follows: Flag football game and cookout Train ride Valentine’s Day in May with singing quartet Sock Hop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamaker7 0 Report Share Posted April 12, 2008 HI, this will be my first year as an activity director and i was wondering if anyone could give me some ideas for national nusing home week. i have a 100 bed facility so any ideas would be helpfull thanks! We are having a western round up.....each dept will decorate one hall and main lobby is for nurseing.....ideas western square dance...western shoot out... pie throwing contest....petting zoo....and cow pie bingo.....lot of fun for staff and residents....also showing black and white movies throughout the week....end the week with a fun BBQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
achskward 1 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 BUMP BUMP!!!! What is everyone planning?? My thoughts are as follows: Flag football game and cookout Train ride Valentine’s Day in May with singing quartet Sock Hop Actually we changed our plans now........we may have a resident T-ball game instead of the staff playing flag football. What do yall think? Some other ideas Im hoping to do are: male appreciation day: have some classic cars come out and let the residents examine under the hood Female appreciation day: get a local quilting club to come out and show off some quilts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtle 0 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 We are sticking with the "Love is Ageless" and will be focusing on a different decade each day. We will be having a Roaring 20's Party, a Sock Hop and a Disco Party. We are also holding a baby photo and wedding photo contest. Employees will bring in their photos and the residents will choose their favorites...Maybe they will pick mine...I am the most newly married staff member...5 months...LOL. Whatever you do, have fun and celebrate your residents!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hgrantham 0 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 Hey dreamaker7) waht is a western shoot out? I am just stumped on how you would do that or wat do you do for that ? thanks for your help but this really stumped me up i have the brain teasers sometimes lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hope 0 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 I went out of the box this year. I had printed off the AHC "Love is Ageless" items, then noticed that our company was coming up with a "Be Proud" line for general use. We had had a name change, an admiinistrator change, and it seemed appropriate to try to psyche up the building. So I printed up my own version of "Bee-attitudes", ordered some stuffed Buzzby Bees on clearance for a dollar each, hung them from the ceiling, drew bees and printed one of my Bee-attitudes on it (Bee-autiful, Bee-dazzling, Bee-lieve, Bee-loved, Bee-gin, and a few more); I put together a ceramic mug, a small jar of honey and one of the bees, to give away for the spirit award of the day for staff, criteria being dress, participation, assisting residents. This was separately done with a 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s day. Dress, music, movies of that era. Scoured the Net and made a poster for each day using pictures, phrases, music groups, movie posters, etc. and placed a new one outside the dining room (activity room) entrance daily. Facials and nails with ladies' tea party; preschool carnival with name that tune and hula hoops; Bunco and the home ext. lady came with honey recipes and discussion (the local beekeeper didn't return calls, but that was a plan); Bee-ngo! A family night party, Bowling, Craft and bake sale. Not sure my spelling bee will work out, as my best speller is in the hospital, and without her getting others pumped up, I doubt anyone would do it, but we'll try it.) Am ready for a looong nap now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie 0 Report Share Posted May 16, 2008 at our facility we did not do anything special because we realized it to late but we are doing something next year for sure we are doing something for fitness though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elisabeth 0 Report Share Posted May 18, 2008 For National Nursing Home Week, our facility was kind of lame - it was a week just like any other. There was a family BBQ in each of our units, which was FUN for those who had family members show up, but not much outside of that for residents or emloyees. I would like to have seen more special things done for our residents. Staff appreciation was shown by "Bright Shirt Day", "Beach Day", "Western Day", "Sports Day" . . . if you dressed the theme, you got to wear jeans. There was hardly any participation. Hope there is more emphasis put on those who matter next year . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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