National Nursing Home Week

[yrtype 0]

I would like to know if activity coordinators have something special every day of Nursing Home Week; have theme and build activities around it and have several throughout the week; or just have one big event around a theme? In the past years I have had each department in my facility take a day and do a program for both residents and staff. However, this has gotten kind of stale, they tend to lay back on the same ole, same ole, comfort zone kind of programs. I want something new and fresh. Any ideas? I am open for all suggestions. Yvonne Type, ADC, Veteran of 30 years, been there, done that!

[bigchris 1]

I do special events for the whole week. We usually don't incorporate the theme in everything, but we have special days for each department and especially for Mother's Day.

 

 

Chris

[bigchris 1]

I thought that we should bring this one back, we all need to have a plan for Nursing Home Week.

 

 

BC

[aRBeRec 0]

Heres what I'm doing this year:

 

Mon: Bingo Day - Special Bingo Games Throughout the day and concluding with a special "Bingo Boutique" with prizes

 

Tues: Tasty Tuesday - Food, Facts, and Trivia in the monring with refreshments of coarse; Pizza Party in afternoon

 

Wed: "Baby Face" - Collected baby photos of celbraties for residents to guess; and baby photos of dept heads for staff to guess; birthday party in afternoon

 

Thurs: Carnival - Have tons of games, clown, popcorn machine, and prizes

 

Fri: 1950's - 50's sing along and trivia, and root beer floats at the "diner" in the afternoon

 

Other theme days I've done:

Western - Showed John Wayne Movies, Played Country Music, Had an entertainer come in as cowboy and did some lasso tricks

Casino - Blackjack, roulette, and slot games - Elvis Impersonator