albanyactivities 0 Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 Hello, I was just curious if anyone had a really easy way to chart for activity participation? I have about 55 residents and It gets tough because i'm so new!! Any ideas would be great thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkc 0 Report Share Posted August 19, 2009 I do not have to do them but understand the amount of paperwork that would require. Just a thought however what about photos so you can see who was there than do all the paperwork at one time based on them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanaG73 1 Report Share Posted August 19, 2009 We chart on a calendar. We print an 8x11 activity calendar for each resident and then use highlighters to chart who was at an activity. If the resident engages in an activity that was not on the calendar we write it on the calendar and highlight it appropriatly. Pink - not present Yellow - Participated Green - Present but did not participate to full potential Blue - Present but did not participate, did her/his own thing Hope that helps! Deana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albanyactivities 0 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2009 thanks for the ideas you guys... I am doing the calendar with highlighting currently but it's a little crazy with a higher census... Very new to this job so I just have to iron out some wrinkles.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennie 26 Report Share Posted August 19, 2009 I started high lighting a calendar back in the early 80's, I don't know if others were doing it before me or not as computers were not well used, maybe not around then, at leats I didn't own one or know anyone who did. I started this as I had no one to teach me how to do this & was new to being an activity director without any staff. The facility I worked at was 150 bed, which is hugh for someone on their own, new & had to self-train. It is extra work but I have tried lots of other ways to do this over the years, I think this system is the best. I like it because if there is a change in a resident attendance or ways I see it at a glance. This is especially true when you are workign with a lot of residents & few staff members in your departemnt. I also like it when it comes time for Care Plans (writing the assessments) again I could look at 3 months in a matter of mins. & know what was happening. Lastly this system has save me when families come to me & say "Mom/Dad says they are never out of their room & no one informs them of activities" etc. (They are usually the most activie resident ). I have even had state commment on how much they like this system. So that is just my though on the subject. But truly there are so many ways to chart residents attendance, find one that works for you & go for it. If you find a good one please share it. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennie 26 Report Share Posted August 20, 2009 Hi.. There is a Activity Participation Form available in our free downloads area http://www.activitydirector.net then click on downloads -- or -- the direct link is: ------------------- http://www.activitydirector.net/Activity_D...p13_sectionid/2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albanyactivities 0 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2009 Thank you PENNIE that quick link you provided was exactly the type of form i was looking for. Thanks so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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