Celebrate National Arbor Day on Friday, April 26th with your senior residents by providing a variety of fun tree-related activities. Here are 5 ideas from notjustbingo to get you started. Stitching Class Help your facility’s Sewing Club practice their sewing … Read More
Help your residents celebrate National Skilled Nursing Care Week during May 12th-18th (formerly known as National Nursing Home Week) by scheduling a week’s work of fun activities for your residents that relate to this year’s theme: Live Soulfully. Think about … Read More
To celebrate Earth Day on April 22nd at your senior living facility, host a variety of fun activities throughout the day that get your senior residents thinking about the environment. Check out a few of the following ideas from notjustbingo … Read More
Are you interested in starting a Pet Therapy or Animal Therapy program at your senior facility? If you are worried about the possible liabilities of bringing pets into your facility, consider using faux pets for your residents who have dementia. … Read More
Switch up your senior living activities for 2019 by adding in a few fun and unexpected games. Try out one of the following ideas to shake things up a bit with your senior activities. Host an Axe Throwing Contest Help … Read More
Over the last 8 years of working with seniors, there are 3 things that can make even the most withdrawn senior become engaged: Music, animals and children. It doesn’t matter if you are in the middle of a really great activity – … Read More
Are you planning to celebrate National Activity Professional Week from January 20th to the 26th with your activity staff this year? If you’re wondering how to recognize your activity staff, then keep reading to find 6 fun ways from notjustbingo.com … Read More
Music is such an important part of a senior activity program, and many activity directors make sure to include lots of entertainers and performances on their monthly activity calendar. While those special events are fun, they can allow residents to … Read More
Do you have more empty chairs than people in your Exercise Class? If so, then you may want to change a few things this winter, like having residents play fun games instead of doing monotonous arm and leg movements. Games … Read More
National Card Playing Day is on December 28th! Are you looking for a few new or simple card games to teach your residents? Host a weekly card party for residents starting in December and show them a new game to … Read More
