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For your residents that spend most of their time indoors or in their rooms, consider introducing them to new hobbies that they can easily do alone like writing. Here are 3 writing activities from notjustbingo.com to suggest to your cabin-fever residents:<\/p>\n

Journaling<\/strong><\/p>\n

Encourage your residents to write down some of their memories so that they can pass them on to their loved ones. For example, pass out journals<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0for residents to fill with their fond memories, important dates, or even a mockup of their family tree.<\/p>\n

Help residents get going with the activity by having them write about one of their most memorable days, like their wedding day, the birth of their first child, or even what their first day at a job was like.<\/p>\n

Writing Stories<\/strong><\/p>\n

Invite residents to begin creating and writing their own stories. To help residents, provide them with story prompts\u00a0that they can use to start their stories. Once your residents have written their own stories, ask them to submit their favorites to be included in your monthly facility newsletter.<\/p>\n

During the writing process, if you\u2019re finding that your residents are having a hard time with writing, be sure to supply them with the necessary supplies, like pencil grips<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0or jumbo pens.<\/p>\n

Filling in Mad Lib Stories<\/strong><\/p>\n

For your residents who like to tell stories but may feel stuck with writer\u2019s block, help them get unstuck by downloading funny Mad Libs stories to fill in. With the Mad Libs, residents can fill in the blanks of the story using different nouns, verbs, and adjectives. These random words seem to make the stories even more interesting, which may spark a creative idea for your residents.<\/p>\n

Find more ideas from Notjustbingo\u00a0on the S&S blog here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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About Not Just Bingo:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Not Just Bingo<\/a>\u00a0is an online resource of fun, senior activity ideas for activity professionals of nursing homes and assisted living facilities. They have been providing fun activity ideas online since 2009, and continue to assist activity professionals across the country by creating meaningful and engaging activity ideas for their residents that go \u201cbeyond bingo.\u201d Not Just Bingo feels\u00a0privileged to help activity directors better the living experiences of their residents while demonstrating that a senior\u2019s quality of life can actually\u00a0improve<\/em>\u00a0when they move to a nursing facility!<\/p>\n

Want even more ideas each month? Sign up for the\u00a0Not Just Bingo Membership<\/a>\u00a0to receive specialized activity ideas to keep your residents and staff engaged, active, and having fun!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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