CNA ROLE IN DAYROOM ACTIVITIES |
The CMS guidance to surveyors places a strong emphasis on an interdisciplinary approach to quality of life. The CNA plays an integral role in the provision of meaningful activities.
Examples include:
• Assist Recreation staff with motivating residents to participate in activities
• Assist in transporting residents to and from activity areas
• Assist in setting up and cleaning up group activity (putting tables back, etc.)
• Monitor safety and positioning of residents
• Release restraints
• Work with residents who are not involved in the group activities
• Offer snacks and fluids
• Provide range of motion
• Provide manicures and hand massages
• Offer ADL interventions such as beauty and grooming
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HAPPY UNBIRTHDAY
By Ginger Bonner
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 When a resident moves in, I find it my personal responsibility to find out what makes that person feel young. Every year, I have an "Unbirthday Party" where we make believe it is everyone's birthday and all the residents are able to choose to be any age they wish. It's a lot of fun to walk into the room and say "Happy Birthday Bertha", Happy Birthday Marta". They get a confused look on their face and say "It’s not my birthday?" I explain that we are pretending that it is everybody’s big day and it has NEVER failed, even the grumpiest character has given a smirk and said, "Well happy birthday then!" This is providing I say it with silly enthusiasm and a silly birthday hat on my head!
During the first part of the day, I tie a balloon to every walker and ask them how old they want to be today. My assistant and I do this to every resident in the room while party music is playing. I then put that number on a sticky (brightly colored ones are cheap and colorful) and stick it on them and tell them that for today, they ARE that age. Some want to be 5, some want to be just the age they are, but the majority want to be 21 or 39. I do try to arrange this on a day I have an entertainer and then I can call the show "The Unbirthday Party"." Young at heart “is of course a classic but if you don’t have a performance, you can put on a party cd with "hands up" and the alley cat" and have your own party! Of course, I have Happy Birthday signs everywhere (you can make or get them at the dollar store) and I even have some pin the tail on the donkeys for decorations. Go ahead and play it with their eyes open if you want! You can even play a slow version of musical chairs!
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LABOR DAY PUZZLES AND ACTIVITIES
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 In this free zipped folder, I share some fun Labor Day puzzles and activities. This bundle includes 10 PDF activities: Sensory planning guide, trivia, 4 word search puzzles, A-Z game, anagram worksheet, and 2 word scrambles.
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Positive Affirmations and Activities
Staff Inservice - 50% OFF |
 This inservice is designed to assist the Recreation/Activity Director or Staff Educator in providing an overview of positive affirmations as it pertains to older adults and elders and may also be used for team building as well as increasing staff morale. It comes with a handout, teacher's outline, certificate of attendance, inservice sign in sheet, flyer to announce the inservice, an interactive exercise, and an in-service evaluation form.
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Thank you for taking the time to view this newsletter. Happy Labor Day and may all your dreams come true! Many blessings, Kim
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