Activity Ideas

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Does it ever seem like health department regulations take some fun out of activities involving cooking or baking? While these rules are necessary to help prevent food-borne illness, the gloves and hairnets don’t feel like home. I find this especially true in our memory care unit.

We’ve discovered a few fun cooking activities to get around these regulations. One of our favorites is making dog treats to send home for employees’ pets. While we’ve tried several recipes, this one is always the favorite:

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Do you ever think about how often nursing home residents receive care from other people? Yet they rarely get opportunities to give back.

For this reason, we look for activities that include a “giving” component. One option is to send expired coupons to troops serving overseas.

You might not know that overseas commissaries accept manufacturer coupons that expired up to 6 months ago. (Note that this only applies to overseas sites, not commissaries within the United States.)

Overseas military bases don’t have easy access to coupons like we do here in the states. That’s unfortunate because coupons offer substantial money savings for individuals and military families.

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