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How To Be Happy Every Day

April 21, 2019 by Diane Leave a Comment

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How to be happy

As I thought about what to post today, I wanted to share something encouraging and uplifting. So I decided to look through my list of favorite TED Talks, and I believe I found the perfect topic.

For those of you unfamiliar with TED Talks, they’re brief presentations given at TED (technology, entertainment, design) conferences. TED Talks cover just about any topic you can imagine, and they tend to be positive and inspiring.

In today’s talk, Jacqueline Way describes something you’ll want to add to your daily routine over a year. Research shows that this little addition will significantly increase your level of happiness. Yes, really!

When Your Loved One Gets Upset During Visits

April 18, 2019 by Diane Leave a Comment

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When a dementia resident gets upset

Last month, I shared a post about the importance of continuing to visit friends and relatives who live with dementia. I also included 50 ideas for meaningful activities you can enjoy together.

Recently I heard from two of my readers who expressed feeling discouraged when they visit the nursing home. In both cases, their husbands recently entered memory care units, and they become angry and upset when their wives visit.

I’m so grateful that my readers brought up this concern. That’s because it’s a genuine problem for many people. By discussing it openly, I believe we can all work together and come up with helpful suggestions.

Creative Acts Of Kindness For May

April 15, 2019 by Diane Leave a Comment

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kindess for elderly

In case you’re new to my blog, each month during 2019 I’m featuring acts of kindness your residents can do for other people. So often, nursing home residents are on the receiving end of care, but they don’t have a lot of opportunities to give back.

If you have additional ideas for random acts of kindness, please share them with my readers by posting them in the comment section. Thank you!

1. Provide supplies so residents can create pretty hair bows, then donate them to children at a local homeless shelter. You can find all sorts of fun patterns on Pinterest.

How To Celebrate Lost Sock Memorial Day

April 12, 2019 by Diane Leave a Comment

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Lost Sock Memorial Day

If you’ve been with my blog for a while, you know about the holiday activity posts I featured last year. Each month, I posted two articles containing lots of ideas to help your residents celebrate little-known national holidays.

For example, we celebrated Emma M. Nutt Day in September. We also enjoyed Moon Day in July.

As I planned my blog topics for 2019, I decided to stop writing these articles. Instead, I thought it might be more helpful to focus on general information about creating meaningful activities for your residents.

Recently, I was surprised and pleased to hear that some of my readers miss these holiday posts, and you want them to come back. Since I always enjoyed researching ideas for these special holidays, I’m excited to know that you find these articles useful!

As a result, I decided to bring back one little-known holiday each month. For the month of May, I know your residents will get a kick out of celebrating Lost Sock Memorial Day on May 9. I don’t know about you, but no matter where I live, I always end up with a little pile of mismatched socks.

24 Funny Quotes For Grandparents

April 6, 2019 by Diane Leave a Comment

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Funny quotes for grandparents

With Mother’s Day and Father’s Day just around the corner, I thought it would be fun to share some humorous quotes about being a grandparent. I know your residents will enjoy these quotes, too!

It’s funny what happens when you become a grandparent. You start to act all goofy and do things you never thought you’d do. It’s terrific. (Mike Krzyzewski)

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Grandparents are there to help the child get into mischief they haven’t thought of yet. (Gene Perret)

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