Nursing home event ideas

Nursing Home Entertainment Ideas for Seniors

Fundraising can be fun and profitable with a little enthusiasm and ingenuity! This article focuses on DIY fundraising activities to increase the budget at your nursing home.

How are you raising money for your senior activity program? If you're looking for fun fundraising ideas where your nursing home or assisted living residents can help, then keep reading to find our how-to article on how to bring in money with fundraisers! #nursinghomefundraiser #assistedlivingfundraiser

Since my post highlighting creative activity carts, I’ve gotten lots of questions about how to create said carts. Thankfully some very wonderful Activity Professionals from Connecticut reached out to me and accepted my offer of an interview. (interview was conducted via video call, answers to questions have been summarized/paraphrased and approved by all participants) Meet Kathleen, Jordana and Sharon from Glen Hill Center in Danbury, CT. Kathleen – Director of Recreation at Glen Hill…

When I started my first Activity Director job, I was only a few years out of college. While I had worked with seniors in a skilled nursing community before, nothing quite prepared me for taking on an Activity Director role. Here are a few things I wish someone had told me in those first few weeks, months, and years.

10 easy activities designed to infuse joy and healthy lifestyle habits into the lives of nursing home residents.

The holiday season is a time for spreading joy, love, and warmth, and there’s no better place to do so than in a nursing home. Christmas parties in these facilities are a beautiful opportunity to bring cheer to the lives of elderly residents, many of whom may not have the chance to celebrate with their families. Planning a thoughtful and engaging Christmas party in a nursing home requires creativity and sensitivity to the resident’s unique needs and preferences.

Looking for senior gift ideas? Here is a selection of gift ideas for nursing home residents for Christmas, birthdays and other occasions.

From spooky Halloween spiders to fun and easy Halloween papercrafts to coloring pages and word games, you will find creative ideas for all ability levels.