Posted by Janice (209.192.78.147) on September 04, 2003 at 00:18:54:
In Reply to: Please Help!!!!!!! posted by Cortney on August 19, 2003 at 22:09:12:
: Hi! I'm an AD for an assisted living and Alz unit .In my facility we have 30 on the assisted living unit and 12 in the alz. unit. No one helps me. I am the only one in my department. The only time activities get done is when I'm there. I only get 20 hours though. With no one helping me it takes me a 1/2 an hour or so to get everyone rounded up.(even though I give them all calendar it seems like NO ONE READS them)Once I get everyone rounded up the ones i got first have left because I took too long. It is sooo hard to conduct an activity like this. On both units I am suppose to have 3 activities so all I get do is running around gathering people up. Most of my planning I have to do at home because I just don't have time at work. Does anyone have any advice or suggestions?
I have a volunteer group that consist of a few of my residents that I know are more active then some and they want to help. Remember they too get bored and usually will have pride in helping. They like to be helpful so get up a group of the ones that are more able to do so and don't use the same ones daily swap them up and you will see a difference. It's like children with the teacher (a teachers pet)get them to start on different ends of the halls and start at least 30 before hand. If you have rounded up some then head to the activity room and wait for the others. I hope this works.