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CONVERSATION STARTERS KIT (3 PRODUCTS - $25) CATALOG to order conversation starter kit and INTERGENERATIONAL KIT ORDER FORM for individual products  IDEAS for a Better Visit (for 2 copies) Helpful ideas to better prepare anyone visiting a senior especially in a long term care residence. Sample pages More details HOW TO USE Include a booklet in your admissions packet. Use the booklets for discussion starters in your family support groups. Consider having new staff members read the booklet as part of their orientation. Have staff pick a topic for a weekly meeting then encourage them to share some of the techniques they have found to be most effective.
NOTE: Use the booklets as a marketing tool by purchasing them in bulk and have your facility information included on the cover. TO ORDER
Any questions contact IDEAS Institute 8055 Chardon Rd.,
Kirtland, OH 44094 440-256-1883
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Sharing Stories – Recall…Go Back in Time Enjoy sharing one of your memories or listening to someone’s story using the 100 conversation starter words or topics organized in a handy spiral-bound booklet with brightly colored cards. Start anywhere and pick either side of the card and let the reminiscence begin. Keep a set to use as a conversation starter when friends or family visit, take it when you travel, give it to someone who lives in a senior residence, use at family gatherings, give it as a gift or share with someone who works with an older adult. Sharing Stories provides an opportunity to facilitate the communication and connection between residents of a senior community and their friends, family, as well as the staff. SAMPLE PAGE MORE IDEAS One of my stories about "moving": My first airplane trip was to Turkey, by myself,
when I was 6 months pregnant. My husband was stationed there and I was joining
him after completing graduate school.
So What Do You Think???? Talk, Talk, Talk
These combinations of 150 thought-provoking and sensitive questions are a fun way to elicit conversations. Great topics for all ages! Each card contains 3 very different questions offering choices. Keep them handy on a table for when you have visitors. Use it for group activities at a senior center or residential community, at family gatherings, when traveling or as a mealtime conversation starter. Learn more about each other and yourself. Create a journal and record the answers as a way to share your many stories. SAMPLE PAGES TALK ABOUT SOMETHING SOMEONE DID FOR YOU TODAY THAT YOU APPRECIATED. IF YOU COULD HAVE CHANGED ONE OF THE RULES WHEN YOU WERE GROWING UP, WHAT WOULD IT HAVE BEEN? IF YOU COULD BE ANY AGE FOR A DAY, WHAT WOULD IT BE? WHY?
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