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IDEAS for a Better Visit
CLICK HERE FOR SAMPLE PAGES TO ORDER (ALSO PART OF THE CONVERSATION STARTER ACTIVITY KIT) contains information on topics ranging from what to do on a brief visit to communicating with residents who have communication or hearing difficulties.
In addition, it offers conversation starters, gift ideas, and information
about visiting with children.
~ ~ ~ ~ Resource available to facilitate successful visits with residents of long term care facilities. Many people are reluctant to visit long term care facilities. Visitors often struggle with what to say or do during a visit at a nursing home. Many family
members have told us that visiting can be a challenge and often they are
relieved when it is time to go home.
The IDEAS Institute, a non-profit research and education organization has recently developed a booklet to provide visitors to long term care facilities with tips on visiting
a friend or family member. The goal in this project is to support successful visiting experiences and to increase resident visitation. The booklet was developed through
a grant from The Mt. Sinai Health Care Foundation, which has also funded
distribution of IDEAS for a Better Visit to Cleveland area nursing homes. TO ORDER CONTACT IDEAS Institute
8055 Chardon Rd., Kirtland, OH 44094
440-256-1883 (Mention you learned about this product from Communication Connection) 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. Use the booklets as a marketing tool by purchasing them in bulk and have your facility information included on the cover.
IDEAS for a Better Visit makes an excellent gift for someone who has a loved one being admitted to a long term care facility, for someone who is taking a job in a setting where they are working with older adults, or a volunteer who spends time visiting older adults. 
TIME WELL SPENT WITH THE OLDER ADULT
400 IDEAS FOR YOUNG AND OLD TO DO TOGETHER by Kathryn Kilpatrick and Jennifer Brush CATALOG Time spent with an older adult should be meaningful and sometimes it is difficult to think of what to say or what to do during visits. Time Well Spent provides the family member, the friend, the caregiver or the volunteer with Ideas! Ideas! Ideas! That is what this book is all about. It is a resource that will be used over and over again – a springboard to making those visits just a little more special. Great resource for
· A therapist who wants to help families enhance their connection with loved ones with communication or memory difficulties · A friend or family of an older adult who would like ideas of things to do when they are visiting with them
· Anyone looking for something to give a person whose loved one just moved into a nursing home
· A volunteer or someone who provides special care services in the home of an older adult
· An activity professional looking for new ideas
· A senior center that would like to have some unique and helpful giveaways items or door prizes for your events . A facility with a gift shop looking for an item that would bring people in for a product they could use with their aging parents Time Well Spent has 8 chapters filled with fun, meaningful activities that inspire communication with conversations starters, things to do, puzzles and ideas children can implement. Chapters include things to do for spring, summer, winter, fall, and ideas for areas of interest such as food, hobbies and leisure, entertainment and friends and family. $13.00 plus sales tax, postage and handling.
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TO ORDER
SO WHAT DO YOU THINK??? TALK TALK TALK
CATALOG - PART OF THE CONVERSATION STARTER ACTIVITY KIT
$12.95 plus sales tax, postage and handling ($25 for the cards and a journal - one question per page)
Conversation starters – great to use at meal times, in waiting room areas, during group gatherings, when visiting young and old!
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?
SAMPLE CARDS
TO ORDER SHARING STORIES .... RECALL ... Go back in time CATALOG - PART OF CONVERSATION STARTER ACTIVITY KIT
$4.95 each plus sales tax, postage and handling Enjoy sharing one of your memories or listen to someone’s story. Start anywhere and pick either side of the card (100 different topics) – 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.
Recall - Sharing Stories - will help facilitate the communication and connection between residents of a senior facility and their friends, family, as well as the staff and other residents. Looking for a creative way to keep families and friends connected with loved ones after they enter your facility. ... Personalize copies from your facility with a cover saying compliments of (your facility name)” . No extra charge with an order of 25 sets. 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.
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MORE IDEAS TO ORDER CONTACT kathy@ connectionsincommunication.com
WISDOM ACROSS THE AGES
Young and Old Learning From Each Other
CATALOG $14.94 plus sales tax, postage and handling
ASK THE OLDER PERSONHow has school changed since you were a child?
How much homework did you get?
Which subject did you enjoy the most?
Who was someone special you can recall from your school days? ASK THE YOUNGER PERSON How has school changed since you were a child?
How much homework did you get?
Which subject did you enjoy the most?
Who was someone special you can recall from your school days? SAMPLE PAGE
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CONVERSATION STARTERS ACTIVITY KIT $25
CATALOG SAMPLE PAGES ORDER FORM INCLUDES IDEAS for a Better Visit Sharing Stories So What Do You Think - Talk Talk Talk
COMMUNICATION CONNECTION
Kathryn Kilpatrick
PO Box 508
Hudson, Ohio 44236
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