American Health Care Association
National Nursing Home Week
May 13-19, 2007
National Nursing Home Week Activity Resources
AHCA/NCAL Residents' Cookbook
Submit a recipe!
Ancient Archeology
Create your own treasure hunt!
An Object to be Treasured
Craft a quilt representative of your facility.
Unveil the Treasure of Reading
Read a book.
Treasure Compliments
Give someone a compliment.
Make a Treasure Chest Cake
Mmmm... cake...
Watch a Movie
Choose from this list of movies!
Sharing Treasures
A resident talent show.
Treasure Garden
Plant a garden.
Treasure Quality First in Your Facility
Pass out blue or white Quality First bookmarks to residents and staff. (PDF)
Additional Resources
- Sporting Events (Bring Back the Good Old Days) A baseball-themed game using three dice.
- Color "I Hugged Someone Today" Stickers (PDF) (Use Avery labels #5294)
- Black and White "I Hugged Someone Today" Stickers (PDF) (Use Avery labels #5294)
- LifeBio - Write an autobiography, or the biography of a loved one.
- The Aging in Amerca Project by Jim Branscum is a series of representational pencil drawings depicting the humanity and dignity of America’s aging citizens.