If you are not enjoying yourselves, you'll have whisky in your tea!
Carees and carers will have received a letter describing the main aspects of the DMC before they arrive. These include an important theme - emphasis on the Ross DMC responding to the wishes and declared requirements of individual members, and arising from group discussion.
Another important theme which runs through the weeks as people settle in is exercise, both physical and mental and often combined. The third theme is reminiscence. Making full use of remembered events etc in earlier life is an important aspect of wellbeing. The fourth important theme is song and music. Sometimes it is combined with reminiscence. Singing almost-forgotten old songs while, say, hand-jiving, combines all four themes.
In summary, the Ross DMC themes include:
- Responding to members' wants and needs
- Physical and mental exercise, and often combined
- Reminiscence
- Song and music
A fifth theme will emerge in due course.
Here's a good way to warm up after arriving. Keep it up at home.
You'll have had a cuppa first.
The first day will include ICE.
Outline for a typical day
Arrival from 1040 - beverage available
The time has been announced (in paperwork before arrival) as 1100 and the day starts promptly at 1105.
The day ends promptly at 1445 due to members who are to be collected at 1500
1105 to 1120 - A welcome cuppa, news and details re lunch
1120 to 1200 - first activity - example here
1200 to 1220 - toilet break - cuppa
1220 to 1300 - second activity - it could be making lunch - see below
1300 to 1400 - lunch including clearing, washing up all part of using our
output in the therapeutic context and WC
1400 to 1445 - third activity - probably quite relaxed. Conclude with diary/log* and outline for next week
1445 - hats and coats - reminder of programme for the next week
1500 - departure
* It will have been explained that everyone has the same ring-binder.
We will discuss lunch.
Something simple ...
or meat and two veg?
all part of using our
output in the therapeutic context
Jenga is high tension - positive tension
During the game, players take turns removing one block at a time from a tower constructed of 54 blocks. Each block removed is then balanced on top of the tower, creating a progressively taller but less stable structure. more
Develops eye-hand coordination and thinking- skills. Develops competition and team cohesion.
DIY-produced as another example of using our
output in the therapeutic context.
Making pizzas will keep us busy
We will eat together every day; £5 more* per head will be pooled towards a shared meal
£1 per head to cover unlimited hot and cold drink has been included
The shared meal can be made by all working as a team . .
or by a smaller number of members while the rest are involved in another activity
After Day 1, two carees and a volunteer might shop for the food as part of the day's activities
Another way is to use outside resources such as take-away including fish and chips
Final method - delivered meal by previous look at menu online but it's more costly and diffficult to organise - perhaps try it in Week 4.
Any surplus will go towards art etc materials
More about - Money here.