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A Handbook for Nursing Home Ministry - Fifth Edition       Section Thirteen
Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2004 by Christian Concourse Ministries, Inc.  All rights reserved. 
Handbook Table of Contents         Web Site Table of Contents

Tools

In this section of the handbook we include various printed implements for use in activities related to care facility volunteerism. Feel free to copy them and distribute them in your church or care facility for that purpose.

Talk Board

Below, you will find what we call a “Talk Board.” We saw this idea in use with a quadriplegic in a nursing home. The resident could not speak and visitors would communicate with her by using a chart similar to this one as a guide. This idea has application in many settings as long as the patient is alert and able to move their eyes, raise a finger or toe, or grip a hand. Often, people in intensive care units at hospitals have ventilators in their throats, and this would be a useful way of talking with them.

As the directions on the chart indicate, looking up means “Yes” and looking down means “No.” No response can mean, “I don’t know.” This method can be modified to the abilities of the individual.

It works this way: the visitor calls out, or points to, one row at a time, going slow enough for the resident to respond or not. When the row number is called out that has the first letter of the word the resident wants to “say,” the resident will look up. Then the visitor will begin calling out the letters on that row until the resident raises his or her eyes again. When the visitor gets good at it, he or she can begin to intuitively “guess” the next line number, the next letter in the word, or the word itself . . . something like the game “Charades.” You may want to have your copies of the “Talk Board” laminated at a local copy shop to keep it usable.

PLEASE TALK TO ME

When I look up it means "YES." When I look down it means "NO."
Neither "UP" or "DOWN" means "I don’t know."
Please ask about Room Temperature, Television (on/off?, Volume?, Channel?), and Nursing Assistance.
I can spell out what I want to say. Call out each line number below, then call out each letter in that line.
1 ' A B C D E F
2 ' G H I J K L
3 ' M N O P Q R
4 ' S T U V W X
5 ' Y Z TH ED LY ING

Five-week Master Calendar

Use the Master Calendar to note the events and activities you schedule on the basis of the day and the week. (e.g., second Tuesday of each month, fifth Sunday of each month, etc.) Then you can use this calendar as a key to fill out your monthly calendars, helping to insure that you have not forgotten to carry over a regular happening from last month’s calendar.

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Consent To Photograph, Video, or Record Form

Requesting Organization/Individual: ________________________________________________

Address:______________________________________________________________________

City, State, Zipcode: ____________________________________________________________

Phone: _____________________________

Organization Representative/Individual Signature: _____________________________________

Date: ____________________

 

I, ______________________ , a current resident at/of ____________________ hereby authorize the above organization or individual to:

□ photograph me

□ video me (Check the ones that apply)

□ record my voice

for the purpose of promoting to the community at large their work and the volunteer needs and the cause of residents and staff of care facilities.

Resident Signature: __________________________________________ Date: _______________

 

Responsible Party Signature (if applicable): __________________________________________

Relationship to Resident: ____________________________________ Date: _______________

Staff Signature: _________________________________Title: __________ Date: ____________

 



Care Facility Questionnaire

Dear Activity Director: We request the following information to facilitate our efforts to assist you in your volunteer needs. Thank you sincerely for your consideration. (Click here for an Adobe Reader file of this form.)

 

Activity Director’s Name: _____________________________________________________

Facility Name: ______________________________________________________________

Facility Address: ____________________________________________________________

Facility Phone: ______________________

1) Average number of residents in your facility? _________

2) Average percentage of men compared to women in your facility? ________

3) How many residents do you have that could benefit from daily one-on-ones? ________

4) How many volunteers do you currently average a day? ________

5) Considering your staff and facility situation, how many volunteers would you like to average every day? _________

 

6) What activities do you currently do in your facility (please be specific)? (Include how many volunteers you have to actually help with each activity and how many you would like to have for each activity.) Activity___________________ Current Vols. _______ Optimal Vols. _______ Activity___________________ Current Vols. _______ Optimal Vols. _______ Activity___________________ Current Vols. _______ Optimal Vols. _______ Activity___________________ Current Vols. _______ Optimal Vols. _______ Activity___________________ Current Vols. _______ Optimal Vols. _______ Activity___________________ Current Vols. _______ Optimal Vols. _______ Activity___________________ Current Vols. _______ Optimal Vols. _______ Activity___________________ Current Vols. _______ Optimal Vols. _______

 

7) If you had the volunteers, what activities would you like to do that you cannot do now? (Include how many volunteers each activity would require.)

New Activity___________________________________ Vols. Needed ________
New Activity___________________________________ Vols. Needed ________
New Activity___________________________________ Vols. Needed ________
New Activity___________________________________ Vols. Needed ________

 

Comments:

Please mail to: Christian Concourse Ministries, Inc., 1543 Norcova Ave., Norfolk, VA 23502 For Info Call: (757) 714-3133  Thank You!

 



Our Hymn Book

Christian Concourse prints and distributes a large print “hymnal” specially for use in care facility ministry. They are lightweight paperbacks that include the words to 31 old-time favorites and 5 Christmas carols listed below. (The music score is not included.) There is a page with a brief description of the Gospel and two pages of favorite, large print scriptures taken from the King James Version.

To provide musical accompaniment for the hymn book, we have produced a set of two instrumental CDs. At the time of this printing, a CD set with vocal backup is being developed and should be ready for distribution soon.

The hymn books and the CDs are available to the volunteers and activity directors of care facilities by simply filling out a form and writing us a note.

For a care facility volunteer: send us a memo telling us how many you can use reasonably, along with a completed Pastor’s Recommendation Form (Section 9, page 5).

Or, for a care facility activity director: send us a memo telling us how many you can reasonably use, along with a completed Care Facility Questionnaire (see previous page).

As our resources allow we will send them at no charge to you via U.S. Mail.

Click HERE to see the words to the songs and listen to the music.

CD Disk 1

1. Count Your Blessings
2. Love Lifted Me
3. O How I Love Jesus
4. God Leads Us Along
5. When the Roll is Called
6. Open Mine Eyes
7. His Eye is On the Sparrow
8. The Old Rugged Cross
9. Near The Cross
10. Were You There?
11. The Everlasting Arms
12. He Leadeth Me
13. In the Garden
14. I Must Tell Jesus
15. Amazing Grace
16. Just a Closer Walk With Thee
17. Blessed Be The Name
18. Higher Ground

 

 CD Disk 2

19. Rock of Ages
20. Showers of Blessings
21. Standing on the Promises
22. Whispering Hope
23. When we All Get to Heaven
24. Revive Us Again
25. What a Friend
26. Have Thine Own Way
27. Just As I Am
28. To God Be the Glory
29. Lily of the Valley
30. At the Cross
31. My Jesus, I Love Thee
32. Hark The Herald Angels Sing
33. Joy to the World
34. Silent Night
35. O Little Town of Bethlehem
36. O Come, All Ye Faithful

 

Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2004 by Christian Concourse Ministries, Inc., 1543 Norcova Ave., Norfolk, VA 23502  Ph.: 757-714-3133.  All rights reserved.

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