Nursing Homes
Ways to show the love of Christ to nursing home residents
SNACK MIX
Package in snack bags. Used for resident prizes
For 100 Snack Bags:
- Gorp 15 lb. M&M’s (peanut, peanut butter, & plain)
- 4 (10 oz) bags small pretzels
- 8 (16 oz) jars peanuts
- 9 boxes of raisins
For 125-150 Snack Bags:
- 8 (15 oz) Boxes Goldfish Snack Crackers (Cheese)
- 8 (10 oz) Boxes Nutter Butter Cookie Bites
- 8 (10 oz) Boxes Ritz Bits Sandwich Mini Cheese Crackers
- 8 ( 10 oz) Boxes Chocolate Teddy Grahams
- 4 to 5 Boxes Oreo Cereal
- 8 lbs. M&M’s (Any Kind)
Package these gift bags with a Bible verse and a few other items. See ideas below. Also, children could decorate the bags.
- Kleenex (big box)
- Chapstick
- Lotion
- Hairpins
- paper and pen, etc.
CHRISTMAS PARTY
Buy small Gifts for each resident and then have a christmas party and sing christmas carols
Make table and door decorations or collect used vases and baskets for decorations
ALL OCCASION CARDS
Make all occasion cards for the Nursing Home. The staff can use these cards to give to residents who don’t get cards on the holidays. This is a good project for children.
Make bags
that attach to the wheelchairs or walkers.
Make large clothing protectors with towels, possibly waffle towels with rick rack.
Make lap robes for the residents
Ask if they need various sized prop pillows
Put hand lotion on the elderly. Especially middle school or high school students but could be anyone. This serves as a personal touch and gives you quality time to talk to them
Create party favors for the residents
Create scrapbooks with pictures for the residents. Doesn’t have to be pictures of the residents. Could be pictures of the Nursing Home in general or even pictures from a magazine.
List of Ideas
Compiled from various Apostolic Christian churches
Compiled from various Apostolic Christian churches
If you have more ideas of local projects that could be added here, contact Carol Indermuhle, indemuhle@ohio.net
or
330-658-4731.
