Tutorial Five: Video Production Sessions

Music is part of human nature and all the residents seem to enjoy the music that is used when exercising group is in session, there is music in the chapel sessions and own choice music in the residents rooms.  At special times of the year, e.g. Christmas carols were sung by local choirs which brings in a feeling of belonging to the wider world and brings the community feeling into the Rest home.  Music is universal and part of the occupation of leisure.








On other occasions within this setting while the ladies were having foot spas we also gave them a manicure and painted their fingernails, this provides an image of self respect and personal pride in their appearance which assists in belonging to the group of women within the residence and linked into self cares and leisure time.











As each resident required to have their feet dried off from the spa bath, I performed a light massage
on the foot using the scented lotion, they felt as though they belonged to an exclusive pamper group.  Feeling good about yourself is linked to the occupation of self cares and leisure.








While the residents were enjoying their sensory foot soaking I asked if they would like to have their hands massaged and they all were interested. I proceeded to use hand moisturizer to gently massage the pleasant smelling cream into each hand before moving on to the next client.  This is an interest in self cares.






Within my Placement in a retirement village there were daily activities in the Recreation room. On a particular day the activity enjoyed by most individuals was Bingo but one small group of individuals were occupationally deprived from this due to an  impairment of blindness. In order to occupy the group on this occasion I decided to set up a corner of the room for a small sensory session. This involved setting up foot spa baths for the individuals with lovely warm water and foot spa salts. The clients were seated in easy chairs and no longer felt excluded from the activities as they were participating in the gathering, could hear what the group were up to while enjoying the pampering session.