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Staying

Engaged Enrichment Activities

To learn more about your rights or if you have concerns about your

care, contact your Long-Term Care Ombudsman program. Visit the

Consumer Voice website to find contact information for your local

program: theconsumervoice.org/get_help

Residents of nursing homes have rights that are guaranteed by the federal

Nursing Home Reform Law. The law requires nursing homes to “promote and

protect the rights of each resident” and stresses individual dignity and

self-determination.

• Right to a Dignified Existence

• Right to Self-Determination

• Right to be Fully Informed

• Right to Raise Grievances

• Rights Regarding Access

• Rights Regarding Financial Affairs

• Right to Privacy

• Rights During Discharge and Transfer

Know Your Rights

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Activity

Comfort

Compassion

Familiar

Family

Friends

Happiness

Home

Love

Private

Relationship

Relaxation

Safety

Trust

Warmth

A

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Care

Dignity

Freedom

Independent

Ombudsman

Participate

Privacy

Support

Treatment

Visitors

B

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4. "To be, or not to be; that is the

_____"

5. Theater associated with

Shakespeare

8. Famous type of plays

Shakespeare wrote such as Romeo

and Juliet, Macbeth, Othello and

more

9. Shakespeare's longest play

13. Who is the ghost in Hamlet?

15. Second heir to Julius Caesar

and a conspirator

17. The Merchant of _____

18. _____Shakespeare

20. “Goodnight, goodnight! Parting

is such a sweet ____, that I shall say

goodnight till it be morrow”

21. Setting of Macbeth

22. “O ____! Where art thou…”

Down

1. What empire was Julius Caesar a

general of?

2. Number of plays written by

Shakespeare

3. _____ Night

6. Country Shakespeare was born

7. Shakespeare’s most popular

type of literary pieces he wrote

10. Who is the Queen of Fairies in a

Midsummer Night’s Dream?

11. _____ Night's Dream

12. Besides plays, what else did

Shakespeare write?

14. Shakespeare married

16. How many siblings did

Shakespeare have?

19. Macbeth consulted three ___ to

ease his worries

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C


D

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3. Right to raise _____

8. Able to go on _____ with family

12. Helps residents socialize and

stay active

15. EJA – protects elder’s rights

16. Permission for something to

happen or agreement to do

something

19. Residents are informed of their

rights upon ______

20. Pandemic accessory

Down

1. Production of antibodies against

COVID-19

2. To ____ in their care plan

meeting

4. Not to be disclosed

5. Deserving of ____ care

6. Another name for a long-term

care facility

7. The right to exercise self- _______

9. Large portion of a community

becomes immune to a disease

10. A right that involves when

family comes to see residents

11. Advocates for long-term care

facility residents' rights

13. The right to refuse _______

14. Federal health insurance plan

primarily for seniors

17. Treated with _____ and respect

18. Privacy law

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F


Trivia The following trivia questions can be used to test your own knowledge or to

compete against your roommates or neighbors.

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Pop Culture

1. Fred, Wilma, Betty, and Barney were characters on which animated television show?

2. What New York Yankees player beat Babe Ruth’s record of 60 home runs in a single

season?

3. What American actress, whose real name was Norma Jean, was found dead in August

1962?

4. Who was the original host of Tonight, which would later be called The Tonight Show with

Johnny Carson?

5. Betty Friedan wrote what groundbreaking novel that sparked the second-wave feminist

movement in the US?

6. The Cleaver family was part of what sitcom that began in 1957?

7. Scout and Finch were characters in what 1961 bestseller by Harper Lee?

8. What American city was said to be the birthplace of the hippie movement?

9. What theme park opened in Florida in 1965?

10.What major award-winning 1972 film starred Al Pacino and Marlon Brando?

Politics

1. The first televised presidential debate was held between which two candidates?

2. What pilot, who was also an American spy, was exchanged in a spy swap between the

US and the Soviet Union in 1962?

3. What US President was an actor before entering into politics?

4. Protests were held across the country in the 60s and 70s over what war?

5. The USSR tested what type of bomb, making the largest explosion in history?

6. Who was the first African American to be a Supreme Court Justice?

7. Richard Nixon was the first president to visit what country?

8. Nancy Reagan created what anti-drug campaign?

9. Following the death of JFK, who became president?

10.Which Apollo mission was the final moon landing by NASA?


Music

1. The Beatles made their American TV debut on the Ed Sullivan Show in what year?

2. The letters in ABBA’s name stand for what?

3. Which Grammy Award winning artist went solo from her musical group “The

Supremes” in 1970?

4. Which Beatles member was killed in New York City in 1980?

5. Which music genre rose to popularity in the 50s, led by artists such as Elvis

Presley and Chuck Berry?

6. What music festival took place in 1969?

7. John Denver’s song “Leaving on a Jet Plane” was made famous by what music

trio?

8. Which song by The Temptations begins with the lines, “I’ve got sunshine on a

cloudy day/ When it’s cold outside I’ve got the month of May”?

9. What benefit concert was held in the 80s to raise money for Ethiopian famine

relief?

10.What music duo had a number 1 hit with “Bridge Over Troubled Water”?

Trivia

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Share Your Story So much of our own life story includes connections—with people, places, pets,

experiences. Using these prompts, take a moment to reflect and share your story.

Either in writing or in conversation with others.

What does home mean to you? How do you make where you live feel like

home?

Describe your childhood. Where did you live? Who were your family and

friends?

What is your fondest memory?

What was the most significant event in your life? Why?

What person made the biggest impact on your life? Why?

What was your first job? Your favorite job?

What advice would you give others for having a happy life?

What are you most proud of?

What is your favorite family tradition?

What is your favorite community engagement or volunteer activity?

How has your perspective on the world changed over time?

What quality do you look for in a friend?


Answer Keys


A

B


Across

4. Question

5. The Globe

8. Tragedies

9. Hamlet

13. King of Denmark

15. Brutus

17. Venice

18. William

20. Sorrow

21. Scotland

22. Romeo

Down

1. Roman

2. Thirty Seven

3. Twelfth

6. England

7. Poems

10. Titania

11. Midsummer

12. Sonnets

14. Anne Hathaway

16. Seven

19. Witches

C


D

Across

3. Grievances

8. Outings

12. Activities Director

15. Elder Justice Act

16. Consent

19. Admission

20. Mask

Down

1. Vaccine

2. Participate

4. Confidential

5. Quality

6. Nursing Home

7. Determination

9. Herd Immunity

10. Visitation Rights

11. State Ombudsman

13. Treatment

14. Medicare

17. Dignity

18. HIPAA


E

F


Trivia Pop Culture

1. The Flinstones

2. Roger Maris

3. Marilyn Monroe

4. Steve Allen

5. Feminine Mystique

6. Leave it to Beaver

7. To Kill a Mockingbird

8. San Francisco

9. Disney World

10. The Godfather

Politics

1. Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy

2. Gary Powers

3. Ronald Reagan

4. The Vietnam War

5. The Hydrogen bomb

6. Thurgood Marshall

7. China

8. Just Say No

9. Lyndon B. Johnson

10. Apollo 17

Music

1. 1964

2. The band members’ names (Agnetha,

Benny, Bjorn, and Anni-Frid)

3. Diana Ross

4. John Lennon

5. Rock and Roll

6. Woodstock

7. Peter, Paul, and Mary

8. My Girl

9. Live Aid

10. Simon & Garfunkel

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