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. 2022 Nov 8;18(1):e12509. doi: 10.1111/opn.12509

TABLE 3.

Adapted recreation activities for outbreak vs. non‐outbreak settings

Setting Activities
Outbreak
  • Connecting with pastor or religious service virtually

  • Staff singing or reading stories and poems at residents' doors

  • Listening to stereo

  • Watching TV

  • Reading

  • Creating art

  • Word puzzles and colouring pages

  • Staff performing skits and singing karaoke in hallway

  • Matching residents to volunteers and facilitating virtual connections

  • Christmas cards in different languages made by local schoolchildren

Non‐outbreak
  • Guests streaming in virtually rather than in‐person (music therapy, exercise classes, Happy Hour guest)

  • Socially distanced activities in communal area within one neighbourhood (~13 residents)

  • Music therapist singing at residents' doors or in hallway

  • Scenic drives

  • Outdoor concerts (residents watch from balcony)

  • Matching residents to volunteers and facilitating virtual connections

  • Going outside for a walk