Over the weekend my mom, brother, and I went to visit my grandmother. She is currently in a nursing home. For the past several years she has been in an assisted living home and had an active social life. Including walking a mile and a half daily up until a few weeks ago. Grandmother did have to use a walker. Now she is legally blind and does not trust her balance.
It takes a special person to work at a nursing home. I am not sure if I could do it. All nursing homes seem the same. The same blank walls, the same smell, and the same noises. It is sad to see the residents shuffling or rolling away, seemingly out of their mind. I think it is the moaning and wailing that can get to me. The caretakers have to know how to deal with all these things.
I guess one never knows how long people will be around. Or at least the quality of life. Make the most of it.
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