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A senior daycare center in Chula Vista California has a unique and innovative way to treat their patients with dementia. They give the elderly an immersive experience where they look back to their younger days. This approach is called reminiscence therapy, an intervention technique used to treat people with dementia or severe memory loss. In
“It is always a blessing to learn the wisdom from elderly people.” — Lailah The Garden View Assisted Living in Iowa decided to celebrate the back-to-school season together with their elderly residents. They invited some of their beloved residents to join them in a simple but fun photoshoot. Afterwards, they uploaded the now viral photos
A random act of kindness by an air force man towards an elderly woman recently went viral, and it should teach us all a lesson about paying attention and helping each other out. On August 7, Jibril Jennings of Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City saw an elderly woman named Janice Hall walking near
There is a common belief that brides don’t like to be upstaged during their wedding. After all, it is her and her groom’s special day, so all the attention must be on them, right? But this bride isn’t like that. When her 83-year-old grandma stole the show during her wedding, she didn’t feel upset –
Loneliness is an extremely powerful emotion. Unfortunately, in the United Kingdom, a portion of the elderly population experience this, according to reports saying that 17% of them speak with friends, family, and neighbors less than once a week. Aside from the loneliness that this infrequent contact may cause, there are other possible dangers that come
Getting older entails experiencing a few bodily changes that are not so ideal – white hair, wrinkles, and for some, weight gain. But aside from looks, another thing that goes away as you reach an advanced age is your youthful strength. Yes, the years may have made you wiser, but they have also rendered you
This school has found a way to turn students’ physical education classes into a form of community service. For most of us, the summer months are the perfect time to do yard work. The weather is good, the land is dry, and there is little to no chance of being interrupted by rain. However, there
Our feel-good story for today features three firemen who went above and beyond the call of duty to help a disabled vet in need. One hot day in Missouri, the Raytown Fire Protection District received a call about an elderly man in an electric wheelchair who got stuck on the road. The unnamed man –
Military veterans – they are the people who willingly risked their lives for our protection and freedom. As civilians, it is difficult to think of what we can do to compensate our soldiers for all the efforts and sacrifices they’ve done for the society. But five young men came up with an incredible display of
Time flies and before we know it, our parents have grown old and are living their golden years. Their eyesight or hearing may have gone bad and they may not be as strong as they used to be, but we love them just the same. We see these inevitable changes happen to them and wish
Despite its difficulties, growing old is a blessing and something to be grateful for. But naturally, some of us can’t help but dread the thought of aging – we squirm at the sight of wrinkles and gray hair when we look in the mirror, and most of all, we worry that our independence will be
Crossing a busy street is fairly easy for most of us – we just wait for the light to turn green and then we go, making it to the other side of the road without a fuss. But the same can’t be said for the elderly people; they don’t walk as fast as younger people
