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Whenever Robyn Roberts-Williams imagines what her wedding day would look like, there was one thing that always stood out: a picture of her mom sitting in the front row. Her 89-year-old mother, Dorothy Roberts, has been a resident at the Isabella Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Washington Heights, New York, for 13 years. Robyn
As the COVID-19 pandemic compelled nursing homes to restrict visitors and outside entertainment, an activities director at this UK facility came up with a project to lift its vulnerable residents’ spirits. Sydmar Lodge has been on lockdown since March 12, which means it’s been four months since the tenants have seen their families or had
When 103-year-old Jennie Stejna won against COVID-19, the nursing home staff at Life Care Center of Wilbraham helped the grandma celebrate with her favorite beverage – an ice-cold Bud Light. The Massachusetts woman is the first resident in the facility to contract the virus and the first one there to beat it. Her health battle
Angelina Friedman is a “superhuman” centenarian. After escaping the 1918 Spanish Flu and overcoming miscarriages, cancer, internal bleeding, sepsis, and miscarriages throughout her incredible life, the 101-year-old woman just defeated COVID-19. Angelina Sciales (now Friedman) was born in 1918 during the second wave of the Spanish Flu. It’s not believed that the newborn contracted the
Love in the time of the coronavirus outbreak is seriously difficult. Established lockdowns prevent large celebrations, encourage physical and social distancing, and isolation of high risk groups, including the elderly and those with underlying health conditions. Carly Bovid, however, was determined to inform her beloved grandfather who was staying in a nursing home of a major
Due to the coronavirus outbreak, this married couple had no choice but to spend their 67th wedding anniversary apart. But this Connecticut man didn’t let this hindrance stop him from surprising his wife on their special day. After being diagnosed with dementia, Bob Shellard’s wife, Nancy, had to be transferred to a nursing home in
Life in a nursing home can sometimes feel monotonous for its residents, so the staff at Oaks at NorthPointe in Zanesville, Ohio decided to spice things up a little by initiating a fun summer activity for the seniors. In the now viral video, the residents of this nursing home are seen slipping down a water
Approximately, there are about 58 million stray cats in America alone. Fortunately, for Oreo, she is no longer a part of this statistics after she found a new place to call home — a nursing home. Believe it or not, the adorable and totally cute cat pictured above used to be a stray cat. That