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This is old, but I learned about it today and it warmed my heart. What happens when a nursing home and a day care center share a roof?
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- PBS NewsHour
- Duration
- 8:30
- Published
- May 10 2016
Combined nursing home and daycare. I am sure it improves health outcomes while delaying decline for the elder and enhances learning and socialization for the kids, but I mostly wanted to share because I thought this is a smart, simple idea to make the lives of everyone involved better.
I have to imagine the old people start getting a lot of colds. But it sounds nice, nonetheless.
I'm just like you and the worst case scenario pops up as a hypothetical, even if I can agree it probably has many more positive effects than negative ones.
Some of the illnesses kids bear around are damn near lethal for healthy adults, let alone the elderly. I've never been as sick in my life as I was when my daughter gave me some mystery virus.
That's really beautiful. I don't have kids, but if I live long enough to end up in a nursing home having kids around is exactly what I'd hope for.
Oh this is precious, what a good idea.
These are two groups of people who have so much love to give, but don’t often have the opportunity to do so.
Parents are busy running the house, and once the elderly are in homes it is difficult for family to visit often.
When you get older, lack of socialization increases the likelihood of dementia. Plus I would imagine the rate of depression is much lower in an environment like this.
As for the kids, they get interaction with adults who actually want to do the things they’re interested in, and they have the time to really make them feel validated and special.
pls, when I am old- send me to this place. I would die happy.
Same. I've worked my whole life with kids. Let me grow old around them.
People bring up diseases. Let that be why I go, rather than losing my mind or spirit. All my grandparents regretted living into their 80's/90's. They just want to move on.
The concept you mention is "healthspan", arguably more important than "lifespan".
I wouldn't mind living to 200 in a decent body, with a sharp mind and intact memories, and with friends and family. Living to 90 in a declining body with a mind that you know is feebler every week, and losing friends and family, everyone you hold dear? No thanks for me.
That’s awesome. I would be a little concerned about the kinds of viruses the elderly might catch from the kids. My toddler started going to school, and even as a 43-year-old the random viruses he brings home can be tough to deal with.
I totally don't mean to be negative, it is a good idea but I can't help but to think that I guess you just have to make sure it's an old folks home where the old folks kids come visit them.
I don't like to infantilize the elderly, so it is possible that some of them traumatized their kids in ways that don't always come to light.
So yes, awesome idea, but make sure there's supervision.