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Nursing Home Research Paper

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Imagine living in a nursing home. You would be stuck inside most of the day, and wouldn’t be able to take care of yourself. You’ll have people helping you with simple tasks, but you won’t have anyone to talk and interact with you much. You have some family that can visit you, but they won’t be able to visit everyday. Sometimes your family might not have the emotional strength to come everyday due to how bad your health conditions might be. If your family doesn’t visit, who else will? I believe in volunteering at nursing homes because someone needs to accompany the abandoned residents. I volunteered at two nursing homes in Denver, Colorado. The lady that organized all the activities we did with the residents said that they didn’t get many visitors because they couldn’t recognize their own family, so their family didn’t visit often because it is challenging on them to see their relative in that condition. The residents I worked with had Alzheimer's and dementia. That made me realize living at a nursing home could get lonely. I talked and interacted with the residents. …show more content…

The coordinator had us get to know the resident, then we would do other activities, such as; singing, dancing, and coloring. Shirley got distracted a lot but she did sing and dance. I thought it was intriguing getting to know her because she traveled to a lot of interesting places. I saw how excited she was talking about what she remembered doing in the past. It made me realize how one conversation with someone in a nursing home can impact their day. Now I try to use all my words in a beneficial way, to help benefit me or someone else. The next nursing home was a complete different experience for

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