As I mentioned before, a lot of my posts come from my own personal experiences in senior homes or with the elderly. I’ve written a lot about Helen, a friend I made while racking up hours for National Honor Society when I was still in high school. After leaving high school, I continued [...]
Rachael Wonderlin
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A (Stolen) Wedding Ring
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“I’d rather sign a contract with a record company than to sign up with a nursing home!”
View postRuth Flowers, a 69-year-old England native has suddenly burst onto the French electro-pop party scene. No, this isn’t a joke. After showing up late to a birthday party for her grandson, she was told by a bouncer that she “wouldn’t want to go in there” since the kids were having a dance party. [...]
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Psychology of Aging paper
View postLoneliness, isolation, and the usage of physical and chemical restraints are common and ignored battles that rage within nursing homes. The simple freedoms many individuals take for granted: the ability to travel as one pleases, control one’s medication intake, and the right to get immediate responses from medical personnel, are simple pleasures that many [...]
