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During college, the median age of my friends was about 88. I hung out with them nights and weekends for three years. Sure, I got paid a whopping $4.25 an hour and worked a physically demanding job, but I survived by enjoying the connections I made with the residents and staff of the elder-care facility where I worked. Some 20 years later, when my mother moved in with me, she told me, “When the time comes, I want you to put me in a nursing home.” “Never,” was my response.

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  • Opinion: Visiting a nursing home for the holidays? Here’s how to tell if your parents are safe.
    For some people, it’s the best they’ve ever had. They might have been homeless for the last 10 years, they come in here and now they got clean bathrooms, they’re sleeping ...
    12/15/2024 - 8:14 am | View Link
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