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June 12, 2009
A hopeful story of growing old
All-Night Care for Dementia’s Restless Minds is the wonderful story of a "night camp" for higher functioning old folks going senile. Everyone in the story lives with their families, but bizarre night behavior put them on the verge of entering nursing homes. Instead they found The Hebrew Home at Riverdale, a place where they can spend the evening having fun safely.
This is one of the most dignified and pleasant depictions of the end of life experience I've even seen. Since most people can't afford to have 24-hour live in care, this may be the best we can hope for. I'm glad what we can hope for is pretty good.
Posted by OneEyedMan at June 12, 2009 3:43 PM
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