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Idiots at assisted living ctr ... boxed meal for Christmas
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<blockquote data-quote="DDD" data-source="post: 571381" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>I've been thinking about your post. Some years ago my next door neighbor opted to move into a nursing home. The one she chose was not the closest one and many of her friends encouraged her to come live where they were (or had plans to move when the time was right). She told me "I've visited XYZ a number of times and it feels more like a family home." That is where she went and I visited her at least twice a week for three years. They did not celebrate Christmas on Christmas etc. They celebrated every single holiday including Valentine's Day with decorations on the doors, contests between the nurses and aids to see which door was decorated best...and the residents planned the decor as part of "their" door team. Their holiday meals were held a few days early and were festive and appropriate. The residents (and their families/caretakers) all had calendars showing what the menu and plan was a month in advance. The residents enjoyed "their" holiday but felt happy that the staff was enjoying the holiday with their own family members. </p><p></p><p>I had rather forgotten about that until thinking about your Aunt. Having a box meal or soup/sandwich on Christmas really isn't a trauma IF you have had an appropriate Merry Christmas celebration prior to the 25th. It seemed to work out as a win/win for my friend, Molly. DDD</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DDD, post: 571381, member: 35"] I've been thinking about your post. Some years ago my next door neighbor opted to move into a nursing home. The one she chose was not the closest one and many of her friends encouraged her to come live where they were (or had plans to move when the time was right). She told me "I've visited XYZ a number of times and it feels more like a family home." That is where she went and I visited her at least twice a week for three years. They did not celebrate Christmas on Christmas etc. They celebrated every single holiday including Valentine's Day with decorations on the doors, contests between the nurses and aids to see which door was decorated best...and the residents planned the decor as part of "their" door team. Their holiday meals were held a few days early and were festive and appropriate. The residents (and their families/caretakers) all had calendars showing what the menu and plan was a month in advance. The residents enjoyed "their" holiday but felt happy that the staff was enjoying the holiday with their own family members. I had rather forgotten about that until thinking about your Aunt. Having a box meal or soup/sandwich on Christmas really isn't a trauma IF you have had an appropriate Merry Christmas celebration prior to the 25th. It seemed to work out as a win/win for my friend, Molly. DDD [/QUOTE]
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