Wednesday, March 7, 2007

New Take on Nursing Homes, and a New Book

Check out this NPR piece (two-parter). It has a fascinating first paragraph that addresses the issue of "Aging Well" from a different perspective, that of fixing nursing homes:

Many people think of nursing homes as grim places where residents often seem bored, lonely and sad. But now some reformers are experimenting with a new kind of nursing home. Instead of an institutional setting, they want to provide a homelike atmosphere for residents.



Also, check out this new book we added to our book shelf on the bottom right; it's a good read.