Would a young and old people's home be better - kindle respect for the elderly??

for example a day care centre which looks after both the younger and the older generations...





this is where the greatest exchange takes place - between the young and elderly





the elderly pass on their life experience, values, wisdom, respect, stories and


the young give the elderly vivacity, joy, happiness and the spritliness of their youth!





love and happiness flowing both ways!!





it kills me that children are in day centres all day whilst their parents work and likewise the elderly are sat in a tv room somewhere.





i imagine a care centre that features a greenhouse like a mini kew gardens where the elderly can teach the young about plants and a vegetable patch to teach the children the abundence of nature and the fact that food doesnt come out of a plastic or cardboard wrapper!





in another part stories could be read or better still told by both young and old





of course there could still be areas where people go to reflect or take a nap, but it would offer more choice

Would a young and old people's home be better - kindle respect for the elderly??
I think that is a wonderful idea! That would give the elderly so much pleasure, and the children would have lots and lots of grams and gramps to spoil em :)
Reply:yes, I agree..but have you been to an elderly day care cnetre?


They are so grumpy, smelly %26amp; bad temepered (a lot of them)..


most don't even have the energy to talk..


I don't know but maybe if the young are around that'll change things but times have changed my friend, it's not like the old days...
Reply:Great idea!! It is a terrific way for both the older and younger generation to interact as long as the older folks didn't try and undermine the daycare workers authority!
Reply:Sounds like a good idea.


Well done, have a star.
Reply:Doing that right here!


My husband and I have had custody of our granddaughter, for the past 5 years.





I think it would be a good idea, since so many families live so far apart.
Reply:sign me up!!!!


this sounds like such a fantastic idea
Reply:In theory, I think that is a great idea! In reality though I don't know how well that would work. Elderly folks in nursing homes often have problems that children shouldn't be exposed to. Some residents are violent. When people age they often loose their grip on reality, and the control over their own lives. Many are angry and will take it out on anyone in ear shot. No parent wants their kids around that. Maybe a visitation program with a nursing home would be more appropriate.....that only qualifying members can participate in.
Reply:This would be a good idea, except the energy levels are totally different. Every grand parent says they are so happy to see their grand children come, and so happy to see them go. And we usually run in to take a nap. Why do women stop having children as we age, thanks to nature? Because,at 70, I don't want to raise another child, nor do I have the energy for over an hour to play, entertain them, etc. And they surely can't comprehend the things I would like to talk about, such as no medical coverage, the crazy government. and so on.


They are fresh, learning and doing, and enjoying. Innocent. I am old, learning, and doing, and enjoying., but have opinions that these little ones could care less about.


I do volunteer in a local hospital, and I do work with the toddlers who come in for surgery. But I work 4 hours and then go home for a nap.


At 50, I thought the above you said would be grand; at 60, I started needing more time to myself after a hectic 45 years in a professional career field; at 70, I nap a lot, and go to the doctor at least 3 times a month. I earned my rest, so no thanks, I love the children but surely don't want to spend day care time with them. Would they really care that I walk slow because I have arthritis? I didn't when my mother complained, and SHE WAS MY MOTHER. None of us can relate until we are there; we can empathize, but a young child would never understand why an older person doesn't want to play just because they do. I'm a grandmother; trust me, I know.


Please, let me volunteer,and do all of the things that I couldn't do while I was working and helping adolescents and others with mental problems. But don't put me in a day care centre to read to children and pass on my experiences. I'd be the oldest runaway in history, I'm afraid.
Reply:well good mate is there any anywere

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