Thursday, June 18, 2009'♥
This picture depicts a scene of a nursing home. I know this as there are many old folks found in the picture in a room filled with some equipments. These equipments can be found in a gym and are most likely used by the old folks for exercising purposes. I feel that this is good as the old folks are advanced in age and thus, their bones are stiffer and their joints are weaker. In order to maintain a healthy lifestyle, old folks need exercise and this could be done by exercising using the facilities found in the old folks home. Therefore, the old folks can stay fit and healthy even in their later years. I can see from the picture that all but one old folk are sitting in wheel chairs. Perhaps this is a special part of the old folks home for old folks that are physically disabled. The one other old folk not in wheelchair could have been from other parts of the nursing home and came here to experience what other old folks are doing. I feel that separating the old folks into different groups, based on their similarities is a good idea as in this way, the old folks will not feel shy to interact with the others as they are all handicapped in the same way and thus, equal.
I can also see two young girls helping out in the old folks home. They are dressed in white shirts and grey skirts and both wear name tags. This suggests that they are two of the many volunteers that had volunteered to help out at the nursing home. I feel that their actions of spending time with the old folks is worth praising, at the same time, they gain experience about taking care of the elderly. One of the two volunteers is seen throwing a beach ball to the old folk seated in the direction that she is facing. They seem to he having some activities to keep the old folks occupied. From the facial expressions of the other old folks, I can see that they are enjoying themselves at the nursing home. A day in the nursing home would mostly be free time for he old folks to interact with one another while the remaining time would be used for activities among the old folks. In the free time, old folks can also keep fit by exercising on the facilities provided.