Dear MEL
Topic Readers,
Nursing
home visitors earn coupons
Care and
attention. Both are essential for happiness, no matter how old a person is.
When a person retires from work and lives in a nursing facility, he or she is
taken care by the staff to eat, sleep and live. They are also offered medical
care when needed. But they feel lonely if they aren’t visited by their children
or relatives. They are the ones who can provide mental attention to those who
live apart from the family and relatives, especially for seniors.
A nursing
home in China started offering monetary coupons, which are only redeemable to
pay for the expenses in the facility, to those who visit their senior family
members more often. Though the amount is not that substantial, more seniors are
now visited than before. Also, some local governments are offering monetary
incentives or paid vacations to their citizens to visit their senior family
members.
Just like kids expects a Santa to give them presents on Christmas day, seniors look for someone to give them attention at anytime.
Enjoy
reading and thinking if there are other tactics or encouragement to increase
attention to senior residents in nursing homes.
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