Results+of+Interviewing+Elderly+People

I have never forgotten a visit to a Nursing home where I saw a large room in which about 25 elderly persons were seated all looking towards the centre table upon which was a vase of dying flowers. There was nothing to stimulate these people and I could only liken it to baby birds waiting to be fed. Some were asleep, no one was speaking, absolute silence and it was literally God's waiting room. They seldom had a visitor and were merely fed, watered, dressed and then returned to their beds from 5pm onwards. My sister recently dies in such a place ,although I visited her on a daily basis there were several elderly ladies who never received a visit from anyone so I used to interact with them whilst I was there. I noted on line that such people can often remember things from their childhood and so I began taking in old photographs and my family album which amazingly brought them to make comment and have good recall. A puppy visit was well received. Some smiled - MAGIC x - Peter Markham, London, 11/11/2010 07:40 When I was at school we were encouraged by a teacher to "adopt" an elderly person. I did so with a friend, asking the local church for the name of a suitable person. We started visiting an elderly, housebound widow every weekend. We never did very much. We would just chat to her, sort out her talking books and read what was coming up on the TV. I seem to remember her coming over to ours for Christmas dinner. When I left home to go to university my mother took over the visiting. I remember flying over from Hungary where I was then living to surprise her on her 100th birthday. Twenty years after the initial meeting, the lady died at the age of 104. Another 15 years on I still remember her with great affection. - Joanne, Lyon, France, 11/11/2010 06:57 Nirmit Shah I live in India a large part of the year and I have seen old ladies with dementia tied to wells to stop them wandering off. Once in the local town I saw a man with just a loin cloth locked inside a cage. Shut up. And Lucky Lulu. Perhaps your kids will hang around you to make sure they benefit from your money when they die! - Demented ferrett, Sandwell Valley, 11/11/2010 06:36 These days families have around 2 children and those usually move away. Before long these old people outlive their friends. It is sad but inevitable. - Demented ferrett, Sandwell Valley, 11/11/2010 06:17 Really uplifting to read CJ of Putnam USA's comment. So many elderly people have so much wisdom and wonderful stories - some heart warming, some tragic - but they are all human beings and I so wish we could reach out to all of them. I watched a fascinating documentary on the Battle of Britain this week - about Polish pilots who helped Britain. They are now all elderly but the stories and adventures of the elderly fascinate me. Please treat the elderly with kindness and respect - they were once young too and inside they still are. - fiona, Wales, 11/11/2010 05:35 I would be happy to visit a lonely person, where does one begin? I have a loving husband and family and will never take them for granted after reading your article, thankyou for making us aware. - islingtongrl2, renfrew scotland, 11/11/2010 05:33
 * Results when people were asked about the elderly. DONE BY:SUREENDHAR. **

typical western culture... nothing new... - Nirmit Sheth, India, 11/11/2010 2:10 Would that be like maiming children to make them better beggars or throwing widows on their husbands funeral pyre? - Mitch, Noosa Queensland Australia, 11/11/2010 04:57

For the price of a couple of stamps & a nice letter from once loved ones to their eldery relative could make all the difference, what is so wrong with that. - Emma ., From Bristol ;, 11/11/2010 04:51

When Love Breaks Down then this is the result, sometimes all it takes is someone to dislike your face & others, as in families, jump aboard to, excuse the expression , make your Life a misery , selfishness comes from the 4 corners and can change ones life forever , i know because the same has happened to me. - Michael Bradshaw ;, Dublin - Ireland ;, 11/11/2010 04:44

What a waste of money these reports are?. How smug the authors must be as they make off with the dosh. Until the quality as opposed to the quantity of a person’s life is addressed the problems will continue. Befriend an old person with dementia, who probably lies in their own filth in a nursing home,doped up to the eyeballs to stop their aggression. Dont make me laugh. - Michael Riley, London, 11/11/2010 04:19

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