The Preschool Inside A Nursing Home Summary

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The Preschool Inside a Nursing Home is written by Tiffany Jansen. Jansen is a writer based in New York and the Netherlands and has written a few articles focusing on nursing homes. In this article she looks into Providence Mount St. Vincent in Seattle, a nursing home that houses many residents who are on average around 92 years old and needing significant assistance with daily living. This elder living community has a child care center in the premises and allows the children, ages zero to five, interact with the residents. The purpose of integrating child care in an elderly home is to counterbalance the loneliness and boredom that is often characterize in nursing facilities (Jansen, 2016). Jansen talks about studies on social interaction with