Children in Nursing Homes

"The importance of children to the elderly has created buildings where children and the elderly co-exist by building preschools and nursing homes together." AARP

Both children and the elderly benefit from being together.  My 2 year old granddaughter is not afraid of the elderly who are drooling, stooped over and in wheelchairs - because she has been taken by her mother to visit so many times.  Her mother is very wise and always takes something for her toddler to do.  Yesterday it was a basket with bean bags to hide in the loved one's room.  She also brought a simple board game, and she involved the loved one in these activities.  Everyone benefits.  The elderly are entranced with a well-behaved child, and the child learns compassion for those who are shunned by much of society.  Do you have children involved in the life of your loved one?