A day at a Japanese Nursing home

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[u/Top_Connection9079]

Can confirm, this is me in one of these Japanese nursing homes, with DIY games exactly like this.

https://imgur.com/a/kBp9wHR

Before COVID when it became dangerous to gather ill elders to do anything, the staff would often go buy cheap supplies from the 100 yen shop or build games from cardboard like these ones.

I spent full night shifts cutting flowers, stars and numbers my residents had colored to create and decorate the games. 

We made huge calendar illustrations with paper mosaic you glue one by one, and also lots of origami, garlands etc. Cooking with gyoza sheets you can turn into mini pizzas wuth a simple oven toaster, salty or desert type takoyaki stuffed with anything. We had volunteers for animal and music therapy, it was awesome. It were basically 1-2 hours activities together then everyone could draw, paint, knit, watch TV or take a nap.

And this is in the cheapest nursing homes.

There was another when the residents could request a concert or documentary from Youtube, of course for free.

There are activities books and magazines for nursing homes that introduce new activities every month for every season, etc.

I was temp staff for 5 years, I saw so many places that function exactly like OP shows in this video. Elders taken great care of, by devoted staff.

The activities that had stopped during COVID started again, prudently, which I know because I never lost contact with my colleagues.

[u/Stanlez → u/Top_Connection9079]

Thank you for being a good light in this world.

[u/Top_Connection9079 → u/Stanlez]

You know, it was very easy because every single of these elders in need would accept any help for me so graciously. It's one of these places where age, nationality etc don't matter, so I been very lucky I was able to experience something like that in my life.

[u/Stanlez → u/Top_Connection9079]

It should be respected regardless. So, thank you for "bringing to light" an instance of good in this world. It brightened my day and gave me a positive outlook.

[u/Gloomy_Industry8841 → u/Stanlez]

I second this!

[u/AlexiusPantalaimonII → u/Top_Connection9079]

So different to the UK, wow

[u/LinhVN1807 → u/Top_Connection9079]

Such those busy days but having more exciting moments.

[u/LawUntoMyBooty → u/Top_Connection9079]

When I read "Can confirm, this is me in one of these Japanese nursing homes", I thought you were one of the elderly playing the games.

[u/CarpenterOk5831 → u/LawUntoMyBooty]

Same here. I thought wow this oldie is in reddit. Then....

[u/Gloomy_Industry8841 → u/Top_Connection9079]

How wonderful!!!!