Students at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) had fun hanging out with seniors on Valentine’s Day. Only these seniors didn’t come from a fraternity house, they came from St. John’s Home, a skilled nursing community in Rochester, NY

Game shows are an American institution. From Wheel of Fortune to Jeopardy! and far beyond, they have been providing us entertainment for decades as well as a brief escape from the chaos of the modern world.  Sasha Dawn is bringing this escape to four local Lorien Health Services nursing homes and assisted living in Maryland.…

Sharing a language is a commonality often taken for granted. When we share our words with others, we make a human connection. In the United States, native Spanish speakers might have fewer opportunities to share their language. At St. Mary’s Health Care Center in Worcester, MA, Nancy Cuba is making sure they are heard loud…

Dog may be man’s best friend, but he is quickly becoming COVID-19’s worst enemy in some lucky nursing homes.  Scarlett and Rizzo, two yellow labrador retrievers, are an effective virus-sensing tag team when they visit long-term care facilities in Marin County. Partnering with the service dog training organization Early Alert Canines, the California Department of…

Writing a letter has become a lost art in the digital age. It’s much easier to frantically tap away on a keyboard than it is to put pen to paper. At least that’s probably what many high schoolers would tell you.  However, students at Lenape High School in Medford, NJ, showed that the pen is…

They say that birds of a feather flock together. Today, the residents of Good Samaritan Society-Sioux Falls Center, in Sioux Falls, SD, may not have feathers but they’ve flocked to a new friend with plenty of his own.   “I consider my residents family. What brings me joy is making them happy and Ralphy the rooster…