Source: Gayle Doll, director of the Center on Aging, division of the College of Human Ecology
1
Wrap
1 Actuality
You have selected a report on giving gifts to nursing home residents. This report includes one wrap and one actuality.
WRAP 1: AN EXPERT ON AGING AT K-STATE GIVE US TIPS ON WHAT KIND OF HOLIDAY GIFTS TO GIVE FRIENDS AND FAMILY IN NURSING HOMES.
TIME: 47 Seconds
SUGGESTED INTRO: WITH THE HOLIDAYS AROUND THE CORNER, IT’S SOMETIMES HARD TO FIND SOMETHING A FRIEND OR LOVED ONE LIVING IN A NURSING HOME MIGHT BE ABLE TO USE. AN EXPERT ON AGING AT K-STATE GIVES US SOME POINTERS. LANICE THOMSON REPORTS. . . .
FINDING THAT PERFECT HOLIDAY GIFTS FOR A FRIEND OR LOVED ONE LIVING IN A NURSING HOME CAN BE QUITE A CHALLENGE. GAYLE DOLL (DOLE), THE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER ON AGING AT K-STATE SUGGESTS PRESENTS THAT APPEAL TO THE SENSES ARE GOOD CHOICES . . .
(Doll :16 "Like soft, afghans or blankets or slippers, or things that smell good like lotions, and sprays for the room and the kind of candles you don’t burn but you can still smell them."
DOLL SAYS IN ADDITION TO THAT, OLDER ADULTS JUST LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED . . .
(Doll : 12 "Sometimes it’s just as simple as a card, or an IOU note that says "I owe you a hug" or something that’s intangible to us but something very special to them."
LANICE THOMSON, KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY.