Planning a Picnic for Your Loved One Living In a Care Facility

Would you prefer a hot dog or hamburger? Ketchup, mustard, relish? Chips, salad, dessert? All were available during the annual barbecue picnic at the nursing home where my parents, my uncle and my mother-in-law lived at different times. While people also enjoyed the monthly birthday dinners and holiday festivities hosted by the nursing home, the summer barbecue was one of the most anticipated events of the year.
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Source: Minding Our Elders - May 15, 2018 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Carol Bradley Bursack Source Type: blogs