Retirement Home,Senior citizen home,Retirement community,Elderly home.: 2016

Wednesday 20 July 2016

Monday 18 July 2016

Wednesday 13 July 2016

End of home maintenance and repair

End of home maintenance and repair: Freedom from home maintenance and repair cost. Home maintenance and repair becomes attractive during old age. The problems that may occur in a own home can carry a lot of stress. By moving to an independent living community, the cost associated with home problems are eliminated.

Sunday 10 July 2016

A.A.A.D.D - Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder

Recently, I was diagnosed with A.A.A.D.D - Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder.

This is how it manifests:

I decide to water my garden. As I turn on the house in the driveway, I look over at my car and decide it needs washing.

As I start toward the garage, I notice mail on the porch table that I brought up from the mailbox earlier.

I decide to go through the mail before I wash the car.

I lay my car keys on the table, put the junk mail in the garbage can under the table, and notice that the can is full.

So, I decide to put the bills back on the table and take out the garbage first.

But then I think, since I'm going to be near the mailbox when I take out the garbage anyway, I may as well pay the bills first.

I take my checkbook off the table, and see that there is only 1 check left.

My extra checks are in my desk in the study, so I go inside the house to my desk where I find the can of Coke I'd been drinking.

I'm going to look for my checks, but first I need to push the Coke aside so that I don't accidentally knock it over.

The Coke is getting warm and I decide to put it in the refrigerator to keep it cold.

As I head toward the kitchen with the Coke, a vase of flowers on the counter catches my eye--they need water.

I put the Coke on the counter and discover my reading glasses that I've been searching for all morning.

I decide I better put them back on my desk, but first I'm going to water the flowers.

I set the glasses back down on the counter, fill a container with water and suddenly spot the TV remote. Someone left it on the kitchen table.

I realize that tonight when we go to watch TV, I'll be looking for the remote, but I won't remember that it's on the kitchen table, so I decide to put it back in the den where it belongs, but first I'll water the flowers.

I pour some water in the flowers, but quite a bit of it spills on the floor.

So, I set the remote back on the table, get some towels and wipe up the spill.

Then, I head down the hall trying to remember what I was planning to do.

At the end of the day:

- the car isn't washed, - the bills aren't paid, - there is a warm can of Coke sitting on the counter, - the flowers don't have enough water, - there is still only 1 check in my check book, - I can't find the remote, - I can't find my glasses, - and I don't remember what I did with the car keys.

Then, when I try to figure out why nothing got done today, I'm really baffled because I know I was busy all day, and I'm really tired.

I realize this is a serious problem, and I'll try to get some help for it, but first I'll check my e-mail.

Do me a favor. Forward this message to everyone you know, because I don't remember who I've sent it to!

Don't laugh -- if this isn't you yet, your day is coming! Soon!!

Wednesday 6 July 2016

Wednesday 29 June 2016

Saturday 25 June 2016

Three Stages of Life

Children & Teenagers: They have Energy, Time but no Money.
Adults: They have Energy, Money but no Time.
Elderly People: They have Time, Money but no Energy.

Monday 13 June 2016

This Kind of Stuff Has Got To Stop In Our Country

We Must Stop This Immediately!

Have you noticed that stairs are getting steeper? Groceries are heavier. And, everything is farther away. Yesterday I walked to the corner and I was dumbfounded to discover how long our street has become! This extension work was apparently done at night!! Very sneaky stuff. And, you know, people are less considerate now, especially the youngsters. They speak in whispers all the time! If you ask them to speak up they just keep repeating themselves, endlessly mouthing the same silent message until they're red in the face! What do they think I am, a lip reader

I also think they are much younger than I was at the same age.

On the other hand, people my own age are so much older than I am. I ran into an old friend the other day, and she has aged so much that she didn't even recognize me.

I got to thinking about the poor dear while I was combing my hair this morning, and in doing so, I glanced at my own reflection........ Well, REALLY NOW - even mirrors are not made the way they used to be!

Another thing, everyone drives so fast these days! You're risking life and limb if you happen to pull onto the freeway in front of them. All I can say is, their brakes must wear out awfully fast, the way I see them screech and swerve in my rear view mirror.

Clothing manufacturers are less civilized these days. Why else would they suddenly start labelling a size 32 pair of pants a 42, or medium shirt as 'extra large'? Do they think no one notices that these things no longer fit around the waist, hips, thighs, and neck?

The people who make bathroom scales are pulling the same prank, but in reverse. Do they think I actually "believe" the number I see on that dial? Heck! I would never let myself weigh that much! Just who do these people think they're fooling? I'd like to call up someone in authority to report what's going on -- but the telephone company is in on the conspiracy too: they've printed the phone books in such small type that no one could ever find a number in there!

Thursday 9 June 2016

What's That You Say?

An old man decided his old wife was getting hard of hearing.

He called her doctor to make an appointment to have her hearing checked.

The doctor said he could see her in 2 weeks, and meanwhile there's a simple, informal test the husband could do to give the doctor some idea of the dimensions of the problem.

"Here's what you do.Start about 40 feet away from her, and speak in a normal conversational tone and see if she hears you. If not, go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."

So that evening she's in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he's in the living room, and he says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."

"Honey, what's for supper?" No response.

So he went to the other end of the room, about 30 feet away,
"Honey, what's for supper?" No response.

So he went to the dining room, about 20 feet away,
"Honey, what's for supper?" No response.

On to the kitchen door, only 10 feet away.
"Honey, what's for supper?" No response.

So he walks right up behind her.
"Honey, what's for supper?" No response.

"For the 5th time, CHICKEN!"

Old Age is a Gift

I am now, probably for the first time in my life, the person I have always wanted to be. Oh, not my body! I sometime despair over my body - the wrinkles, the baggy eyes. And often I am taken aback by that old person that lives in my mirror, but I don't agonize over those things for long.

I would never trade my amazing friends, my wonderful life, my loving family for less gray hair or a flatter belly. As I've aged, I've become more kind to myself, and less critical of myself. I've become my own friend. I don't chide myself for eating that extra cookie, or for not making my bed, or for buying that silly cement gecko that I didn't need, but looks so avant-garde on my patio. I am entitled to overeat, to be messy, to be extravagant. I have seen too many dear friends leave this world too soon; before they understood the great freedom that comes with aging.

Whose business is it if I choose to read or play on the computer until 4 am, and sleep until noon? I will dance with myself to those wonderful tunes of the 60's, and if I, at the same time, wish to weep over a lost love.. I will I will walk the beach in a swim suit that is stretched over a bulging body, and will dive into the waves with abandon if I choose to, despite the pitying glances from the bikini set. They, too, will get old!

I know I am sometimes forgetful. But there again, some of life is just as well forgotten, and

I eventually remember the important things.

Sure, over the years my heart has been broken. How can your heart not break when you lose a loved one, or when a child suffers, or even when a beloved pet gets hit by a car? But broken hearts are what give us strength and understanding and compassion. A heart never broken is pristine and sterile and will never know the joy of being imperfect.

I am so blessed to have lived long enough to have my hair turn gray, and to have my youthful laughs be forever etched into deep grooves on my face. So many have never laughed, and so many have died before their hair could turn silver. I can say 'no', and mean it. I can say 'yes', and mean it

As you get older, it is easier to be positive. You care less about what other people think. I don't question myself anymore. I've even earned the right to be wrong

So, to answer your question, I like being old. It has set me free. I like the person I have become. I am not going to live forever, but while I am still here, I will not waste time lamenting what could have been, or worrying about what will be. And I shall eat dessert every single day

Monday 6 June 2016

A Story of Four Worms-Make you laugh...

A minister determined a visual demonstration would add emphasis to his Sunday sermon. For this demonstration, My Grandpa watered the lawn in the evening, then when night time approached, visited the back yard with flashlight in hand. He carefully selected four worms, night-crawlers to be exact.

The four worms were placed into four separate jars.

The FIRST WORM was put into a container of alcohol.

The SECOND WORM was put into a container of cigarette smoke.

The THIRD WORM was put into a container of chocolate.

The FOURTH WORM was put into a container of good clean soil.

The results:

At the conclusion of the sermon, the Minister reported the following results:

The FIRST WORM in the jar with alcohol - was DEAD.

The SECOND WORM in the jar with cigarette smoke - was DEAD.

The THIRD WORM in the jar with chocolate - was DEAD.

The FOURTH WORM in the jar of good clean soil - was ALIVE!

So the Minister asked the congregation:

What can you learn from this demonstration?

From the back of the church, came the response:

"As long as you drink, smoke and eat chocolate, you won't have worms!"

That pretty much ended the service . . .

Wednesday 1 June 2016

We Will Keep this Smile On Your Face Ever

We Will Keep this Smile On Your Face Ever

Going to the Old Age Homes are the worst part in our life. But being in some Retirement Homes are the best part because they care for us for then we assume and they serve us more then we deserve. Likewise Angelica Grace Home in Trichy is the one of the best Retirement community providing all kind of Facilities to keep smile on your face ever.

Sunday 8 May 2016