by Kevin Banet | Jul 8, 2025 | nursing homes, Reminisce, Senior stories
Rosella had never married, and I was one of the few people in her life “Are you there, Kevin? Are you listening?” Her voice came through the phone—high-pitched, thin, and slightly frantic. “I’m here, Rosella. I’m listening,” I replied, a bit embarrassed, cradling the...
by Kevin Banet | Oct 16, 2023 | mental health, nursing homes, Prayer
I know of two men who make regular trips to the dementia unit of a local nursing home. Two or three times a month one of them brings a statue of Mary and leads them in the rosary. To the outside observer, there seems to be few results from what they do. The man...
by Kevin Banet | Oct 5, 2023 | 60's Boy, History, nursing homes
Shrapnel in his chest The large man lay in his nursing home bed while I moved him about. As an orderly, I was hired because the home needed a man to work with the heavier patients. “I fought in the Battle of the Marne,” the man said. “I’ve still got shrapnel in my...
by Kevin Banet | Oct 20, 2022 | nursing homes
As a social worker, have you ever wondered how some adult children seem to just dump their parents in a nursing home and never visit them? That question was posed on Quora.com. Kurt Guntheroth, a software engineer and Forbes contributor, came up with these answers...
by Kevin Banet | Sep 29, 2022 | nursing homes
As a social worker, have you ever wondered how some adult children seem to just dump their parents in a nursing home and never visit them? That question was posed on Quora.com. Kurt Guntheroth, a software engineer and Forbes contributor, came up with these answers...
