Sherri Parker, assistant director of nursing at Caribou Rehab and Nursing, recalled a woman who came to her facility and was so sedated by the prescribed antipsychotic medication she had been taking at home that they couldn’t keep her awake for.
For the residents at the senior living community, as well as the preschoolers, intergenerational learning makes for joy, compassion and special connections.
The state is one of the most vaccinated in the country, but nursing home residents are far more updated for the latest shot than those who care for them.