I volunteered at Claremont in Buffalo Grove, it is a rehab and living center for the elderly. When I got there I went and signed in and then went to the third floor where the mentally unstable elders were. I did many different activities the times I went, I helped pass out food and take trays away for them, I played games with them such as bingo, we did exercises in chairs (most are wheelchair bound), I painted nails and gave hand massages to the women. It was a completely different experience than I thought it was going to be. They had trouble doing many regular daily activities, such as walking or being able to feed them selves. It was an eye opening experience because I am not around many elderly people most of the time and it was interesting to listen to their stories because they lived in a completely different world than we do now. Sometimes it was hard to do what I was doing because it is so sad to see people living the rest of their lives in a wheelchair or not even being able to leave the top floor. They even had a passcode so none of the people living their could go up or down the elevators. It was a completely new and different experience for me and I'm glad I had the opportunity to do it.
Unfortunately they didn't like cell phones so I wasn't able to take a picture but I got my hours written up.
What days and times were you there? Who was in charge or who can verify that you did the hours? How did you survive without your cell phone? Could you have taken a picture in the lobby or outside?
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