Nursing home ‘overwhelmed’ after call for pen pals goes viral
[July 8, 2020: Yahoo Life] A North Carolina-based nursing home facility is helping its residents connect with people from around the…
[July 8, 2020: Yahoo Life]
A North Carolina-based nursing home facility is helping its residents connect with people from around the world, all thanks to a viral Facebook post that looked to match its seniors with pen pals who share common interests.
On June 25, Victorian Senior Care, which has several locations in North Carolina, posted on its Facebook page that it was looking for pen pals for residents in its Archdale assisted living and respite care home. The post was shared more than 13,000 times, prompting the senior living facility to seek out more pen pals for residents in its other locations across the state.... MORE
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