https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 06 May 2026 17:43:17 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-preschool-in-a-nursing-home#post-2215960 Tue, 23 Jun 2015 07:17:49 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2215960@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I may bring this up to our preschool that is always looking for free summer field trips. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-preschool-in-a-nursing-home#post-2215928 Tue, 23 Jun 2015 06:33:11 +0000 honeybear 2215928@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like the idea, but I'd want to know how they handle a few things, like illness (mostly in the children) and dealing with difficult subjects like memory loss and death with the children. I don't see how the standard no fever/vomiting/diarrhea requirements of most preschools would work in this setting, because a runny nose or a cough could easily escalate to something catastrophic for the older generation. Maybe they send children home or "quarantine" them in their classrooms for runny noses or coughs? I could see a policy like that being rough on the parents and/or the children, but I'm not sure how else you could protect the adults.</p> <p>As for talking about heavy subjects like death, I tend to think this is something I want to be the one to guide my child through, especially the first time that it involves someone he's close to. I'm not sure how that would go if the person who died was someone he had a relationship with but I did not. </p> <p>Again, I like the sentiment behind the school. I try to make sure my LO interacts with people of all ages and I think it's sad that we have set up society in such a heavily age-segregated way, pretty much from birth to death. That does need to be changed in my opinion, and this school seems to be a positive step in the right direction. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-preschool-in-a-nursing-home#post-2215875 Tue, 23 Jun 2015 00:04:26 +0000 winter_wonder 2215875@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@meganmp: that is so awesome! I hope your kiddos end up getting in! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-preschool-in-a-nursing-home#post-2215871 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 23:35:32 +0000 meganmp 2215871@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is down the street from me! The wait list is epic, but my kids are going on it anyway. Best idea ever! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-preschool-in-a-nursing-home#post-2215858 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 22:46:42 +0000 ALV91711 2215858@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think this is great. I would definitely do it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-preschool-in-a-nursing-home#post-2215760 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 20:53:31 +0000 winter_wonder 2215760@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love everything about this! I would definitely do this, but there are no options in my area :sad: </p> <p>There are so many benefits for older adults as well as children. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-preschool-in-a-nursing-home#post-2215745 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 20:38:51 +0000 msplatypus 2215745@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I loved this when I saw it! I'm hoping this film will get alot of press and we will see more of these. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-preschool-in-a-nursing-home#post-2215728 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 20:29:53 +0000 Tanjowen 2215728@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HTownMom: I agree so much. My great grandparents were in a nursing home and they had many grandchildren visit and it was sad and sweet how many residents were excited to see us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-preschool-in-a-nursing-home#post-2215724 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 20:28:26 +0000 Tanjowen 2215724@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@babynumber1: @MrsB2012: I posted this on my Facebook account and a few mom's commented they wouldn't do it because of weak immune systems in both children and the elderly. Any thoughts or discussion on that when your facility was looking into it? It didn't even occur to me, but it seems it would be more of an issue for the elderly than the children. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-preschool-in-a-nursing-home#post-2215694 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 19:58:53 +0000 MrsB2012 2215694@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I saw this video a few days ago and absolutely loved it. As a nurse who works in a long term care facility, I know this would be absolutely amazing. Our residents absolutely love it when staff bring in their babies! Apparently they were looking at putting a daycare in for staff when they opened a few years ago but there wasn't enough interest. Staff brought it up last year or so to see if we could open one now, but there isn't enough room or something anymore. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-preschool-in-a-nursing-home#post-2215667 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 19:35:05 +0000 Rocker2014 2215667@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO's daycare shares a building with an assisted living, and the residents love to sit in front of the building during drop off and pick up times and say hi to the kiddos! I know they occasionally do things together, but there are no regular events (and none since LO started). I love this article, and I'd love it if the could do more interacting. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-preschool-in-a-nursing-home#post-2215660 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 19:30:07 +0000 Mrs. Pen 2215660@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I saw this the other day and thought that is the coolest idea!! I found out there is one about an hour south of us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-preschool-in-a-nursing-home#post-2215659 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 19:29:29 +0000 babynumber1 2215659@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As a nursing home social worker, I think this is wonderful! I wish we had a daycare on campus, sadly a few years ago there was not enough interest to open one for employees. Our residents love when I bring LO in. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-preschool-in-a-nursing-home#post-2215657 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 19:28:46 +0000 HTownMom 2215657@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Tanjowen: I saw this the other day and got so teary-eyed! Both of my grandfathers are in homes like this and it's so hard to see all the lonely people in the hallways without a life purpose! I think this is such an amazing idea and really great to help pass on to the younger generation the wealth of life! It's truly amazing what togetherness can bring! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-preschool-in-a-nursing-home#post-2215639 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 19:11:41 +0000 Tanjowen 2215639@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The preview is beautiful:</p> <p><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/19/living/preschool-nursing-home-seattle/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/19/living/preschool-nursing-home-seattle/index.html</a></p> <p>Would you put your LO in a preschool like this? I immediately did a search and sadly, none anywhere close to us. I grew up visiting local nursing homes with my church group and have a lot of memories visiting with the residents. </p>