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Article: Residents blossom at Magnolia Gardens: it is choice--not chance--that enriches residents' daily lives through creative social programming.(coverfeature)
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- Nursing Homes
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- April 1, 2007
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It's sunny springtime afternoon and a group of residents gather and wait for their transportation to arrive. Today, the guys, along with a few of the ladies, are taking in a ball game. Another group of residents meet on the sidewalk to take an invigorating walk around the campus. Meanwhile, other residents prefer a hot cup of coffee and conversation in the cafe. Why? Because this is what they like to do, and at Magnolia Gardens, residents get to do what they want.
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