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Article: Kansas State Experts Suggest Gifts for Friends and Relatives in Nursing Homes
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- November 17, 2006
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To: State Desk
Contact: Gayle Doll of Kansas State University, 785-532-5945,
gdoll@k-state.edu
MANHATTAN, Kan., Nov. 17 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Time spent together
and the comforts of home are great gift ideas for older adults in
nursing homes, according to faculty members in the gerontology
program at Kansas State University.
Gayle Doll, director of the Kansas State gerontology program and a
researcher on long-term elder care, said it is important to remember
that residents of nursing homes might feel uncomfortable if they
can't reciprocate when it comes to gift giving.
"Most of us feel comfortable when we can match goods and services
we receive with equal goods and services," she said. "Persons ...