The Preschool Inside A Nursing Home

Tiffany R. Jansen, The Atlantic: Education
Wed, 01/20/2016 - 10:47am

The Preschool Inside a Nursing Home

A still from Evan Briggs's documentary, Present Perfect shows an elderly resident doing a puzzle with preschoolers. Evan Briggs Giggles and the pitter patter of little feet echo through the halls of Providence Mount St. Vincent in Seattle—not exactly the sounds you’d expect to hear in a living-care community for older adults.

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