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There are seniors of today finding themselves thinking about their daily living filled with purposeful living and learning opportunities. I am currently a volunteer on the St. Camillus campus. Somehow these opportunities come where, when, and how we could never imagine. Such an opportunity was provided to me when the new memory care facility on the St. Camillus campus was ready for residents to move to their new home. San Camillo residents were invited to assist the kind, caring, and skilled professionals.
Most adults have been a part of an activity or situation that played out as if they were watching a movie. My volunteering put me in that very situation. The resident s short ride to their new future home was followed by lunch in their new dining room. After lunch, the residents, professional staff, and volunteers were in the Day Room having fun, getting to know each other, singing hits from the 40s, playing fun games, telling stories, and listening to music. Simply having a good time.
While we are having fun, pictures were taken of their former apartment, packers, and movers were busy getting the total contents of the apartment packed, loaded, and safely unloaded. With the pictures serving as a guide to placing items in their rightful place, furniture was put together and arranged, pictures were hung, beds were made, closets and drawers were arranged, and the phone and TV were connected.
Now the final step in this journey or at least until we see each other again was our trip to the resident s beautiful apartment. When the door opened, there was not much to say because my new friend s smile of joy and happiness, eyes of peace, and folded hands spoke to an attitude of gratitude. Some folks would refer to this opportunity as living in the silence of the moment.
Purposeful living and learning opportunities are on the St. Camillus campus.