09 May 11

This is National Nursing Home Week. Almost every Sunday I visit with the residents of Telford Terrace, the personal care unit in the St. Andrews Community in Richmond, KY. They call my time with them their "church" because I read Bible stories and sing hymns for them; being with them helps me worship too. Nursing home visitation has a very long history in the Kleppinger family. My uncle Robert Kleppinger told me that he had been visiting one place (in Pennsylvania) for the last 18 years but stopped this January when he turned 90, because he thought it was time for some younger people to take over. I have no tie that's relevant to National Nursing Home Week, but this one is good because I like it and I haven't worn it for many months.