Re: Top O' The Morning To Ye'
Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:
> I don't think this concept is new but it's the first time I've seen a pub
> in a nursing home. I've seen pubs in assisted living high rises and in
> apartment buildings but never a nursing home.
>
> Michael
>
>
> Mon Nov 14, 1:16 PM ET
>
> DUBLIN (Reuters) - A nursing home in Ireland has hit on a cheering way to
> keep up the spirits of its elderly patients -- by providing its own pub.
>
> St Mary's Hospital in County Monaghan, near the Irish border with Northern
> Ireland, believes ready access to a good pint may help its patients --
> average age 85 -- actually live longer.
>
> "We would say the whole social aspect of life does extend the years -- it
> means the patients aren't bored to death," Rose Mooney, assistant director
> of nursing told Reuters.
>
> The pub, which opens at 11 a.m. and closes at 9 p.m. and charges normal bar
> prices, had also led to an increase in the number of visitors, she said.
>
> Having its own bar made the hospital, which has around 140 patients, unique
> in Ireland, she added.
How is that unique in Ireland... aren't all Irish imbibers and somewhat
tetched? hehe
Sheldon Pat
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