| Michael \Dog3\ Lonergan |
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.
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| kilikini |
"Michael "Dog3" Lonergan" <dog3@invalid.com> wrote in message
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> 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.
>
>
Damn, I think that's an excellent idea! May I move in?
kili
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| Andy |
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
> 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.
That's GREAT!!!!! LOL!
Can you imagine the pick-up lines? I can't. LOL! Well not yet, anyways.
Thanks Michael!
Andy
Why is Ireland the richest country in the world? It's capital is always
Dublin!
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| Sheldon |
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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| jmcquown |
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 much for a pint? <G>
Jill
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| Nancy Young |
"Michael "Dog3" Lonergan" <dog3@invalid.com> 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.
I think that's a *fabulous* idea ... anything that makes the
residents and their visitors feel less like they are where they
are, a nursing home, is a good thing.
nancy
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| Vilco |
Stavo dormendo su un bancale di lambro quando il post di Michael
"Dog3" Lonergan mi desto'
> 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.
Here in Italy every hospital has at least a pub. Also many public
building.
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Vilco
Think pink, drink rose'
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| Michael \Dog3\ Lonergan |
"jmcquown" <jmcquown@bellsouth.net> looking for trouble wrote in
news:Tfoef.5892$f_2.5405@bignews2.bellsouth.net:
> 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 much for a pint? <G>
>
> Jill
On the house for you if you'll let me ride in your wheelchair ;)
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| Michael \Dog3\ Lonergan |
"Vilco" <a@b.invalid> looking for trouble wrote in
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> Stavo dormendo su un bancale di lambro quando il post di Michael
> "Dog3" Lonergan mi desto'
>
>> 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.
>
> Here in Italy every hospital has at least a pub. Also many public
> building.
I think it's a great idea myself. What better place for family member to go
and unwind while visiting with patients in a hospital or residents of a
nursing home?
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I think it's a great idea. When my GMIL was in a nursing home I
brought her a pint of Beefeater and a bottle of white wine once a month
and a weekly supply of Hershey bars with almonds. along with whatever
else she wanted for edible food and drink. She was dying, and refusing
medication up until 12 hours before she passed on, I figured the old
gal still deserved to live as much as she could where she was. The
CNA's caught on and started checking my bag upon entering, they got
even more uppity with me when her doctor told them to let her have the
stuff. The nurses were more in touch with reality and would come in
while I was mixing her a martini and not say a word.
Jessica
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| Julia Altshuler |
When Jim's godmother was in a nursing home and not quite dying but not
in the best shape either, she got the aides to go out and buy gin and
vermouth for her. She kept it in her bathroom. When we came to visit,
she wasn't able to entertain us the way she used to when she lived on
her own and had her own kitchen, but she sure could fix us a martini.
That was one bit of gracious hostessing she wasn't about to let go of
until the bitter end. All of you, tonight, please, raise a glass to
Aunt Dot. That's one old lady I don't want easily forgotten.
--Lia
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| Ophelia |
"Jessica V." <jeileenbuker@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1132078707.641177.203050@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
>I think it's a great idea. When my GMIL was in a nursing home I
> brought her a pint of Beefeater and a bottle of white wine once a
> month
> and a weekly supply of Hershey bars with almonds. along with whatever
> else she wanted for edible food and drink. She was dying, and
> refusing
> medication up until 12 hours before she passed on, I figured the old
> gal still deserved to live as much as she could where she was. The
> CNA's caught on and started checking my bag upon entering, they got
> even more uppity with me when her doctor told them to let her have the
> stuff. The nurses were more in touch with reality and would come in
> while I was mixing her a martini and not say a word.
Good for you!!!!!
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| Ophelia |
"Nancy Young" <qwerty@monmouth.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Michael "Dog3" Lonergan" <dog3@invalid.com> 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.
>
> I think that's a *fabulous* idea ... anything that makes the
> residents and their visitors feel less like they are where they
> are, a nursing home, is a good thing.
The (private) hospital that I use has a wine and drinks menu:))
O
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| jmcquown |
Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:
> "jmcquown" <jmcquown@bellsouth.net> looking for trouble wrote in
> news:Tfoef.5892$f_2.5405@bignews2.bellsouth.net:
>
>> 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 much for a pint? <G>
>>
>> Jill
>
> On the house for you if you'll let me ride in your wheelchair ;)
Dangit, I'm going to have to find a wheelchair! You're not getting near my
cane! ;)
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| A.C. |
Andy wrote:
> Can you imagine the pick-up lines?
they probably go something like... "i've fallen! someone pick me up!" :P
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| Michael \Dog3\ Lonergan |
Julia Altshuler <jaltshuler@comcast.net> looking for trouble wrote in
news:Fs2dnXr5ZtQetefenZ2dnUVZ_s2dnZ2d@comcast.com:
>
> When Jim's godmother was in a nursing home and not quite dying but not
> in the best shape either, she got the aides to go out and buy gin and
> vermouth for her. She kept it in her bathroom. When we came to visit,
> she wasn't able to entertain us the way she used to when she lived on
> her own and had her own kitchen, but she sure could fix us a martini.
> That was one bit of gracious hostessing she wasn't about to let go of
> until the bitter end. All of you, tonight, please, raise a glass to
> Aunt Dot. That's one old lady I don't want easily forgotten.
>
>
> --Lia
<lifting coffee mug> Here's to you Dot!
Michael
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| limey |
"jmcquown" wrote in message
> 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
>>
(article snipped)
> How much for a pint? <G>
>
> Jill
Don't laugh! I remember that when I was a kid we visited a family member
in hospital. At that time, most people stayed in wards, rather than
semi-private, or private, rooms.
Even as a child, I was amazed to see people enjoying their glass of Guinness
stout. Hospital explanation: people enjoyed it and the stout was full of
iron, which was good for the patients. Sounds like it may still be common
practice. ;-)
Dora
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| Michael \Dog3\ Lonergan |
"limey" <limey113@yahoo.com> looking for trouble wrote in
news:3tutfdFuefk5U1@individual.net:
>
> "jmcquown" wrote in message
>
>> 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
>>>
> (article snipped)
>
>> How much for a pint? <G>
>>
>> Jill
>
> Don't laugh! I remember that when I was a kid we visited a family
> member in hospital. At that time, most people stayed in wards, rather
> than semi-private, or private, rooms.
>
> Even as a child, I was amazed to see people enjoying their glass of
> Guinness stout. Hospital explanation: people enjoyed it and the
> stout was full of iron, which was good for the patients. Sounds like
> it may still be common practice. ;-)
>
> Dora
I must live in a cave. Not ONCE, in any of my numerous hospital stays was I
ever offered a beer, cocktail or even decent food. Not once. Outside of not
having a near death experience, I'm more pissed about the lack of cocktails
and food.
I must have been on a restricted diet due to morphine ;)
Michael
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| limey |
"Michael "Dog3" Lonergan" <dog3@invalid.com> wrote in message
news:Xns970F9197417F8esadfloons@69.28.186.121...
> "limey" <limey113@yahoo.com> looking for trouble wrote in
> news:3tutfdFuefk5U1@individual.net:
>
>>
>> "jmcquown" wrote in message
>>
>>> 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
>>>>
>> (article snipped)
>>
>>> How much for a pint? <G>
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> Don't laugh! I remember that when I was a kid we visited a family
>> member in hospital. At that time, most people stayed in wards, rather
>> than semi-private, or private, rooms.
>>
>> Even as a child, I was amazed to see people enjoying their glass of
>> Guinness stout. Hospital explanation: people enjoyed it and the
>> stout was full of iron, which was good for the patients. Sounds like
>> it may still be common practice. ;-)
>>
>> Dora
>
> I must live in a cave. Not ONCE, in any of my numerous hospital stays was
> I
> ever offered a beer, cocktail or even decent food. Not once. Outside of
> not
> having a near death experience, I'm more pissed about the lack of
> cocktails
> and food.
>
> I must have been on a restricted diet due to morphine ;)
>
> Michael
No, Michael, you're not living in a cave.
The hospital I mentioned was in the
London, UK area. I have never, ever, seen any drinks offered or drunk in a
US hospital.
Dora
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| Dee Randall |
"jmcquown" <jmcquown@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:Tfoef.5892$f_2.5405@bignews2.bellsouth.net...
> Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:
>> I don't think this concept is new but it's the first time I've seen a
>> pub in a nursing home. I've seen pubs in assisted living high rises
>> and in apartment buildings but never a nursing home.
>>
>> Michael
>>
>>
>> Mon Nov 14, 1:16 PM ET
>>
>> DUBLIN (Reuters) - A nursing home in Ireland has hit on a cheering
>> way to keep up the spirits of its elderly patients -- by providing
>> its own pub.
>>
>> St Mary's Hospital in County Monaghan, near the Irish border with
>> Northern Ireland, believes ready access to a good pint may help its
>> patients -- average age 85 -- actually live longer.
>>
>> "We would say the whole social aspect of life does extend the years
>> -- it means the patients aren't bored to death," Rose Mooney,
>> assistant director of nursing told Reuters.
>>
>> The pub, which opens at 11 a.m. and closes at 9 p.m. and charges
>> normal bar prices, had also led to an increase in the number of
>> visitors, she said.
>>
>> Having its own bar made the hospital, which has around 140 patients,
>> unique in Ireland, she added.
>
> How much for a pint? <G>
>
> Jill
So funny you are.
DH (a Guiness drinker) thought the comment funny, too --
Dee Dee
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Ophelia wrote:
> "Nancy Young" <qwerty@monmouth.com> wrote in message
> news:dld4u9$kmr$1@news.monmouth.com...
>>
>> "Michael "Dog3" Lonergan" <dog3@invalid.com> wrote
>>
>>> I don't think this concept is new but it's the first time I've seen
>>> a pub
>>> in a nursing home. I've seen pubs in assisted living high rises and
>>> in
>>> apartment buildings but never a nursing home.
>>
>> I think that's a *fabulous* idea ... anything that makes the
>> residents and their visitors feel less like they are where they
>> are, a nursing home, is a good thing.
>
> The (private) hospital that I use has a wine and drinks menu:))
>
> O
That's it, I'm moving to Scotland!! ;)
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| Michael \Dog3\ Lonergan |
"jmcquown" <jmcquown@bellsouth.net> looking for trouble wrote in
news:u5tef.65375$ty1.57264@bignews1.bellsouth.net:
> Ophelia wrote:
>> "Nancy Young" <qwerty@monmouth.com> wrote in message
>> news:dld4u9$kmr$1@news.monmouth.com...
>>>
>>> "Michael "Dog3" Lonergan" <dog3@invalid.com> wrote
>>>
>>>> I don't think this concept is new but it's the first time I've seen
>>>> a pub
>>>> in a nursing home. I've seen pubs in assisted living high rises and
>>>> in
>>>> apartment buildings but never a nursing home.
>>>
>>> I think that's a *fabulous* idea ... anything that makes the
>>> residents and their visitors feel less like they are where they
>>> are, a nursing home, is a good thing.
>>
>> The (private) hospital that I use has a wine and drinks menu:))
>>
>> O
>
> That's it, I'm moving to Scotland!! ;)
Let's pack. Should we take staples?
Michael
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| jmcquown |
Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:
> "jmcquown" <jmcquown@bellsouth.net> looking for trouble wrote in
> news:u5tef.65375$ty1.57264@bignews1.bellsouth.net:
>
>> Ophelia wrote:
>>> "Nancy Young" <qwerty@monmouth.com> wrote in message
>>> news:dld4u9$kmr$1@news.monmouth.com...
>>>>
>>>> "Michael "Dog3" Lonergan" <dog3@invalid.com> wrote
>>>>
>>>>> I don't think this concept is new but it's the first time I've
>>>>> seen a pub
>>>>> in a nursing home. I've seen pubs in assisted living high rises
>>>>> and in
>>>>> apartment buildings but never a nursing home.
>>>>
>>>> I think that's a *fabulous* idea ... anything that makes the
>>>> residents and their visitors feel less like they are where they
>>>> are, a nursing home, is a good thing.
>>>
>>> The (private) hospital that I use has a wine and drinks menu:))
>>>
>>> O
>>
>> That's it, I'm moving to Scotland!! ;)
>
> Let's pack. Should we take staples?
>
> Michael
Only if you're planning to staple yourself into a cardboard box and ship
yourself over via FedEx! What possible staples could one need? They have
hospitals with booze menus fer cryin' out loud! I knew I loved that Rabbie
Burns for a reason! Gie us a Haggis! :)
Jill
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| Michael \Dog3\ Lonergan |
"jmcquown" <jmcquown@bellsouth.net> looking for trouble wrote in
news:C6uef.65635$ty1.28986@bignews1.bellsouth.net:
> Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:
>> "jmcquown" <jmcquown@bellsouth.net> looking for trouble wrote in
>> news:u5tef.65375$ty1.57264@bignews1.bellsouth.net:
>>
>>> Ophelia wrote:
>>>> "Nancy Young" <qwerty@monmouth.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:dld4u9$kmr$1@news.monmouth.com...
>>>>>
>>>>> "Michael "Dog3" Lonergan" <dog3@invalid.com> wrote
>>>>>
>>>>>> I don't think this concept is new but it's the first time I've
>>>>>> seen a pub
>>>>>> in a nursing home. I've seen pubs in assisted living high rises
>>>>>> and in
>>>>>> apartment buildings but never a nursing home.
>>>>>
>>>>> I think that's a *fabulous* idea ... anything that makes the
>>>>> residents and their visitors feel less like they are where they
>>>>> are, a nursing home, is a good thing.
>>>>
>>>> The (private) hospital that I use has a wine and drinks menu:))
>>>>
>>>> O
>>>
>>> That's it, I'm moving to Scotland!! ;)
>>
>> Let's pack. Should we take staples?
>>
>> Michael
>
> Only if you're planning to staple yourself into a cardboard box and
> ship yourself over via FedEx! What possible staples could one need?
> They have hospitals with booze menus fer cryin' out loud! I knew I
> loved that Rabbie Burns for a reason! Gie us a Haggis! :)
>
> Jill
>
>
Noooo... I'm talking chocolate and stuff as staples. Do they get Hershey's
kisses in Scotland?
Michael
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| jmcquown |
Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:
> "jmcquown" <jmcquown@bellsouth.net> looking for trouble wrote in
> news:C6uef.65635$ty1.28986@bignews1.bellsouth.net:
>
>> Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:
>>> "jmcquown" <jmcquown@bellsouth.net> looking for trouble wrote in
>>> news:u5tef.65375$ty1.57264@bignews1.bellsouth.net:
>>>
>>>> Ophelia wrote:
>>>>> "Nancy Young" <qwerty@monmouth.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:dld4u9$kmr$1@news.monmouth.com...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Michael "Dog3" Lonergan" <dog3@invalid.com> 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.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I think that's a *fabulous* idea ... anything that makes the
>>>>>> residents and their visitors feel less like they are where they
>>>>>> are, a nursing home, is a good thing.
>>>>>
>>>>> The (private) hospital that I use has a wine and drinks menu:))
>>>>>
>>>>> O
>>>>
>>>> That's it, I'm moving to Scotland!! ;)
>>>
>>> Let's pack. Should we take staples?
>>>
>>> Michael
>>
>> Only if you're planning to staple yourself into a cardboard box and
>> ship yourself over via FedEx! What possible staples could one need?
>> They have hospitals with booze menus fer cryin' out loud! I knew I
>> loved that Rabbie Burns for a reason! Gie us a Haggis! :)
>>
>> Jill
>>
>>
>
> Noooo... I'm talking chocolate and stuff as staples. Do they get
> Hershey's kisses in Scotland?
>
> Michael
Ohhhhhh! We'll have to ask Ophelia. But I think they probably get better
chocolate than Hershey's from those pesky countries over there in Europe :)
Jill
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| Cindy Fuller |
In article <Xns970F5CBBC1D1Fesadfloons@69.28.186.121>,
"Michael \"Dog3\" Lonergan" <dog3@invalid.com> 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.
We'll suggest this to the retirement complex where SO's mother lives.
When my grandfather was in the hospital for various ailments, the doctor
suggested that the family bring in some beer to help his kidneys along.
One day I walked into his room while he was kicking back a brew in the
easy chair. If I'd only had a camera with me that day...
Cindy
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| Michael \Dog3\ Lonergan |
"Ophelia" <ophelia@nix.co.uk> looking for trouble wrote in
news:qtCef.11258$375.4191@fe3.news.blueyonder.co.uk:
>
> "jmcquown" <jmcquown@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
> news:gcvef.350$s92.115@bignews6.bellsouth.net...
>>> Ohhhhhh! We'll have to ask Ophelia. But I think they probably get
>>> better
>> chocolate than Hershey's from those pesky countries over there in
>> Europe :)
>>
>
> Well I have never tasted Hershey's kisses so I can't say.. but we do get
> jolly good chocolate!!
What kind of chocolate? A few of my friends are from Wales. Chocolate
chess pie is one of the desserts they serve. It's certainly not made of
Hersheys chocolate. I'll have to ask them.
Michael <- likes the lemon chess pie better
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| Michael \Dog3\ Lonergan |
"limey" <limey113@yahoo.com> looking for trouble wrote in
news:3u0qumFushi7U1@individual.net:
>
> "Michael "Dog3" Lonergan" wrote in message >>
>>
>> Noooo... I'm talking chocolate and stuff as staples. Do they get
>> Hershey's kisses in Scotland?
>>
>> Michael
>
> Cadbury's, Michael, Cadbury's!
>
> Dora
Ohhh... Even better.
Michael
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| Ophelia |
"limey" <limey113@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:3u0qumFushi7U1@individual.net...
>
> "Michael "Dog3" Lonergan" wrote in message >>
>>
>> Noooo... I'm talking chocolate and stuff as staples. Do they get
>> Hershey's
>> kisses in Scotland?
>>
>> Michael
>
> Cadbury's, Michael, Cadbury's!
Oh not just Cadbury's Dora... we have much better than those now:))
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| Shaun aRe |
"Michael "Dog3" Lonergan" <dog3@invalid.com> wrote in message
news:Xns970FA77F1431Besadfloons@69.28.186.121...
> "jmcquown" <jmcquown@bellsouth.net> looking for trouble wrote in
> news:u5tef.65375$ty1.57264@bignews1.bellsouth.net:
>
> > Ophelia wrote:
> >> "Nancy Young" <qwerty@monmouth.com> wrote in message
> >> news:dld4u9$kmr$1@news.monmouth.com...
> >>>
> >>> "Michael "Dog3" Lonergan" <dog3@invalid.com> wrote
> >>>
> >>>> I don't think this concept is new but it's the first time I've seen
> >>>> a pub
> >>>> in a nursing home. I've seen pubs in assisted living high rises and
> >>>> in
> >>>> apartment buildings but never a nursing home.
> >>>
> >>> I think that's a *fabulous* idea ... anything that makes the
> >>> residents and their visitors feel less like they are where they
> >>> are, a nursing home, is a good thing.
> >>
> >> The (private) hospital that I use has a wine and drinks menu:))
> >>
> >> O
> >
> > That's it, I'm moving to Scotland!! ;)
>
> Let's pack. Should we take staples?
Why, you wanna go Scotland to start a stationery collection?!?
Shaun aRe
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| Shaun aRe |
"jmcquown" <jmcquown@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:Tfoef.5892$f_2.5405@bignews2.bellsouth.net...
> 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 much for a pint? <G>
>
> Jill
Pint? It's 2 and six a jug lass.
Shaun aRe
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| Ophelia |
"Shaun aRe" <shaun_are@zenlunatics.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> "Michael "Dog3" Lonergan" <dog3@invalid.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns970FA77F1431Besadfloons@69.28.186.121...
>> "jmcquown" <jmcquown@bellsouth.net> looking for trouble wrote in
>> news:u5tef.65375$ty1.57264@bignews1.bellsouth.net:
>>
>> > Ophelia wrote:
>> >> "Nancy Young" <qwerty@monmouth.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:dld4u9$kmr$1@news.monmouth.com...
>> >>>
>> >>> "Michael "Dog3" Lonergan" <dog3@invalid.com> 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.
>> >>>
>> >>> I think that's a *fabulous* idea ... anything that makes the
>> >>> residents and their visitors feel less like they are where they
>> >>> are, a nursing home, is a good thing.
>> >>
>> >> The (private) hospital that I use has a wine and drinks menu:))
>> >>
>> >> O
>> >
>> > That's it, I'm moving to Scotland!! ;)
>>
>> Let's pack. Should we take staples?
>
> Why, you wanna go Scotland to start a stationery collection?!?
<G>
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| Ophelia |
"Michael "Dog3" Lonergan" <dog3@invalid.com> wrote in message
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> ...Bacteria: The rear entrance to a cafeteria.
LOL
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| limey |
"Michael "Dog3" Lonergan" wrote in message >>
>
> Noooo... I'm talking chocolate and stuff as staples. Do they get Hershey's
> kisses in Scotland?
>
> Michael
Cadbury's, Michael, Cadbury's!
Dora
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| limey |
"Ophelia" wrote in message >
> "limey" <limey113@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>>
>> "Michael "Dog3" Lonergan" wrote in message >>
>>>
>>> Noooo... I'm talking chocolate and stuff as staples. Do they get
>>> Hershey's
>>> kisses in Scotland?
>>>
>>> Michael
>>
>> Cadbury's, Michael, Cadbury's!
>
> Oh not just Cadbury's Dora... we have much better than those now:))
Cadbury's stays in my mind, since I grew up with it (although, strangely, I
wasn't much of a sweets eater when I was little).
My grandchildren were with me on one visit to London - the "chocolate freak"
bought 18 Cadbury's bars from the machine at Victoria Station!!
Dora
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