2 students, free room and board, for 1 concert per month

[MidwestMom2Kids_1]

<p>A sweet story, from this morning’s Plain Dealer.
[Young</a> resident musicians bring cultural spark to assisted-living facility in Cleveland | cleveland.com](<a href=“http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010/11/young_resident_musicians_bring.html]Young”>Young resident musicians bring cultural spark to assisted-living facility in Cleveland | cleveland.com)</p>

<p>Grad students at the Cleveland Institute of Music</p>

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Caitlin Lynch, a violist, and Mary Vanhoozer, a pianist, live in Judson Manor, an independent and assisted-living facility for the elderly in University Circle. The two pay no rent or board in exchange for performing at least once a month

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The intergenerational experiment, new this year, is much more rewarding than the women or residents ever envisioned. The two practice in the ballroom and lobby, hang out with their neighbors and attend happy hour and morning coffee klatches.</p>

<p>Residents share music, movies and books, give the young musicians vegetables from the rooftop garden and travel to their concerts in Cleveland. "I think this is a far greater success than we anticipated

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[teriwtt]

<p>What an awesome story. Thanks for sharing!</p>

[SamuraiLandshark]

<p>What a lovely story. Thanks for sharing this link!</p>

[hops_scout]

<p>Here’s another interesting one…</p>

<p>Professional Baseball Player who lived in an Assisted Living facility for a season…</p>

<p>[E:60</a> Glory Days - ESPN Video - ESPN](<a href=“http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=4599894]E:60”>http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=4599894)</p>

[zip100]

<p>What wonderful ideas both of these are. Hope these are ideas that become more widespread.</p>

<p>I did think when we moved my father-in-law into his assisted living room that it was alot like when we moved our son into his dorm room. There was only so much he could bring with him due to space considerations, it came with the basic furniture he would need, and a full meal plan in the cafeteria.</p>

[dadx]

<p>They ought to become more widespread, as assisted living facilities are so highly priced that they typically have a lot of vacancy. I can almost guarantee you that the story about the girls’ apartment being available because it was being renovated is an obfuscation of the fact that the facility has a continuous supply of empty rooms. </p>

<p>In any case, its a good deal for the girls.</p>

[Hanna]

<p>How wonderful. I’ve read about a few facilities that offer day care for children, pets, and the elderly, with separate space and programming but lots of opportunities for the populations to interact. It’s great for everyone involved to benefit from different kinds of company.</p>

[missypie]

<p>My friend has a son who was drafted by a pro baseball team…two summers ago he played at the lowest level of farm team. He was housed with a local family but some guys lived in a nursing home. I don’t know how the guys liked it, but I bet the ladies at the home really enjoyed having the young male athletes on site!</p>

[thumper1]

<p>What a nice story!! I love the idea.</p>