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1. Assisted Living Success 03/2002--News
www.alsuccess.com/articles/231 - [Cached]Last Visited: 11/2/2004
Marika Johnson, a fourth-year economics major at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, is the head program director for the Adopt-A-Grandparent program at Madison House, a community service organization on campus.
"For a few months before I started college, my grandfather lived with my family," says Johnson. "I was able to get to know my grandfather so much better [and] understand more about older people. When I came to school, I really missed my grandfather and spending time with someone older. I saw a flyer for Adopt-A-Grandparent and immediately wanted to join."
The program uses 120 volunteers to visit seven nursing homes and assisted living facilities in the Charlottesville community. Johnson's adopted grandfather is a resident at an assisted living facility and she visits him at least once a week for no less than an hour.
"When I first started visiting him, we would often participate in sing-alongs with other residents," she says. "He loves to sing and usually has several solos. We also spend a lot of time talking and looking at pictures in his room. Since he is no longer able to drive, I frequently take him grocery shopping and I have taken him to visit his sister-in-law in Fork Union, Va."
For Johnson, her adopted grandfather isn't just an obligation or a box to fill on her to-do list. He has become a part of her life, family, and friends. "He is a graduate of UVA, so that's a great connection we have," she says.
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2. Assisted Living Success 03/2002--News
www.alsuccess.com/articles/231 - [Cached]Last Visited: 8/7/2002
Marika Johnson, a fourth-year economics major at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, is the head program director for the Adopt-A-Grandparent program at Madison House, a community service organization on campus.
"For a few months before I started college, my grandfather lived with my family," says Johnson. "I was able to get to know my grandfather so much better [and] understand more about older people. When I came to school, I really missed my grandfather and spending time with someone older. I saw a flyer for Adopt-A-Grandparent and immediately wanted to join."
The program uses 120 volunteers to visit seven nursing homes and assisted living facilities in the Charlottesville community. Johnson's adopted grandfather is a resident at an assisted living facility and she visits him at least once a week for no less than an hour.
"When I first started visiting him, we would often participate in sing-alongs with other residents," she says. "He loves to sing and usually has several solos. We also spend a lot of time talking and looking at pictures in his room. Since he is no longer able to drive, I frequently take him grocery shopping and I have taken him to visit his sister-in-law in Fork Union, Va."
For Johnson, her adopted grandfather isn't just an obligation or a box to fill on her to-do list. He has become a part of her life, family, and friends. "He is a graduate of UVA, so that's a great connection we have," she says. "He loves hearing about the university, sometimes wishing that he was still a student. We have also met each other's families. We have really developed a special relationship. If I don't talk to him for a while, he will give me a call and remind me. His family doesn't live close by, so I am someone he sees consistently who he knows cares about him."
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"I spend all my time with college students and he spends all of his time with senior citizens," says Johnson. "[This] really helps expand both of our worlds."
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3. Assisted Living Success 03/2002--News
www.alsuccess.com/articles/231 - [Cached]Last Visited: 12/8/2003
Marika Johnson, a fourth-year economics major at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, is the head program director for the Adopt-A-Grandparent program at Madison House, a community service organization on campus.
"For a few months before I started college, my grandfather lived with my family," says Johnson. "I was able to get to know my grandfather so much better [and] understand more about older people. When I came to school, I really missed my grandfather and spending time with someone older. I saw a flyer for Adopt-A-Grandparent and immediately wanted to join."
The program uses 120 volunteers to visit seven nursing homes and assisted living facilities in the Charlottesville community. Johnson's adopted grandfather is a resident at an assisted living facility and she visits him at least once a week for no less than an hour.
"When I first started visiting him, we would often participate in sing-alongs with other residents," she says. "He loves to sing and usually has several solos. We also spend a lot of time talking and looking at pictures in his room. Since he is no longer able to drive, I frequently take him grocery shopping and I have taken him to visit his sister-in-law in Fork Union, Va."
For Johnson, her adopted grandfather isn't just an obligation or a box to fill on her to-do list. He has become a part of her life, family, and friends. "He is a graduate of UVA, so that's a great connection we have," she says.
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"I spend all my time with college students and he spends all of his time with senior citizens," says Johnson.
