college students are getting along great with a new type of dorm-mate
 

plan on being a dirty old man/woman? live the dream! move to toledo!

so... college students... would you live in an old folks home? having visited many of them myself, i'd be incredibly hesitant, but when it comes to affordable housing, most students will take what they can get. howsabout you?

I like the idea that they're using the old guys as projects! I'm sure it's great so long as you don't want to make too much noise... and I bet it encourages the student kitchens to be a damn sight cleaner than normal!

on another note, any old folks here that have already applied to be transferred there? :D

I think it depends a bit on how you regard the elderly I think. You'll have to keep it down a bit more, but you have alot more of social contact with people that are glad to see you, or are generally interested in how you are doing. Of course, there can be real pains in the butt amongst the old folks as well, so I guess there it's just like a normal dorm :)

i'd love to move to that nursing home when i'm old.

I think old ladies are adorable and old men are funny so that wouldn't be a problem only real problem would be the whole having to keep it down thing. Unless they have all the students on one floor that is. Then you wouldn't bother the old people one bit unless you were banging on the floor. Be kinda funny bringin a woman up and havin a dirty old man smile at ya give ya the wink & thumbs up haha. Of course it would also be kinda weird if ya had to walk passed an old woman...they aren't stupid...they know EXACTLY what yer gonna do haha.

Asta!!

Heh, I live in Toledo...Odd..

Anyways, I wouldnt want to live there now, however, when im old, that would be a very nice place to stay..

Old people smell funny.

^^ Yeah I forgot about that part. They really do. But only the ones in the Nursing homes. The ones in retirement homes can still fend for themselves and wipe their own asses n what not.

Asta!!

If it gets me away from my roommate who doesn't understand the basic concept of showering I'd be all for it. It's a long story...

Hey, if that's the career your looking at (nursing, residential coordinator, etc.) then it can't hurt to get your feet wet while your still in school.

Wow, I never knew. Now my city is famous for Jeeps, Jamie Farr, and Girls gone wild in retirement homes! Count me in when I get old!

Bet they don't get many 2am calls to bail those roomates out of jail, or catch them wanking when they are pretending to be asleep!!

that would be weird, i'd imagine the place would be so quiet at night and no parties, that would suck big time, but i guess could be cool playing bingo instead of homework

It wouldn't be that bad....if i lived there and wanted to party I would probably just go to a friends. The best would be bullshitting with the older folks about WWII and things that didn't happen when I was alive.

I think thats a really good idea and if it works im all for it.

However personally I wouldn't, two very different ends of a rope and students years are stupid fun and very loud I dont think older people would appreciate this too much.

I would... old people are actually very cool, even if they smell like old people :P

On the other hand, Im not a female college vixen, so I probably wouldnt have that many stares...

The only thing that I might have trouble with is not making noise, I always have music on.

i'll definitely move there when i retire. Anything to keep some 18-24 year old girls around me. That would give me something to look forward to the next day.

kool!!!

uuurrrgghh.... the smell.
no thanks :P

i wouldnt mind getting old in a place like that

coming from a true college student:

if theres laundry service and meals
sure!!

heheh

Living with my grandma and elderly cousin now while going to school. It's a wonderful experience, though it's far more enjoyable when you don't have to worry about school work and such.

But then again i have a lot of responsibility around here and it looks like the girls in the article don't... sounds great!

I would honestly prefer keeping my volenteering seperate from my home life, however, being an old person their would have its perks

id enjoy living at an old folks home, those people have seen a lot in there lives. i find it very interesting when my grandfather talks about the old days, so im sure hearing it from a different perspective would be just as interesting. plus id be helping the old people by bringing them company so in turn both parties are satisfied.

i wonder if the old people go to keggers?

well it does give you new believeable excuses for not doing assignments... "I'm sorry sir, Mr. Johnson peed on my lab report"