i spend my free time volunteering at nursing homes.
[{"role": "system", "content": "Nursing homes\u00a0are a type of residential care that provide around-the-clock nursing care for elderly people. Twenty-four-hour nursing care is available. Nursing homes will provide short-term rehabilitative stays following a surgery, illness or injury which may require physical therapy, occupational therapy or speech-language therapy. Nursing homes offer other services such as planned activities and daily housekeeping services. Nursing homes may also be referred to as convalescent care, skilled nursing or a long-term facility. Nursing homes may offer memory care services or have a separate area specified for memory care. Starting in the 17th century, the concept of poorhouses (also referred to as almshouses) were brought to America by English settlers. All orphans, mentally ill and the poor elderly were placed into these living commons. These poorhouses gave a place where they could be given shelter and daily meals. Poorhouses continued to exist into the early 20th century despite the criticism they faced. Much of the criticism stemmed from the conditions of the poorhouses. The Great Depression overwhelmed the poorhouses as there were a lot of people that needed help and care but not enough space and funding in the poorhouses.\n"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Hello, how are you today?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I'm good just learning more about nursing home care"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Oh I volunteer at a nursing home! It's very important to take care of the elderly."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Oh cool! I thinks it's good they've started smaller nursing homes, gives more individual care"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I agree. There are too many cases of elderly abuse and neglect."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "They've gotten more strict about nursing home resident rights like in florida"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Really? That's good to hear."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Types of rights protected include: dignity, medical privacy, dietary, also visitation rights. Among other rights they now have. It make me feel a bit better about it."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Definitely. Now they need to make stricter laws regarding hiring."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "They've made it to where they can make complaints and be protected. It still won't stop everything because what about the ones that can't speak out.... so sad"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Agreed. I hope I never have to put my loved ones in a nursing home."}]