“What are they looking at?” “I’m not sure, what do YOU think they’re looking at? Oh well, let’s just smile anyway!” Mother and daughter image courtesy of click, Morguefile.
Is it possible to fall in love with the residents of a Canadian nursing home? I think I just did.
One of my Facebook friends showed me a wonderful video spoof from the residents of Waverly Mansion (a.k.a. the Waverly Mansion Retirement Residence), a nursing home in London, Ontario. The residents are lip-syncing to Carly Rae Jepson’s “Call Me Maybe”.
I watched it this past Monday, and I’m still giggling. It’s a true social media gem — you can easily see how much fun they’re having with this video and the friendship between the residents.
And if you thought THAT was funny, see what they do with Psy’s “Gangnam Style”.
This is why I love social media. It’s got the ability to connect people of different ages and shows that while the Waverly Mansion residents may be elderly, they’re still vital, full of life and possess the ability to make the rest of us laugh.
Can I please be them when I’m their age? I’ll do my best.
Eagle-Eyed Editor 
I hope I’m so fun loving at their age.
Bet you will be!
Those are the best videos EVER! Made me really emotional, in a good way. Love it! Thanks for sharing 🙂
You’re welcome, Vanessa! Stay warm this weekend.
Those are wonderful! 🙂
Glad you liked ’em. That’s a beautiful nursing home — I looked it up and it’s all carved wood and gorgeousness!
love this–they better have Led Zepplin in concert when I am in a retirement home!
If not, I’ll join you and we’ll form our own seniors band! I can play the piano — do you play any instruments?
the radio – but I am sure I could play a mean tamborine
Deal!
This is fabulous!
Have you checked out their version of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” on YouTube? Equally fabulous.
Haha! No, I’ll have to look for that!
*grins wickedly*
I have to be honest here, the videos bothered me a little. I don’t know why. It felt a little like they were making fun of the seniors. But that is just me.
Maybe they flirt with the dividing line a bit, but I do think the videos were genuinely intended as more humor than anything else.
You’ve just shared something positive about social media–the humorous, fun, playful side of it. That’s what I would like to embrace as an elder some day.
Me too!
Love it! Have you seen these pics from a nursing home in Germany?
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/01/23/senior-citizens-reenact-movie-scenes_n_4650448.html
No, I hadn’t seen them and thanks SO MUCH for sending. I am laughing so hard right now. I think the James Bond, Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Dirty Dancing ones are my favorites.
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Die alten Leutchen aus Kanada haben sichtlich Spaß und scheinen richtig gut drauf zu sein. Ich liebe diese Videos – thank you so much for showing Eagle-Eyed-Editor!!!