Many baby boomers can remember and related to the wholesome family, “The Waltons”, from the 1970s series about an extended family surviving together under one roof in the back woods of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains during the depression (Hamner, 2009). Who could forget the familiar echoes of the classic evening ritual, “good night John Boy”, “good night ma, pa”, always ending with good night to grandparents, whom also reside in the home. This was an era where family took care of family. Yet in today’s era, research states over 5 percent of the 65+ population occupy nursing homes, this is according to the U.S. Bureau of the Census. (Nursing Home Diaries, 2016) Those over 95 years of age or older have an increased percentage of almost 50 percent
