http://www.lightstalkers.org/galleries/contact_sheet/12784 Images by Sheila Zhao http://www.lightstalkers.org en-us http://images.lightstalkers.org/avatars/14087/Me_Small_2_small.jpg http://www.lightstalkers.org/Sheila Zhao <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/568189/01_small.jpg' /><br />Three senior home residents with advanced stages of Alzheimer's disease shares a room with a younger woman suffering from Down Syndrom. <br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/568189'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/568189 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:49:14 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/568189 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/568189/01_small.jpg' /><br />Three senior home residents with advanced stages of Alzheimer's disease shares a room with a younger woman suffering from Down Syndrom. <br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/568189'>view full-size image</a> Sheila Zhao <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/568192/02_small.jpg' /><br />A nursing aide helps lift a senior resident suffering from advanced stages of Alzheimer's disease. Nursing aides serve as the backbones for many nursing homes, providing basic help to the residents.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/568192'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/568192 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:55:09 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/568192 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/568192/02_small.jpg' /><br />A nursing aide helps lift a senior resident suffering from advanced stages of Alzheimer's disease. Nursing aides serve as the backbones for many nursing homes, providing basic help to the residents.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/568192'>view full-size image</a> Sheila Zhao <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/568195/03_small.jpg' /><br />A nursing aide helps a resident suffering from advanced Alzheimer's disease brush her hair. Nursing aides serve as the backbones for many nursing homes, providing basic help to the residents.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/568195'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/568195 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:56:09 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/568195 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/568195/03_small.jpg' /><br />A nursing aide helps a resident suffering from advanced Alzheimer's disease brush her hair. Nursing aides serve as the backbones for many nursing homes, providing basic help to the residents.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/568195'>view full-size image</a> Sheila Zhao <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/568198/04_small.jpg' /><br />During post lunch nap, a nursing aide helps her residents sleep by lowering the curtains. Nursing aides serve as the backbones for many nursing homes, providing basic help to the residents.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/568198'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/568198 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:58:17 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/568198 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/568198/04_small.jpg' /><br />During post lunch nap, a nursing aide helps her residents sleep by lowering the curtains. Nursing aides serve as the backbones for many nursing homes, providing basic help to the residents.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/568198'>view full-size image</a> Sheila Zhao <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/568201/05_small.jpg' /><br />Some residents at the nursing home relieve their loneliness by finding companionship with other residents.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/568201'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/568201 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 04:00:55 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/568201 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/568201/05_small.jpg' /><br />Some residents at the nursing home relieve their loneliness by finding companionship with other residents.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/568201'>view full-size image</a> Sheila Zhao <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/568204/06_small.jpg' /><br />A resident at the senior home wards off loneliness by feeding stray cats in the neighborhood on a daily basis. <br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/568204'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/568204 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 03:58:14 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/568204 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/568204/06_small.jpg' /><br />A resident at the senior home wards off loneliness by feeding stray cats in the neighborhood on a daily basis. <br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/568204'>view full-size image</a> Sheila Zhao <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/568207/07_small.jpg' /><br />An aide entertains a senior suffering from advanced stages of Alzheimer's Disease by playing "catch" with the resident's favorite plush doll.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/568207'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/568207 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 03:59:15 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/568207 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/568207/07_small.jpg' /><br />An aide entertains a senior suffering from advanced stages of Alzheimer's Disease by playing "catch" with the resident's favorite plush doll.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/568207'>view full-size image</a> Sheila Zhao <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/568210/08_small.jpg' /><br />Able residents at the senior home waits in que to collect their meals three times a day.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/568210'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/568210 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:00:20 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/568210 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/568210/08_small.jpg' /><br />Able residents at the senior home waits in que to collect their meals three times a day.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/568210'>view full-size image</a> Sheila Zhao <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/568213/09_small.jpg' /><br />Residents suffering from late stages of Alzheimer's disease rely on their aides to fetch, prepare, and then feed them food. Nursing aides serve as the backbones for many nursing homes, providing basic help to the residents.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/568213'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/568213 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:02:57 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/568213 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/568213/09_small.jpg' /><br />Residents suffering from late stages of Alzheimer's disease rely on their aides to fetch, prepare, and then feed them food. Nursing aides serve as the backbones for many nursing homes, providing basic help to the residents.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/568213'>view full-size image</a> Sheila Zhao <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/568216/10_small.jpg' /><br />A resident suffering from late stages of Alzheimer's disease depends on her nurse for almost all aspects of her daily life. Nursing aides serve as the backbones for many nursing homes, providing basic help to the residents.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/568216'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/568216 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:04:23 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/568216 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/568216/10_small.jpg' /><br />A resident suffering from late stages of Alzheimer's disease depends on her nurse for almost all aspects of her daily life. Nursing aides serve as the backbones for many nursing homes, providing basic help to the residents.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/568216'>view full-size image</a> Sheila Zhao <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/568219/11_small.jpg' /><br />A resident at the senior home helps herself to a walk outside the vicinity of the home.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/568219'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/568219 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:05:13 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/568219 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/568219/11_small.jpg' /><br />A resident at the senior home helps herself to a walk outside the vicinity of the home.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/568219'>view full-size image</a> Sheila Zhao <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/568222/12_small.jpg' /><br />One of the oldest residents of the senior home, a woman who is over 100 years in age, takes time out for a nap. <br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/568222'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/568222 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:06:16 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/568222 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/568222/12_small.jpg' /><br />One of the oldest residents of the senior home, a woman who is over 100 years in age, takes time out for a nap. <br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/568222'>view full-size image</a> Sheila Zhao