You know, Adam, many people feel the same way that you did. My mom worked at an assisted living facility. Most of the people there had Alzheimer’s. Many of them did not have family that would come to see them. Luckily, the company was OK with family of the worker’s coming to visit. I wouldn’t go a lot, but enough that the people enjoyed having us (me and my son) there. My mom would show them pictures of my son quite a bit so most of them would remember him. Words cannot explain how their faces would glow when I would walk through the front door with my son. They enjoyed having him there so much. For some, it was just having the company and the joy of a child and for others….well, they thought he was one of their children or a brother (since those seem to be the only memories that most of them have). Either way, I thought it was a great thing to do for them. It was very sad when they would pass on and hard to explain to a young child (at the time my son was 4-6 years old). But, we have pictures of him with some of the people and every now and then he looks at them. Even though he doesn’t remember going there too much, he still thinks it was a good and nice thing to do. I think that is what was most important about doing that with him. He realizes the importance of doing for others that may not have anybody else to help them. He is a wonderful young man now (11 yrs. old)!