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Charlie’s Corner – OBASUTE

CHOL Charlie’s Corner Blog – OBASUTE The origin of “Obasute” comes from Japan. Research tells us that it is “the ancient practice from Japanese folklore in which a sick or elderly relative is dumped in a remote place to die”. Here in America, we should count our blessings that there are places like Community Homes…

Safety First @ Community Homes

Charlie’s Corner: Safety

  The importance of SAFETY at Community Homes. Observations about safety conclude our series of Charlie’s Corner blogs that articulate our individual core values. Safety, though last in this series, is far from the least important of these values. A large percentage of our resident population is made up of people who are aging. This…

Charlie’s Corner: Fairness

Fairness as a Core Value. Let us start this message by defining fairness, and why has been chosen as one of the Core Values of community Homes (the other Core Values are truth, responsibility, hope, respect, compassion, and safety). Fairness is a noun, defined by the Oxford Dictionary as “impartial and just treatment or behavior…