I Moved Into A Retirement Home For 48 hrs

Thank you to Dorothy, Patricia and Barbara for our new friendship and all the beauty you represent in this world!

We encourage everyone to reach out to elderly homes (or connect with elders in general).
Thank you, Denise, and everyone working at “The Redwoods Community: A Community of Seniors.” You are unsung heroes in society.

And thank you to CitizenM, our home away from home, for helping us arrange this party.

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Host: Staffan Taylor & Ammar Kandil
Editors: Thomas Dajer, Cam Peddle, Driaan Louw, Aidan Chua
Producer: Staffan Taylor & Melida Berton
Production's Assistant: Beatrice Longo

00:00 Intro
02:00 San Francisco let's gooo
04:00 Trying to make new friends
04:54 Introducing: Dorothy
07:00 Seek
07:30 Getting accepted + Marriage advice + living the life
11:45 Viator
12:58 Never met an Egyptian
16:58 Preparing the surprise
21:50 Going to the party
24:00 Queens arriving at their Party + Celebrations
30:20 Outro

[YesTheory]

Thank you Dorothy, Patricia and Barbara for the new friendship! <3 My younger self is jumping high right now to have fulfilled the dream of visiting an elderly home. Both Ammar and I are beyond grateful for the friendships and memories that were created from this trip.
Now we encourage you guys to reach out to elderly homes (or connect with elders in general) and give them a visit. It’s wild what you can learn by asking a question or two. Keep living with an open heart homies! / Staffan

[SayNoToAuthoritarianism]

Dorothy is 102?!?!? Holy crap she’s in phenomenal health!!!

[emboheme]

I think Staffan should just have his own senior channel where he literally just does this all over the world. More of this, please!

[theredwoodsacommunityofseniors]

Thank you @yestheory Staffan, Ammar, Thomas, and team for helping us bring joy and unforgettable memories to our residents! Your energy, kindness, and commitment to seeking discomfort made this experience truly special. We couldn't have done it without you! Here's to creating more impactful memories together! We can't wait to see Dorothy's next adventures in Australia!

For anyone who wants to get involved, join us! Or consider volunteering at your local senior community or visiting seniors who could use a little extra company. Let's keep spreading joy together! - Denise

#grateful #communitymagic

[boss-llri]

Hey guys, love this video.
I'm a doctor, preparing for residency training. My dream by the end of my career is to build a old folks center and an orphanage/foster center side by side. This will allow our elders to have company of children, which they love, and will give our children caring grandparents.
Its my dream, I promise if i live long enough I will do it!!

[buddleiabee]

"I'm older than that bridge"- what a sweetie. She was so touched. It's heart warming.

[cheukbunchan]

It's astonishing how sharp and quick-witted Dorothy is at 102 year old. She's always so quick to come up with a funny answer. Great sense of humor too.

[honorlogan]

Staffan getting nervous in front of the elderly ladies for introducing himself as a “single man” 😂 4:25

[briannacasale]

When he said you ladies look beautiful to Patricia and Barbara I started crying at her “no one has said that in a lot of years”. You are such a kind soul to bring them that reminder of love☺️

[RosaLopez-qmir]

I’ve worked for The Redwoods for 15 years and love it!!

[elbarkero]

6 minutes in and i'm in tears.. Steffan is the best.. I am so happy he was found and brought into the family.. ok, video finished and tears are streaming.. such a beautiful video

[pushingpens]

This really does change my perspective of what it means to be 80, 90, 100 years old. I always though living to 80 would be a great feat, but now I'm realizing that's still so young, there is a lot of life to be lived well into our later years.

[diegoarango]

This is insane because after watching this video this morning I went to a local home and asked to just interact with people and I was allowed, I was there for 3 hours and I must admit I learned a lot of new things and had an amazing time, I plan on returning my next day off. Thanks for inspiring me to step out my comfort zone and do something I wouldn’t have done ever.

[caitlynbernie]

the cut to young Dorothy had me in tears, she is just so beautiful, inside and out wow

[hoomanbean]

I work at a retirement home just as a server in a dining room....I teared up.

Dorothy made me think of a resident at my place. She has been to every continent except for South America, she told me that travel is the spice of life.... she's 94, and every day she makes sure to remind me that she is super grateful for being upright.

[meeshmeesha]

You guys went to the BEST possible place for a senior home! I’m from the North Bay, and I can honestly say the people here are just like the wonderful people in this video. Love this!

[maximilianschafer]

I lost my grandma this year and i made sure to go over each and every sunday for Lunch, just talking with her. The past 4 years i went over to her's 3 times a week to take care of her, miss ya grandma

[emmawalgraeve]

idk why but at 4:49 that moment when she introduced the lady who was 102 sitting all by herself warmed my heart it just showed me the people who work there really care about there people :)

[robertvoss]

In my home country of the Netherlands there are more and more initiatives similar to this video. Because young students are having difficulty finding places to live, they are moving into retirement homes cheaply. There they help out with taking (mentally, no actual nursing) care of the residents. I think it's a nice system to give people a place to live and take care of lonely elderly

[fayegraham]

I really liked the CEO of Redwood. I’ll never be lucky enough to live there! What a blessing for those people!