As a society, Competent Compassion for Our Elders speaks volumes about the condition of Our Hearts as People. It's wonderful to know that we are Blessed To Serve those Who have first served Us as part of the revealing purpose of our being-ness!
The Stewards of Elder-Life who serve our Elders directly, (particularly those who render service within Our nursing homes and the like), are required to embody the virtues of Competent Compassion, exercising the skillful & noble character of patient love. But, of course, this is not merely a professional requirement...it is a Human Mandate that perpetually propels the idea within the human conscience of lifting up into the better qualities of life, the "so-called" weakest amongst our societal ranks. What would be more Noble for Us than to continue upon the paths of Loving reciprocity, Masterfully Serving, even, and especially, if such care was historically found absent from one's past.
Remember: Nursing Homes and the like, become an Oasis of Healing when We Visit to Love & Nourish.