![]() The disaster of being old was in not felng safe to venture anywhere, of seeing freedom put out of her reach. She realised that she never walked now without knowing what she was doing and and concentrating upon it once, walking had been like breathing, something unheeded. Such however is the reality experienced by Mrs Palfrey who, eschewing nursing homes, has moved into the Claremont Hotel in west Lonon for what she knows will the the final stage of her life. No sign of arthritic knees or failing memories, of stiffening joints or nervousness about venturing out anywhere after dark. ![]() The owners of care homes and residential homes for elderly people like to adorn their promotional material with photos of bright-eyed, smiling, carefree people in the twilight of their years. ![]()
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