A New Home for Grandpa

Grandpa is eighty years old, and he cannot walk well.

Last month, he fell in his house and hurt his leg.

My parents work all day, so they cannot stay with him.

We looked at a care home near our street.

It has nurses and a big garden.

Grandpa was quiet at first, but a man there played chess with him.

Now Grandpa smiles every day.

He calls us after dinner and tells funny stories.

My mother says he looks younger now.

Good care can change a person's life.

But not every family can find such a place.

Some care homes cost too much money.

Others are far from home, so visits are hard.

My friend's grandmother waited six months for a room.

We need more good care homes, and we need them near families.

Then more old people can smile like Grandpa.