It's the only way we can afford to keep these places going. Meals are heavy on carbohydrates. Breakfast is invariably oatmeal and toast, and meat is served only on Sundays and holidays. Hoffman defended the diet. The diet they get in here is really better for them.
Wood Lake provides no recreational activities.
Some residents take the bus to the library or go for walks, and local churches provide transportation to services. Recreation for most appears to be watching television. Fights over what program to watch on the single screen in the dining hall are the major disciplinary problem at the dorm. To prevent old people from begging on the street and at shopping malls, some neighbors say dorm residents should not be allowed to leave the facility. You know they just use the money to buy booze.