Thomas Edna Ryan takes part in an afternoon shuffleboard session at the In Touch Day Center for Older Adults in Rock Island.
Various activities are available for the seniors to occupy their days.
Sitting in one place, one would hear the loud call of birds, the skittering of dice hitting the table tops, the clicking of heeled employees on the floor, the clattering of silverware, a tape playing soothing music in the dining room, and the hum and roll of voices. Here, they are peaceful sounds. The long hall is lined with a railing for those who need help walking. A couple of folded wheelchairs sit in the hall. Out the window, employees of Intouch Day Center for Older Adults gently are helping elderly men and women off their buses and walking them to a held-open door.