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These are used not only for the comfort of a resident but for their safety. When a resident movies around too much in a regular wheel chair or slides out of one too often they'll put them in a geri chair and the height and depth of it will keep them back far enough they can't slide out any longer but can still move around.

That's an awesome idea as you do have a talent but you should also add history of the places you go.

awsome contrast

I light the place with a flashlight, shutter is typically open anywhere from 2 seconds to 1 minute depending on the stop, flashlight brightness, and how big the area is to be lit.

Yes I believe it was named after mayor Olander who dedicated to expand the hospital and improve living conditions there.

Yep in the basement with some other equipment that looked laboratory - research like.

Cool I learned a new word that sounds dirty... right up there with 'masticate' (to chew).

Hey, Renwick is on Blackwell's Island! There isn't much left on that island though, except for Renwick, the lighthouse, and part of the old New York Insane Asylum, usually called "The Octagon", which they are renovating into million dollar apartments right now.

I think you people should grow up.

As I look at these pictures , i hope that some of the archecture is salvaged.

That may have been a whirlpool tub. I work in a care center and they have 2 of them except their more modern and not as large so they're more accessable to the residents.

I think the bottom part says:

Administer first aid and call for medical assistance.
COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURES
(TEMPORAL LOBE, PSYCHOMOTOR)
-Do not try to stop or restrain the person
-Try to remove harmful objects from the person's pathway or gently coax the person away from them
-Do not agitate the person

I've been in there before. It scared the hell out of me. I also thought it felt very cold. Not something I want to experience again.

Institutionalized showering, as seen on Alcatraz island and wherever else your travels take you.

my god, it looks like a fortress.