Across
Generations
Older adults in care homes and communities quietly live alongside their grandchildren's generation — yet most never truly meet. This project documents the conversations, the silences, and the unexpected bridges being built between them.
I have so many stories. Nobody ever comes to ask.
I never thought about what it means to be old and alone. My grandpa lives far away. I guess I never asked him anything either.
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David spent 40 years building bridges — real ones. He has a notebook full of sketches for projects he never got to build. He's never shown it to anyone.
Why She Stopped Expecting Visits
Margaret has three grandchildren, all of them within driving distance. She stopped expecting them to visit two years ago, and she's made peace with it — on most days.
The Question Nobody Asks
Across the first ten interviews with older adults, one theme emerged with surprising consistency: not 'I want more visitors' but 'I want someone to be curious about me.'
Why I'm Doing This
The honest first entry: what started this project, what I'm hoping to find, and what I'm already afraid of getting wrong.
What Priya Knows About Her Grandmother
Priya is 15. She calls her grandmother every few weeks. She doesn't know her grandmother's first name. This surprised both of them.