ABSTRACT
On the evening of May 16, 006, Tanis Smith walked into the recreational room of the HJ Heinz III long-term care facility of VAPHS (Veterans Administration Pittsburgh Healthcare System 3 ), mingling easily with the 34 male veterans who had gathered for the scheduled Bingo game. As she deftly handed out the Bingo cards, Tanis understood, from her previous 23-years of work experience in nursing homes, how much these recovering war-scarred patients looked forward to getting together in such recreational evenings.
