Lonely in sunset years

Updated On Oct 08, 2011 03:03 pm IST
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A nurse feeds a man during lunch time in an elderly home in Masaya, about 25 km from Managua. Around 52 elderly people, mostly abandoned by their relatives, live in the retirement home called San Antonio that was built in 1911. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Oct 08, 2011 03:03 pm IST

A nurse feeds a man during lunch time in an elderly home in Masaya, about 25 km from Managua. Around 52 elderly people, mostly abandoned by their relatives, live in the retirement home called San Antonio that was built in 1911.

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A woman sits on her wheelchair in a home for the elderly in Masaya, about 25 km from Managua. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A woman sits on her wheelchair in a home for the elderly in Masaya, about 25 km from Managua.

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An old man looks on in a home for the elderly in Masaya, about 25 km from Managua. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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An old man looks on in a home for the elderly in Masaya, about 25 km from Managua.

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People head back to their bedrooms after lunch in a home for the elderly in Masaya, about 25 km from Managua. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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People head back to their bedrooms after lunch in a home for the elderly in Masaya, about 25 km from Managua.

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A woman rests in a home for the elderly in Masaya, about 25 km from Managua. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A woman rests in a home for the elderly in Masaya, about 25 km from Managua.

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A dog sits near a man on a wheelchair in a home for the elderly in Masaya, about 25 km from Managua. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A dog sits near a man on a wheelchair in a home for the elderly in Masaya, about 25 km from Managua.

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A pensioner takes a nap after lunch in a home for the elderly in Masaya, about 25 km from Managua. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A pensioner takes a nap after lunch in a home for the elderly in Masaya, about 25 km from Managua.

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People walk along the hallway inside a home for the elderly in Masaya, about 25 km from Managua. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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People walk along the hallway inside a home for the elderly in Masaya, about 25 km from Managua.

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Women sit at the entrance of a home for the elderly in Masaya, about 25 km from Managua. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Women sit at the entrance of a home for the elderly in Masaya, about 25 km from Managua.

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A nurse leads a woman at a home for the elderly in Masaya, about 25 km from Managua. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A nurse leads a woman at a home for the elderly in Masaya, about 25 km from Managua.

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A man walks past a statue of the Virgin Mary inside a home for the elderly in Masaya, about 25 km from Managua. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A man walks past a statue of the Virgin Mary inside a home for the elderly in Masaya, about 25 km from Managua.

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A woman stands next to her bed in her dormitory inside a home for the elderly in Masaya, about 25 km from Managua. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A woman stands next to her bed in her dormitory inside a home for the elderly in Masaya, about 25 km from Managua.

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