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It sounds more like an arcade than a retirement center at Berkeley's Kyakameena Skilled Nursing Facility. Kyakameena is one of a growing number of nusing homes across the country that encourages its residents to play wii, a Nintendo video game. Proponents say it keeps the elderly active and engaged. It also keeps the grandkids visiting.
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It sounds more like an arcade than a retirement center at Berkeley's Kyakameena Skilled Nursing Facility. Kyakameena is one of a growing number of nusing homes across the country that encourages its residents to play wii, a Nintendo video game. Proponents say it keeps the elderly active and engaged. It also keeps the grandkids visiting.
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Aired on April 10. 2008 on KALX 90.7, North Gate Radio, UC Berkeley radio station
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