Watch Now: Hug Tunnel for Elders at St. Luke’s Home
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Mamta Popat
Photojournalist
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Elders and their family members can once again embrace each other through a "Hug Tunnel" constructed at the St. Luke's Home in Tucson. Linda Hollis, chief executive officer, says the idea came from a news report about a nursing home in Brazil that made a tunnel.
Mamta Popat
Photojournalist
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