the wisdom of the aged

I watched a documentary on PBS's Independent Lens about life in a nursing home/assisted living center that deals with memory impairment/dementia/alzeimers. It was moving and very accurately portrayed life in these places (I worked in one for seven years, it brought back so many memories). It showed nursing homes in a positive light - so many people are afraid of them, and don't understand how well they care for the people within, because the dynamic there is so different from their own experiences. The best part, though, were the funny clips they ran during the closing credits. In one, the camera showed a resident who had dozed off during her interview. The interviewer tried to coax her to wake up - "Are you with me?? Helloooo? Are you there?" The lady, eyes still closed, declared loudly "I'm dead."
In another, they showed a conversation that the nursing home director (a young man) had with an elderly resident.
"Did you have fun?" the director asked, about a party or something.
"I don't have any fun" the woman said.
"You don't?"he asked.
"Nope. I'm too old."
"Oh, come on" the director said, "You can still have fun."
"Not the kind of fun you have" she replied.