Digital Research

            The Jeanne Jugan residence is very different from other elderly residences. Not only is it an assisted living residence but it is an independent living facility. It is managed by workers volunteers and nuns. In my online research I found many articles on one aspect of this place and I managed to find one site that contained all aspects of the Jeanne Jugan residence. This site just happens to be the official site for the Jeanne Jugan residence of The Little Sisters of the Poor. The official site of The Little Sisters of the Poor helps bring me into the mission of this place. The people who run this place want a safe haven for the elderly. They do not discrimate on the basis of race, income, religion, or ethnicity. Little Sisters of the Poor advertise a home like place for the elderly.

            Another interesting site I found was anunslife.org. This site was interesting to me because Little Sisters of The Poor is run by nuns. This gives me some insight into how to become a nun. This in turn helps me develop questions to ask the nuns. Step two was one of the most interesting steps to me. This is because it talks about doing “nun surveillance”. What the author means is just scoping out the lifestyle of a nun. It also describes how some of them are as stodgy as some people think. It explains that there are different ways that nuns embody religion. It explains that certain nuns will help you discover the true life of a nun. I believe knowing how to become a nun will help me interact with the nuns more easily.

             These sites helped me figure out how I could enter the space and it will help me ease into the insider perspective. I had trouble finding sites about the place as a whole. Most elderly facilities are either one or the other.