Alexis McKenzie, director of an Alzheimer's assisted-living facility, laughs with resident Catherine Peake

By Charles Dharapak/The Associated Press

October 8, 2012 | 5:53 p.m. CDT

Alexis McKenzie, right, executive director of The Methodist Home of the District of Columbia Forest Side, an Alzheimer's assisted-living facility, laughs with resident Catherine Peake.

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