Just Another Day

I was at Whitecliff Nursing Home, waiting for my Regional Nurse.
I'd driven across the state the day before.
We were going to start the facility's presurvey review.
I was wearing a black dress.
I watched The Today Show on the large TV in a lounge.
I walked the halls to check on the residents.
Some had heard and didn't realize what had happened.
Some had heard and were numb.
Finally I just turned off televisions in the rooms where the residents didn't understand.
They, for once, were the lucky ones.