The television is always on

in the lounge room  of the residential care facility. It is tuned to a commercial television station.
It irritates the Senior Cat. He does not watch television. He never watched much and ceased to watch it altogether some years ago. The only program he was watching then ceased to be produced. It was one we both found interesting...short documentaries about people, places and culture around the world.  It was not on a commercial television channel. Even though it now shows some commercials they are not shown in the style which constantly interrupts the program. 
What was going on yesterday was different. The Senior Cat is attempting to stay on his rear paws, something which is increasingly difficult. He made it very slowly out to the lounge room and we sat down there with relief. 
Middle Cat and I looked at one another. Realistically I doubt he is coming home again. He has to be mobile to do that and he is now so frightened of falling again that he could not walk alone from his bedroom to the kitchen. I couldn't leave him. (Yes, I came home and had a good howl about that.) 
He won't want to sit in that lounge and watch television. It is not his idea of entertainment at all. 
I took some origami paper for him yesterday. He likes to fiddle. The girl who is the "activities" person came in just as we arrived. She  had gone to the trouble of printing off a small booklet of origami animal designs for him. We knew nothing about this but the Senior Cat was delighted. I suspect part of today will be devoted to "mountain" and "valley" folds and more.
He spent some time yesterday talking to two or three of the more intellectually alert men too. That's a good thing. He has only had me or Middle Cat to talk to most of the time even though our brother talks to him several times a week on the phone.
Perhaps it will all work and is for the best but it is a massive adjustment for everyone - even one for which we thought we were prepared.