In the GDR, a home for the elderly was called a Feierabendheim, an end-of-work home. The word treats old age as the Feierabend after a working life. Duden still lists the word, as a regional term for Altenheim, a home for the elderly.
In the GDR, a home for the elderly was called a Feierabendheim, an end-of-work home. The word treats old age as the Feierabend after a working life. Duden still lists the word, as a regional term for Altenheim, a home for the elderly.