My parents are in their 80s and their entire social calendar consists of attending various memorial services. It seems like they go to two a week, but that is probably a (slight) exaggeration. My parents have been gone for quite a while now (they'd be 101 & 99 if they were alive)... I still remember the morning death watch ritual of reading the obituaries, looking for names of friends. Do what you can to maintain or improve the quality of life of your old ones... when they are gone you wont have that chance ever again.