Increase Physical Activity for Elders in Nursing Facilities

Everyday I go to work, I walk in to find all residents in bed or in wheelchairs, including the ones that can walk. It is also a common sight in many homes that I visited, not just the one I work at. It bothers me a lot to see people that can walk be treated like people who need total care. Although therapy is offered for the ones who are slightly independent, it is very common for them to complain of pain and fatigue and eventually choose not to exercise. There needs to be more effort to motivate elders in nursing homes to stay active.
Working in a nursing home, I see a lot of residents who become lazy, with no motivation to do anything. I understand a nursing home is there to provide long term care for those who need it, but it's also there to help them regain some level of independence by encouraging the residents to do certain themselves instead of just doing it for them. For example, I know some one who can walk, shower, dress herself, and do all the basics by herself but she insists on asking her aid to do everything for her...IN BED! Doing all care for this person is not helping them but contributing to their laziness and inactivity. Then, there are the ones who complain of fatigue all the time whenever they have physical therapy, and we're so quick to accept no and move on to the next person.
We, as healthcare workers need to do do more to encourage elders, especially the ones in nursing homes, to stay active. It is very easy to get bedridden in a nursing home. We can make exercise more fun by keeping it from being too boring. Music is a great way to lighting up the mood. Walking the ones who can walk regularly is a must. I see people who can walk perfectly be forced to stay in a chair all day everyday, and every time they try to get up at any moment there's always someone there to shove them back in the chair. I'm not suggesting that we should let everyone who can walk to just wonder around but there needs to be some kind of organized schedule to have someone walk those who can, on a regular basis.