Originally Posted by
justakiwi
If this was the number one thing my residents said about me, I would go find a different job. Yes, I have many “tasks” to do, but that is not why I am a caregiver and it is not what I want my residents to remember for. I want them to remember me as the caregiver who sat with them and held their hand from time to time, in their last days on this earth. I want them to remember that I took the time to check in on them, and stop for a chat, if they were holed up in their room having a “down day.” I want the 92 year hard case lady I adore, to remember the night I sat in her room and almost peed my pants laughing, while she screeched with excitement watching “Naked Attraction” on TV.
Our elderly are human beings. They are important. They should be valued. Yes, these places are in the business of making money, but the people they care for, and the staff that are the foundations of their business, should come first. I don’t know the answers, but they chose to operate in this sector. It’s their job to figure out how to make it work - not mine.