Current Employer: Heritage Hall (Memory Care)
Current Occupation: Certified Nurses Aide
I help take care of the residents, along with the other CNAs.
When I am working, I try to get people to laugh... even if it is sometimes at my expense. This job is difficult, and stressful, and it is easier to do it if you are laughing occasionally.
It is most important that SOMEONE thinks the residents are more than a name and number on a piece of paper. This is an impression family members can get from many of the bureaucrats.
During the last hour of the shift, I am also turned into a bureaucrat with all the IRRITATING paperwork. The job is usually difficult, but often enjoyable.