Arlington Place Overall Experience

STRENGTHS: * a new and/or innovative service for the southern area of Dallas * cultural connections * community driven * connection with VA Hospital * growing trend around the nation * prime locations near many senior living facilities

I had to understand the circumstances in which people were in and how interact with residents respectfully and compassionately which provided opportunities for personal growth by practicing integrity, justice and good stewardship. Though I was a bit hesitant, my experience has been very positive. Just being a volunteer without any related experience or skills, I was unqualified to help and many ways. The few menial tasks that I was able to do seemed to be met with much enthusiasm and appreciation. Simply helping someone to their seat bringing them a cup of tea or

Arriving to my first PPE experience was exciting and nerve-racking at the same time. When I walked into Advocate Illinois Masonic I was taken back by

She enjoys her job and she takes care of some of the clients there on a needed basis because they request for her care. I would say that she is one of the best CNA nurses there because she has a calm, loving, and gentle heart and soul. I got speak with some elderly individuals. They were so happy to me and were anxious to speak with me and be around me. They told me stories about their life and what their occupation was before they fell ill. I got to speak to a lot of veterans which was unique and interesting because it made me realize the type of counselor, I would to be and how I can change others life. I was able to feed some residents there and they were so appreciative and humble. One veteran told me he love the activities because it reminded him of his childhood. We played balloon volleyball and bingo. I felt like a resident because of the interaction. Some residents had a different prospective of the facility and said how they would be better in their own home and have freedom. Some felt like they were in a prison not being able to go anywhere. I noticed some got to walk freely around the building, but others were locked in. A few of the staff members would say that some residents are crazy and they do not know what they be saying, but I know that it is consider abuse if a person is not treat with proper

I went to my supervisor and asked for advice on how to go about volunteering my time there. Thanks to her connections, she was easily able to arrange this for me by contacting someone affiliated with the facility. Upon my arrival, I was given a tour of the building and prompted to help those in the administration office by packing envelopes. Due to privacy laws, I was unable to physically interact with their patients. However, I take great pride in knowing that I did what I could to help an organization that focuses on providing exceptional, accessible care for others, regardless of a patient’s ability to

Edgewood Vista in Alexandria is a place for seniors searching for a perfect retirement community in Alexandria Minnesota. This vibrant home combines top-notch assisted living, memory care, and short-term stays services to provide world-class senior living solutions. With 53 communities and over 2500 residents, Edgewood already built a reputation in senior living, healthcare, and real estate industry.

As a MSW student at a long term care home, I get an opportunity to take on many duties and activities. For starters, I get to do a lot of administration work including filing, faxing, photocopying, writing thank you letters for those who came for the tour of the home, mailing care conference letters to families to let them know when it is and making phone calls to family members as well as different agencies such as Community Care Access Centre (CCAC). One of the main duties and most important I find is visiting residents and addressing any concerns they may have. This can include issues that they may be experiencing with another resident and connecting them with different services such as Amy’s Helping Hands and transportation services. To

My field placement is at Highland Clarksburg Hospital. I work with an amazing woman named Amy, she is a case manager on the children’s unit. The basics of my field placement was to help providing quality behavioral health care services to children, adolescents, and adults in a caring environment (https://highlandhospitalwv.com/our-promise/). Highland Clarksburg Hospital is acute care hospital. So the patience can be there for a little bit depending on their insurance. Why the hospital is there is because there aren’t that many hospitals around to help children in need of behavioral health. History of Highland-Clarksburg Hospital dates back to February 1, 2010 when Clarksburg’s City Hall announcement was made UHC would donate the facility. The United Hospital Center built a new facility. They opened of the Children and Adolescent Unit in August 2013 and the reminder in January 1, 2014.

I have really been enjoying my time at the Hattiesburg Health and Rehab. It saddens me to know that I will be done soon. Although I am just getting to know the new residents here I have grown fond of many of them. Everyone is very friendly and helpful here as well. I believe my favorite unit is the Alzheimer’s unit. The residents on the hall are so loveable. Most of the patients normally sit in the day room while enjoying different activities. Although the nursing home is a great place to experience social work, I believe that I am better off in a faster pace setting. Or perhaps somewhere I can travel throughout the day to make the day go by faster. It tends to get tiresome throughout the day when there isn’t much to do. Perhaps, it is possible

It was wonderful to get hands- on information from local aging agency. However, it is not the first time I have been to Oxford Senior Center. During my practicum at Liberty, I went there on alternate Fridays for blood pressure check-up with the director of nursing. Also, I have been there to get one of my GA works for data collection. Since the center is serving the older adults for more than 50 years, the institute has evolved in many ways, physically and in abstract level (culture, values, mission etc.). I was amazed to see, even in my short span of involvement in the center, there were small changes occurring in operation level. In more than 50 years, it would be hard to quantify how much changes might have occurred which also shaped up the institution in present condition.

I had place many barriers which was interfering with me getting to know the residents. In AHSC 281 Shannon had taught us Sensitive terminology and the do’s and don’t about it. Learning about it in class was very simple and apply it to made up cases was very easy, Yet, as I went into the field that was my first error, I looked at the residents and applied society’s stereotypes on them and created all sort of boundaries. The biggest one I faced was looking past their age, it does not mean they are 50 years older than me that we have nothing in common. There was a lot of topics covered with the residents as I spoke to them it went from dating, dancing, cooking and to my

Entry to an aged care facility is one of the hardest moments of my life. It makes me feel depressed. I feel hollow, and, if it would be possible, I would just remain with my family to the end of my life. Now that I am 87 years old it is going to be so hard to manage myself at home. However, I can assume that the aged care facility is going to be a safe and good place. We will be of the same age and we will also have the same way of thinking. I am not going to be bored because there will be lots of activities which I can do. I hope and pray that the people I am going to meet there will be friendly. I hope staff should be culturally competent and be empathetic towards me. I hope and pray that the carers are going to patient, kind, and have

It was a more relaxed environment than a change of shift in a hospital. The nurses have a great deal of autonomy in deciding what a patient may need. Both Endia and Marylyn collaborated on their patients to give them the best care. Hospice was something I never had considered as a possible path for myself. However, after spending the day at Halcyon, it is definitely a path a could see myself choosing. According to Mizell, Washington-Brown & Russell (2014), many nursing students are not exposed to end of life care and are only focused on caring for the living. This was an excellent opportunity to see what happens when someone chooses to stop treatment or they have a decline in their health towards their end of life. Once I am done with the medsurg portion of the semester, I am going to reach out to Lisa to volunteer at the front desk. One of the biggest challenges I saw today was in dealing with family. The family has their ideas of what the patient needs and that may not be the reality. It took a lot of education of the family by the nurse to help them understand either the disease process or how the medications may help their loved one. In the end, no matter what the diagnosis the patient may have, the patients deserve the same level of care and dignity in how they spend out final

The tour and speaker at the Hospital’s long-term care center was very interesting. I had no idea the hospital had it’s own long-term care center that provided similar care to Three Links and Millstream. That is a lot of long-term care centers in Northfield. I was very impressed that they had 2 nutritionists on staff for only 40 people. In addition, the rooms were huge and the residents did not share with a roommate. At Three Links Pathways dementia care center the rooms were about this same size but were for 2 elderly adults.

I explained in details to Jude about parking , public transport ,lunch facilities and other daily requirement to facilitate an environment that is conducive for her learning(Quinn and Hughes,2007 ,p.29). At the end of orientation, I gave Jude an orientation package about the placement. This would enable her to learn about clinical issues which would ensure a good start and her understanding about the department (Rose and Best, 2005, p.55). I have chosen to do a comprehensive orientation, to make her confident and support her learning in practice (NMC, 2008).