Day Two

Today was a much easier day at the Woodcrest Center than yesterday. I was more familiar with the daily routine and knew more of the people that were on my floor. Now that I'm getting to know the residents, it makes it easier to go through the day because I know what each of them like, don't like and more about their medical conditions. For an example, residents wear bracelets with their names on it and they are color coded. Red means the resident is diabetic, green means their food gets thickened and white means they are regular or have no noteable medical condition. I'm also starting to be given more responsibility on my floor. Now that I'm starting to get the hang of working there, I can help out with various things and assist more with residents. I even got to have what they call "one on one" time with residents. This helped me get to know some of them a bit more, which is always helpful with doing my job and connecting with them in general. I also forgot to mention that we have a morning meeting just before we start the day. I love this and find it very helpful because I get to find out who I am working with for the day as well as the activities that will be going on. I'm looking forward to what day three will bring at the Woodcrest Center.