I’ve always had a passion for serving Seniors. When I was receiving my
education for Speech Language Pathology, I knew I wanted to take the
medical/ Adult route to serve Seniors with neurocognitive Impairments
(i.e. Dementia, Parkinson’s, Stroke, ALS, etc.). I wanted to get to the
source of where these impairments where, and assist patients to regain
their communication, story telling knowledge, so they can keep and form
relationships.
I worked at skilled nursing facilities and hospitals providing therapy
for my patients to regain their independence and return home safely. I
wasn’t making the impact that I always saw myself doing-I had multiple
patients re-admitted for the same issues such as a fall, even though we
worked intensively on increasing safety in the home. I kept asking “Why
is this happening? We worked on this! “
It was difficult to educate families on the patients’ cognitive needs.
Many families would cite, “Well that’s just how he is”. I was worried
and concerned that once discharged home, I did not know if my efforts
were successful in terms of my patients continuing therapy and
demonstrating improvement.
In 2018, I was integrated into my mom’s caregiver company, Perfect Solutions for Seniors.
As a collective group, my mom, my sister and I knew we could provide
higher level services to our already clientele. With my assistance and
my sister’s, in 2018 we become a licensed Homecare company which allowed
us to place qualified CNA’s into Seniors homes—This new licensure
enables us to provide higher level homecare to allow the client to stay
in their home surrounded by the memories they have cultivated over the
years. I love going to client’s homes on the initial visit, and seeing
generations of photos on the walls. It reaffirms the love of what I do.
It’s here, where my clinical skills and passion for Seniors’ really came
alive. I use my clinical skill set to provide hands on education to my
staff and I am able to see how much my client benefits in their home. I
am able to see my client in their home environment and cultivate a plan
that allows effective communication and for their wants and needs to
readily be met—I set high standards for our employees and educate them
on how to achieve successful outcomes using a comprehensive training
program. Now I can rest easy knowing that our client’s cognitive skills,
physical needs and emotional well being are all being successfully
achieved, improving their overall quality of life. It is extremely
satisfying and invigorating because I can see difference we are making
in improving my client’s lives. .
