My Career

Today I thought it would be a good idea to give everyone a little insight into what it is I do. I am a consumer support specialist and work in an assisted living center during the overnight shift. I have been with this company now for about a year and a half. I supervise twenty people and assist them with completing goals that are set up in order to make their transition to the community a success. All of my clients suffer from some level of mental retardation or mental illness and the age of my clients are varied in range. For alot of my clients this is the first time that they have lived on their own, and that truly makes this a big life experience for them. I have been in health care for most of my time in the workforce, usually in nursing homes as a Certified Nurses Aid. I have seen it all including the smiles of a resident as you sit there and listen to them tell their stories, the happiness when the family sees the resident get better and be able to move out (although that didn't occur as much as you would hope), and I have been there to hold my residents hand as they drifted off into another world that we do not know. I love being in the health care business and helping my clients. I am thankful for being gave such a position to assist wonderful people with their activities of daily living. The assisted living center is much more suited to what I enjoy doing. Sean has told me often that he could not do what I do, but when you see someone smile and take pride in what they have accomplished it makes it all worth while.