Nursing Homes, Assisted Living: The Good, The Bad, The Money: My Shocking Experience as a Caregiver up to Covid-19

by Ian Samuels

Overview

In this book, you will learn about the residents he has given care to and the stories his patients have shared with him. Caregiving in the wake of COVID, Samuels shares what he saw and how his patients have been treated up to end of their lives. This book also provides some advice for families that are planning to have the loved ones live in nursing facilities. This story details all the care givers he has met, the sacrifices they make every day, the burn out, and stress on their bodies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781667856636
Publisher:	BookBaby
Publication date:	08/08/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	136
Sales rank:	894,745
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Ian Samuels was born in Kingston, Jamaica. He graduated from high school there and became a writer. In 1988, he migrated to the United States. He studied plastics at Adam Spence cooperation and worked as a plastic compounding and extrusion tech in 1999. He went to suburban technical school in long island for nursing in 2001. He worked a few more jobs and then relocated to New Jersey in 2005. He is currently a care manager at an assisted living facility, a songwriter, and author.

Table of Contents

Dedicated to 1

I was born 3

My Mother 8

Learning Chores 10

A New Country 12

Leaving New York 15

Getting a Job Right Off the Bat 17

My Career Progression 19

Setting Priorities 21

I Thought of Quitting on the First Day 24

Fun Moments 26

Being a Male Nursing Assistant 28

The Housekeeping and Environmental Department 31

The Job Description Has to be Clear 33

The Laundry Department 34

The Maintenance Department 36

The Recreation Department 38

The Physical Therapy Department 39

Adapt and Overcome 40

The Pandemic 42

Money Trees 53

Operating Under an Illusion 56

Balancing Love and Respect 64

Hearing Good Stories 65

Selfless Family Members 67

Recognizing My Work and Effort 69

Being Conservative 71

Nursing Assistants and Who They Are 72

Effects of Working Overtime 74

Back Injury 76

The Wear and Tear of Being a Caregiver 78

Guilt Trip 80

Being Human Again 81

Multitasking 82

Survival 83

Thinking Carefully 84

Money-Driven Decision 85

Finding a Solution 86

Heartbreaking Situation 87

Something to Think About 88

My Personal Philosophy on Aging 89

When Residents Run Out of Money 91

A Global Perspective 93

The Good and the Bad 95

A Flexible Job 96

From Nothing to Something 97

Being Human 98

When Privacy Is Taken for Granted 99

Mental and Physical Abuse by Residents to Caregivers 100

Dying Alone 104

Solutions 106

My name is Francis: I have dementia and I'm lost 112

Fails: The land of no Return 116

"I outlived my savings: some want me to hurry up and die" 118

Conclusion: Are you prepared for your end of journey in a nursing facility? 124