Document Type
Division and Classification Essay
Publication Date
1988
Excerpt
Many elderly people confined in nursing homes seem uninteresting or demanding because they are picky, crabby, or just never awake. Once we take time to get to know the elderly, however, we can more easily understand and more readily appreciate them. In my experiences as a housekeeper at Countryside Place Nursing Home, I came in contact with four different types of people: those who couldn't wait to have their rooms cleaned, those who hated having it done, those who waited for me just to have someone to talk to, and those who were so sick they never knew if or when I was there. Although many people dread the thought of cleaning, my job as a housekeeper at the nursing home not only put humor into a money-making situation, but it also gave me a sense of satisfaction to know that in performing a minimal task I was often making someone's day, or at least expanding my understanding and tolerance of people.
Recommended Citation
Moryl, Melissa, "Sometimes for Them--Sometimes for Me (1988)" (1988). The Valpo Core Reader. 450.
http://scholar.valpo.edu/core_reader/450