Trinity Nursing Home Observation Report

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In the beginning, I elected to volunteer at Trinity Nursing Home since it was an atmosphere I missed. What started out a way to accumulate time for a class quickly turned into an anticipated encounter. Trinity homes offer mostly long-term care and also temporary amenities to a large percentage of older adults and illnesses. According to Trinity Homes Welcome page, they have operated since 1948 offering 24-hour care in a home-like setting. In addition, to around the clock care, specialized observation is available to 230 individuals.
The current census posted within the facility lists the number of residences to be 210 and nursing staff fluctuating any given shift. For example, on Saturday I volunteer they had five Registered Nurses, eight

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