Come Home

mother, Brigitte Santos. Brigitte is a home health care nurse that has worked all of her life to get to where she is today. Brigitte is the most hardworking, over achieving, caring and responsible person I know. Brigitte has raised 2 kids all the while working hard and going to school. I personally have seen my mother start from the bottom and work her way up to be an extremely successful woman. She has worked her way up for a CNA, to an RN, to a SANE worker and Home Health care nurse. My mom…

cremation, and a cremation service. While a traditional funeral and direct cremation are total opposites, they do share some middle ground, a cremation service. The traditional funeral, a ritual steeped in tradition, and hung in a place of honor. When it comes to a traditional funeral there are somethings that are just ‘expected’; for example, embalming the decedent is an expectation. The consultation can be somewhat long depending on the wishes of the family. Today there are so many ways one…

I met a man while I was working in the recreational center. He began the conversation with the classic line “do you come here often?” Every moment after that was indescribable. Over the years, we built a strong bond. All the years I’ve worked at the recreational center I never questioned why he was there. This was my best friend and I never asked why he was here. So one night on our date, I asked him “so what made you volunteer at the center Zaire?” At first he looked away, he tried to…

It had been a long hot summer and Laura was ready for the change in weather and the change in scenery. Fall was really her favorite time of the year anyway. The cooler weather was also a much better time to make the move from the city to her new home in a quite rural community. The good deal she had gotten on the old farm house sitting on five acres was too good to pass up. She didn’t like the idea that there was only one bathroom, which was downstairs, but since it would only be her living…

Residential Care Homes Residential care homes are referred to by a variety of different names, including adult care homes, residential care facilities or communities, personal care homes and care homes. But what they all share in common is the service of providing senior citizens care and support in a homelike setting. What is a residential care home? Care homes are residential facilities that provide individualized service to small groups of older adults. These adult care homes provide…

point increase from 2001, which reflects management efficiency and asset control (Hunger and Wheelen) (Annual Report). Earnings Per Share improved by 21%, because of Home Depot’s repurchase of 69 million shares. This repurchase of Treasury Stock avoided a diluted effect in per share calculation (Annual…

floor, they could hear distinct voices of people coming from the opposite side of the room, but with all with all the fallen walls and mounds of debris it took almost five minutes before the group was spotted. Lucas immediately called to the group, “Come quick! We need to get out of here fast. Remain calm and follow me, we are going to make it out of here fine if we…

is paid at a rate of 60% of the weighted average of that of a medical facility. The State of Illinois has statistical found out that it is less costly to assist those with a disability to stay in their home verse the effective cost of a medical facility. Therefore, in the article, Nursing Home, Assisted Living, or Independent, “the yearly cost for an assistant living care will cost the individual with a disability as estimated, $28, 800 to $66, 000 a year, compared to that of a nursing…

Context, environment and culture are all very important aspects in occupational therapy and in the lives of every day people. In order to be occupational beings and have the best possible quality of life, it is important to have a balance of these three elements. Environment, context, and culture can either hinder or facilitate both occupational performance and participation. The environment consists of both a physical aspect and a social aspect. Context refers to the specific conditions that…

the first ever home run at the new Yankees Stadium. The New York Yankees again made it again to the World Series. They also had to face the New York Giants but this time they came out on top. Ruth won the Most Valuable Player in 1923. This would be his first MVP award. In the 1924 season, Babe Ruth would almost earn one of the most prestigious awards in all of baseball. He was eight RBI from earning the Triple Crown,. The Triple Crown is awarded only when one leads the league in home runs,…