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Compassion
for the Residents We Serve
By
Mona Gail Gunn, ADC
As
human beings we all have the potential to be compassionate
people. This is what I call the potential of human value.
My main concern is always how to promote an understanding
of deeper human value. This deep human value is compassion
and a sense of caring.
Each
day when we enter the doors of our work place we need
to keep in mind that we have entered the doors of our
resident's home. The difference is we can enter the
doors and exit the doors after we have put in our hours,
but the residents we serve are either mentally or physically
incapable of leaving and it is up to all the employees
to assist the residents in feeling safe and secure and
providing them with the best possible care. To provide
this care you must have compassion for the job you do,
for the facility in which you work, the other employees,
and most of all the residents you serve.
Compassion
is from the heart. It is the underlying foundation for
the success of the lives of the residents we serve.
Compassion and a good heart are not only the beginning
but the middle and the end. Their necessity and value
are not limited to any specific time, place, society
or culture. Compassion is the wish for another person
to be free from pain and suffering. It is our responsibility
to give the residents hope, positive thoughts, encouragement
determination, and love. A gentle touch on the hand
can give someone support. A smile and the soft spoken
words, I Love You, can make a person feel secure and
most of all loved.
Whether
people are beautiful or plain, friendly or cruel, ultimately
they are human beings, just like us. We should all keep
this in mind when caring for our residents. Doing the
little extra things they like and taking a few minutes
longer to spread happiness and make the resident feel
as if they are the only person in the world you are
caring for will make them happy, if only for a moment.
At the end the day, if you have done one thing to make
a resident feel better that day then you have spread
your compassion not only to the resident but to other
staff members, and have you have a good feeling in your
heart that you have helped someone have a better day.
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