Amita Bose
1/29/2009
Assessment Journal – Seventh Entry
Today as I walked quietly through the halls of Academy Point, I passed several residents and then proceeded to exchange pleasantries with them. After the “hellos”, I would ask them how they were doing and almost all of them replied, “okay”. After I had heard this reply three times in a row from different residents, I began to wonder why they were only “okay” and not “good” or “great”. I realized that the residents as Academy Point might miss their families, whom they didn’t see every day anymore. Perhaps they missed the sound of their grandchildren’s laughter. Also, it could be the trials and tribulations of old age that made them only “okay”. One of the residents I talked to was hobbling down the hallway with a walker, and she seemed determined to make it to the other end without stopping. It was clear that she had a problem with her legs, and she might have been in pain. Perhaps it was the pains and problems that made the residents only “okay”. Whatever the reason is for the residents being “okay”, I am committed to helping them, or doing something for them, which will make them reply “great” when asked how they are. This is my goal: to make the residents and Academy Point have an extraordinary day.
1/29/2009
Assessment Journal – Seventh Entry
Today as I walked quietly through the halls of Academy Point, I passed several residents and then proceeded to exchange pleasantries with them. After the “hellos”, I would ask them how they were doing and almost all of them replied, “okay”. After I had heard this reply three times in a row from different residents, I began to wonder why they were only “okay” and not “good” or “great”. I realized that the residents as Academy Point might miss their families, whom they didn’t see every day anymore. Perhaps they missed the sound of their grandchildren’s laughter. Also, it could be the trials and tribulations of old age that made them only “okay”. One of the residents I talked to was hobbling down the hallway with a walker, and she seemed determined to make it to the other end without stopping. It was clear that she had a problem with her legs, and she might have been in pain. Perhaps it was the pains and problems that made the residents only “okay”. Whatever the reason is for the residents being “okay”, I am committed to helping them, or doing something for them, which will make them reply “great” when asked how they are. This is my goal: to make the residents and Academy Point have an extraordinary day.
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