I have worked for a company called hope house 21yrs...before they downsize I was a supervisor..duites;traineing new staff,i oversee 3 group homes that housed 6 clients with a 3:2 ratio.i loved my job,i have grown very close to my clients,i use to take them home for the holidays and there birthdays.i be came a caregiver because my older brother was in a car accident back in the early 70s,he hit his head on the dashboard and lost his memories,we had no money so he had to go to a state hospital,it was horrible ,not only to see my mother go through that ,but the place was unlivable.right than and there I told myself if I ever work in a place like that I would do my best to make sure that no person would live like that.we took oue brother home (after 2yrs)we help him by giving him love,patients,space,and time,after about 5yrs he begain to remember small things,that made us all so proud.he was in and out os day programs but back then the did not have the tools they have now.
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