I decided to become a caregiver years ago when my grandmother was in the final stages of Lymphoma. She had decided she wanted to go from her home and I completely understood why so my mother and I cared for her until her last day. While I was upset about my grandmother's passing I was happy my mother and I could help make her as comfortable as possible before she went and she went happy. Since then I have cared for elderly and worked in hospitals doing what I love to do. I love being able to make someone's bad situation a little easier to handle or make a grumpy mood into a light mood. Currently I work in a nursing home and I love the residents I care for. There is one resident that I have become very close too and other workers are amazed at what I have accomplished with her. She had lost so much weight when she came into the home due to not eating and since my employment started with her I have accomplished getting her to eat more food more regularly, it makes me happy knowing I was able to turn a woman who was starving herself to death to actually begin eating again when no one else could.
Caregivers that work non-full-time jobs or irregular shifts can negotiate extra compensation in addition to their standard hourly wage.
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