Yesterday I visited Aegis and met with my mentor for 2 hours.
My mentor hosted the activity for the day which was on the evolution of penguins. I know it sounds silly, but it is a great way to stimulate the residents memories. As Joe talked about the penguins, he would constantly compare penguins to all sorts of things. One thing he connected the penguins to was humans and the fat in our body. It was interesting to see the residents get very into the topic. One woman even asked what types of predators penguins have to watch out for. It's amazing what things the residents can actually remember. I also noticed that the residents were very good at making jokes. Despite deteriorating memory, it was nice to see them engaged in the activity. Seeing them laugh and having a good time was really heart warming.
For the last hour I helped serve dinner in Assited Living. One highlight of serving dinner was when a resident was singing, "America the Beautiful," very loudly as he waited for his food. Their tendency to act like small children can really make my day sometimes! All in all, it was a good day with the residents. No outbreaks or weird phases yesterday. Can't wait to visit again.
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