Who's got a job??

That's right, I do!!! =))

Today I went to the nursing home/assisted living facility and spent a couple hours getting to know Alicia, the lady who I will be a companion for. She's a really sweet lady, who happens to share a lot of the same hobbies & interests as I do. For example, she wants me to go for evening walks around town with her when the weather's nice (anyone who knows me knows I LOVE nightly walks) and she mentioned playing board games a lot, which I really love. The work isn't hard. She's pretty self-sufficient, all things considered. She does have an amputated leg, however, and is not eligible for a prosthetic yet, so she needs someone to lean on when she's out of her wheelchair. Things like going to the bathroom, though, she's able to do on her own, holding on to support rails or the counters. She's expecting me to cook for her, but I'm welcome to eat it with her. The main goal of the job, though, is simply companionship. She's leaving a nursing home where she has lots of friends and she's afraid of becoming really lonely, so she just wants someone around to keep her company.

There was actually three of us hired for the job, one each for morning, afternoon, and evening, and two of us will rotate on weekends. The other two new hires were apparently adamant with which hours they wanted, which was morning and evening, so I am going to be taking afternoon shifts [perfect! =)]. One of the other new hired was also not willing to work weekends, so in addition to my afternoon shifts M-F, I'm going to be rotating with the other hire for weekend shift, which means I'll work every-other weekend. Tomorrow I go in and meet Alicia's caseworker, who will give me the personal care attendant's "new hire packet". I'm actually really looking forward to this. =))

Anywho, Cory has an interview tomorrow morning with a banking & insurance company in Montoursville, so we're going to bed early. Night. =)