04/28/2021
❤️Meet North American CAREGiver of the Year finalist Ruth Taylor from the Waukee, Iowa office.
Ruth made a career for herself as a member of a credit investigation team at a large corporation. But over the years, she had always felt she had a higher calling.
One day, she opened the newspaper and saw an ad announcing 10 openings for a free CNA class scheduled to start the following week. “I quickly seized the opportunity and made the call,” Ruth says. “After my first class, I knew right away where I needed to be.”
After jobs at a nursing facility and a home health facility, Ruth found Home Instead, which she says feels like home. 🏠
💕She aims to give the same feeling of “home” to her clients, both physically where they are, and mentally where they’re going.
Her most memorable experience at Home Instead was with a hospice client, a man whom she only saw twice.
“The first time there, we sat and visited about everything, including religion – what it meant to us and what we believed,” she says. “He asked me, ‘Do you believe in Heaven, and what do you think it’s like?’ I told him that I firmly believed in it.” 🙏
Ruth’s next visit with this hospice client would be the last. He was unresponsive and surrounded by his family.
“When I arrived that day, my instincts kicked in again,” she says. “I went up to him, told him who I was and started taking care of him–washing his hands and face, holding his hand, praying and singing him a hymn. The more I touched him and sang to him, the easier his breathing got until we were able to remove oxygen.” 💗
👏 Congratulations, Ruth for this nomination and thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your compassion, heart and service to older adults in your community.
⬇️ Give your passion a purpose and learn more about a career in caregiving HomeInstead.com/JoinOurTeam.
#HomeInstead #CAREGiverGratitude #caregiving #seniorcare #homecare #aging #olderadults #CAREGiver
❤️Meet North American CAREGiver of the Year finalist Ruth Taylor from the Waukee, Iowa office.
Ruth made a career for herself as a member of a credit investigation team at a large corporation. But over the years, she had always felt she had a higher calling.
One day, she opened the newspaper and saw an ad announcing 10 openings for a free CNA class scheduled to start the following week. “I quickly seized the opportunity and made the call,” Ruth says. “After my first class, I knew right away where I needed to be.”
After jobs at a nursing facility and a home health facility, Ruth found Home Instead, which she says feels like home. 🏠
💕She aims to give the same feeling of “home” to her clients, both physically where they are, and mentally where they’re going.
Her most memorable experience at Home Instead was with a hospice client, a man whom she only saw twice.
“The first time there, we sat and visited about everything, including religion – what it meant to us and what we believed,” she says. “He asked me, ‘Do you believe in Heaven, and what do you think it’s like?’ I told him that I firmly believed in it.” 🙏
Ruth’s next visit with this hospice client would be the last. He was unresponsive and surrounded by his family.
“When I arrived that day, my instincts kicked in again,” she says. “I went up to him, told him who I was and started taking care of him–washing his hands and face, holding his hand, praying and singing him a hymn. The more I touched him and sang to him, the easier his breathing got until we were able to remove oxygen.” 💗
👏 Congratulations, Ruth for this nomination and thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your compassion, heart and service to older adults in your community.
⬇️ Give your passion a purpose and learn more about a career in caregiving HomeInstead.com/JoinOurTeam.
#HomeInstead #CAREGiverGratitude #caregiving #seniorcare #homecare #aging #olderadults #CAREGiver
