What is your current role? My current job title is Senior Life Enrichment Director. I work for ONELIFE Senior living, and I work at Battle Creek Memory Care in Salem. In my role, I get to go out and train our Life Enrichment Coordinators on ONELIFE values and...

My first experience working with older adults was when I was in high school. I worked as a waitress and housekeeper in a retirement community on nights and weekends and over the summer. I ended up really liking it. I even thought about being a nurse, but I had no real...

My career in long-term care started just after high school. I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do, but I had the opportunity to take a free CNA class. I got a job as a CNA and discovered I absolutely loved working with older adults. I’ve now been working in long-term care...

When I was 18 and going to school to become a CNA, I wanted to work with babies. End of-life and long-term care wasn’t my top choice. I didn’t think there would be a lot of nursing type tasks, but during clinicals for my certification I was placed in long-term care...

Working as a nurse and resident care manager in long-term care was my second career. Before this, I was working as a pediatric dietitian in a hospital. I went from working with babies, toddlers, and adolescents to working with the elderly and I much prefer working...

My career in long-term care started during a transition in my life. I was living in Idaho and going to school to become a teacher, at the time I wanted to work with kids.  I quickly realized this was not the career path that I really wanted.  I was at a crossroad and...