Visit One

Chris Collins

1^st visit- 12/16/09

Mr. Salsich

Assessment

(TS) Before my first visit to the Mary Elizabeth Nursing home in Mystic, CT, I was a little nervous about working with old people, but I was surprised when I got there. (SD) As I was toured around the halls of the building I walked past room after room of people, and in these rooms I saw three different kinds of people. (CM) I saw people that were relatively young and were only there for rehabilitation. (CM) However, I also saw two different kinds of elderly. (SD) I saw one kind that looked lonely and unwanted. (CM) As I walked by their rooms, they stare blankly with sad faces, wondering who this person is and what they are doing interrupting their slow life. (CM) They have nothing better to do then thing and watch the world go by, unwanted by society. That is why they ended up here. (SD) The other type of elderly there just looks tired. (CM) They want to do nothing more than sleep or watch TV all day. (CM) They are tired and are no longer interested in the fun activities of life. (CS) This is what I experienced at my first day visiting Mary Elizabeth Nursing home.