Visit Three

Chris Collins

3^rd visit- 12/28/09

Assessment

(TS) I was excited to talk more to Will, but as I came in I was informed I was going to help out with some entertainment instead. Although I was disappointed not to be able to talk to Will again, I was happy that I would be able to do this instead. (SD) First, we had to set up in the dining room. (CM) We had to more all of the tables in order to make a U-shaped row of chairs. (CM) Then, one by one, we had to wheel or walk all the residents that wanted to go into the dining room. (SD) The performer was Clayton Allen, a guitarist and singer there to play some classics, as well as some Christmas tunes for the residents. (CM) Clayton was very good, and brought smiled to many of the residents’ faces. (CM) Some of the residents really got into the music clapping and dancing, while others fell asleep and remained motionless the entire time, even with loud music playing the entire time. (SD) After it was over we had to wheel the residents back to their rooms. (CM) Some of the residents still buzzed with excitement from the performance, humming the tune, or talking about “the old days” when they first heard a specific song. (CM) However, others remained motionless like they had during the performance maybe only muttering a word when they got back to their rooms. They seemed like the performance was nothing, not even a small speed bump in their slow boring lives. (CS) I had a lot of fun and I truly look forward to my visits ahead.