Erica O.

I became a caregiver to be able to help someone in need as well as putting a smile on their face at the end of the day. I started out with assisting the elderly at the age of twelve and the person I provided care for was my great grandmother. I like the sense of satisfaction, confidence, and accomplishment when caring for people in need along with building new relationships with the client and their families. A personal achievement that I am very proud of is being able to give back to other who are in need. On behalf of myself and my Criminal Justice Association members we did a clothing drive for the Salvation Army we held the drive from April 24-May 1, 2014 we were able to collect lots of clothing for all ages and for females and males along with other household items all for families in need. I am a Criminal Justice major at Strayer University, I belong to the American Criminal Justice Association and I am also the vice president. I am a very outgoing person, I pay very close attention to detail when caring for others. I have been in the nursing field off and on for about twelve years if not longer.

I enjoy being a caregive because i love being helpful to someone in need of help. I decided to become a caregiver when my grandmother became ill and i realized I was not going to allow her to go into a nursing home to be card fire by a staff of strangers she had to get to know when it was already hard for her to remember what day it was. I enjoyed every day it the long walks the reminiscing of her pass that she could remember most of all the wisdom and knowledge i learned from her.