LINK: Maggie Childers 

1. For my volunteer hours, I volunteered at the Charleston nursing home and Rehabilitation center. 

2.This nursing home reflected concepts I learned from class because I could watch out for signs of elder abuse. For every person I talked to, I ask them how they were treated in this environment. I think it made me more aware of how the elderly are really treated. Also I could reach out to them and really get to know who they were and what they liked

3.I networked with a women who volunteers much of her time in the community. Using that network I could use her someday as a reference or just with help finding a job. 

4.I think more people should take the time to visit at the nursing homes. They love having visitors and people to talk to them. Having that will have the morale of community rise up. 

5.I absolutely loved going to the nursing home. Many of the residents’ faces would light up whenever they would see us walk in. They do not get very many visitors and it is a shame because they love to talk. One women kept saying how thankful she was and how much it meant to her that we were there. I almost broke down because it was so obvious that they needed people to talk to. I kept picturing my life if I get that age, how I would love for people to come talk to me. I want to go more often and I really hope I find the time to do so.