I am a 50-year-old Certified Nursing Assistant. I am compassionate, loving, kind, caring and dependable. I have been a caregiver for many years. My interest and love for the elderly is truly intrinsic and I genuinely enjoy working with older adults. I take pride in renewing a senior' s interest in living, helping them to exercise cognitive functioning, reinforcing socially acceptable patterns of behavior and most importantly improving the quality of life of my clients and their family members. Through my personal experience I know all too well how difficult it can be to work through the medical system, to communicate effectively the needs of your loved one, and to be assured every day that they are receiving compassionate and appropriate care. I have personally experienced the emotional roller coaster families go through during a medical crisis, and the emotional and physical wear and tear that extended illness can take on both the patient and the family.