Third code brown before lunch. Nobody warned me.

Family blamed me for their mom not recognizing them. Like I control dementia.

Hospice patient passed on my shift. Cried in the supply closet. Back in 5.

Manager said 'self-care' while cutting our break to 10 minutes.

Memory care resident called me by her daughter's name. I just went with it.

Night shift, 3am, dementia wing. Everyone's sundowning. Send backup.

Got screamed at by a family member. Again. They don't see what we do.

End of life care is beautiful and devastating. Nobody tells you that in school.

Understaffed AGAIN. 15 residents, 2 aides. Do the math.

She held my hand and said thank you. First kind words all week.