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Senior Care Providers

Share your life experiences and support someone like you!

What is a Kindly Human Peer? 

Our life experiences allow us to gain knowledge that can be valuable to others.  You have a unique opportunity as a Peer to support others who work with seniors in assisted care environments. Peers on our platform offer up their real-life experiences paired with some compassionate words of encouragement to help others feel more seen and heard.  This is a one-time project to pay it forward.  Helping others couldn’t be easier!

Become a Kindly Human Peer.

Simply record your own experiences for the Kindly Human platform in the form of a story. 

After answering questions to populate your peer profile, the recording is done directly on the Kindly Human platform. 

How to prepare to record your experience:

It is highly recommended that you write your experience down before starting your recording to ensure that the message is clear and cohesive. 

Format for Recording
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Pick a Topic from these examples:

  1. There have been times as staff working with elderly residents that felt overwhelming…
  2. I'd like to talk about a time I felt like patience was a big challenge for me…
  3. The decision to stand up for my patient was the right choice for me, but it wasn't easy…
  4. There are times when burnout becomes an obstacle for me to overcome…
  5. Working with families, especially in my field, can be a challenge for reasons out of their control…
  6. My patients are like family, and losing one of them is never straightforward or easy…

You’ll notice that these examples do not feature stories of trauma, abuse, or clinical matters. In order to honor our Member’s expectations of a non-clinical service, we won’t be able to approve topics around these subjects.

Sample Topics

Topics - Senior Care

 

Sample Recordings

Here is an example of a successful experience recording broken down into its four parts. It is answering the prompt for Caregivers:

Introduction: Being a home health aide is a hard and sometimes thankless job. My patients aren’t always mentally capable of remembering me or understanding what I’m doing for them. 

Middle: When a family I was working with had questions about my care, I immediately felt very defensive. I work so hard to provide a safe and secure environment for my patients and feeling like I was being questioned rubbed me the wrong way. What I was forgetting was how scared that family was to see their loved one in that condition.

End:  I have worked with the elderly for many years. I have seen patients come and go in varying stages of readiness. This was their first time seeing their mom approach the end of life and it must have been terrifying.

Encouragement: It’s not easy, but remembering you are doing your best is essential. When I remind myself that I am only one person among many who care for residents in the building, it makes it easier to feel secure in my decisions. If you are struggling in your field, remember to trust yourself that you are doing all you can! 

 

Creating Health Habits
1:24
Financial and Time Management
2:51
Transferring Schools
0:59
Coursework
2:54
Athlete Time Management
1:39

Have questions?

We are here to help! If you need clarity on how to set up your account, prep for your recording or what to upload for your profile picture we are happy to support you along the way.