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Who says compassion can't be taught?

7/25/2016

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Located about 35 miles due east of St. Louis, Aviston, Illinois, is known as “a small town with a big heart.” And I guess that’s exactly right, if the folks at Aviston Countrywide Manor are any gauge.
 
In an effort to enhance its staff’s compassion for the people in their care, this Clinton County nursing home took a very unusual step some time ago: It held a contest to see which staff member could last the longest living as a resident of the facility.
 
The winner managed to make it for eight days, taking home a grand prize of $500 – apparently not all that much, considering that only four employees accepted the challenge.  
 
But I think this “Through the Looking Glass” project is absolutely brilliant. I hope it catches on and finds some major funding along the way. Just think what would happen to the quality of care – and the level of compassion – that nursing-home residents would experience if their caregivers really understood, from personal experience, exactly what they were going through each and every day.

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Ron
8/6/2016 04:34:34 pm

What a fantastic idea! I'd love to know what prevented more than the 4 caregivers to participate. Perhaps they knew all too well that they couldn't do it?

The concept of walking in another's shoes could easily be applied to other roles don't you think?

Have a blessed day!

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Kitty Foth-Regner link
8/6/2016 04:39:12 pm

I totally agree, Ron. I suppose the prize -- just $500 -- wasn't enough to attract many contestants. But if someone would pick up this idea and run with it, maybe do a formal study to evaluate the impact this might have on quality of care over time, and go for NIH funding so the prizes could be substantial ... I would think this could really make a difference in the lives of the elderly.

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    I'm a follower of Jesus Christ, a freelance copywriter, a nursing-home volunteer, and the author of books both in-process and published -- including
    Heaven Without Her.

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