Posted on: May 16 2016
We think our parents will always be our parents, in the original sense: they will take care of us, they will always be capable, and we can always rely on them. Unfortunately, as many of us have learned, this is just not true. There comes a time when our roles reverse, and it’s difficult, on many levels. I am new to Armistead Senior Care but I am not new to Caregiving. Unlike my colleagues, Heather, Samantha, and Annmarie, I am not a Certified Aging Life Care Professional. I am a daughter, a sister and a mother who...
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Posted on: April 15 2016
Larry Pillsbury is another Armistead Senior Care employee and volunteer extraordinaire. For 8 years, Larry has been involved with the Williston Community Food Shelf. He is a founding member and on the Board of Directors. When Larry is not working for Armistead, he is either at the Food Shelf during its open hours, 3 days a week, or transporting donations. Larry gathers and loads the food from the Williston Hannaford Supermarket into his own vehicle. Hannaford generously donates meat, bread products, deli meats and cheeses, and baked goods which can total five to six thousand pounds a month! Larry also picks...
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Posted on: April 08 2016
When I arrived to my first day at the Armistead Senior Care office, there was a beautiful bouquet of flowers waiting on my desk. It was a lovely gesture by my co-workers and it certainly made me feel both special and welcomed. As the week went on and I was focused on work, my bouquet suffered from a lack of attention on my part. This was unfortunate because my work area is what you see first when entering our office. One of our Caregiver’s walked into the office, took one look at my bouquet and immediately made...
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