Personal Narrative: A Place For Mom

I want to start off by saying how excited I am to be joining A Place for Mom!! I started my career in health care nine years ago, originally working in nursing. I have worked in a variety of health care settings; Independent/Assisted Living, Memory Care, Long Term Care, Skilled Care, and the Hospital. I always knew I wanted to help people, seniors in particular. As a child I grew up living next door to my grandparents and did everything with them, this is where my love for seniors began. While working in the Hospital I came to the conclusion that nursing was not the way I was going to help people. I began working at an Assisted Living Community in Ames, Iowa as the Sales Director. I quickly learned that, that was how I was going to help people. For three years I got the pleasure of not only helping many families relieve their stress and fears for their loved ones care and safety, but I was also able to ensure their loved ones were able to live out their final years thriving. It was truly the most rewarding job, which brought me to A Place for Mom. At A Place for Mom I won't be limited to helping just the families that
He is a little ball of energy and keeps me on my toes. He is a huge Monster Jam fan! I spend the majority of my free time with him. I have a boyfriend that does over the road trucking, which keeps him away for long periods at a time. When he is home, we enjoy spending time together as a family. As if working and being a mom wasn't enough, I am also a student at DesMoines Area Community College. I am currently in my final semester of completing my Marketing Degree. I am thankful to have such a supportive family to help with my busy life. Besides my son, work, and school I enjoy shooting, golf, and I'm a movie buff. I love to travel, but I haven't had much time for that lately. My favorite adventure was being able to swim with dolphins. I am hoping to get back to traveling in the near