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Trish Baird & Merry Snider - roles of RPN & PSW in senior living, relationships and grief

Published: May 11, 2021, 7 a.m.

b'Episode #16 - A conversation with two people who are the strong threads that bind this quilt of a caring community together.\\xa0 Celebrating team members at Schlegel Villages during Caregivers\\u2018 Week we welcome Trish Baird from The Village at University Gates and Merry Snider from The Village of Winston Park.\\n\\nTrish began as a Personal Support Worker and is currently a Registered Practical Nurse at The Village at University Gates in Waterloo. \\xa0\\u2018Behind every great nurse, there is a running PSW\\u2018. \\xa0She shares the differences between an RPN and a PSW, but both rely on each other to fully take care of each resident.\\n\\nMerry, found her calling to the PSW role working with seniors through her relationship with her great-grandmother. \\xa0Learning the history of seniors she cares for allows her to better care for them. \\u201dSeniors give me joy, they give me so much comfort\\u201d - Merry Snider'