😒 Scrubs and Side Eyes

Month: June 2026

  • 👀 I See You – Appreciation Post

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    Julie Kay
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    There are moments in this job that remind you exactly why the right people matter. This weekend, one of our newer aides — who just graduated — showed what real care looks like. We had a new resident who was struggling with confusion and anxiety (which is completely expected). Instead of rushing through the moment…

  • A Stable Father’s Day Weekend (Suspiciously Stable)

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    Julie Kay
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    This weekend was…..stable. And in long-term care, stable is basically the gold standard — like, we don’t ask questions, we just say thank you and keep it moving. It was Father’s Day weekend, which was noticeably quieter than Mother’s Day. We only have five men on our unit, so it wasn’t exactly a full production.…

  • Back in the Groove…Kind of

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    Julie Kay
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    Senior Week is officially behind us, and my daughter has wrapped up her primary school era. Between end‑of‑May chaos and early‑June celebrations, life has been a whirlwind. Beautiful, emotional, exhausting — all of it. But now that graduation is over, I can finally feel some of that weight sliding off my shoulders. It’s been about…

  • So Much for a Quiet Weekend😂

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    Julie Kay
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    So much for a quiet weekend…who am I kidding? I had to send another resident out. At this point, it’s becoming a trend —- every weekend I worked lately, someone ends up taking a little filed trip to the hospital. Love that for me. 😏 This one was different, though. He’s on hospice…and of course…