Category: Impact Stories

Finding creative ways to give care
Watching one of the people she cares for show signs of dementia breaks Lynda Jackson’s heart...

Persevering despite the pandemic
Juggling two jobs and school pays off for a nursing home worker Starting a new career...
Training builds trust
IN HER OWN WORDS: Okesha Reese, IHSS provider “(After training), I began to look at the...
Sandra Owens-Taylor
Sandra is proof that it’s never too late to look for a new calling. She was...
Lorena Sandoval
Lorena Sandoval was born in Mexico and grew up in Long Beach, California. She’s had to...
Making Daily Life Easier
In the world of caregiving, being able to properly help seniors and people with disabilities with...
Thriving Together
It’s easy to see why Team Caceres thrives. Sergio and Emerita Caceres, both Certified Nursing Assistants...
Moving Mountains
CNA program means career advancement, better life for two former home care workers For Laura Garcia...
Caregiver confidence means better care
A study of CLTCEC’s training program concludes that “training IHSS caregivers in California is an important...
Purpose-Filled Retirement
Former truck driver finds inspiration as his grandmother's caregiver Albert Hernandez had many opportunities after he...