On Call

Today was our first "On Call" assignment. Basically the on-call team responds to problems and emergencies that may arise, answers the phone, secures the building at night and opens it in the morning. At each meal, the on-call team keeps track of who eats and collects payment from guests. In the morning, the team records as residents call in which meals they play to be at. If someone doesn't call in by 10 a.m. (and they haven't been in for breakfast), the team has to try to contact them to be sure they are okay. Most times they have just forgotten to call.

After meals, the team cleans up the dining room. On weekends the team has additional responsibilities, like taking out the trash and vacuuming and cleaning the hallway and traffic areas of the multipurpose room. For newbies like us, it can seem a bit overwhelming, but we're sure we'll have it down after a couple of times.

By the time we finally hung up our hats for the day, I was exhausted and could hardly keep my eyes open.
Tomorrow morning we arrive at the CARE Center at 6:45 a.m. and start all over again.