13 min
E14: The Caregiver Working: Syracuse
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- Society & Culture
Meet Annie Wilcox, a caregiver at Francis House on Syracuse's Northside. She has worked at the hospice care provider for eight years. Currently, Francis House accommodates 16 residents and is often at capacity. They are cared for by 29 professional staff, like Wilcox, and a group of around 450 volunteers that offer help with jobs including cooking, gardening, and cleaning. The staff-to-resident ratio allows for personalized care that provides a sense of home and family. However, the reality that patients are facing the end of their lives remains an ever-present subtext to the work of those at Francis House. The staff focuses on forging relationships and delivering attentive care so residents can escape the confines of just being terminally ill patients. Instead, they and those who care for them spend their days as friends who are aware of the limited time they have to know each other.
Visit www.workingsyracuse.com for more content on Wilcox.
Meet Annie Wilcox, a caregiver at Francis House on Syracuse's Northside. She has worked at the hospice care provider for eight years. Currently, Francis House accommodates 16 residents and is often at capacity. They are cared for by 29 professional staff, like Wilcox, and a group of around 450 volunteers that offer help with jobs including cooking, gardening, and cleaning. The staff-to-resident ratio allows for personalized care that provides a sense of home and family. However, the reality that patients are facing the end of their lives remains an ever-present subtext to the work of those at Francis House. The staff focuses on forging relationships and delivering attentive care so residents can escape the confines of just being terminally ill patients. Instead, they and those who care for them spend their days as friends who are aware of the limited time they have to know each other.
Visit www.workingsyracuse.com for more content on Wilcox.
13 min