To Huang Qin, a caregiver for the elderly, having a mastery of skills is not enough to become a good caregiver—one also needs to have a passion for the job and the ability to1.
Huang started her2 as a caregiver at the No. 2 Shanghai Social Welfare House in 1992. She 3her second day at work: a resident 4 seizures (癫痫) and hit his head against the corner of a table. "I was so 5 that I just froze, " she says. "Our team leader later told me about some of the early warning 6 that led to the occurrence of the seizures. At that moment I understood being a caregiver is also about having 7 skills. "
Her8 soon led her to invent care-giving 9 that have made the lives of the elderly in her care better. One of the first people she 10 was an 89-year-old resident. Because of a stroke, she was never able to 11 her fingers by herself and therefore, was 12 getting skin infections on her hand whenever the weather was wet.
Inspired by a claw-like weapon she13 while watching a film, Huang used elastic (有弹性的) cotton cloth to 14 a tool, allowing the patient to keep her hands unclenched (松开的). These innovations greatly improve the 15 of life for the seniors.
