By Elizabeth George
“Thirty seconds is a long time when you’re on the high side of high-intensity interval training.
Thirty seconds is a very long time when you’re enduring pain.
And, 30 seconds can feel like an eternity when your baby is screaming on a crowded airplane.
But it’s not a long time for a caregiver to enter a room in which a memory care resident is relaxed in a recliner, gather her clothing from her drawers, and lay them on her bed before rousing her from a light sleep and prompting her to stand. Immediately after, this particular resident slid to the ground.”