I Saw A Sweet Moment Between Residents At Work The Other Day

By a friend • April 4, 2026

I work in a memory care facility.

Sometimes the residents get upset for no reason. One woman, who is normally incredibly sweet and funny and cheerful, had a bad day last week. She just started crying out of nowhere. Like, full on, breaks-your-heart-to-hear crying.

One of my coworkers was sitting with her, trying to figure out what was wrong and how to help her when another resident walked by.

This other resident stopped, looked at the crying woman, walked over to her, and held her hand. She told the crying woman that things would be okay and just held her hand for a few minutes as the crying died away.

It was very sweet to see residents supporting each other like that.

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