As a geriatric technician assigned to serve the residents in Floyd Manor and Brighton Place, Olson is a vital link to the project's success. She visits clients talking and listening to their problems and rejoicing in their success. She also evaluates medical needs and daily necessities. Olson also performs limited clinical tasks like recording vital signs and administering blood pressure tests, and glucose screenings. Many people don't have the heart to do what I do, said Olson.
People can sense when they're dealing with a caring, understanding person.
I've accepted that a lot of these people have had hard lives. It's typical for them to think nobody cares. But Olson does care. When she is not busy making rounds at Floyd Manor and Brighton Lace, she's out running errands twice a week picking up prescriptions or shuttling elderly residents to medical appointments at MUSC and other downtown clinics. Throughout the Lowcountry, few services exist to support the elderly or disabled living around subsidize housing areas.