A common mantra one hears is “do good, feel good.” However, in my scenario, that wasn’t exactly the case. During my time volunteering at a local nursing home, I witnessed how the residents were constantly neglected by those who are being paid to care for them. When I signed up to volunteer, my expectations were overly optimistic. Walking down the hallways, I would hear the upsetting and nervous calls from the elderly. As I turned to my side, I saw a wall of nurses ignoring their cries for help. So many of these innocent people were being treated with disrespect and neglect. Something that will be forever ingrained in my memory was observing an extremely nervous older woman who had just arrived at the home. She was not comfortable with her surroundings