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I'm Here for the Bath standing on a table inside an open front door, a garden path in the sun beyond

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This Week in America with Ric Bratton

Ric Bratton talks with Peter about his first day as a hospice aide, why he introduces himself to patients with the words “I’m here for the bath” and the emotional support caregivers give patients and their families.

Episode
2574
Aired
December 8, 2022
Host
Ric Bratton
Length
25 minutes (podcast)

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Short bio

Peter Rolita has worked in healthcare for more than thirty years, over twenty of them as a hospice aide with Kaiser Permanente. He is a Religious Science Certified Practitioner and lives in Carmichael, California. I’m Here for the Bath collects more than sixty stories from his years at the bedside.

Longer bio

Peter Rolita has worked in healthcare for more than thirty years, caring for people in private homes, hospitals and nursing homes. He has been a hospice aide with Kaiser Permanente for more than twenty years, most recently in Roseville, California. He holds California certifications as a CNA and CHHA and an LVN license, earned an associate degree and a Gerontology certificate at American River College and in 2017 became a licensed Religious Science Certified Practitioner (RScP). His book, I’m Here for the Bath, gathers more than sixty short stories about the people he cared for, their caregivers and his own life in hospice work. He lives in Carmichael, California.

Book facts

Title
I’m Here for the Bath
Subtitle
Stories and Recipes for a Better Life
Author
Peter Rolita (P.E. Rolita)
Genre
Memoir, short stories
Formats
Hardcover, paperback, eBook, audiobook
Pages
352 (print)
ISBN
978-1-952750-29-8 (hardcover)
First published
2016

Interview topics

  • What a hospice aide does and why the bath matters
  • Why “I’m here for the bath” puts patients at ease
  • His first day in hospice and finding a calling
  • Emotional support for patients and families
  • Living fully until the end
  • Faith, practice and caregiving as a Religious Science practitioner

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