Health worker who goes home happy every day

Paula Curran, who works as a healthcare assistant in the Day Centre for Older Persons in Clonskeagh Hospital, Dublin.
“I go home happy every day knowing that I’ve made somebody’s life a little bit better,” says Paula Curran, a healthcare assistant (HCA), working in the Day Centre for Older Persons in Clonskeagh Hospital, Dublin.
Paula has been in her role for a number of years and clearly enjoys her work: “On average, on a weekly basis here, we would see between 75 to 80 clients — different people every day. Working as a healthcare assistant I love making people feel happy. I love being able to do things for them. We work very well as a team here in Clonskeagh.”