Healthcare Hero – Ernestine Keaton
Denise Vickers-Leon
ECB Publishing, Inc.
It takes a very special person to have the patience and compassion required when assisting elderly citizens on a daily basis. For hundreds of fortunate people over the years, that person has been Ernestine Keaton.
Born and raised in Wacissa, Keaton had plans to study business when she applied to Florida A&M University, but her heart kept leading her in the direction of social work. Upon graduating in 1972, she entered the workforce as a Social Wo