Myself, I believe we are lowering our standards, simply out of convenience. I don’t know, not everyone can score a 100% on a test, but I was taught by mom & dad, to go out and do my best, whatever that was. If I got a 40%, that is what I got. They also taught me, that I should always strive to improve, so that if I did get a 40%, I should try to better that next time around.
It wasn’t easy then, still isn’t easy, because life is always grading you.
The more I reflect on the meeting of September 3rd with VIHA & BEACON, the more pissed I am. I mean, they didn’t like me hovering, checking on the care being given to Mom, but shouldn’t that actually be a standard practice? TO HOVER that is.
THINK ABOUT IT FOR A SECOND » A government agency, responsible for health care, sends you a person to aid in the help for a senior citizen. Those people being sent, are from a private firm, not the actual government agency. WHY ARE WE EXPECTED TO AUTOMATICALLY ASSUME THESE PEOPLE ARE PROPERLY TRAINED?
Now I don’t know, but when you hire a new employee in the work force, there is a period called PROBATIONARY, in which anyone new is automatically place on. It is during that time, that the employer has an opportunity to observe the new worker, to insure they are going to be able to do the job, they were hired for.
Stores will add to these new worker’s nametag, ‘TRAINEE’ and usually there is a supervisor or trained experienced worker with them, to help them if difficulties arise. Not only that, but most major business firms, will have staff go in, as customers, to test the service being given by their employees, both new and old.
SO HOW COME I CAN’T DO THAT FOR MY MOTHER?
I would think that any company, committed to giving home support, would be supportive of any family member, who will check on the staff being sent, to insure they know the basics. I mean, by my HOVERING, I know I have prevented some accidents from occurring. I KNOW IT, and yet somehow, according to VIHA & BEACON, that is unimportant. It is a distraction, it isn’t helping the workers.