Unlike Wednesday, we actually had one scheduled for Thursday – Pamela
And unlike Monday’s little General, this one was nice, pleasant, and a treat to be around. She had been here before, back in the summer when Mom had a cast on, and she seemed to remember that, which helped. Course, it seems that the information being provided was rather stale dated, but then, that seems to be the way Beacon Community Services operates — HALF ASSED.
I know, it sounds like I really have it in for Beacon & VIHA, and perhaps that is true. I mean how many chances do you give a company, agency, to get it right?
What is impressive with SOME of these workers, is that they actually enjoy what they are doing, or at least give that impression. AND that does make a world of difference, for the family and the patient. I suppose you can’t teach that, but it should be discussed, and not in a passing manner, but reiterated time in, time out.
Older people need reassurances, and it may seem inconsequential, but it does help their peace of mind, which in turn, helps them deal with the natural degrading of their abilities. Okay, so they don’t have full bladder control, doesn’t mean you point it out when they make a mess, or make a production out of cleaning it up. And it may be indeed inconvenient, or time consuming, but you know, isn’t that all part of the job?
Pamela was nice, and she did make Mom feel good, and that made me have a much better day than I had on Monday. When applying the cream, and Mom lost her bladder control, it didn’t become more difficult, it was easier for me to cope with, simply because Pamela had done her job, had taken some of the stress off of me. It let me ignore the mess, deal with it, without upsetting Mom, and so that was a WIN.
AND TRUTHFULLY I’LL TAKE ANY WIN, ANYTIME. THERE AREN’T A LOT OF THEM HAPPENING.