Posts Tagged ‘beacon community services’
There are some who should not be home support workers. There are others like Wanda, Arlene, Tracy, & Yvette who should be. Sophie doesn’t fall into that category.
What is it with some women, who try to confuse an older person, by insisting they have been here before, that we didn’t have a dog then. Kind …
You know, it really isn’t fair, to the worker, to mother, to me, to be sent in cold to a place. AND yet, that is what happens when you send a substitute in, without giving them any information on what is expected of them, of what they are about to face.
Beacon Community Services needs a …
I really must be, as we have a new worker this morning and I am listening in, and really, have to wonder, where does Beacon find these people? How can they send them into a home, when they don’t have a clue?
Yes, you do need to remove the night clothing before beginning a sponge bath, …
I wonder, if the real goal behind all the red tape, all the delay tactics, by Government, is simply to wear a person down? Do they care, that they endanger people’s health, by their refusal to treat people with dignity? Do they care, that one day, they too will be in their nineties, and possibly …
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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 …
Read MoreLast Thursday (September 3 2009) we were graced by the presence of a representative of VIHA and Beacon Community Services, in an effort to determine the best course of care for Mother. At their suggestion, the meeting took place at 9:30am, which is still a bit of a mystery to me. I mean they knew …
Read MoreGranted, scheduling multiple workers, for numerous patients, some only on a temporary basis, is not simple or easy. After all you have to take into account the experience levels, the type of care being required by the worker, as well as seniority & location, but it is a doable task. Naturally that assumes that you …
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There is a price, that one pays, when they feel the need to step up and do what is right.
In today’s world, Big Business & Government, does NOT like being told they are failing, the consumer/public. In fact, they hate it, and so they use all necessary means, including denial of services, to help dampen …
It is very difficult, to accept, but that appears to be today’s motto for those providing health care to the Elderly.
They Suffer in Silence, Then They Simply Die.
This morning, once again I had to step in, and do what the workers are supposed to do, for Mother. Not only that, but she seemed surprised that …
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