My Mother's Life » continuity http://mymotherslife.com Dedicated to the Only Woman I'll Love, My Mother. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:46:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Familiarity Breeds Contempt http://mymotherslife.com/2010/10/familiarity-breeds-contempt/ http://mymotherslife.com/2010/10/familiarity-breeds-contempt/#comments Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:05:48 +0000 Only Son http://mymotherslife.com/?p=391 Share|Makes sense to try and have regulars fill in for off regulars. It makes sense to also have competent substitutes in place, to make a holiday less stressful for the Patient. Course, that would mean putting the patient needs before the corporate bottom line.
]]> http://mymotherslife.com/2010/10/familiarity-breeds-contempt/feed/ 0 Just Fifty Minutes http://mymotherslife.com/2010/08/just-fifty-minutes/ http://mymotherslife.com/2010/08/just-fifty-minutes/#comments Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:54:51 +0000 Only Son http://mymotherslife.com/?p=285 Share|The role of Government is to PROTECT IT'S CITIZENS, and yet VIHA is failing to do just that, when it comes to accountability of the private companies it has outsourced jobs to, such as Beacon Community Services.
]]> http://mymotherslife.com/2010/08/just-fifty-minutes/feed/ 0 Creating Uncertainty http://mymotherslife.com/2010/07/creating-uncertainty/ http://mymotherslife.com/2010/07/creating-uncertainty/#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:22:20 +0000 Only Son http://mymotherslife.com/?p=276 Share|Why mess with old people? Why create uncertainty when you can make their life easier, by keeping the routine intact? For Beacon Community Services, it is beause they can, & because truly, they simply are in it for the money.
]]> http://mymotherslife.com/2010/07/creating-uncertainty/feed/ 0 In Pain, Nothing I can do. http://mymotherslife.com/2010/03/in-pain-nothing-i-can-do/ http://mymotherslife.com/2010/03/in-pain-nothing-i-can-do/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:40:34 +0000 Only Son http://mymotherslife.com/?p=202 Share|It is more critical than ever, when dealing with older people, that the care workers being provided, are competent. But it is also just as important to maintain a sense of continuity, so that when problems first pop up, they can be noticed & attended to. That alone will save money in health care costs, and far outweighs the money saved today by supplying incompetent, poorly trained, home support workers.
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