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 http://mymotherslife.com/2011/12/workers-who-make-assumptions-can-kill-their-patients/ http://mymotherslife.com/2011/12/workers-who-make-assumptions-can-kill-their-patients/#comments Sun, 25 Dec 2011 18:09:16 +0000 Only Son http://mymotherslife.com/?p=685 Share|This mornings substitute home support worker was pleasant, but also a danger to the welfare of my 94 year old mother. When you tell someone, that the person is shaky, to keep the standing to a minimum and insure you are supporting her, it doesn't mean you expect her to get up on her own. It doesn't mean she becomes a jumping jack, or that you remove any support from her grasp. Yet Lily seems to think that is okay. Heck she even thought that Mom's old fashioned in home walker was for Mom to sit on, while getting a sponge bath. And this is the qualified staff Beacon Community Services sends into our homes, with VIHA's blessings.

]]> http://mymotherslife.com/2011/12/workers-who-make-assumptions-can-kill-their-patients/feed/ 0 http://mymotherslife.com/2011/11/do-no-harm/ http://mymotherslife.com/2011/11/do-no-harm/#comments Sat, 05 Nov 2011 17:21:22 +0000 Only Son http://mymotherslife.com/?p=656 Share|Caregiving is not easy, but that doesn't mean that old people are disposable commodities. They are people, entitled to proper care and respect. You don't send people who can't communicate clearly with them, or who rush them because of some time constraint. You need people who care, who are trained and most importantly, have some common sense. Caregiving is about compassion, not about speed. Home Support is about helping, not hindering, not putting people at risk. They may be 94, but they are still human beings, who deserve our compassion, our respect, our very best. They are NOT disposable junk.

]]> http://mymotherslife.com/2011/11/do-no-harm/feed/ 0 http://mymotherslife.com/2011/06/tough-call-to-make-thanks-bcs/ http://mymotherslife.com/2011/06/tough-call-to-make-thanks-bcs/#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 00:02:06 +0000 Only Son http://mymotherslife.com/?p=618 Share|Tough call to make. Should I cancel the home support call for Sunday, or allow it, knowing that Mom will be stressed, that her infections will likely worsen as a result of the inability of the substitute worker to properly wash & dry her groin? Do I add to the stress for Mom, by cancelling, or do we tough it out, and hope that Sunday's worker will have learned from last week? Damned either way, it seems, but I have to do what is best for Mom. A lady of 94 deserves at least that, doesn't she? Does being old suddenly disqualify you from having proper help, when needed?

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]]> http://mymotherslife.com/2010/07/seniority-over-seniors/feed/ 0 http://mymotherslife.com/2010/05/expecting-too-much/ http://mymotherslife.com/2010/05/expecting-too-much/#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 17:20:31 +0000 Only Son http://mymotherslife.com/?p=232 Share|Old people fixate on things, that can impact their physical health. It adds stress to an already over burdened body, and yet the agencies in charge of their care, seem to be fine with that. Makes you wonder, does anyone truly care about the elderly anymore?

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