Posts Tagged ‘routines’
Why is it, that when a substitute worker comes here, after a long absence, they maintain they know the routine?
Think about it:
They must have one hell of a memory to know how to do things for Mom, after only doing it once or twice in the last six month.
They are physic, after all how else …
Is that really too much to ask for?
At the moment, Mom is eligible for 120 hours of Home Support per month, and uses 28 hours of it. That works out to ONE HOUR PER DAY, for the entire month. The purpose is not to just provide her the support she needs, but to give the …
Going to have to find that bookmark, about the things to keep track of. It seems that as the days progress, there is more to remember, to keep track of. And that isn’t about the normal stuff like blood pressure, what pills – when. There are things to make note of, such as when a …
Read MorePatricia Donaldson phoned this morning, regarding my complaint from the weekend. An interesting conversation, given that I think we are poles apart on what we consider proper care for the elderly.
To begin with, the policy at Beacon is that they will attempt to contact a ‘client‘ [I really hate that word, it should be PATIENT] …
It is an interesting side note, to the way Beacon Community Services deals with its Patients. They provide a schedule, to their Patients so they can supposedly know who is going to be attending.
IN THEORY that is a nice tool to have. It lets us know who is coming, and if there are changes, well, …
She’s been here once before, and not much has changed with her. She is an older home support worker, but frankly, not what I’d call a Great Worker. She is in a rush, and has a rather hard sounding tone to her voice, that isn’t exactly comforting, or soothing in any way. Nor does it …
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Ever had those days, when nothing you do seems to please, or is enough?
I think this is one of them, in a growing long line of them, which makes me question, if I can survive this? I wonder too, how it impacts David, and yet I can’t dwell on that, or on how I feel …
How do they do it?
Caring for an elder parent, with mobility issues, with health issues, on a 24/7 basis is not simple, nor easy. I am finding that I am bound to the house, more and more, and rely on David to do the chores, such as grocery shopping, or even shopping for household items …
