A local home care agency advertised their services on one of the radio stations. A frail voice says that an aide will come in the morning to help her get into a wheelchair, and then an aide will come again in the evening to help her get into her bed. The question is, whatever happens to the patient in between the visits? Let alone the fact that she is at risk for decubs, how about her output? She either sits all day in a soaking wet diaper, or else she has a Foley which hopefully will not overflow for the duration of the whole day. How about BM?
Tell you what, this advertisement apparently works for the general public, although it is totally misleading. A paid advertisement, nothing else.
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