When I worked in LTC as a CNA, the facility always decorated the dining room tables at Easter with a little basket and three dyed eggs. It looked so festive. One year we were having a difficult time finding one of the residents. Yup, there he was, systematically going to each table, sitting down, peeling each egg and downing them all. He had eaten about 3/4 of the eggs by the time he was found. I was very greatful that he was not on my assignment that day and the next. Imagine what happens when one eats eggs that have been at room temperature for several days!
While I was working there we had one terrible scare one day. One of the residents who was confused, was missing. It was in the fall and quite cool. She was missing during day shift, and the hunt was continuing during the afternoon shift. Since the doors were very heavy to open, and there was quite a few staff during the day, the doors were not alarmed during the day.
Several of the CNA's even went into the woods around the facility, calling for her. No luck. They finally called in every resource they had in the staff. Finally, the maintenance man found the lady. She somehow had forced the door open to the furnace room and it shut on her. She had been pacing a 36" circle for hours. She sure was happy to get out, and get some food! There were some changes after that.
LTC humor
(Definite untruth!) She waited until everyone had gone to the dining room for supper and rushed to the tv to turn it.
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