So I have this client.... Had her since I started working for this agency in July. She's nice (to your face) but when the other CNAs come in she will complain about you to them.
Her grandson lives with her and he is a lazy fool. He is in his early 20s. Sleeps til 1 or 2 sometimes 3 everyday and expects us all to do his dishes and clean his bathroom. (As in, the dishes by his computer magically appear with his grandmothers in the sink the next day, and leaves his toilet full of pee.) My client showers in that bathroom so I mop and clean the shower but recently I am DONE cleaning his spit out of the sink.
ANYWAY. Down the the BIG issue. The grandson always posts these notes all over the house about how things aren't done right, etc. DK if it's coming from him or her. And most of the stuff is untrue. IE, note said not to dump dirty mop water in sink. Well none of us use the mop bucket. (I'm the only one assigned to mop actually)
Well I guess that's not the main issue, let me continue....
Before I came along, there was another aide that was awful. Stole, called in the middle of the night, was rudeeee, etc. So I understand the bad experience. One of the aides showed me a cabinet that she said when she started working there was full of crystal and now it's all gone. So things have been taken, at least in the past.
My client always talks about things that have gone missing. I've not noticed, but she says things like silverware are gone, little figurines, etc. Many times she's talked about it being family member but recently she is more and more focused on us aides. For instance, my client had all these little trinkets lined up in the kitchen, and they were covered in an inch of dust. I offered to wash them for her. She said yeah, do that and put them in the china cabinet. So I did. Then one of the other aides tells me she had her check to make sure they were all still there.
I understand, I really do; strangers come into your home, you are in the living room all day while they are all over your house, I would be nervous too. But she is starting to make ME nervous. (But what would I want with those little knick knacks?!)
I understand it's their home, and they can post whatever notes they want in their home. And if they feel like items are being stolen I understand their frustration. But if it's really that bad CALL THE OFFICE. Don't accuse us all by posting notes everywhere. The most recent one listed things that have been 'taken'. Silverware, trinkets, things like that. (Many things with no real monetary value) And she had a supervisory last week and gave us all glowing reviews. 
And I almost feel like her grandson is egging her on. Esp because he's the one that types all the notes up. Almost like he's saying "yeah grandma, this is missing and this and that". I'm not saying that nothing has been taken, but I'm also saying that the elderly are forgetful. They misplace things, aides misplace things. things break, and get thrown away. But again, I'm not saying nothing has been taken. I don't live there, I don't know every single object in the home. I can'y say either way.
My MAIN issue is that I HATE going into work terrified like "Oh man, what new note is going to be up today?" or "Is the office going to call me and ask me if I've stolen?" Just to be clear, I will say, I have NEVER taken anything. Never even crossed my mind as a christian.
It's difficult because I'm assigned there for 4 hours and there is not that much work there. If I go SLOW and run an errand, I am done with everything in 2 hours. I've washed all the windows, washed down the cabinets, scrubbed the grout in the bathroom with bleach (As you can probably tell I am there doing a lot of cleaning, which I AM assigned to do, I don't mind cleaning). So my point is I know that someone being in your house that long can make you uncomfortable. Esp when they don't have a lot to do. But if I told the office to cut her hours, they'd tell me I needed to make my time stretch.
SO I think all I can do is tell my supervisor about the notes and the accusations. The problem is they are all indirect accusations. No names have been named. I don't want to QUIT this client, but man do I feel stressed out. I dread going to work. It's not even just the notes about the stealing, it's also the notes about how things aren't done properly. I acknowledge maybe one or two of the other girls may be lazy, but that's not my fault.
In all honesty I think I would prefer a new client. But I don't want to seem like a jerk for quitting on this one. And what if the next one is worse?
*Sigh*
Thanks for reading. Had to get this off my chest to other people who may have dealt with something similar. Any similar experiences or advice would be appreciated. Has anyone else ever had something like this happen to them??????
