If I were u I'd call a pet sitting service to come everyday while the pt is in the hospital. Just about all medium and large cities have pet sitting services plus alot of animal hospitals have...
Some of these incidents sound terrible. It would be useful to hear details about what happened immediately before the assaults occurred. Were the patients just sitting there quietly, or did anything...
One my my younger sister's closest friends has a history of heart trouble and had an episode of atrial fib last nite in which the paramedics were called. This morning on her way to work she stopped...
Why don't the nurses simply apologize and make amends for the delays they subjected the grandmother and granddaughter to, and then move on to improving customer service? Waitstaff at busy restaurants...
JacksonCare replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in Geriatric, LTC
Our Dad is paying roughly $30K per year for part-time home health aides, plus my sisters and I each chip in $5K each to help pay for the aide and various household and medical expenses. Apart from...
JacksonCare replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in Geriatric, LTC
I whole-heartedly agree w some of the posters who've pointed out how some old people have been abusive to their children and do not deserve to have loving caregivers. If someone has been abusive or...
JacksonCare replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in Geriatric, LTC
Several of the pro-nursing home posters mentioned that their "loved" ones, either child or elderly parent, died while in the nursing home, and I wonder if anyone has ever considered the possibility...