superfunnygirl

Kind of old thread, but I really like putting out as much info as possible about this field. I work for a very large, non-profit organization that supports folks with ID/DD in group homes, apartments and/or living at home with their families. I am th...

Brick House by the Commadores-This song automatically clicks on inside my head when dealing with docs or co-workers trying to give me attitude and helps remind me to stand my ground. Groove Is In The Heart by Deee-Lite-My go to song if I am feeling o...

The class know it all in one of our first nursing classes was reading aloud from our textbook and kept pronouncing the word "organism" as "orgasm". The entire class was trying to not bust out in giggles and I looked up to see our instructor trying to...

No problem, I will send it to you this weekend. I wanted to post earlier, but in the midst of our nasty, snowy weather we ended up having a surveyor come on Tuesday for the annual survey of one of my group homes. Of course, I was snowed in Tuesday an...

Yikes! That pharmacy issue is awful, but you are correct, you can't really control the actions of the pharmacy and you can only do what you can do. Are you locked in to this pharmacy, is it possible to contract with a different one? (Easier said than...

You may want to try calling and speaking with nurses at ICF/DD organizations in your area to see if there is any interest or maybe email the admin at ddna.org and ask their advice on how to garner interest in starting a state chapter. We have 2 chapt...

Hi there, situations like this are tough and unfortunately pretty common. I have been in this field on and off since 1991, starting as direct care staff in a group home during my sophomore year in college, I then became a group home manager after gra...