Perhaps we should ALL get together and write a book!

I cannot respond with more at the moment - I feel a long overdue cry coming upon me.

Dotsie, I feel like we are soul sisters, going through this together.

Anno, I hope my posts didn’t make you cry. I have to tell you, things are better! Chatty is so right with that saying The sqeakiest wheel gets the grease.

The doctor came and dignosed Mom with an urinary tract infection. That can cause confusion and even demence if it gets into the blood stream. The antibiotics are helping. I met a very sweet caretaker yesterday, who confirmed that there are bitxxes in the home,…but there are those who truly care, and she’s one of them. I hugged her and left the senior home with a relieved feeling. She was so sweet.

Anne, the system here is like in the US,… only one head nurse, and the rest of the ladies are caretakers. Yes, Lola, I’m logging. And I am just confirming here, if you do have problems and are not satisfied with the care, then squeak squeak squeak.

So glad that you are paddling for your mom..and getting some improved care that she needs a great deal.

Dotsie, that is awful about the eye condition that your hubby was able to diagnose and provide a relatively easy solution that the nursing home should have treated immediately. I'm sorry now to hear about the increased costs re nursing home.

EW, urinary tract infections can do crazy things to the elderly. Glad they figured out what it was.

Many of the caretakers are very sweet, but sometimes we hear them being a bit short with the residents. They talk to them like they're in their right minds, but they aren't.

We're there a lot, and drop in at odd times. We keep them on their toes.

I know this has been here a long time. I hope Mom is doing well in the new place and that life is returning to normal for you. I'm glad you have a support system.

Lynn
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Author of You Want Me to Do WHAT? Journaling for Caregivers

Less and less young women opt to become nurses and more and more men who can't become or afford to become doctors are studying nursing. Strange!