No spell checker, but we don't care.

We aren't called the sandwich generation for nothin'. The majority of my friends are in some way, shape or form caring for their parents , or other elderly relatives. If they aren't now, they have been in recent months.

Deb, that's so interesting. I just realized from what you said about Pen Pals that I wanted pen pals when I was a kid. And look at us now! We have pen pals all over the world. Love and Light, Lynn

Deb,
Before we leave the subject of being caregivers, or hey, maybe we won't, but in any case, I want to say that what I would like to see developed would be strict...VERY STRICT laws governing VA homes, nursing homes, and private care homes.

I cannot tell you the abuse I witnessed first hand. I could go on and on, but I won't because its so depressing, and if I ever got started, I'm afraid I wouldn't stop. This forum couldn't hold all my feelings about some of the things I've seen and overheard.

On the other hand, there should be rewards for the angels I came to know and love who gave the absolute best care they could to every man in the dementia ward where my Daddy was the last year of his life. God will surely bless them!

JJ

JJ, I have seen similar treatment with children at a YMCA. It's possible poeple think the kids and elderly can't stand up for themselves.

I have also met many angels who work with children too.

Dotsie you have said a mouthful. Just a month ago this happened to me. I turned 65 (yuk) and as of June 1st was eligible for Medicare A/B. I signed up for a supplement as well. In July there was an error and my supplement Ins. Co. said they were notified by CMS I was no longer eligible for Medicare. When I went to get my prescription I was charged full price and learned I had been dropped. Long story short and the point of all this was I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED by anybody. Otherwise I could have staved off the complications and inconvenience this has caused me. I called my supplemental health plan only to be told rather rudely "you were told. You were called several times and messages were left for you and you never called us back." I went balistic so much that they gave my call to the head of the company who assured me his assistant would check into it and call me back...one hour later she did. It seems some b-witch too lazy to do her job simply wrote 4 separate times on my file that she called and left me messages. The woman brought the file to my home and showed me. I the showed the woman my records of calls taken by me (my job)around those same hours and days proving I was home. I said to her, some of these dam young snots trhink because we are seniors, we are senile or too stupid to fight back. I also showed her I have no message machine or service to leave a message with. I said "she lied and I want her fired." I received a letter of apology from the company and a copy of her pink slip....I have since straightened everything else out. Now imagine that I was a Senior that was slower and less combative, heaven only knows how many elderly people have been taken advantage like this...???

You go Chatty! So many people think they can slough off their job and then lie about it, and no one will catch it or complain. I'm glad you got her fired. Maybe next job she'll actually do what she's hired to.

I can't believe you got someone to answer the phone. That is definitely one of my whines...push one for this, and two for that....

Wow Chatty! You are an inspiration! My son once told me that his dad taught him to live, but I taught him to "bitch." I was really insulted until he explained that he meant I showed him how to go through channels first, then go around them when necessary. His believes his own son is alive today because he "bitched."

Is there some way to get your story out there? I would really like to see this incident publicized. Not to cause problems for any particular company, but to show just how easily people can be taken advantage of if they don't know their rights, or stand up for their rights.

Again, you go girl!

I'm not sure about how to get this experience out there except by ALL the zillion people that will read it here. I am just so darn tired of being treated like a feeble minded old useless unimportant bag of bones because I am a Senior citizen. I am normally not into getting a person into hot water but because of this womans out and out lies about leaving me 4 messages, I lost my membership with my HMO. I had to pay full price in August for prescriptions because I was NOT notified early enough. I paid $228.00 instead of $77.00 and I still can't figure out why she lied on her reports instead of actually calling me. It could have been alot worse for me if I'd have had to go to the hospital. I just got so ticked off and decided to make an issue of it and hopefully help other Seniors that aren't well enough or as tough as I am. Some of my dearest friends are the Seniors in the nursing home I visit. Some of them hardly can dial a phone anymore. Someone has to fight for them, for us all and by God I will not be ignored or put out with the trash as long as I have a clear thought in my head and a mouth to express myself with....I call myself a SEASONED CITIZEN and the seasoning is hot and spicy so watch out...

I'm with you Chatty. On another note, I'm tired of being treated like a ditz because I'm female. I was at the car wash and this guy in an SUV suddenly throws his car in reverse and backs up into my car. He tried to act like it was my fault. I was already having a busy, stressful day and was trying to make it to an appt. so it just lit my fuse. I told him, "Oh, you're right. This is how I work my scheme. I started out driving and old clunker and would pull up behind men in SUV's that don't bother to look in their side or rear view mirrors before backing up so I can gouge them and get money from them. That's why I'm driving a Mercedes. It was bought from all of my scam money." I got in my car and slammed the door as hard as I could. He just stood there with his mouth hanging open.