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What is the name of the nursing home?? You are withholding taxes from this caring, religious HHA aren't you or do u go through an agency? BTW ....my hair is....no not going there. Thank you. Nancy If you suspect abuse or neglect, then report it. Hilary Blue wrote: > > i think that those homes you are talking about sound wonderful - when you are > 80 years old. > but i have no interest in getting my hair dyed blue and set on rollers every > week. nor do i have the family to come visit me and to make sure i am being > well cared for. > i do have a home health aide who works part time in one of the better nursing > homes in the area, > and she came to me the other day , very upset, because she did not know who to > turn to;. > on the one hand , she was afraid to lose her job, on the other she felt it > was her duty as a religious, caring woman, to report to "somebody" how the > patients were being mistreated. in little subtle ways. like baling scolded and > shamed in front of other residents for accidents of urinary incontinence - and > left in wet clothes for hours. And many other incidents that an old lady would > be ashamed to report to her family... > so on these two grounds - age incompatibility, and small scale maltreatment of > patients - i think that i am not ready for that kind of life - not yet. maybe > when i am 80 i will feel differently about it. > > hilary blue > 51,33,24 > > Leo Fuhr wrote: > > > > Like Nita, our family placed my mom in a nursing home in July. We had been > > researching and checking on the homes in the area and the one we chose is > > an excellent facility and mom is doing very well there. s of the home. > > > > Checking out facilities, visiting often, asking questions of present > > residents and their families, asking questions of the administrators, the > > nursing staff and the other staff is important. Praising the things/people > > who are doing a good job is a good way to guarantee the right treatment of > > your family member. Complaining about poor care is also necessary and > > should be taken to the charge nurse, housekeeping, etc. > > > > > > ---------- > > As it turned out, she was happier and less afraid there. She > > too had hallucinations, though she did not have PD. I never > > in my live did anything better for her. There were many > > people there some in reasonably good shape and some not. The > > thing that seems most important now was the companionship > > and entertainment she had there. It was good for her to > > have company and something to do. I thought I would just > > throw this in the discussion , because it worked out better > > than I expected. I think it was the research I did that > > helped. > > > > Nita Andres > > CG David