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----- Original Message ----- From: "rayilynlee" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 3:53 PM Subject: Re: Home Health Care Aides > Edith, I don't have any questions but am just passing along my experience > for your consideration. I think HHC aides involves tradeoffs. > > When my mom first came home from rehab after her stroke we had 24 hour care > and the gal was a neatnik (good) who rearranged everything in her house > (bad). I don't think we would have thought to ask a question of the agency > to the effect that "do you take it upon yourself to rearrange her house? " > > I got M from her who was excellent in many ways (She got me to AZ, went with > me for DBS surgeries)(good) but would disappear without notifying me when > the after surgery tune-ups became too routine.(not good). Once she brought > her husband's??? illegitimate child (he is an abstinence speaker for Bush) > to my house which I didn't mind, but no agency would allow. > > I had J on recommendation from people in the complex who was reliable but > bossy. Presently I have K 4 hrs one day a week. She only pretends to work, > but like M, I really really like her. > > When my mom went into hospice we had 24 hr care and the day she died I was > at her house around 11AM, had to go home to rest and asked to be called if > mom's condition changed. At 4PM my brother arrived from the Sacramento area > and called to tell me she had died. I couldn't close her eyes or mouth, so > it was very upsetting. Still don't know why I wasn't called. > > I wish you luck no matter how many questions you have. It is surprising the > things that come up. That is why it is awful to be so vulnerable. > Ray > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Meg Duggan" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 7:47 AM > Subject: Re: Home Health Care Aides > > > >I don't have it electronically - but we have a whole checklist. Also a > > thing to help you decide on individual vs company etc... Send me your > > regular address and I will put a copy in the mail. > > [log in to unmask] > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network > > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Edith Love > > Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 3:23 AM > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: Home Health Care Aides > > > > > > Has anyone developed a list of questions to ask potential health Home > > Health > > Care aides? If affirmative, would you be willing to share your > > information? > > > > Thank you in advance for your efforts. > > > > E > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > > mailto:[log in to unmask] > > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > > mailto:[log in to unmask] > > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn