In the shoes of Karen (2)… a daughter’s insights into life in a care home.
I read this, and felt it needed reblogging straight away… another way to view a person with dementia. Sadly, this is my experience as friend and guardian to loved ones currently living in residential care.
it is so unfortunate that there is not a supervisor here who pulled her up.. ban mobiles from working hours and nothing to do with them really. I use to take the most disagreeable client for a walk up to our school to look at the animals, it always made them easier to handle 20 minutes out of the staff view & work load, so by the time they came back, every body was happier
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Why don’t you go into educating aged care staff??? I can put you in touch with with the Educational Manager at TAFE if you are interested… PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!
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send me the details – i would be interested in having a chat, as you know i am unemployed still
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Will do
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Thank you so much Kate for re-posting this on your wonderful blog and helping to raise awareness of life in residential care and the importance of understanding and compassion in every situation.
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My pleasure, I was very moved although saddened by your letter. I wrote a few about how appalling some aged care and many hospitals are in my state, you might be interested to check them out, e.g. https://kateswaffer.com/2012/01/18/the-human-cattle-yards-for-dementia-and-aged-care/
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Thanks Gill for raising the awareness of our situation in the first place, and to Kate for reposting it here.
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