Oh, one more thing.
    Over the last few days I've become acquainted with the other two advocating relatives of two of the facility clients. I find it interesting that all of us are acutely involved with the medical industry: Me, avocationally as my mother's long time caregiver, although both of the other advocates has asked me if I have ever been employed in the medical industry because of my knowledge of and ability to discuss my mother's care and conditions; The wife of a resident as a retired medical insurance manager; The son of a resident as an active pharmacist (whose mother, the client, is also a retired pharmacist). Of the 34 residents on my mother's floor and all of the other residents in the facility (which serves long term care residents as well as short term rehab/recover clients), only the three of us are active, almost-always-there advocates for our relatives. All of us, as well, have had significant problems with the facility, and, as it turns out (as we've discovered in informal meetings with one another) with the hospital prior to facility "interment". Speaking with each other when we can has confirmed, for each of us, that we are not imagining the problems we find ourselves negotiating.
    We found one another simply by noticing the others' ubiquitous presence.
    Just wanted to mention this.
    To the shower.
    Later.
- posted by Gail Rae @ 05:26   email  this post