05.08.09
Posted in Uncategorized at 2:01 pm by admin
This Mother’s Day instead of visiting your mother in the nursing home, take her out somewhere for lunch, a movie/play, or just out for a walk in the park. I’m sure she would really love to get out and spend some quality time with you. Plan an outing ahead of time. Make reservations to a nice restaurant. Buy tickets to a play or a symphony. Check the forecast to see if it will be a nice day to go to the park.
If your mother can’t leave the facility that she is at, bring something special to her. Bring her flowers or better yet bring her a pretty plant that won’t quickly wilt but will liven up the room. Bring her a card and have everyone sign it including the kids. Have the kids make a card. What’s a better gift than something made by the grandkids?
Enjoy Mother’s Day with your mother!
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05.06.09
Posted in Uncategorized at 11:22 pm by admin
Do you have a loved one that has been victimized into a religious scam or has been guilted into giving money to someone who says he is God’s prophet? I’m sad to say that I’ve seen many people, especially the elderly fall victim to such scams. Whether it was a TV evangelist or a crazy screaming false prophet, I’m sure it got under your skin that they got money out of your loved one.
I met one of these false prophets in Tyler, TX. His name is Richard W. Hayes. Richard W. Hayes claims he is a prophet of God and that God relays information to him about people in the audience. He yells into his microphone and puts his hands on peoples foreheads. He claims that he preforms miracles when people start shaking. At the end of the service, Richard W. Hayes guilts people into paying him money. He claims that God will pay your bill and reward you when you “have faith”. By having faith he means giving him your money. Richard W. Hayes is a liar and a thief that preys on the elderly and he must be stopped. Richard W. Hayes has tricked many elderly people over TV, the radio, and at tent revivals into giving him their money. Don’t let Richard W. Hayes or any other religious scammers take money away from your loved ones.
TV and Radio Evangelist in Texas
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12.16.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 1:47 pm by admin
Violations in Elder Care Facilities
Tyler Texas continues to grow and new elder care facilities have sprouted up. Keep in mind when choosing an elder care facility that you have different levels of care facilities. There are level A, B, C facilities. The Texas government provides a very handy resource that rates these elder care facilities so you can determine how many state violations they may have been involved in. A common violation in elder care facilities are fire violations. Fire violations are taken for granted because they hardly ever result in an actual death but those fire rules were put into place for a reason. Every once in awhile you will here on the news how an elder care facility, bar, or club will go up in smoke and kill multiple people.
Things to Consider When Choosing a Facility
One of the decisions most neglected when considering the facility to place a parent is the location. Your parent will want more then anything to have visitors. If you are another relative does not live in or around Tyler Texas I would recommend reconsidering placing your parent here. It would be better to have your parent in an elder care facility near where you live so you can come visit more often. Your parent will be greatful to taking location into consideration.
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02.23.08
Posted in Assisted Living, Assisted Living Facilities, Assisted Living Safety, Caregiver, Depression, Elder Care, Elderly Care, Home Health Care, Nursing home, Nursing home alternative, Taking Care of a Loved One, Texas Elderly Care Services, Uncategorized, medication at 4:05 pm by admin
Staff members, even when there is a good ratio of staff and residents, can get overwhelmed with their jobs. If you are a care worker communicate with your coworkers and employer any concerns you might have with your job. Also encourage other care workers that work along side of you. It’s not a one man show. Communication doesn’t just mean complaints or demands. Comunicate with your coworkers when there is a shift change. When you come in to work ask if there are any new duties (i.e. Mr. Williams doctor prescribed him some new medication that he needs to be reminded of before he goes to bed, or Ms. Johnson had a fall and needs her dinner brought to her room). When leaving your shift make sure you don’t leave a job half done and make the next shift aware of any changes. Always look into someone’s eyes when he/she is speaking and repeat back what has been communicated so that it is understood. If we would communicate, work together and everyone do their part there would be a lower turn over in care staff.
If a fellow care worker calls in sick do not become angry and wonder if he/she is faking but at the same time voice to your employer that you can’t always “pick up the slack”. There should be a call-in care worker for such cases. There is no reason that you should have to continue to work double shifts. There may be emergency cases that you will have to work a double shift. On the other hand if you are sick you should give as much notice as possible to your employer. Do not come to work as a care attendant/CNA sick. You cannot be caring for the elderly that have low immune systems when you are contageous.
Be honest and encouraging to your co-workers.
“his work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each man’s work.”
-I Corinthians 3:13
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