tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17391176.post3321862212001073575..comments2024-03-10T00:38:42.248+11:00Comments on CopperWitch: Life at the Home aka The Black Hole of AgeJahTehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02007730071564639411noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17391176.post-49452803494784305342012-04-30T19:39:31.898+10:002012-04-30T19:39:31.898+10:00Souns like your mum is in a good place - luckySouns like your mum is in a good place - luckyMiddle Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09962830669606760640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17391176.post-2394487084857588972012-04-23T04:02:10.467+10:002012-04-23T04:02:10.467+10:00You're so right about the fly-in, fly-out '...You're so right about the fly-in, fly-out 'experts'.<br /><br />LOVED THIS: 'escapee? Well he hates me because I wouldn't let him out the door. He hides behind the potted palm just waiting for the one person who doesn't read the notice and doesn't shut the door hard and fast. They found him face down in the garden last week. We're not sure if he fell or was digging to freedom."MedicatedMoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08609190990579743429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17391176.post-60938845323331578292012-04-22T20:53:19.257+10:002012-04-22T20:53:19.257+10:00I think you are right about the need to keep doing...I think you are right about the need to keep doing. My next door neighbout but one has MS. And is paralysed from the neck down. Not a life, an existence. And when she is wheeled out into the sun she is always cheerful. How?Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17391176.post-9287132882537982932012-04-22T13:02:31.673+10:002012-04-22T13:02:31.673+10:00Elisabeth, even leaving out the 'old' soun...Elisabeth, even leaving out the 'old' sounds better. And I think smaller homes like this for residents who've lived in the area all their lives is better than some giant hotel type of place.<br /><br />EC, I do think of all the things you do and don't complain. This one is in a wheelchair but she could have been independent and I don't think she would have deteriorated as quickly. There is another MS resident and he is 95 and a real sweetheart so it must be just her nature.<br />And I just love "Home for the Bewildered", brilliant blog name.<br /><br />River is it nice, not palace-like but such a lot of room and windows letting in natural light. I can't post photos because of the privacy issue but I feel like putting my name on the waiting list.<br /><br />Fen, we all get a tad weird as we get older, it's about the only benefit. Have you ever read the poem "When I get old, I shall wear purple", it's a gem.<br />I've just read about Liz Taylor who wore all her jewells about the house so look for some fat redhead swanning around Southland geegawed up to the hilt with jewellery.JahTehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02007730071564639411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17391176.post-76238598590811555162012-04-21T08:21:46.720+10:002012-04-21T08:21:46.720+10:00Ooh I see some interesting sorts in the aged care ...Ooh I see some interesting sorts in the aged care places I have clients in! Even in my Nanna's retirement village there are some funny ones. And I tell you what, don't they pick on an outsider. I'm always telling my Nan and her partner off for being critical of my Nan's neighbour. He is a tad weird, but pretty sure he's harmless.Fenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07945553568341010805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17391176.post-30137174766572736372012-04-20T23:39:45.512+10:002012-04-20T23:39:45.512+10:00It's always the hardest workers who get paid t...It's always the hardest workers who get paid the least. Aged care staff, nurses, customer service people. <br /><br />I agree with you that the accreditation people should hear both sides of the story.<br /><br />I think your Mum's home sounds lovely, it would be a crying shame to see it torn down and replaced with tiny expensive "jail cells".Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17391176.post-34720896612086027572012-04-20T20:11:27.765+10:002012-04-20T20:11:27.765+10:00Paranoia thy name is EC. When I saw the juxtaposi...Paranoia thy name is EC. When I saw the juxtaposition of my name and MS sniveller I assumed you meant me for a minute. Deep sigh of relief.<br />A friend's mother was admitted to a Dementia Nursing Home in the UK - except that there it was called a 'Home for the Bewildered'. Which I love. And somedays would like to check in.<br />And yes, the obscenely underpaid staff make all the difference. Such a demanding and disrespected job.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17391176.post-32174771523472762732012-04-20T15:31:13.818+10:002012-04-20T15:31:13.818+10:00Old age sucks, but it can be made more bearable as...Old age sucks, but it can be made more bearable as your wonderful post suggests. <br /><br />I see the same signs in my mother's 'aged care facility' as they like to call them these days. I think the expression 'old folks home' sounds kinder - and more honest.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.com