Hey Dana,
How are you? How comes you keep getting sent these invisible
careers???? Have you ever got stuck because of them??
Hope you get sent another decent career soon!
Love Smurf xxx
In a message dated 13/05/2005 01:33:31 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
Just
this a.m. my "new" attendant called and said she would be here and
bring
something from McDonalds with her. She never showed up. In the
past
2-3 weeks I have had 2-3 "new" aides come and go. I have 2
excellent ones
now, but one is going to Florida in june for a
week.
Another 'interviewee' called and wanted to change her interview until
Sunday--she forgot her husband was having a colostomy and urostomy
today--what!
People keep telling me I should write a book
too. We should flood the
market with therxse books and name names to
show how we are "really"
treated! There should be a chapter on good
aides too, or something so that
they do not go un-noticed. Maybe a 2
set book--The Bad, and The Good!
Dana
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Original Message -----
From: "Silas Shelburne"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Lori Michaelson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
"Quad" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 4:32
PM
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] also, your opinion could help
Oh
man!
You wouldn't believe the trouble ive had with nursing and aids, been
through
6 in 3 years. One ive got now comes in every morning with
alcahol on her
breath even drinks through the day. It doesn't seem
to bother her so I
haven't said anything, hell I may not find another
nurse. Thats how despert
I am for help. Lol. Thats just
the tip of the iceberg that ive been
through with help, im real easy too
get along with to. That was the trouble
with one nurse, she wonted
to marry me. Lol. When I said no she ran back
to her husband
the next week, and quit not long after. Sounds kind of
fishey don't
it. Oh ill tell you more later, im going to write a book about
my
trials with help. Lol.
Silas
----- Original Message -----
From: Lori Michaelson
To: Quad
Sent: Wednesday,
May 11, 2005 1:35 PM
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] also, your opinion could
help
Believe you me, Stacy, DO
consider yourself fortunate!
All us quads
have faced the low caliber of character that so many
aides have.
They want the job, then they don't. Many are thieves.
My latest (via my MediCARE agency) began about a month
ago. At
first I thought she had it all together. NOT!
She's dating a guy in jail
and is a single mom to 4 kids under age
11!
In the last 12 days of work here ...
she's called in FIVE times with
car trouble.
I just don't know how people like them can survive themselves let
alone have a conscience.
Lori
-------Original
Message-------
From: Stacy Harim
Date: 05/11/05 13:04:02
To: Quad; Dana Miller
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L]
also, your opinion could help
wow, the
experiences you all are going through with aides makes me
sick to my
stomach. Makes me realize how lucky I am to have the
independence I
have. My friend/neighbor is my aide and I mostly just use
her for
chores. She does more while I am going to school. When I first got
home from rehab and needed more personal care, my aides were 2 women one
in
her 40's and the other early 50's. they bother were very
dependable. One
got on my nerves once she got comfortable. She
stayed longer than I needed
her just so she could get overtime so she just
sat around. That is minimal
compared to what you all are going
through. I'm so fortunate that I was
physically able to learn to
take care of my personal care.
I think you
would definitely benefit from the waiver.
Stacy
----- Original Message -----
From: Dana Miller
To:
Quad
Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 1:34
PM
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] also, your opinion
could help
For a long time I was on
Medicare only. Then noticed Medicaid began
to pick
up things for 3 months if I happened to be in the
hospital. I
started
getting involved
in the 'spenddown' just to get my meds paid for.
My
attendant program is paid by the state--but had to wait 4 years
for
it. I
had private insurance
before that.
It took me a few years to
figure out what medicaid was and how to
use the
spenddown. Then my case worker from senior services (a more
politically
correct term, ugh) came to do
his yearly review and somehow--I don't
ask--came up with 6 hours a week for homemaker services. They come
3
times
a week for 2 hours. They do
cleaning, shopping and laundry. I used
to have
to pay my attendants to do that. Now they can concentrate
on my
care.
These people come from
agencies and I have gone thru a bunch of
them! The
quality of person they hire is not very good because the pay is
low.
The
good ones move on to better
things, or are going to school and just
doing
this for side money and experience. Also it seems just as you
find
one you
like the agency changes their
schedule, or theyquit. Just this
month, 2
good people quit without notice.
Plus I am needing an attendant and its been slim pickings. One girl
who
really looked good, came for 3 days,
then 2 days of excuses then
never came
back. I just hired a new gal,who I'm not sure
if she is running on all cylinders or not. Then there are the
ones
who say
they want the job then never
show up for training. I have 2
attendants now.
One is going to Florida for a week in June
so need someone to work while she is gone--the new girl said she
would--if
she lasts that
long.
And now Medicaid has changed and I
have to pay a premium to it every
month
that is higher than my rent. Its not written in stone tho, so still
don't
know what will happen
eventually.
Dana
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----- Original Message
-----
From: "Lori Michaelson"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Quad"
<[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May
10, 2005 6:52 PM
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] also,
your opinion could help
The waiver
programs are for those on MediCAID not MediCARE. For
those
at,
or near, the poverty level.
Lori
-------Original
Message-------
From:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 05/10/05
16:31:38
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED];
[EMAIL PROTECTED];
[EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected]
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] also, your opinion could help
I Don't understand this waiver thing-----medicare part A
hospital
is free
but If I would want Part B
i'd have to pay each month for
it........So for
now I just use my wife's work insurance, as long as she can keep
this job
she hates. Waiver must be for part
B if income is very low ??
Dan
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