She has separate nursing hours, the HHA hours were cut to 2 per day. Bobbie
Smile Everyday > On Jun 27, 2014, at 6:56 PM, RONALD L PRACHT <[email protected]> wrote: > > I get by to , for the past 16 yrs from 2 to midnight Im here alone everyday. > The point I was saying is can you get a bowell routine, shower and set up in > 2 hrs? Its possible on a good day, but what about the day you get off the > bowell chair and have a monster accident and its rolling out the back of the > chair? I mean does she just sit in it until a caregiver may possibly come > tomorrow for two hours? She has to have a backup person which I guess is > going to be Pete............what about when you wake up at 3 am and feel in > back of you and theres a pile like you never seen since the german shepard at > the park, lol..lol. It might not happen very often , but it does happen. Hope > I gave some a laugh. > > Ron > > > On Friday, June 27, 2014 3:48 PM, Danny Hearn <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > My wife just started back to a job, being a caregiver 2 to 3 days a week and > 2 evenings from 5 till 10 for an older woman with alzheimers. I'm all alone > most the time and get by pretty well, she just makes me a sandwich or gets > something for me that is easy for me to eat and leaves a few snacks that I > can get. Before that she worked full time at factory type jobs...so I see > what your saying about lots of caregiving hours...They told me I don't > qualify for any hours at all, here in Missouri, But so far we have got by ok. > Dan H.** > > > On Friday, June 27, 2014 3:23 PM, Don Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > > > It seems as independent as she is and not home half the time living in a apt. > just what are they doing each day that's taking 6 hours. I wonder if the > state cut her hours because a case review showed that all hours weren't being > used but were being billed. Also maybe the agency nurses got tired of being > disrespected by her, no matter who is your pca you need to respect them and > not treat them like slaves. > > Don > > > On Friday, June 27, 2014 12:20 PM, Gmail <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Dawn called Horizon, our insurance company, and explain the situation. They > called her back the next day with a new agency that is going to help her ... > maybe. > She thinks if she moves closer to her family they will help her, right now > they live 15 minutes away. Bobbie > > Smile Everyday > >> On Jun 27, 2014, at 4:11 AM, RONALD L PRACHT <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Well bobbie 2 hours a day for a quad living alone with no family help is >> cutting it close. I cant see how you could get a bowell routine and shower >> done and cleaned up in that time. That's not accounting for a basic >> microwave meal and throwing a load in the wash. She might be able to pull it >> off if she was proactive and did everything she could herself. Its easier >> said than done, Im sure she deals with depression and the rest of the usual >> probs that a quad on their own faces. This might be a precursor to trying to >> get her to throw in the towel and go to a nursing home. Its hard to believe >> they can cut 6 hrs down to 2 and get away with it. Pete can help her for >> awhile , but eventually he will have to move on. I hope she figures >> something out, but I cant imagine what........it doesn't sound like family >> is going to take up the slack. >> >> Ron >> >> >> On Thursday, June 26, 2014 10:06 PM, Gmail <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >> Dawn has been living in my/our section 8 apartments since 1995. The VNA has >> been taking care of all her needs and she worked her way up to 6 hours per >> day, 7 days a week. >> She has ALWAYS treated nurses and aids as her "staff" "They work for me." >> She would always tell me. She did not treat them well at all. The agency has >> now cut her hours down to 2 hours per day. >> She called Pete for "Help" I have now idea where or what is going to come or >> happen from this. >> Bobbie venting >> >> Smile Everyday > > > > > >
