The first week I arrived and Mom had not been bathed. I was concerned that she had caused a problem
but after investigating, I learned that the days were mixed up and someone else
was bathed rather than Mom. I was
promised that she would be bathed the next day.
I knew there would be hiccups with the change but I was hopeful.
I arrived for my visit on the second week and again, Mom had
not been bathed. A young man was
cleaning her room – and doing an excellent job of it! I asked if there had been a problem with her
bath. Yep, she refused! I guess nobody thought through the impact of assigning
a young man, however nice he might be, to take care of an ambulatory 97 year
old woman… Although I did tell them if
my daddy had been there instead of Mom, I would have been happy to have that
young man caring for him.
I quickly requested that Mom be cared for by females only
and they promised she would be bathed that day or worst case, the next morning. In the midst of a very busy weekend, I knew I
wouldn’t be able to make it up there again so I asked my sister and nieces if
they could help check up on Mom to ensure she was bathed. Love to them all for visiting and making sure
it happened!
Third visit since the upheaval was this morning. I’m very happy to say that Mom was bathed and
eating a snack when Hurricane, my very soon to be five year old grandson, and I
walked in. Everyone was in the living
room enjoying a game led by one of the aides.
It was so nice to see everyone calm and content – and all happy to see a
little one in their midst. He was shy
but that didn’t seem to bother anyone and Mom was so happy to see him!
He did well and wasn’t too rambunctious but by the end of
the visit, I could easily tell we had worn Mom out.
