Home health related advice/thoughts

[clevergirl67]

Originally Posted by southkakkatlantan

There are other things such as never wearing gloves not one time in the 3 months she's been with us (not during toileting or any other time that is appropriate)

OMG NO!!! Absolutely not!!! Beyond gross!!!

[southkakkatlantan]

Originally Posted by clevergirl67

You might consider finding your town's Reddit sub and posting there.

I love Reddit!

I don't know why I didn't think of this

[fleetiebelle]

Does your workplace have an EAP? They can often help with caregiving services. There are also services like Care.com.

[southkakkatlantan]

Originally Posted by fleetiebelle

Does your workplace have an EAP? They can often help with caregiving services. There are also services like Care.com.

They do actually.

[FrancaisDeutsch]

Originally Posted by DesertRat56

My aunt is in the PACE program. They can't get a shower person here early enough to have her ready for the bus when it comes to pick her up. She is able to stand with a walker and I had one bathroom remodeled with her in mind so that there is a bench at one end and a shower head on a hose. She has a metal walker to get in the shower with.

Have you called the social worker at PACE to talk about the issues you are having with the shower lady? I have not experienced any problems with the home care people, but I know the program is dependent on contractors getting and keeping staff.

For me it is a good program and they are now going to ad my Aunt to a waiting list to get into an assisted living facility. I don't get a day off, just the 5 hours 3 times a week that my aunt is at the facility. Burn out is a real thing.

I hope you can talk to the management at the facility your mother goes to and get things straightened out because you should have to remodel your house or let someone abuse your mother.

You're a full-time caretaker for your aunt? Wow - hats off to you. That's highly commendable to do such a thing for a non-immediate family member.

I don't know how you are coping. God bless you!

[southkakkatlantan]

So no replacement yet.

Today the caregiver showed up to the house and sat in the driveway for half an hour.

After opening the door twice and observing her being in her vehicle (I kept checking to see if she was here), I went ahead and began the process of just getting my mom ready myself since the caregiver was not coming in. While showering, the agency called to say the caregiver could not gain entry to the house. As they are saying this the caregiver walked in (because the door had been unlocked the whole time just as it is every day she comes and walks into the house through the unlocked front door).

It's not the first time she has pulled this - lying to the agency that she knocked but that I'm not answering. Essentially she got paid to sit in the driveway for that time while I got my mom ready

I politely asked her to please leave.

I know the agency stated that they're working on getting a replacement but PACE stated we could just try another agency. I'd rather do that because this is just not right. SMH

ETA: Last time I observed her getting my mom ready she washed her 'backside' while standing, then immediately put the same cloth in my mom's hand and told her to use it on her 'front parts'. And to think the agency stated today that 'she's one of their best aides'. What gives with this industry? It really is a shame.