Senior issues

MollieMae01 · Moderator

RE: Senior issues

huronbreeze · MAD DOG!

mollie...what do you do at the home? Are you an aid, cook...After my Mother died I got burned out and could not be around old people any more...they made me thinkn of all the storied my Mother used to tell and I shared with the residents...and then...a few years ago...before i got hurt i worked in a nuring home by me now..and the treatment was a little better but not much...they still shove them out in the halls to sit and while away the time between meals..and no wonder many are never satisfied with the meals they get...I remember the last place i was at..a saggy..white haired lady riddled with dementia sat lifeless in the hall by the door that i had to frequent...I could not pass her like everyone else and not acknoledge her existance..I said Hello...and the biggest toothless smile came to her face...I felt so pleased to have lightened her day that every chance i got I spoke to her...just as i would out of respect to any one that you pass ...I could not help but notice her brillent blue eyes...the likes i have never seen...I would make a comment as to her pretty smile..her nice sweater and her dancing eyes..she recognised me...and would brighten up just seeing me approach...What a feeling to know that you impacted another so positivly...lol..but i have nursing home stories that would make your hair stand on end...do you have any women who steal silver ware..and sandwiches and cookies only to have nursing aids find them in there private area? Or hear them moan in extacy where they are doing things that i cant even imagin...lol..and it being heard loudly by the diatary door..lol..we had one lady..her name was Harris..and she could get geeked up to call the chickens...lol..oh we used to have fun with her..good fun mind you...she got attention..she got talked to..and she had a few minutes click away that she didnt dread...Oh nursing homes...big business...making huges amounts of money off the backs of withering old people..and by underpaying employees...Oh how i couldnt stand that..Thats why i visit homes now and donate to them and not work for or in them...It take a lot of guts to go in day after day year after year..not an easy job...no matter what position your at..Take care Mollie...

oasis05 · Moderator

The one my grandma was in had nice people working there. She was in a wheel chair the whole time and she had a paper route....lol She would take papers to all the residents and collect the change. When we visited, she would count her money to us and then drop it and recount it just to keep us there longer.......lol She even got married there and they had a really nice ceremony. She was an amazing woman.

Shadow · Post-a-Holic - Give this person a rabies shot!

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Originally posted by: MollieMae01
"please enlighten me......show me where............why the heck am I bias now all of a sudden anyhow?? I've helped you out and you chose to jump on my back, not even very politely, mind you, about something that was my OPINION. "

you knew that this was a very sensitive issue for me yet you prodded that pitpaz person on laughing all the way,not funny to me at all.like i said they is alot worse on here to edit.f**k is worse than h*ll,hAVE AT IT

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-- Edited by MollieMae01 at 09:58, 2005-05-27

Shadow · Post-a-Holic - Give this person a rabies shot!

IT S LIKE THIS MOLLIES LIE ANSY SAID IN HER THREAD ABOUT ALL THE CR*P GOING ON under the rules thread ,when you say something you dont know what a person is going through think of that berfore you post,you knew this was something to be treaded lightly, but you prodded.I have be through alot with my parents.Its like the orb thing,something like that that i percieved as silly bother yo,did i prod anyone on about it,no

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-- Edited by MollieMae01 at 09:59, 2005-05-27

dusty082155 · ~Best In Show~ Senior Board Member!

shadow. i read through all the post and i really dont think anyone was trying to get you mad. and they didnt say all elderly people complained. i dont think everyone knew what you have been through with your parents, i didnt. but it is true that there are some elderly that will complain about any and everything. when they should be thanking the good lord that they even woke up another day ! and thats what they are talking about the ones that complain the most and have the least to complain about ! please dont take offense. there was nothing directed at you. and everyone has a right to their opinion. and you know what they say about opinions? they are like your rear-ends ,everybody has one !

-- Edited by dusty082155 at 02:03, 2005-05-27

PitPat2AZ · 6:19 AM, 05/27/05

SHADOW SAID

you knew that this was a very sensitive issue for me yet you prodded that pitpaz person on laughing all the way,not funny to me at all.like i said they is alot worse on here to edit.f**k is worse than hell,hAVE AT IT

MollieMae didn't prod me on anything. I've got a mind of my own. I just stated on another post that some Senior Citizens were a pet peeve of mine. I didn't attack your family members personally or mine for that matter. Mollie did nothing but agree that some of them got on her nerves, too. It's really nothing to get so upset about.

Believe me, here in Arizona, Seniors are good at defending themselves. If you piss them off, they'll just run over you with their golf carts.

Shadow · Post-a-Holic - Give this person a rabies shot!

Dusty. I seen you post under the senior thing,The statement wasnt what really ticked me . It wasn;t about them complaning at all,cause believe me i do my share of ****ing,listening to my Dad.But when I made my first comment and it was seen,I feel it was turned into a joke at my expense,and they knew if was an issue ,that bothered me ,look at pitpaz apology,then next post mollie says oh your great,Say what you will but I called it as i seen .look closely at each post,then mollie says that we pay there wages and they **** about not getting enough,excuse me but they paid in all there lives.

MollieMae01 · Moderator

Huron-I'm in dietary-assistant cook, but I still know all those things you talked about, the aides stealing things from their rooms and there's always notes about this person missing that and what not. I also know about the "moaning" thing, LOL. Apparently there's a private room just for that, but I don't know where it is, thank God!! I have seen people be shoved around and yelled at for no reason, and it bugs the H*ll out of me. I always think "Would you want your grandma treated like that??" Never have said anything because to get into a fight with an aide is to ask for death!! LOL. But it really is sad though. Our nursing facility is a chain, I think it's the largest chain in America. Maybe you've heard of it- Good Samaritan Center. It's base is out of Sioux Falls, SD, I'm in Iowa. I really don't like to see seniors treated in such a way that I've seen every time I've worked there. I don't treat them with any disrespect at all, either. Just because I have an opinion on them, doesn't mean that I hate them. They are history and I love hearing their stories and they are funny when they want to be. We have one lady at the home that had a lobotomy and she's the funniest thing. She always says "hi, mama" when you say hi to her. She always likes me, she doesn't like everyone else. Can't understand what she says 1/2 the time, but I still like to talk to her. So I'm not some angry, spoiled, young, senior citizen-hating person.

MollieMae01 · Moderator

Shadow, No, I didn't know it was a sensitive subject for you, I forgot about your mom and how she died. I didnt' think that talking about sc's b*tching and moaning about stuff they should be grateful for would p*ss you off so much. Just like you didn't know that the whole ghost/orb thing freaked me out. Sorry. And I wasn't trying to lump them all into one category, I should've said "I hate it when some sc's b*tch and complain about things they should be grateful for". Sorry again. But it's true. I didn't say that ALL of them did this. And I never said nor implied, that I hate senior citizens, nor did I say that I was glad they were all in nursing homes, rotting away the rest of their lives. I don't know where all this came from that I hate and disrespect SC's just because I have an opinion on them.

tysonthebulldogissocute · 9:54 AM, 05/27/05

Five letters

two vowels

two syllables:

P-R-O-Z-A-C

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puttin510 · ~Grand Champion~ Gold Medal Poster!

Wow, this shows how hard it is to convey what we really feel at times on the computer. I did not do the pet peeves thread, cause I would probably forget half of what are really my pet peeves. And not put them, too many probably. I guess we just need to read with a grain of salt, hope that something really was not intended to be hurtful and go on. If it was hurtful, it should be brought to P.M. that way others don't end up fighting too. Thats my opinion. I'm sorry Shadow that this has dredged up sad feelings for you. My grandparents were perfect to me. Parents are another story. Not the perfect June Cleaver story. I wish. I really hate it when everyone gets upset or mad here. I don't want to be a part of it. I like the smooth sailing.

Right about now, everyone is probably saying go to Oprah, not the Springer show.