Ribh's D'Coopage

[rjohns39]

Evening @Grammy60 and @rjohns39
I'm off to bed now, hope the rest of your day is delightful

Sleep well

 

[Kris5902]

Actually, I found the opposite @Ribh. When dad needed nursing, he had an aged care assessment and then all his nursing was provided by the RDNS, fully paid for by the good people of Australia through their taxes. Same with his wheelchair and other medical equipment. His meals on wheels were subsidised by the ttaxpayers, not covered in full. We were chipping in $25 a week for 7 3-course dinners.

But the first step is reaching out through the GP to a social worker who then does the assessment and signs off on needs. If needs are super urgent, yes, people have to rely on family and friends until the assessment is complete. I think we waited 6 days for dad's assessment, which was not a problem. I can see how it could be a problem for other elderly folks.

So two things are needed: willingness to ask for support and time to wait for the assessment. Dad was unwilling at first (proud in the wrong ways) but once it was all set up, he loved it.

Dear old dad. I still miss him. He'd be turning in his grave over the chooks and cat. He wasn't big on keeping pets.

Yes. Unfortunately we were sabotaged by the man's siblings. We couldn't get even the simplest of things done.

It can be very situational here too. And there’s the pride factor, and not wanting to be a “burden”. Sometimes with more extreme cases the only safe place is a care home of some sort.

My grandmother suffered from dementia, among some other things, and it got to the point my mother couldn’t care for her in their shared apartment anymore. She wouldn’t bathe, use the toilet, run the water from the taps, and would forget the stove was on when attempting to cook. It got to the point my mom couldn’t leave her alone to go to work. The home Nurse that was doing weekly visits became so concerned for both their health she told my uncle and mother the only way to get grandma accepted into the facility was to literally drop her off at the hospital ER and leave. Wait lists here can be very long for the subsidized homes, and the fully private facilities are quite expensive. She was in within a week though, and things got much better from there, but it was one of the hardest things they had to do.

It does sound like @CrazyChookChookLady ‘s elderly gent could use some extra support. And it is a shame that more people aren’t willing to take the time to spend time with the elderly. They have so much knowledge and experience. People are often unwilling to slow down a little and remember that our grandparents generation did so much for us as a society! Not knocking the baby boomers, but if it wasn’t for the generation before we would be living in a very different world. It’s often a difficult situation, and I agree the pharmacist dispensing the drops should have taken more time to make sure their use was fully understood, sometimes it just takes a little longer...

Granted, my grandparents on my dads side never did figure out the clock on their VCR, despite detailed step by step instructions written down, and every power outage was another excuse to visit for tea and hardtack, cookies and cribbage. We visited at least once every week until I moved away, and then even though I didn’t have a phone (back before cells were common!) I would walk to the payphone and call twice a week to catch up.

 

[Ribh]

So from the left it's Tsuki's egg, the first one Deana laid on Tuesday and finally today's effort.

Those are some seriously large eggs! Glad it wasn't me laying them!

 

[rjohns39]

Good morning Jeannie

 

[Ribh]

That's beautiful @Ribh! I love the gradation of colour all through it.

I love working with variegated wool! It gives shading with no effort on my part.

 

[Ribh]

Good morning Jeannie

lol Well, it's after midnight, so technically morning but just after 2am. Woke with a cat practically on my face [he got cold!] & couldn't go back to sleep so, Hi.

 

[rjohns39]

I was going to say either really early or really late. Maybe a nap later?

 

[Ribh]

I was going to say either really early or really late. Maybe a nap later?

Soonish. It's getting cold & I have a lovely warm doona & a comfortable couch.

 

[Ribh]

Heading off to the mainland shortly. Hopefully this is my final dental appointment for some time. And @ least today we have good weather for paddling round.

The girls are busily trying to convince me they can be trusted to stay in their run... & the lad has arrived to tile.

I'm also negotiating with my girl to do another POL run to replace the girls we lost & maybe another couple as well... I have succumbed to chicken math. I may have to wait. I want a friend for Lottie & I have fallen in love with Frizzles plus if silver Campines are on offer... We shall see.

 

[rjohns39]

Have fun Jeannie, I'm sure you'll make a good choice when the time comes.