I am definitely convinced I was put here to go through these horrible events with Elder care and in part with the homeless. Most of my friends either have younger parents or their parents are deceased. It is like I am the pioneer of this mess.
Mom went back into the hospital late Monday night for what else...UTI and kidney stones. She is supposed to be coming out today. Nursing home sent her there and I think they were trying to be slick. We are still debating a past due amount . I think they ended the therapy too early. Since Mom had the pain from the stones weeks ago I think the nursing home chose now to send her to the hospital and unofficially kick her out for non payment. She still has some Medicare left so she is going back. I no longer think the nursing home bit is a racket. I think just about everything is a racket. With nursing homes I think the owners get paid a nice amount of money to keep your elderly loved one alive and charge you over $400 a day to do so. The finance lady at Workman's Circle quoted me a price of $450 a day. I am still trying to figure out how this all works if you make too much for Medicaid and you actually need nursing home services. Charity groups get paid per head they feed. Is there even an incentive to eradicate homelessness and hunger? We are trying to get people to live longer. Why? Who can afford it?
Friday, May 11, 2018
Sunday, May 6, 2018
Journal Entry# 109
It's 2:00 and I am sitting with my mother in the nursing home. Still dealing with the administrative woes but I won't talk about that now.
I made a playlist for Mom and she is loving it right now. This playlist has Johnny Mathis, Nat King Cole and Sam Cooke.
The place is depressing. There are about 25 residents on this 6th floor unit sitting in this area and most of them are vegetating. There is one lady cursing every five minutes. Mom was just asleep but she is alert. Right now she is dancing to "Wonderful, Wonderful ". I am buying Mom a small ipod so I can transfer music to her.
I was exhausted yesterday and didn't make it out here. I am trying to make another visit tomorrow, but I also have to see the Assemblyman and hopefully the nursing home personnel.
I am tired.
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