tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879192449061145204.post569317815394486614..comments2024-01-05T01:05:21.841-05:00Comments on Back Door Logic: United We Stand.... Divided We FallSusan Higginshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07019940790074997076noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879192449061145204.post-46945957095831740282011-09-15T07:02:39.718-04:002011-09-15T07:02:39.718-04:00Mellodee... I think if we call our Senators and Co...Mellodee... I think if we call our Senators and Congresspeople and tell them we need caps on profits that nursing facilities can make, residents will be safer and receive better care. I've been researching this idea... the UK is already beginning to do it.<br /><br />I am not against folks being paid for a service that is provided but when they get greedy, that's when I get upset.<br /><br />Slyde... It's unbelievable. I too witness the same attitudes, it's why I go to the home every day, sometimes twice a day. I feel that I need to check in on my mom and her friends.<br /><br />I used to think the staff was totally to blame; now I realize that they share the blame with management. <br /><br />I am on a mission to raise awareness. People need to check in on family and friends in facilities frequently. <br /><br />We need to start our own "Nursing Home Neighborhood Watch."Susan Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07019940790074997076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879192449061145204.post-57258601118554700992011-09-14T16:36:28.613-04:002011-09-14T16:36:28.613-04:00one time i went to the nursing home to find my gra...one time i went to the nursing home to find my grandfather sitting alone in the hallway in his wheelchair, and he was yelling for someone to please roll him into his room and people were just walking past him, ignoring him... i went APESHIT!Slydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02170343849186268727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879192449061145204.post-39093120235624397352011-09-14T12:51:19.373-04:002011-09-14T12:51:19.373-04:00I'm not a very good crusader (I piss people of...I'm not a very good crusader (I piss people off, because I get angry), but this is an important issue and may very well be in my future. What can I do to help?Mellodeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07515414035373189099noreply@blogger.com