Meetings with the Executives
Affectionate Care
Shelley resides in the Affectionate Care Community in Richmond, Texas. This facility is about twenty minutes from me. The odd thing, to me anyway, is that I go less often to visit than I did when she was in other places of residence. I’m not sure as to the reason, but I’ll post more about it later.
Right now, I want to tell you that we had our first
family meeting at Affectionate Care, and I am pleased. If your facility
doesn’t have regular meetings, ask for them.
The Executive Director and the Resident Director
conducted the meeting. These two have installed new agendas, and they are for
the betterment of the residents.
Here are a few new systems set in place. Some were
there before, but visitors ignored them.
I’ve been guilty of that.
1. Sign
in for security.
a. This
process takes a bit of time; can be complicated, but it is necessary for the
safety of residents.
b. The sign in process allows the director to keep records of visitors, and that's a good thing.
2. Procedures
for incidents.
a. What
happens if a resident falls? Who is notified?
b. When
and if a minor accident takes place, caregivers are given options for an
ambulance.
i.
Ambulance services are super expensive. We’ve
had them used three times for Shelley. Only one was necessary.
ii.
The ambulance services charge by miles. A ten-mile
exchange can cost hundreds of dollars. We had one once that charged almost a
thousand dollars.
3. Supplies
a. We
were reminded to keep our loved ones fully supplied.
b. Delivery
services are available.
4. Monthly
meetings for the future.
This is a welcome
need. Most of us don’t like meetings,
but this one is important. We have an opportunity to interact with the directors
and exchange ideas. We can report issues
we are concerned about.
5. A
Lost and Found is now established.
Residents often go “shopping.” They don’t intend to take items from others, but the disease causes them to take pretty baubles.
6. Helpful
videos
Teepa Snow
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