The nurse came today. We use All Star Home Health and so far we are very pleased with them. They are attentive, usually quick to show up when needed and they seem to take things serious and are not flippant about things I am concerned about. Except for yesterday afternoon the nurse was supposed to come and no showed. Apparently she got lost and her phone lost charge so she could not call me. That was okay but one thing I am learning is to not plan Mom's day around appt. times. I am going to always keep to my schedule and when someone shows up Mom and I will fit them in! Hmmmm so keep in mind, the next time you are sitting and waaaaaaiiiiiting in a dr's office, that there may come a time you are on Home Health and you will get to keep them waiting!!
She has a friction sore on her heel. So once again a live and learn for me. ;( As people get older their skin is so thin making it so vulnerable. From now on Mom's feet on a pillow so heels do not touch the mattress, no canvas tennis shoes and making sure her feet are up high enough when pushing her in the wheelchair. She has the steps for her feet but she tends to take her feet off of them (without asking) which is why she has a scrape on her other leg that bled terribly even though it was only a very minor scrape.
As for the UTI she is so much better today! If you ever notice an elderly person going through a sharp decline suddenly, think UTI! She smiled at me when I woke her up, ate good, gave treats to the pups ... well kinda, I put the treat in her hand then pulled the pups over to her hand to get it. She still seemed to like it, feeling as though she did it.
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