tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372897564928472255.post2335756327561530884..comments2024-03-30T02:58:32.407+11:00Comments on Jo-Anne's Ramblings: Nursing HomesJo-Anne's Ramblingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11418152399382818709noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372897564928472255.post-88301080854085804512016-05-15T14:30:47.633+10:002016-05-15T14:30:47.633+10:00Agreed and if one likes the nursing home and the s...Agreed and if one likes the nursing home and the staff they are in it is better, most of those who chose to work in aged care do so because they want to care for those who are at the end of their livesJo-Anne's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418152399382818709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372897564928472255.post-74798967668286474662016-05-15T14:29:33.440+10:002016-05-15T14:29:33.440+10:00Yes sometimes we take what we get offered and some...Yes sometimes we take what we get offered and sometimes we settle for not so good because it is convenient to were we live and then there is the cost at times we may not be able to afford something better Jo-Anne's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418152399382818709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372897564928472255.post-74145918770176783612016-05-15T14:27:43.389+10:002016-05-15T14:27:43.389+10:00Yes it is sad that we here more about the bad nurs...Yes it is sad that we here more about the bad nursing homes and not enough about the good ones and there are more good ones then bad Jo-Anne's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418152399382818709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372897564928472255.post-51894151770121321902016-05-15T14:26:48.694+10:002016-05-15T14:26:48.694+10:00So true most who work in nursing homes do so becau...So true most who work in nursing homes do so because they care and looking after people in the last years of their lives is something that means a lot to them Jo-Anne's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418152399382818709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372897564928472255.post-51973620898235429452016-05-15T14:25:47.444+10:002016-05-15T14:25:47.444+10:00Yes some a good some not so good some down right a...Yes some a good some not so good some down right awful and to some degree you get what you pay for if you have money and can afford an expansive place then good but if you can't you still should get good care just not some of the luxuries other more expansive places have. Jo-Anne's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418152399382818709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372897564928472255.post-29861163774807798752016-05-15T14:23:19.110+10:002016-05-15T14:23:19.110+10:00I don't think we have anything like long term ...I don't think we have anything like long term care insurance but it does sound like a good idea as the cost of a nursing home is bloody high. I think many people do not want to go into on because they feel like they will be losing their freedom but truth be told that is not the case for most. The nursing homes have lots of outings and fun things going on for the residents Jo-Anne's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418152399382818709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372897564928472255.post-21659997127733141452016-05-15T14:20:30.421+10:002016-05-15T14:20:30.421+10:00Oh yeah the cost is a joke at times and so hard fo...Oh yeah the cost is a joke at times and so hard for so many to meet, with both Aunty Joyce and Nanna the cost is more then the age pension and with Aunty Joyce my parents made up the shortfall, with Nan it is my Uncle Frank who makes up the shortfallJo-Anne's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418152399382818709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372897564928472255.post-15852098310431646072016-05-13T00:53:27.330+10:002016-05-13T00:53:27.330+10:00I think there are good and bad. But a lot of nursi...I think there are good and bad. But a lot of nursing homes are great. One of my grandpas loved the nursing home he was in. He loved the food and socializing with people and going on the excursions they had.Mattie @ Northwest Nativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05164010338046849742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372897564928472255.post-4585374731761112102016-05-12T22:10:00.129+10:002016-05-12T22:10:00.129+10:00There can be a big difference between nursing home...There can be a big difference between nursing homes. I had my mum in one which wasn't the best. It was very hard to find another one which was better and had a vacancy but I did in the end.diane bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002292118984909883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372897564928472255.post-12231170464651541652016-05-12T12:52:07.498+10:002016-05-12T12:52:07.498+10:00We often only hear about the bad nursing homes whi...We often only hear about the bad nursing homes which are but a few. <br />I believe that all Tasmanian ones are good.<br />It's necessary for some people to live in them.<br />Sad though. Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372897564928472255.post-82151261877840456922016-05-12T12:34:13.401+10:002016-05-12T12:34:13.401+10:00Nursing homes serve a purpose, and the people who ...Nursing homes serve a purpose, and the people who work there do care. I know that they take care of our loved ones in ways that we simply cannot. They deserve our respect.Karen @BakingInATornadohttp://www.bakinginatornado.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372897564928472255.post-80424963290829481892016-05-12T10:27:48.648+10:002016-05-12T10:27:48.648+10:00As in anything in life, there are good ones and th...As in anything in life, there are good ones and there are bad ones. My Aunt who is 97, is in a retirement community. She has her own apartment but she does have nursing check in on her. My father-in-law is a Veteran and he is at the Veteran Home. He is in the skilled nursing section. He loves it and we love it. We could not care for him with all that he has. It's not like a hospital - its a nice home, and he has his own small studio like apartment. I did visit my husbands aunt, in a horrible one in southern California. It's where her kids wanted her - it was cheap.Debby https://www.blogger.com/profile/02574297621214864538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372897564928472255.post-25173996048523448862016-05-12T10:25:11.345+10:002016-05-12T10:25:11.345+10:00Here where I live the majority of nursing homes ar...Here where I live the majority of nursing homes are very nice. They are for the most part divided into assisted living care facilities and skilled nursing care facilities. Most resemble small apartments and while there may be some with shared rooms, I have never visited one with that set up. (I used to work for a church and my job was to visit elderly members of the the church so I have been to a lot of them.) <br /><br />With that being said, while they are nice, they are expensive. A lot of people here take out "long term care" insurance that covers the cost of it. <br /><br />I think the main thing is that the person is being treated kindly and the facility is clean so it sounds like your family members are in a safe and caring environment. <br />Cperzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09062444081488414888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372897564928472255.post-60773373531762949792016-05-12T08:59:32.476+10:002016-05-12T08:59:32.476+10:00I don't know... for me the negativity attached...I don't know... for me the negativity attached to a nursing home wouldn't be so much about the place as what it said about me... that I was at a point of unable to fend for myself. But that's pride talking, and when do we ever really fend for ourselves? You have to make the best of the hand you are dealt. As for the homes themselves, I just wish there could be a way that they don't drain the life savings to live there.CWMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06798867734074134647noreply@blogger.com