Solmonath Rants (February Mini Rants)

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My 90-year-old father is in a nursing home that used to be a good place but has been going downhill since a change in administration.

Last week dad’s roommate died. Later that same day, the staff moved in a new roommate, complete with extensive isolation paraphernalia because the new guy has a C diff infection. Not only did the staff pair an infected person in a small room with a non-infected person, but both persons ate their meals in the communal dining room.

The situation was discovered by my sister the next day, and she raised a bit of hell. Still, it took the staff several days to relocate the infected roommate.

Update: It turns out the nursing home didn’t move the C diff guy; he died on his third day in the room. Dad has now outlived four roommates. The nursing home doesn’t give a crap. No solace, no comforting, no counseling.

The home quickly moved in a new roommate, who was a loud, obnoxious asshole, possibly violent. He threatened Dad when Dad asked him to turn down his TV – and Dad is pretty much deaf. Then the home moved Dad to a new room. The good news is that it’s a private room, something the family could not afford. The bad news is that neither Dad nor his family was notified of the move ahead of time. Dad does not like change and totally freaked out. Also, some of his stuff was damaged in the move.