A few weeks ago when I took Mom to visit Aunt Chrick at " The Home" I checked in....saw several people....found Aunt chrick...set her and Mom up at a cozy little table so they could visit and decided I was early enough to go visit my daughter who lives only a few miles away. I look around for someone to tell that I'm leaving for an hour or so and a delightful woman comes up and offers to help. I explain, she tells me she's been working here at "The Home" now for about 2 years. I've never met her, she is very nice and helpful and I comment that I am so glad to meet her and will be seeing her again in the fall. She explains that she only works in the summer as she still works at the Department of Human Services during the fall and winter. We had a wonderful conversation...I feel really good about leaving. She is so attentive to Mom and Aunt Chrick offering to get them tea and a snack while I'm gone. Wow..talk about one on one service...how great is that!
I leave, am gone for about 2 hours, come back and the residents are having dinner. Mom and Aunt Chrick are hooping it up, having a good time and I notice that the caregiver I was so fond of is at another table . Why .. she is eating with some other ladies, what dedication, she really loves her job to stay overtime and eat unseasoned food. I walk up to her table, she jumps up, introduces herself, and now she tells me she was a school teacher and is visiting her sister. I find that odd ... maybe she has a twin. No, I go to get a cup of coffee and here she comes again.."Aren't you new here? I am Covia, and I can't find my car....will you help me?". Here comes a real caregiver who takes Ms Covia back to her table.....time for her meds.
Oh my goodness...I left Mom and Aunt Chrick in the care of a crazy person.
