It is very humbling to hear from you all. This is what the Carers Coffee Pot is all about. I have brought together some of the comments that have been left on various posts,so they can be viewed together.
Well done fluffy wings and thank you for putting the Carers Coffee Pot out there for us all. on THANK YOU AND YOU AND YOU.....!
Hi, following my recent whistleblowing report in a Residential home that
I worked in,it led to a disciplinary for the person concerned, who
consquently lost her job, staff have been retrained and Management are
now more visible in the home. All it needed was for one person to speak
up to get things changed. on WHISTLEBLOWING ...continued!
Wow, the comments on the attached article make interesting reading. It shows just how vulnerable the carers are. on ABUSE!
Thank you for recognising the importance of whistleblowing. Yes , I
totally agree it takes great courage to do.It is there to serve a
purpose and it should be used more frequently when a situation arises.
on WHISTLEBLOWING! Do you,don't you?!!!!!
Hi, I have just come off shift as a Reablment Community Carer and have
discovered the Carers' Coffeepot. It is nice to find something for us
Community Carers. After todays shift I have decided we must be the most
underated profession going. Some of you will probably say that you knew
this along, but hey, I am a bit slow on the uptake.
In our work, we care for people with so many different dibilitating
illnesses, Dementia, Parkinsons, various Cancers, MS, Motor Neurone
Disease, Amputees and lots more. This is far from an easy job when done
properly.
We are not medically trained like Nurses, we can can not apply or change
dressings, catheter bags or tell people what their medication is for
and nor do we know the answers to many questions asked by the people we
care for or their families, although some professthey know more than
they do and often give out the wrong information.
Most of us are in the job because we care, we want to help.
But do people realise that as caring people, we on Reablement?
Well written fluffy. How many other carers professional or otherwise
allow themselves to accept that they are not coping as well as they
usually do? But feel instead they have to keep how there feelings
inside and not let others see or know that they too are having a "bad
day".
I am pleased you have a loving family and good friend around you. I know
the love you give out will come back to you a thousand fold. on STRESS! WHERE DID THAT COME FROM???
Ha Ha like this one. I wonder if thats why my employers chose green as
their colour, so that all staff would be able to cope with the demands
of caring for an aging population. on What colour tabard are you?
Thank you, this a great site for carers. You have so much information on here, hope everyone finds it as useful as me. on THINGS PEOPLE SAY...QUOTES
Reading this bought tears to my eyes. My first experience of death at
work was minutes after the person had died. I was caring for a husband
and wife. Fred had'nt been well for a few days, so I popped in as I was
passing. Officially I was'nt due there until teatime. As I walked
through the door his daughter was coming out, she said Fred had just
died, I did'nt know what to say, I sort of froze, should I go or should I
stay, I did'nt want to intrude, but she said, "please go in and see
Mum".
Freda was laying in her bed, looking across at Fred in his. Fred looked
like he was asleep. I sat with Freda holding her hand, neither of us
spoke. The room felt calm and peaceful. I stayed with Freda until her
daughter came back into the room, she had phoned for the family to
gather and the Doctor was expected to confirm the death. I expressed my
condolences and quietly left.
Outside everything felt unreal, as if I was looking at life from inside a
bubble, time seemed to have slowed, I did'nt on Is it ok to grieve?
You are so right fluffy wings. Done correctly Reablement is so much more
rewarding. It's wonderful to see Jim and Gertie gain confidence after a
long stay in hospital, when they are suddenly back home, alone and
without the social contact they had with other patients. Slowly goal by
goal, you watch them take tentative steps toward independence again.
Some manage in days, others a full six weeks. But with time,
encouragement confidence grows, and they are truly thankful for a
service many never knew existed. I love working in Reablemnt. on Reablement?
A truly helpful site. Thank you for giving carers an opportunity to
respectfuly and discreetly express feelings on sensitive work
experiences whether funny, sad or irritable. It truly helps to know
there is somewhere you can say something and not be judged that you are
being disrespectful or disloyal but just being human. Thrasher. on THINGS PEOPLE SAY...QUOTES
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