Fights at Mealtime

June 27, 2012,  After the last post (June 23) Mr M again backed his motor scooter for the third time into the man next to him at table, causing his victim to yell out loud.  The victim was then firmly berated by the light-skinned aid.  This morning I told victim I would witness if he needed to complain that the perpetrator cannot handle his motor scooter.  Besides that, last evening I had to watch the Alzheimers patient at the next table being fed.  He needs to be spoon fed, and we have no separate dining room for people who cannot eat on their own.  Then we were served "roasted root vegetables" - potatoes, onions, a mushroom, a bit of left over sweet potato,a a few carrot slices--it was very tasty, but there were a couple loud complaints about this new type of cooking.  One man even went to talk to the cook.  I left my table before dessert was served, having no more appetite. Our newest resident did not even come to dinner.  There is not much diplomacy going on in the dining room, and the waitress at the next table looked very stressed. I offered to carry the Alzheimer's plate to his room so he could eat at leisure, but maybe the staff wants close supervision of his chewing and swallowing his food.

Hitting the Wall

June 23 2012.  As I left my room June 19 I saw Mr M in his motor scooter , followed by his daughter on foot.  The were on their way to the noon meal.  Mr M ran his motor scooter into the wall.  This man may have an affect of Huntingtons or Parkinsons disease, because he is noticeably unable to control his scooter.  On the following day he backed the scooter into an empty chair at the table behind him, knocking the chair into a lady dining next to it.  Then I learned, that two weeks prior to this, he had run the scooter into  little Miss S getting out of the elevator, sending her to the doctor with a n injured leg.  Ms S reported the injury to the bookkeeper ! but did not notify her attorney.  This is a frightful situation, this big man has one eye missing and not in control of that motorized machine.

A lady down the hall sat on the floor in her room a long time after falling but we heard her banging her walker against the door and we "rescued her" .  The alarm button she wears did not work!  I think I shall find out how to get her one of those emergency Tracfones.    
     I had a chance to meet the two men working in the newly installed basement therapy room and I enjoyed the conversation.  One said to me, of all the institutions he visits on behalf of medicare, this one is the best:  the big windows in the dining room and in the atrium let in more light, and the people here are friendlier. This is good to hear  In many other homes, the floor plan is identical, and even the pictures on the wall are the same!

Who has been in my bed? launderers!

June 18 2012.  The maid came to the room last week to wash sheets.  I told her I wash my own linen.  The, Friday I found my bed changed and made up, my imported bedspread gone.  I followed her to the laundry and she showed me a list with my name added.  I was perplexed.  The office manager knew nothing about the laundry list and said there would be no extra charge.  Them´n, it occurred to me that Terminix had instituted regular laundry for pest-control.  That I can understand.  JULY 24 MYSTERY SOLVED: ONE OF THE MAIDS HAS BEEN TRYING TO LAUDER MY BED LINENS:.
Friday I sampled the Hamilton County Parks' steak cook out at Lake Isabella near Loveland.  I arrived at 5PM and he steaks/ribs/hamburgers had been cooked and set out in a nice complete buffet.  For $10.00 I had an 8 oz strip steak dinner which was very tasty.  The ambiance, while hot, was pretty.

More Daylight Means Less Sleep

June 9, 2012- It gets dark at 9.30 PM and dawn begins at 4.30 AM, so I wake up early. I regret waking up early, but there is nothing do but listen to the radio. Fortunately we find BBC on the Public Broadcasting system.
Our tiny book club is dead:  four members cannot keep it going, because if someone is ill or out of town, one or two people cannot keep the meeting exciting enough.  We have decided to blend in with the library book club at the same location in September to see how that turns out.  There are three other locations available but not suitable for our folks, so we picked the book club using the same location. Today is the last meeting before we regroup-

Where have the rooming-houses gone?

June 3 2012.  So now I am wondering if there are any other rooming houses in the area?  In 1950 there were residences available with dining  and housekeeping services:  the Girls' Friendly Society, The YWCA and others like that in Chicago for working women. I Washington DC, I had a fair-sized room with two meals a day on Dupont Circle. The rents were scaled to a worker's wages.  Now even our best residence hotel has been closed down. Why is that?  Is there really no alternative to living in this upscale boarding house being bothered by aides and nurses that I am not using?  But I like my room with microwave and refrigerator, plus private bath.  And I am in my familiar neighborhood, close to the recreation center!
     I am still waiting for last month's order of a replacement for the torn ironing board cover.  My own ironing board I had to hide for fear our stellar housekeeping would whisk it away.  I am closeted in quarantine for the fourth day because of a bod cold.  Glad to have my meals packed up so that I can eat in my room. 
I may go to the history class tomorrow.