The aide didn’t show up, the “new aide” who has no training.
My mother had no one to prepare her breakfast.
Some of her meds were missing. She says they are being stolen.
Her dinner delivery last night was incorrect. There is always something wrong with the delivery contents.

Then came the REAL stream of complaints. On and on. Before I had my coffee. This is life, caring for the very aged. Someone who is all there, who deserves better. And, my job is to correct all the bull-crap that goes along with what an aged person has to deal with.

But now I want you to listen and listen good:

If you live in New York and you are elderly, if you have run out of money (as my mother did, paying for help), the state recognizes that you are better off, if possible, aging IN PLACE. And instead of shoving you into a nursing home, (where you will likely die quicker) they pay for an aide. And, they come out WAY ahead.

It’s called COMMUNITY MEDICAID.

REMEMBER:

WE are the future AGED. You can have tons of freaking money and I promise you, whether you have all the policies on Earth, at some point you will run out of money … my mother OUTLIVED her long term care. With inflation, she was left with barely anything when she needed help.

THIS IS WHY MEDICAID IS A NECESSITY, NOT ONLY FOR THOSE WHO ARE POOR, BUT FOR THOSE WHO BECAME POOR TRYING TO STAY AFLOAT and ALIVE. IF MEDICAID GOES, WE ALL GO.

Now excuse me while I begin my day on the phone again, as it was before my vacation, trying to untangle the knots that are created by unfeeling, unknowing people.

Ninety-nine years old…God help you if you don’t have an advocate.