figtree3

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What Has Been Your Experience Helping Senior Citizens?

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+3 Views: 974 Answers: 7 Posted: 12 years ago

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Tommyh

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Best answer!

Some are good.One old lady (94) wants to adopt me.

some are a little bitter.They feel abandoned by their families.

One old lady who lives on her own is visited fortnightly by her daughter & son in law,but only if she gives them gas money.She is 92.

I do small jobs for these people & most of them are grateful,some to the point of tears.Most of them will engage me in conversation for as long as they can just to keep me there a while.Lonliness is a big issue with our elderly.

What am I talking about?I'm elderley now...bugger it!

12 years ago. Rating: 6
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Dollybird

Tommyh, your only as old as you feel.

commented 12 years ago

Tommyh

Dolly.If your only as old as the one you feel I'm in big trouble.My wife is older than me by several months.LOL

commented 12 years ago

hector5559

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Most of them are greatful,and we can in return learn a lot from them ,including good manners,

12 years ago. Rating: 12
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hector5559

hope things will get better,dolittle,

commented 12 years ago

Tommyh

dead right Den.Plain old common courtesy is so important to the old folks.

commented 12 years ago

Ducky

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With what? In what capacity?

12 years ago. Rating: 11
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hector5559

Helping dem two spell,

commented 12 years ago

Ducky

No. A senior who still can't spell, is hopeless. They've had no interest in learning.

commented 12 years ago

figtree3

Professionally- medical, social, psychological.

commented 12 years ago

Ducky

Topic still too broad.

commented 12 years ago

figtree3

How about as a Care Navigator...mmmmm between the hours of 8-5pm or not?..:(

commented 12 years ago

Ducky

Mon - Fri only?

commented 12 years ago

figtree3

I don't know!
Please tell me. Is this a lesson, Quackmaster?

commented 12 years ago

Ducky

Yes. Don't listen to Ducks who just "quack" away and haven't a clue how to answer your question. :)

commented 12 years ago

mycatsmom

you quack me up, Ducky

commented 12 years ago

sunnyB

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Four Times I tries to cross this old person across the road, and they wouldn't go.

12 years ago. Rating: 9
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hector5559

you should have grab his crutch,

commented 12 years ago

Dollybird

Think that is Zimmer frame, not crutch,

commented 12 years ago

Tommyh

Maybe he didn't want to cross the road.Maybe he saw what happened to the chicken.

commented 12 years ago

hector5559

grabbing a simmer frame dontg seem so sexy,

commented 12 years ago

doolittle

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I have had a lot of good experiences helping older adults. Sadly it is how I hurt my neck and shoulder.

12 years ago. Rating: 9
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hector5559

What on earth were you doing to them,??

commented 12 years ago

doolittle

Helping them get better

commented 12 years ago

hector5559

hm,o/k ,

commented 12 years ago

doolittle

Just didn't work out well with my last older adult...haven't worked since

commented 12 years ago

hector5559

did you get any compesation?

commented 12 years ago

doolittle

a bit for a while.

commented 12 years ago

hector5559

Back trouble i guess,

commented 12 years ago

doolittle

Yup my entire spine and my hips- bummer!

commented 12 years ago

Tommyh

sadly it's a fairly common injury Doo.My wife suffers the same ailment from lifting our daughter.I'm the one who is supposeed to do the heavy work but she still tries to do it & it ain't getting any better.

commented 12 years ago

doolittle

My shoulder had been doing pretty well but it hurts again and my arm and hand are going numb- too much scar tissue to operate- or so they say. My hips go crazy in the cold weather as does my back- a few more months and it should subside...I got hurt in '06 had surgery on '07...I'm eating up my savings as hubby hasn't given me a dime- still waiting for the judges decision.....

commented 12 years ago

mycatsmom

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I helped plenty of them when I worked as a nurse ( an LPN ) and I have taken senior citizens to their appts..and grocery shopping and what not....as a volunteer