A staff member started chastising the woman -- who after all, does suffer from some form of dementia or Alzheimer's or she wouldn't be there -- and kept apologizing to me. I told her, "I've seen worse, I've heard worse. It's okay."
One of the other nurses chimed in, "Well, you're not the only one she does it to, so don't start feeling special!"
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Too bad that first staff member felt the need to chastise her... as if it makes a difference. I prefer the second nurse's reaction!
Totally, right? Since I am there frequently, I realize the stress that the staff members face daily. Yet I suspect that those survive best who learn to put more energy into caring for the residents and less into trying to change the residents in ways that are essentially doomed.
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