Greg.See-Kee@f631.n712.z3.fidonet.org (Greg See-Kee) (06/28/90)
Index Number: 8951
CS> BTW, I was refered to an organization called
CS> Visiting Nurses Assoc. of Washington. I called them and they
CS> told me that they send nurses to the persons house and charge $85
CS> a visit!! That's not quite what I need.
I notice some replies to your request. What are you expecting of
your visitors?
I make heavy use of telephone counselling agencies, in my
adjustment to my new lifestyle, as a disabled person.
The Salvation Army has hundreds of trained volunteers, and even a
home-visting & home-phoning service.
If I was desperate enough, I'm sure I could locate several other
religious-types to visit me as well. And most (not all) of these
visitors are women, some of whom are also available (it seems)
for becoming friends, part-time nurses, etc.
In fact, if you are willing to withstand the religious barrage, I
don't think that you need ever experience a shortage of visitors,
friends, "do-gooders" (trained or otherwise).
I am not saying anything about the value or worth of these
visitors - just that they exist.
When I was a full-time crisis-counsellor, I would encourage many
of my clients to do just exactly what many of them had been ding
for all their independent lives anyway - moving from one
religious "do-gooder" to another.
This is fact has a very beneficial effect on EVERYONE involved in
the "cycle". But I'll describe the full process another time,
another place.
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Index Number: 9091 > Here I have someone who works an 8 hour shift for $660 a > month. For $85 a day I would at lest expect them to work 8 > hours, not just to dress me and put me in the wheelchair. We found that it helps to have not just the one person. You become too dependent on them, and they feel overwhelmingly guilty if they let you down. Try having two or three, plus weekend staff. It is easier & more relaxing for everyone. Also, each visitor is better at one thing than another person is. By "split", you "rule" better too: "split & rule!" It will be a test of you management skills to try to arrange so many attendants. But you will find that they all stay with you longer, instead of literally burning out every two months. ... c:\dos\sign.lis -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!3!712!631!Greg.See-Kee Internet: Greg.See-Kee@f631.n712.z3.fidonet.org