griffinej5
Posted : 11/14/2011 9:30:53 PM
miranadobe
Jen, I think that's a great idea. I've got to figure out how to present that to the social worker without her taking that as another sign that my grandmother isn't capable of taking care of herself, and therefore should be hospitalized/in nursing care. Hmm.. My mom is on her way over to my grandmother's now, to meet w/my uncle and her, before the social worker comes over at 2pm... Good thing I'm on lunch now!
Thanks for the "out of the box" suggestion, Jen!! :)
Edit - I just talked to my mom and she seemed really enthusiastic about the idea and said to extend her appreciation for the suggestion! Thanks again, Jen!! Fingers crossed that will help my grandmother feel a little less overwhelmed by all the people coming and going. She used to complain she didn't get company, now it's every single day someone is in her space! lol
So glad I could help,and I hope the idea works out well, both with the social worker and for your grandmother. Funny, it seems strange probably for that situation, but we use picture schedules in my field all the time. We don't quite tend use them in that way, well, sometimes we do show the kids who is coming on their schedules. For the kids I work with, a schedule showing them what's happening for the day can really ease a lot of anxiety for them. (Imagine you had no clue what was happening next, all day long, every day of your life- many of us would freak out).
Presenting things to social workers, that I have never had to do, but I have some experience in presenting things to funding agencies, and trying to justify things. For the most part, it's easier to cheaper to keep someone in their own home, than to put them in a facility. Or actually, maybe I do know a bit about how to present it. I'm sure the social worker keeps a schedule of some sort to tell her who she is meeting with. I go out to see six different children during the week ( I see everyone a few times, most of them I see two times, one of the kids I see 5 times a week). I keep all of this programmed in my phone. Most of the time, I never really even have to look at it now. It's set, I see the same people at the same times. I know where I'm supposed to go and who I am going to see. Last week I had a temporary change in the schedule (so I actually set alerts to remind me of this). This week, I have an addition, which will become permanent for at least two months (I went from seeing someone two times to seeing him five times). I'll have to look until I get used to that. Anyway, the thing I am suggesting is not much different than what many of us do every day for ourselves... I'm just suggesting you add some pictures to it for her. If the schedule is fairly regular, she'll probably learn it, and only really need it if there's a change.
This probably won't help, but I don't remember people, so I look them up on the internet sometimes to try to find pictures to help me remember who they are.
So, the person I was supposed to meet never showed up tonight, so that organization is out (or at least with her, if they have an orientation with someone else, I might still consider it). I went out of my way, and I did have something else to do tonight. The place I went to, if I lived closer, I would use that place for my vet, kennel, etc. They were incredibly nice, and apologetic, even though they had nothing to do with it (she was just using their space, no affiliation with them at all). They totally went out of their way to make several phone calls for me to try to figure out what was going on for me.