Talking to Connie
January 25th, 2012 @ 8:30 am

I had a very long phone call with Connie Wade at Halifax. She was calling to let me know that on January 26th, 2012 there would be another court hearing to institute a Baker Act again. Connie also told me that I am the designated GA. I asked her what a GA was and she […]

Request to Administer Namenda
January 25th, 2012 @ 5:17 am

I received a phone call from Nurse Rhonda at the Halifax Hospital Psychiatric Unit. I was asleep and didn’t wake when the phone rang, but she left me a voice mail asking if I would give consent for mom to be put on Namenda. Here is a transcript of the message she left me: “Hi. […]

A Follow-Up Email to Judy Martin
January 24th, 2012 @ 1:02 pm

I sent this message to Judy Martin <Judy.Martin@HamptonManor.net> and copied my sister: Dear Judy, I never received a response to the message I sent last Wednesday, January 18, 2012. I’ve included it here again, and am copying my sister, [name redacted]. ([name redacted] lives in Seattle, WA.) On the evening of Thursday, January 19, 2012, […]

Rodney
January 19th, 2012 @ 4:00 pm

Rodney Curtis, the discharge coordinator at Stewart-Marchman ACT called me at four o’clock this afternoon and we had a lengthy conversation. Here are my notes from the call: 1600h Rodney called said an ALF was found in Palm Coast said that in the last 3 or 4 days (01/16-01/19) mom has gotten worse, she’s unable […]

A Call from Sophia
January 18th, 2012 @ 1:15 pm

Sophia Mas from Stewart-Marchman ACT called me and said that she would call Elder Care to see why mom was not on a waiting list. She also told me she would check on mom’s eyeglasses. My sister and I were concerned because mom is basically blind as a bat without them, and if she didn’t […]

Looking for Answers
January 18th, 2012 @ 1:12 pm

I sent the following email to Sophia Mas at Stewart-Marchman: Dear Sophia, I spoke with both the Elder Help Line at (888) 242-4464 and C.A.R.E.S. at (386) 238-4946 and neither one of them has any record at all of my mother. I spoke with a woman named Linda at C.A.R.E.S. and a woman named Deborah […]

A Call from Rodney
January 12th, 2012 @ 12:45 pm

A discharge coordinator, Rodney Curtis, called me from Halifax Hospital. He said that he called “a few other” ALFs but that he keeps “encountering the same resistance” when trying to find a place where mom can go because of concerns about paying for her prescriptions. Shady Oaks was one of the places he called. Rodney […]

Dropped Card
January 12th, 2012 @ 12:00 pm

Sophia Mas from Stewart-Marchman called to tell me that mom had received another card from me in the mail. I asked Sophia if she liked it, and she told me that it was hard to tell because she didn’t seem to be aware of anything, and that when she tried to get her to read […]

Lakewood Retirement
January 11th, 2012 @ 10:35 am

I had a fourteen minute phone call with Maria from Lakewood Retirement, who finally returned one of my calls this morning. Here are my notes from the call: 1035 Maria from Lakewood called & I conferenced [my little sister] into the call said mom is not receiving “Part A” or “Part B” said Sophia told […]

A Long Call
January 11th, 2012 @ 9:45 am

Sophia Mas called me from Stewart-Marchman ACT and, according to AT&T, we talked for about thirty-six minutes. Here are my notes from the call: 0945 Sophia Mas called in response to an email I sent. called to explain why she sent me two resources with no context or explanation # for prescription assistance, help people […]