John was scheduled for a psych evaluation at the nursing home at 7am on Monday. After speaking with the nurses I made it a point to be there. One nurse said he has been putting paper in his mouth and another said it would be good to have something perscribed in case he gets aggitated. He has been putting paper in his mouth for over a year and I feel it's part of their job to keep an eye out for that behaviour. I then asked if he has been aggitated. They said no he's always sweet and pleasent. DUH? I made it clear any change in medication would be in John's best interest not for those around him. (staff) I refuse to lose the spark he still has to accomadate his paid caregivers. If and when it becomes necessary I will have no problem in agreeing to additional meds. That's gripe #1. Gripe #2. The Dr. couldn't find the facility. It 's new, it was dark and the building sits back off the road. He called and said he'd be back in the afternoon. I returned at 4:30 and he came to the diningroom. He asked John 3 questions. What's your date of birth, how long have you been married and what is todays date. John struggled but came up with his birthdate but was unable to answer the other 2. The 3 questions were rapid fire and I felt Johns confusion. The Dr. then flipped over the paper he was looking at and ran his finger down the list of meds. He circled and checked resperdryl and said his meds were fine. (relieved) He then went on to "evaluate " 6 other residents. Then man never took his coat off and spent no more than a total of 10 minutes evaluating 7 people. WOW. He probabley made more money in those 10 minutes than I'll see in 2 months. I'll let the director know I was disappointed with the evaluation. Anyone else with an experience like these?
cs....paper is good for you, especially since it has a lot of fiber...Make sure he gets high quality paper with a high fiber content...napkins are not too good...but 20 lb bond paper is great for fiber.. That doctor needs to be on a diet of paper.....perhaps toilet paper for him because it appears that he is a butthead....
That was a disgrace, and definitely NOT an evaluation. I would complain loudly about it to the director of the nursing home and directly to the doctor.
John's taking a liking to Readers Digest. Makes for good reading but not necessarily good eating.lol Joang...like your words. I'll use them on the director tomorrow. Thanks cs
Was he a neurologist? I'd wager that most of us here view a true evaluation as a combination of one meeting that lasts 2-4 hours with a NeuroPsychologist, -- followed up by a meeting with the Neurologist..who has carefully reviewed the conclusion determined by the prior evaluation and the results of the blood work and any radiology reports. THAT is an evaluation, - Your dear husband had a "visit" by a doctor who happened to drop in.
He's truly lost. I might add that you send a copy of your letter to him to the State Medical Association, - AND the Nursing Home Administrator.
cs, It makes me so angry when our loved ones are put through these 'tests' which are always frustrating and often humiliating for them, and they turn out to be useless. I agree that the director should be spoken with and your husband and others should be protected from this 'doctor' in the future. Thank goodness you were there.
The part I find frustrating about this type of "check-up" (won't even call it an evaluation) is that there were no questions on how is he doing on his meds - we all know that the meds need to be constantly reevaluated and checked in quanity as well as the quality of what they provicde for our loved ones.
The doctor was going by a specific protocol that may or may not be appropriate to an individual - I wouldn't want my own doctor to do that for me what makes it okay to do it for our loved ones.....
CS, I really like the letter to the State and Nursing Home Administrator idea.