aged care

today we are visited by an aged care package ACP nurse.

she's good value, the government offers some good, practical, support.

first, i ask, who are you? these support people keep turning up. the hospital atititude was, you may as well sign up for every possible service...

ACP is a long questionnaire about my needs.

most of my answers are, i need nothing because deb does everything.

if deb is not available.... i call the boys or even girls. and, yes, keep my phone within reach.

Deb is now on a six-month ACP waiting list for occasional heavy gardening help. and perhaps some house-cleaning.

both very useful.

... hint to kids: both very useful for deb especially if ACP fail to provide.

she, ACP checks the house and fails to make any stupid suggestions.

although...

my walking frame is just a fraction too low for me.

ACP will arrange for a physiotherapist to measure me, see if I need a larger frame. physios are rare, i could be waiting months.

but wait... I just *told* her... this size frame *is* a bit too low/short  for me.

oh well, i'm old, what would i know.

because i'm old she asks, am I incontinent?

i'm pleased to tell her that,

having found out that my bladder is never really empty.... which caused dripping, dribbling and leaking(ie incontinence) i've learnt to really empty my bladder. problem fixed. no more need to plan outings by availability of toilets.

And my method is all documented... but ACP does not ask for documentation

... which is a bit disappointing :-)

overall... the ACP visit/evaluation is excellent value.

I'm lucky to need very little. not driving but otherwise still mobile. and already well looked after.

which does make me think: I really should get into Ubers for independent self-transport.

there is, for example, a govt minister that i would like to drop in on

... i suspect that deb would refuse to drive me there...

on the internet no-one can see the crayons in my nose

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http://notdotdeaddotyet.blogspot.com
dying for you to read it :-)

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Dr Nick Lethbridge
Consulting Dexitroboper