tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466684567723260361.comments2021-03-01T07:03:09.414+00:00Carers Coffee Pot - Community careworkers...sharing good days and bad days.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06988394510618237867noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466684567723260361.post-42586197729032567002013-09-07T05:12:16.224+01:002013-09-07T05:12:16.224+01:00Very awesome and i like it
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www.liveincarejobs...You may wish to add this link <br /><br />www.liveincarejobs.net<br /><br />Live in Care Jobshttp://www.liveincarejobs.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466684567723260361.post-52019258503570728012012-08-10T22:19:23.044+01:002012-08-10T22:19:23.044+01:00Thats wonderful to hear. It takes a lot of courage...Thats wonderful to hear. It takes a lot of courage and soul searching to do what you did.It is a tough call. Ultimately, it is the welfare of the residents at stake here.Sometimes it is forgotten that although they are in a residential home, it is still their 'home' and respect and duty of care should always apply wherever your 'home' may be. You did the right thing,well done.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06988394510618237867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466684567723260361.post-48858748658341954092012-08-10T22:03:16.028+01:002012-08-10T22:03:16.028+01:00Well done fluffy wings and thank you for putting t...Well done fluffy wings and thank you for putting the Carers Coffee Pot out there for us all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466684567723260361.post-43458019398932930052012-08-10T21:59:26.173+01:002012-08-10T21:59:26.173+01:00Hi, following my recent whistleblowing report in a...Hi, following my recent whistleblowing report in a Residential home that I worked in,it led to a disciplinary for the person concerned, who consquently lost her job, staff have been retrained and Management are now more visible in the home. All it needed was for one person to speak up to get things changed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466684567723260361.post-33735902019451704182012-07-11T23:08:23.693+01:002012-07-11T23:08:23.693+01:00This is so trueThis is so trueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466684567723260361.post-29672442739298395842012-07-06T22:52:19.844+01:002012-07-06T22:52:19.844+01:00Wow, the comments on the attached article make int...Wow, the comments on the attached article make interesting reading. It shows just how vulnerable the carers are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466684567723260361.post-50269173606234259772012-06-27T23:57:36.512+01:002012-06-27T23:57:36.512+01:00Hello there and welcome. I hope you have that well...Hello there and welcome. I hope you have that well deserved cup of tea after coming off your shift! I'm so glad you have highlighted the skills you have as a carer that do go unrecognised. You do the job because you care and want to help,you also do it with sincerity, compassion and above all you make the difference to each person you visit. Thank you for being you and making the difference.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06988394510618237867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466684567723260361.post-49559537651461579062012-06-27T23:45:16.309+01:002012-06-27T23:45:16.309+01:00Thank you for recognising the importance of whistl...Thank you for recognising the importance of whistleblowing. Yes , I totally agree it takes great courage to do.It is there to serve a purpose and it should be used more frequently when a situation arises.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06988394510618237867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466684567723260361.post-12620126560348424182012-06-27T16:40:27.922+01:002012-06-27T16:40:27.922+01:00Hi, I have just come off shift as a Reablment Comm...Hi, I have just come off shift as a Reablment Community Carer and have discovered the Carers' Coffeepot. It is nice to find something for us Community Carers. After todays shift I have decided we must be the most underated profession going. Some of you will probably say that you knew this along, but hey, I am a bit slow on the uptake.<br />In our work, we care for people with so many different dibilitating illnesses, Dementia, Parkinsons, various Cancers, MS, Motor Neurone Disease, Amputees and lots more. This is far from an easy job when done properly.<br />We are not medically trained like Nurses, we can can not apply or change dressings, catheter bags or tell people what their medication is for and nor do we know the answers to many questions asked by the people we care for or their families, although some professthey know more than they do and often give out the wrong information.<br />Most of us are in the job because we care, we want to help.<br />But do people realise that as caring people, we deal with things in a day that most would choose not to see or would not be able to cope with, we are not just "a cleaner" or "someone that empties commodes. so please can someone tell me why our skills are not more widely recognised and acknowledged more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466684567723260361.post-35889362550889975652012-06-27T15:07:42.180+01:002012-06-27T15:07:42.180+01:00Whistleblowing has to be one the hardest things to...Whistleblowing has to be one the hardest things to do in the care industry. But to ensure the safety of those that are most vulnerable, it has to be done. Bad practice needs to be recognised and addressed, without whistleblowing, bad practice becomes a habit and continues until sometimes it is too late to act, and programme appears on TV, because someone finaly found the courage to speak up by whistleblowing.<br />People should not be afraid to whistleblow, they need to know it is ok and not to be afraid.<br />Thank you for putting this on your blog fluffy wings. It is a subject that leads on to so much more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466684567723260361.post-29094656578920390082012-06-21T15:45:12.933+01:002012-06-21T15:45:12.933+01:00Ha Ha like this one. I wonder if thats why my emp...Ha Ha like this one. I wonder if thats why my employers chose green as their colour, so that all staff would be able to cope with the demands of caring for an aging population.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466684567723260361.post-60310366181382253772012-06-21T14:48:03.679+01:002012-06-21T14:48:03.679+01:00Well written fluffy. How many other carers profess...Well written fluffy. How many other carers professional or otherwise allow themselves to accept that they are not coping as well as they usually do? But feel instead they have to keep how there feelings inside and not let others see or know that they too are having a "bad day".<br />I am pleased you have a loving family and good friend around you. I know the love you give out will come back to you a thousand fold.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466684567723260361.post-81061126737274255832012-06-20T17:19:38.655+01:002012-06-20T17:19:38.655+01:00You are welcome. Anything else you would like to h...You are welcome. Anything else you would like to hear about,please let us know.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06988394510618237867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466684567723260361.post-24577344456014298842012-06-17T19:25:54.366+01:002012-06-17T19:25:54.366+01:00Thank you, this a great site for carers. You have ...Thank you, this a great site for carers. You have so much information on here, hope everyone finds it as useful as me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466684567723260361.post-16126509172375141222012-06-17T17:34:02.190+01:002012-06-17T17:34:02.190+01:00Thank you so much for sharing your experience.It ...Thank you so much for sharing your experience.It is a sensitive area to approach. It seems you turned up at the right time.You have shown consideration and respect for the whole family. Im sure being with 'Freda' in that short time gave her support she needed....very often words aren't required.Im sorry you were unable to find support for yourself, sometimes its nice to be able to share with others who also new the person. Lovely to hear from you and you are always welcome here.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06988394510618237867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466684567723260361.post-73947249953145331262012-06-16T01:12:02.479+01:002012-06-16T01:12:02.479+01:00Reading this bought tears to my eyes. My first exp...Reading this bought tears to my eyes. My first experience of death at work was minutes after the person had died. I was caring for a husband and wife. Fred had'nt been well for a few days, so I popped in as I was passing. Officially I was'nt due there until teatime. As I walked through the door his daughter was coming out, she said Fred had just died, I did'nt know what to say, I sort of froze, should I go or should I stay, I did'nt want to intrude, but she said, "please go in and see Mum".<br />Freda was laying in her bed, looking across at Fred in his. Fred looked like he was asleep. I sat with Freda holding her hand, neither of us spoke. The room felt calm and peaceful. I stayed with Freda until her daughter came back into the room, she had phoned for the family to gather and the Doctor was expected to confirm the death. I expressed my condolences and quietly left.<br />Outside everything felt unreal, as if I was looking at life from inside a bubble, time seemed to have slowed, I did'nt know what to do. Like you fluffy wings, there was no one at work to talk to. So I too went home and shed tears for a person I had come to respect as he had borne his illness with dignity and quiet bravery. This feeling stayed with me for several days, until (for want of a better word) normality resumed. <br />I think it is ok to grieve.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466684567723260361.post-28049179358654940432012-06-16T01:02:19.553+01:002012-06-16T01:02:19.553+01:00Great to hear from you.Keep up the good work, you ...Great to hear from you.Keep up the good work, you are doing a wonderful job.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06988394510618237867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466684567723260361.post-84566691030472494082012-06-16T00:24:27.708+01:002012-06-16T00:24:27.708+01:00You are so right fluffy wings. Done correctly Reab...You are so right fluffy wings. Done correctly Reablement is so much more rewarding. It's wonderful to see Jim and Gertie gain confidence after a long stay in hospital, when they are suddenly back home, alone and without the social contact they had with other patients. Slowly goal by goal, you watch them take tentative steps toward independence again. Some manage in days, others a full six weeks. But with time, encouragement confidence grows, and they are truly thankful for a service many never knew existed. I love working in Reablemnt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466684567723260361.post-5890455913837753832012-05-31T23:06:54.719+01:002012-05-31T23:06:54.719+01:00Thank you for your kind words. They are truly appr...Thank you for your kind words. They are truly appreciated.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06988394510618237867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466684567723260361.post-33173794727759838022012-05-31T10:37:49.466+01:002012-05-31T10:37:49.466+01:00A truly helpful site. Thank you for giving carers ...A truly helpful site. Thank you for giving carers an opportunity to respectfuly and discreetly express feelings on sensitive work experiences whether funny, sad or irritable. It truly helps to know there is somewhere you can say something and not be judged that you are being disrespectful or disloyal but just being human. Thrasher.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com