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My cousin is getting yet another caregiver ... another one bites the dust
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<blockquote data-quote="TerryJ2" data-source="post: 450350" data-attributes="member: 3419"><p>Okay, so it went from bad to worse.</p><p>The svc never got ahold of V over the weekend, and as I was driving to meet the mgr of the new svc I will be using, (in fact, I hadn't totally made up my mind whether to change svcs or just that one caregiver), I called P to tell her I was on my way and she would meet a new caregiver. She was upset about losing V, and I reminded her of all the days she missed etc., and how we had talked about it, and of course P, ever the contrarian, now decides to stick up for V because of all her personal issues and insists she never missed a single day. I can feel my blood pressure rocketing and I'm having trouble driving so I tell her I will see her in a few min. V calls and says, "What's going on? Where are my time sheets?"</p><p>I told her that I had the last two and would return them. Why?</p><p>"I stopped by to pick them up and P said she doesn't want me to leave and she's very distraught."</p><p>Sigh.</p><p>"Have you talked to your supervisor this weekend?"</p><p>"No."</p><p>"They never called you?"</p><p>"No."</p><p>"Well, I'm sorry it's working out this way, but they should be the ones to tell you, that Sat was your last day."</p><p></p><p>"Thanks a LOT!" She sounded like she was crying and then my call got kicked off by an incoming call.</p><p></p><p>I immediately called her supervisor, who said she had not called Sat, but called twice on Sun and never got a retn call from V.</p><p></p><p>I told her that *I* ended up telling V that Sat was her last day, and that put me in an extremely awkward situation, and I did not appreciate their unprofessionalism, (not to mention V's reaction) and would no longer be using their svc as well as V's svcs.</p><p></p><p>The mgr said she had someone in place for Tues (last wk she told me she'd call me Mon or Tue, not that she would have someone in place, but either way, why didn't she call and tell me?) blah blah blah.</p><p></p><p>I said thank you, let me talk to P and make sure we have our ducks in a row and I retn the time sheets, and I will call back by 5 p.m. to confirm whether or not to have someone there on Tue. </p><p></p><p>P was indeed, upset, and "refused" to let V go. I said too late, the company let her go. P said she'd hire her on her own. I replied that I'm sure they had her sign a non-compete clause for that very reason.</p><p></p><p>And then the new mgr knocked on the door (not an auspicious start ... she was 10 min late and left a msg on my home ph after I was already in the bldg with-P). So P keeps insisting she doesn't want the new svc, she just wants V. The new lady pulls out all the paperwork and asks questions, and P goes off on tangents ... she was an actress and her husband was an actor and they traveled and blah blah and lived in NY and the lady tries to direct P back to the questionnaire ... so P has to use the restroom and I quickly fill out the paperwork and answer all the questions. She comes back and insists that her tailbone is hurting and she needs her pain medications and has to pull the cord for the nurse, and then talks about the man who pushed her down (with-increasing amts of detail). The aide comes into answer the bell and says that the nurse is down the hall with-the medication cart and will be right there. Then P says fine and immediately goes back to insisting she wants V back. </p><p>The new mgr finally took the cue and said that this was just until we figured out what was going on with-V, and that we needed a backup. (YAaay)</p><p>We left P to go meet the nurses and the min the door was closed, the new mgr said, "I've never met anyone like that b4 in my life. She's a tough one!"</p><p></p><p>Uh, yeah ... </p><p>I try to warn people.</p><p></p><p>Of course, after I said goodbye to the new mgr but b4 I left the bldg, P had to start up about her apt in NY and how she would never give it up, and I told her it was already gone but the squatter was in there (how many times have we had this conversation?) and she gets hysterical ...</p><p>So, now I've had dinner and 2 glasses of wine and have 1/4 of my sanity back. </p><p>No care giver for tomorrow.</p><p>I'll meet the new one Wed.</p><p>Oh, yeah, that's the other thing ... the mgr said, enthusiastically that they had just the right person for P. I said, "She's not in her 20s, is she?" and she said, "Oh, no, she's older and not married."</p><p>"What's her name?"</p><p>"I don't know. We haven't chosen her yet."</p><p>Say WHAT?</p><p>I have to call them tomorrow.</p><p></p><p>Oh, yes, one more thing, the svc that sent me Vicki never actually told her that she is no longer with-them, either, just that P is no longer her client. Just one more thing they haven't followed through on.</p><p></p><p>Right now, I just have to deal with-our dog, who has awful hot spots and has been on prednisone for 10 days and keeps urinating on the floor, and with-easy child, who alternates between giddiness, wooziness, pain and hunger, and difficult child, who refuses to get off of the TV and was a jerk today because I disconnected the computer in easy child's room to make sure he didn't go in there when she wanted to go to bed.</p><p>Tomorrow has GOT to be better.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryJ2, post: 450350, member: 3419"] Okay, so it went from bad to worse. The svc never got ahold of V over the weekend, and as I was driving to meet the mgr of the new svc I will be using, (in fact, I hadn't totally made up my mind whether to change svcs or just that one caregiver), I called P to tell her I was on my way and she would meet a new caregiver. She was upset about losing V, and I reminded her of all the days she missed etc., and how we had talked about it, and of course P, ever the contrarian, now decides to stick up for V because of all her personal issues and insists she never missed a single day. I can feel my blood pressure rocketing and I'm having trouble driving so I tell her I will see her in a few min. V calls and says, "What's going on? Where are my time sheets?" I told her that I had the last two and would return them. Why? "I stopped by to pick them up and P said she doesn't want me to leave and she's very distraught." Sigh. "Have you talked to your supervisor this weekend?" "No." "They never called you?" "No." "Well, I'm sorry it's working out this way, but they should be the ones to tell you, that Sat was your last day." "Thanks a LOT!" She sounded like she was crying and then my call got kicked off by an incoming call. I immediately called her supervisor, who said she had not called Sat, but called twice on Sun and never got a retn call from V. I told her that *I* ended up telling V that Sat was her last day, and that put me in an extremely awkward situation, and I did not appreciate their unprofessionalism, (not to mention V's reaction) and would no longer be using their svc as well as V's svcs. The mgr said she had someone in place for Tues (last wk she told me she'd call me Mon or Tue, not that she would have someone in place, but either way, why didn't she call and tell me?) blah blah blah. I said thank you, let me talk to P and make sure we have our ducks in a row and I retn the time sheets, and I will call back by 5 p.m. to confirm whether or not to have someone there on Tue. P was indeed, upset, and "refused" to let V go. I said too late, the company let her go. P said she'd hire her on her own. I replied that I'm sure they had her sign a non-compete clause for that very reason. And then the new mgr knocked on the door (not an auspicious start ... she was 10 min late and left a msg on my home ph after I was already in the bldg with-P). So P keeps insisting she doesn't want the new svc, she just wants V. The new lady pulls out all the paperwork and asks questions, and P goes off on tangents ... she was an actress and her husband was an actor and they traveled and blah blah and lived in NY and the lady tries to direct P back to the questionnaire ... so P has to use the restroom and I quickly fill out the paperwork and answer all the questions. She comes back and insists that her tailbone is hurting and she needs her pain medications and has to pull the cord for the nurse, and then talks about the man who pushed her down (with-increasing amts of detail). The aide comes into answer the bell and says that the nurse is down the hall with-the medication cart and will be right there. Then P says fine and immediately goes back to insisting she wants V back. The new mgr finally took the cue and said that this was just until we figured out what was going on with-V, and that we needed a backup. (YAaay) We left P to go meet the nurses and the min the door was closed, the new mgr said, "I've never met anyone like that b4 in my life. She's a tough one!" Uh, yeah ... I try to warn people. Of course, after I said goodbye to the new mgr but b4 I left the bldg, P had to start up about her apt in NY and how she would never give it up, and I told her it was already gone but the squatter was in there (how many times have we had this conversation?) and she gets hysterical ... So, now I've had dinner and 2 glasses of wine and have 1/4 of my sanity back. No care giver for tomorrow. I'll meet the new one Wed. Oh, yeah, that's the other thing ... the mgr said, enthusiastically that they had just the right person for P. I said, "She's not in her 20s, is she?" and she said, "Oh, no, she's older and not married." "What's her name?" "I don't know. We haven't chosen her yet." Say WHAT? I have to call them tomorrow. Oh, yes, one more thing, the svc that sent me Vicki never actually told her that she is no longer with-them, either, just that P is no longer her client. Just one more thing they haven't followed through on. Right now, I just have to deal with-our dog, who has awful hot spots and has been on prednisone for 10 days and keeps urinating on the floor, and with-easy child, who alternates between giddiness, wooziness, pain and hunger, and difficult child, who refuses to get off of the TV and was a jerk today because I disconnected the computer in easy child's room to make sure he didn't go in there when she wanted to go to bed. Tomorrow has GOT to be better. [/QUOTE]
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