Apparently, Medicare inspects nursing homes periodically and this is PH&R's week. There are three "surveyors" here who have been here since Wednesday and will be back on Monday and Tuesday. They've been watching the staff, making them nervous to various extents. The results of the inspection are posted on Medicare's website and were apparently used ( Read more... )

There's a room here that they call the "hopper room." According to one of the CNAs, it contains two large bins into which they throw dirty laundry and garbage, respectively. It also contains a big sink with a high pressure sprayer that they use for "cleaning poop off clothing" (I think that's how she put it).

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When I was in the hospital, they referred to patients as "guests." Here they refer to us as "residents." This makes a lot of sense for most of the people here, since they will probably be here for the rest of their lives ( Read more... )