Hello Everyone: Audra, your recent message reminds me of something I've been wanting to post.
A couple weeks ago at an ALF, I was commenting to my patient that she was so depressed and withdrawn. I said that in my experience, most residents in ALF's are withdrawn. She quickly commented that she wasn't depressed or sad. She went on to say that the ALF was clean, warm and the people were nice. She said: "What else can I ask for?". It dawned on me that the needs of our aged patients are often not what we perceive. And, it is very difficult to NOT apply our own bias towards our patients. But, if we take a minute to ask AND to LISTEN, we can learn a lot from our patients. Ron -- Ron Carson MHS, OT -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/otlist@otnow.com
