Sunday, November 13, 2022

The NEW PATIENT


The NEW PATIENT
 

  1. New patient meets with Care Team, Care Partners, etc.
  2. New patient is assessed by Care Team and most therapeutic approach is decided upon by ALL players.
  3. Using the patients cognitive abilities, needs and preference...the patients first few days are mapped out by the Care Team.
  4. He is assigned a ''Go-To'' person who has very good working knowledge of the facility, itself, and the kinds of things the new patient will encounter in this new (to him) facility... especially – right away. The ''Go-To'' person is responsible to help give the new patient the sea legs needed to stand on his own (figuratively.) The ''Go-To'' person is the new patients contact person (at first) with/to the new facility (LHH.) The communication should always be as current as possible. The ''Go-To'' person is the liaison for the patient.

The ''GO-TO'' Person can be denoted by the term (The Others.) It needs to be defined and fleshed-out as to what his actual duties may be. His impact and effectiveness can be measured by seeing how well acclimated and satisfied is the patient he is assigned to and if all negatives once carried by the new patient have turned toward the positive. The ''Objective'' of it all is to increase the happiness and enjoyment of the ''new patient.'' and by how well he is assimilated into being a member of the LHH community and his ability to become a member, eventually, of the world outside of LHH.

    1. The patient will be spending much of his time with Nursing Asst. or PCA. He/she is responsible for day-to-day unit life involving ADL's of patient. His daytime Care Partner should know the patient (and facility) well enough to help acclimate patient to his new surroundings. He helps make suggestions as to the kinds of things that may interest the new patient.
    2. The Activities Department provides different creative ways that the new patient can express himself. Everything is geared for the patient to spend his time having the best experience and most therapeutic time possible. It is about getting well and being independent enough to eventually rejoin society on an affective level.
    3. The patient has been schooled (formally or informally,) here, in a way that upgrades his decision-making skills to be more able to negotiate a lifestyle and maintaining it outside the facility (for a long period.) 

    4. END FOR NOW!
    5. I would like to discuss the idea of a ''GO-TO'' PERSON with someone to hear-out and further this idea.


Tuesday, November 8, 2022

ANXIETY: STOP AUTOMATIC NEGATIVE THOUGHTS (ANTs)

 


MUST SEE
HIGHLY RECOMMEND
SEEMA SEHLAG MD.

CHI, GOD-FORCE, VIRIDITAS,
CHRIST WITHIN, GOLDEN BUDDHA,
The KINGDOM WITHIN...REFERS TO MUCH THE SAME THING!

Wednesday, November 2, 2022

The ART of HAPPINESS - DALAI LAMA


SHORTER VERSION
6 Mins



LONGER VERSION
18 Mins



ANIMATED BOOK

Saturday, October 1, 2022

''My LOVE AFFAIR'' - LAGUNA HONDA HOSPITAL + REHABILITATION CENTER

  ‘’My LOVE AFFAIR’’

A Resident/Patient

Laguna Honda Hospital +

Rehabilitation Center


The WHOLE POEM



A Place That Is Kind To Me,

As I Am Kind To It.

A Place That Appreciates Me,

When I Need To Be Appreciated.

A Place That Treats Me Well Most ALL The Time!

A Place That Teaches Me Creative Ways 

To Deal With My Emotions.

A Place That Helps Me To Express Myself 

In Ways That I Will Best Be Understood.

A Place To Give Me Value

When The World Seems In Short Supply.

A Place That Helps Me To Get My Needs Met

When My Needs Are NOT Always Clear To Me.

A Place That Treats Me Kindly

When The World Shows Me It Is Running Low.

A Place That Is Willing To Hear Me

When I Need To Be Heard.

A Place That Helped Me To Physically Adjust 

When I Had My Strokes.

A Place Willing To Help Me Quiet

After My Heart Attacks.

A Place That Is Very Willing To Work With Me

As I Battle My Anxieties.

A Place That Takes Me Seriously

And Laughs With Me When I Need To Laugh.

It’s A Place That Helps Me To Be A Me

That We ALL Can Seem To Deal With.


Please Don’t Close Laguna Honda Hospital

I Don’t Know If I Will Find A Place

That So Readily Accepts Me As I Am!


Thank You To Those Who Worked

Hands-On During The Heart of The Pandemic...

Putting Our Safety First, Before Your Own.

The Defunding of Laguna Honda AND Closing It

Seems A Very Shortsighted, Sad Response, Throwing In The Towel And Crying ''Uncle,'' WHILE Throwing Out The Baby In The Process

Maybe Another Look At The Grit AND Determination

We Have When We Stand Together and Work Together

Fixing What Needs Fixing

Not Allowing FOOLISHNESS To Run The Show

Realizing That The Pages We Find Ourselves On Aren't Really That Different!

Where Finding A Compromise Is Possible

And Taking A Closer Look At Our Priorities AND Yours,

Tweaking Where Necessary,

Allowing Residents To Express Their Two Cents When Needed

Support NOW Becomes A Doing ''With'' Situation,

Instead of A Doing ''For'' Situation

Whereas He Who Holds The Cards, Also,

Holds The Objective, At Times

It Exposes That Closure Is NOT OUR ONLY OPTION

A Situation Can Be Reached That Brings A Smile From Both Sides

A WIN-WIN Situation, Prevails

A Happier Entity Now Dwells On Each Side.

AND, They ALL Live HASSLE-FREE, Again,

For Awhile!




THE POEM

EDITED ON

YOUTUBE

Wednesday, August 31, 2022

WHY WE WILL MARRY THE WRONG PERSON


ADDICTION: INABILITY TO SPEND TIME ALONE! 

Saturday, August 20, 2022