@shoptastic wrote:
Yeah, I think there was some intuitive aspect of what you were saying. I actually am not that familiar with nursing and/or assisted care/living homes (don't really know the difference actually). I don't have any relatives in them, but do have many senior family members.
@KarenMSW wrote:
When I was younger, nursing homes were pretty much the only option (1970's-1980's). Unfortunately, many times Seniors were "dumped" there and much of the "staring off into space" that one often witnessed was because people had just given up. They also were helpful when someone could no longer live at home. At that time, there also wasn't the availability of home care, so no longer being able to live at home sometimes only meant that they couldn't shop for groceries any longer or cook for themselves. Also, there was definitely a difference depending on income levels and gender (far fewer beds for men because men don't live as long so the space wasn't there so you took what you could get). We had to place 2 Grandparents in homes because we could no longer take care of them at home (Grandpa had ALS, Grandma had mini-strokes) but literally had to visit every day to make sure that everything was on the up and up. Sadly, staff was paid barely above minimum wage then and it hasn't gotten much better. Staff tries their best but are working with very limited resources.
Now there is a whole universe of care, much of it very pricey. Senior Living ranges from communities with a variety of levels of a la carte services (housekeeping, personal care, daily check-ins, etc), assisted living (generally own apartment with more daily services and medication dispensing), another level that is more intense but can't remember what it is, to memory care which usually are locked floors that have staff dedicated to dealing with memory issues but sometimes those services can be accessed while living in the same unit. As a family we were very fortunate that my Dad was good with money so that he was able to move into a place that would have allowed him to move to the memory care floor once that was needed (such as wandering off). He passed away before things got to that point. However, as good as the higher priced places are, they are communal living situations and very difficult to keep folks "confined to quarters". My Dad's place didn't have a kitchen in the unit so he had to take his meals in the communal dining room. Also, if regular routines are disrupted, memory issues can be exacerbated or decline accelerated.
Some Seniors, too, prefer the Senior Living type place for a variety of reasons. For the right price, you can move into an apartment with gourmet meals, outings, etc. handled for you. Often they have on-site beauty and barber shops and take care of your laundry. Trust me, these places have amazing food and an incredible social schedule (side note, the staff knew that something was wrong with my Dad when he quit being the first one in line for the outings)! At some they will check on you if you don't open your door by a certain time each day and, at the minimum, have call buttons throughout the unit. Most of these places allow you to remain in the same unit and then just add additional services if and when you need them.
@ wrote:
Starting May 4, Costco will require all shoppers to wear face masks while inside the popular warehouse club. That same day, according to a company press release, stores will return to regular operating hours and implement a special shopping hour limited to members age 60 and older or those who have a disability.
Menards, a regional home improvement store, is also requiring shoppers to wear face masks. Walmart and Target have both taken steps to ensure associates have masks, but while they encourage shoppers to wear them they do not yet require it.
Airlines are beginning to set rules around face masks for their customers as well. JetBlue announced it would be requiring all passengers to wear face masks starting May 4. Frontier also said it will start requiring passengers to wear masks starting May 8.
@ wrote:
What mask-wearing requirements mean
Even in states like Maryland and Hawaii and cities such as Austin, Texas, where governments require people to wear masks while shopping, it’s often up to individual retailers to determine how they will enforce those rules.
For example, Washington, D.C., mayor Muriel Bowser has said in press conferences that people are required to wear masks in grocery stores. However, the order itself only says that stores must post signage and there is no clear penalty for allowing shoppers without masks to enter. Lindsay Wiley, director of the Health Law and Policy Program at American University Washington College of Law, told NPR the order is similar to how all restaurants are required to post an “employees must wash hands sign.” Just because the sign is there does not mean the rule is being enforced.
@plmccut wrote:
And while everyone wearing a mask is all good, just where are we going to buy those masks? I think the need will be greater than the supply. I know a lot of people are making masks but if they are not made correctly they are useless.
@Fidobaxter wrote:
I live in NJ and nothing is re-opening except parks and golf courses today. It's soooo depressing here. I literally walk my two dogs 3-4 times a day because there's absolutely nothing else to do. It's been like this since I think March 21st. I can't even remember anymore because it's been so long since I did anything normal. Nothing is open near me except grocery stores and cvs stores.
Sorry for my rant but it's really starting to effect me personally. I've been creative and painted some rooms in my house, applied for unemployment but NJ sucks and still says pending /zero balance. I'm going to literally lose it soon if things don't start to open up. I understand we're a Hotspot here but it's so so hard to stay inside every single day. I want to cry.
@Fidobaxter wrote:
Freezing foods kills viruses
@plmccut wrote:
And while everyone wearing a mask is all good, just where are we going to buy those masks? I think the need will be greater than the supply. I know a lot of people are making masks but if they are not made correctly they are useless.
@shoptastic wrote:
@plmccut wrote:
And while everyone wearing a mask is all good, just where are we going to buy those masks? I think the need will be greater than the supply. I know a lot of people are making masks but if they are not made correctly they are useless.
If worn incorrectly, they may not be effective either.
@Fidobaxter wrote:
I live in NJ and nothing is re-opening except parks and golf courses today. It's soooo depressing here. I literally walk my two dogs 3-4 times a day because there's absolutely nothing else to do. It's been like this since I think March 21st. I can't even remember anymore because it's been so long since I did anything normal. Nothing is open near me except grocery stores and cvs stores.
Sorry for my rant but it's really starting to effect me personally. I've been creative and painted some rooms in my house, applied for unemployment but NJ sucks and still says pending /zero balance. I'm going to literally lose it soon if things don't start to open up. I understand we're a Hotspot here but it's so so hard to stay inside every single day. I want to cry.
@shoptastic wrote:
Thanks for sharing, Karen. I learned a lot.
@Fidobaxter wrote:
Freezing foods kills viruses
@Fidobaxter wrote:
Freezing foods kills viruses
I think everyone appreciates an educated answer.@SoCalMama wrote:
Internet virologist?@Fidobaxter wrote:
Freezing foods kills viruses
This is absolutely not true.
What are your qualifications? Part-time mortgage underwriter?
We refrigerate and freeze bacteria and viruses all the time at work - so that they last a very long time.
We kill them in an autoclave - heat and pressure.
Jesus help me. Sometimes, I read the most ridiculous things on the internet. Sometimes, they are dangerous too.