My friends story After 6 years of caring for her husband, she finally conceded that at 78 her body was no longer up to the job anymore. He was suffering from Lewd Body Dementia and needed 24/7 care. So due diligence was done to find an aged care home on paper, visually and recommendation ticked all the boxes. So signing up was a process with a special title staff, discussing needs and wants. From that meeting going forward was 2 weeks respite which they had an advertised deal that respite leading into permanent care the cost of the respite would be reimbursed. First day in and the handover was all promises and smiles. Second day everything went to shit. She was born partially deaf and and her voice was at a certain level that they brought out the code of conduct which I had to mediate on. Everyday there was a new issue, just little things that were never followed up with. She sent an email Thursday asking for meeting Friday to discuss an extension of 2 weeks and following up with permanency. First thing Friday she gets a call that he needs to be out Saturday which she had witnesses to the phone cobversation. I get the news and call and I get “oh that what not said and that he needed to be out Tuesday per respite contract as they had someone permanent coming in and there was no other option. Ashame as he had friends there and started making new friends He is coming home Tuesday and she is shell shocked as to the work she has ahead of herself looking after him. Once the news must have spread through the aged care home floor he told his wife that the staff have been nasty behaviour towards him and breaking down crying for a hard man that he is
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