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My dear dH just informed me that it was a plateau,not a valley, so that's why tornadoes have gone around us.AND he said 226 people died in the Joplin tornado too.Sorry about that~I goofed up.
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There is a growing dialogue in my country that asserts that the government must take over all nursing homes but IMO whether they are run by not for profits, corporations, municipalities or families there are the good, the bad and the ugly - from my observation extra gov't oversight has meant that staff spends time filling out paperwork rather than providing care. The CBC recently reported that in my province the same facilities are cited over and over again and nothing ever changes because there are no real consequences (something I already knew). Most facilities are so short staffed that they will hire just about anyone who has the proper qualifications so bad employees who are incompetent or abusive just get bounced to the next facility, that goes for RNs too (seems we've forgotten Elizabeth Wettlauffer already). The core problem lies in the fact that we don't really value the elderly and/or disabled and therefore we don't value the people who care for them either, we warehouse the former and underpay the latter.
(rant over)
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Enjoyed reading your rant, Cwille, about something that matters, and about something that needs change. Maybe about something we could do something about.
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Thank God for the snow in Colorado to help with the wildfires!
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Bridger,

Thanks for running a wonderful facility that cares for the elderly.
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I care about the elderly, and about the caregivers and families that care for the elderly. And thanks for this caregiver's forum, that teaches us to care for ourselves more, and how that is done.
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On my mind?
Troublemakers.
Two of them for certain, and likely a third smart enough to stay hidden.
Troublemakers are on my mind.
Stepping clear or them.
I find that the troublemakers of our world, left to their own devices, almost always shoot their own feet out from under themselves!
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Leaving the city now. Another evacuation, par for the course for us when we don’t feel like dealing with power outages. Will be so glad when hurricane season is over.
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Rain, rain go away...

Hubby is driving while the rain is dumping on the city.
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NHWM,
So glad you and your family are going for safety.
Safety is way high up on the heirarchy of basic needs.
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We are in Baton Rouge now. Going to eat a late lunch/early dinner at a cafe’.

The hotel has a very cute display of decorated pumpkins! I wish that I could send pics from my phone to the forum. They are very creative!
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Movie: "Whatever Happened To Baby Jane?"

A sibling caregiver nightmare.....
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Bette Davis and Joan Crawford are legends! Great movie! The scene with the bird is etched in my mind. You’re so right in your description of it being a nightmare film!

If you get the chance watch, ‘Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte.’ It was filmed at Houmas House plantation here in Louisiana. I have been there. The staircase is beautiful in that home.

Bette Davis bought silver candle operas for their dining room table as a parting gift.
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Loved “Whatever Happened to Baby Jane”. Great movie. Send. It was a caregiver nightmare.
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What did happen, to baby jane? Listed as a horror film.
Betty Davis, Joan Crawford.
Sister caring for sister.

Looked it up, final scene:
"you mean, all this time, we could have been friends?"

She snapped! Cracked up.

Goes to show, if you are burnt out, get help.
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Don’t you remember? The police found her dancing on the beach eating ice cream.

Now I want to watch it again!
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NHWM,
Never saw the entire movie. Cannot watch horror movies.
However, researching the trailers and some scenes, I am having a hard time trying to figure out who was abusing whom?

The "BIRD" scene! Looked it up. Kinda perverse NHWM. Thanks for that, not.
You have known about my Tweety-bird. 😩

Getting too close to the Full Moon?
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No worries NHWM. Don't give it a second thought. 🐦
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The bird scene broke my heart. It totally grossed me out. I was a kid when I watched that movie with my mom. I was born in the 50’s. I think that movie came out in the 60’s.

Oh, I think I have seen every Bette Davis movie out there. I adore her. She was an incredible actress.

So, I am guessing that you weren’t a Hitchcock fan if you aren’t a big horror fan. I love Hitchcock too!
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Geeeeeez, just heard power is down all over the city! Glad we evacuated.
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Whatever Happened to Baby Jane was a sad, dark movie mostly about sibling jealousy I always thought.

Funny thing whenever I've watched that I kept thinking about the movie Mommy Dearest which was supposed to be a true account of Joan Crawford. If it's anything close to being true it's even more of a horror story.

"NO WIRE COAT HANGERS!!!"🤯😱😳🤪
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My mother.
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My mother would have been 101 years of age tomorrow, October 31.
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Halloween. My favorite Holiday (wouldn't you know it) along with Dia de los Muertos. Usually I can go into the Mission in San Francisco and see the altars people make to their loved ones who are gone. This would have been the first time I could "celebrate" my brother. But with Covid-19 I am down to a bunch of Marigolds.
Our neighborhood has always had closed streets and big celebrations for this day, lots of little ones come from all over. Missing that today.
I love everything about Autumn, and especially its holidays.
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I'm not sure how AgingCare selects which posts get featured in their weekly emails but including elaine1962's about finding her mother on the floor is generating a lot of comments, unfortunately these people almost never read previous posts and this has got to be difficult in light of her updates. We really need to be able to pin/highlight updates or allow the OP to add them to the original question, or lock threads without waiting for 6 months.
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Cwillie,
I hope that I will be forgiven for posting Elaine's updates so that people will read them if the updates are more recent.

And your suggestion is a good one! I hope the AC Admins read your post!
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I wouldn't count on people reading your post either Send 🙄
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I love Halloween! So quiet this year. No trick or treaters. I miss it.
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Has anyone seen any good programs on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon or HBOMax that they recommend?

Hubby and I watched Blow the Man Down and Late Show on Amazon.

I liked Blow the Man Down. Late Show wasn’t bad but wasn’t great either.
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Need, I should switch over to Netflix or something but I am glued to the US election..
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