Now that xxx is fairly settled in LTC I visit every 2 weeks because I know xxx is well looked after and at minimal risk compared to what care he got at Leaside Revera assisted living.
There is 4 x as much cupboard space. So I stock up on the special toiletries xxx likes but they provide EVERYTHING. I do not need to buy anything to be honest.
- all incontinent supplies are covered by cost. Compared to Revera where you had to buy everything EXCEPT toilet paper.
2. They have ample towels and at night xxx is but into a gown for easy incontinent changes. They specifically told me not to bring towels as they have ample of linen supplies. Very different than the so called private better care facility at 3xs the cost.
At first at Leaside Revera I did not bring pillow cases then I had to supply them because most to the time at Revera they would just put a towel over the pillow because they did not have enough pillow cases.
I also chatted at Revera with the personal support workers and many weekends they described situations where they did not have enough towels to clean all the residents in am. They told me of stories of them having to go down to the laundry and run a load so they would have clean towels. Then the informed me that management told them they could no longer do this so I do not even what to think what the staff did when they ran out of towels. Of course xxx had his ample set of towels that i labelled and brought in.
In LTC =Also, I have noticed that xxx laundry is very clean with no lingering smell. As well nothing is bleached and the dark clothes are staying dark.
At Revera all the navy blue and black and dark grey clothes were bleached until they were pink, so xxx went around wearing pink pants until the move to Long Term Care.
When I packed up all of xxx linens and clothing and brought them home from Leaside Revera, I noticed they smelled of stale sweat…the were not clean it was very clear that if they used any soap at all in the laundry…it was minimal…everything had a very stale smell. I did not notice this on site because of the lingering smell permeating the entire floor. So for many years xx was in stinky clothes just rinsed out with water from what I have assessed. So I washed myself everything twice and got the stench out of the clothes.
When I had a family member and friend help me move out stuff from Leaside Revera …they were both appalled at the stench. They could not believe the non clean environment. I should not that these two people are in upper management of environmental services at a large public hosptial…so keeping things clean and safe for unwell people is their business.
So in the end there are nice physical features, like a grand piano but if you can’t keep your facility clean and smelling fresh what is the point??? How safe and caring is that?
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