Happy Hour Event

Most of the day yesterday was spent doing our usual duties with a couple exceptions. We did have an ecall at 6 AM - in fact, it occurred just as I finished up the entry on yesterday's blog. It was for a lady that is a regular on our ecall events. Her name is Mia and she is always so doped up from her medications that she hardly knows where she is half the time. She had difficulty breathing so we called the paramedics and they took her to the hospital - again. She actually still drives, believe it or not, and she was seen standing on the sidewalk the day before next to her vehicle following an accident in which she was involved. She is a real danger on the road but we are not allowed to get involved in any of their medical issues.

The other exception was a Happy Hour event that we had in the late afternoon. It was designed to draw some new potential residents but it turned out to be just a fun time for the residents. It was Karaoke and Bill - remember, he is the husband of Ann, who turns 100 this month and is part of the lovebird team - entertained with several songs that were, of course, oldies. Following are a few shots of the fun affair. Starting with the audience as the DJ handed Bill the microphone:

and then the nice spread, including chips and dips along with wine that was in the adjacent room:

and the crowd once again:

It was a fun time and the residents really enjoy these kinds of events, even though they end up being a disappointment from a sales point of view. We really don't care though, as long as the residents enjoy them.

Our last day of this work week is today and we are again looking forward to some rest. It makes it very difficult to get the proper rest at night while we have the beeper and responsibility to respond to problems during the night. Josie especially, is constantly getting up to noises that are beyond my hearing range. There was a delivery last night at around 9:30 PM that she had to get up to handle. One of the residents that is on hospice was receiving some medication and she had to go and open the front door for them. It was just one kind of disruption during the night. It comes with the territory, I guess...