Comments on: Baby Boomers Caring for Mom and Dad During Hospital Visits

By: Dotsie

Dotsie — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:29:01 +0000

I don’t think we have four to a room in traditional hospitals here in the US. Just so thers know, Anne-Marie resides in Canada.

I can’t imagine having four to a room. Two was more than enough.

Yes, let’s stay healthy!

By: Anne-Marie Hood

Anne-Marie Hood — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:23:50 +0000

The hospital here has private, semi-private rooms and wards which holds up to four patients. My health plan used to provide for a semi-private but has changed it to a ward so I hope I don’t get sick any time soon. In a ward there’s too much activity and people coming and going. Not to mention multiple telephones and televisions in the room.
This is a good reminder to keep myself healthy, everyway I know how!

By: Dotsie

Dotsie — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:23:09 +0000

Thanks for stopping by Michelle. I don’t like ragging on the staff becasue many of them are incredibly kind and helpful. My biggest gripe was their loud voices. Some of the interruptions would not have been interruptions if they used their whisper voice like people used to use in libraries and hospitals.

By: Michelle Seitzer

Michelle Seitzer — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:47:22 +0000

Wow! I haven’t spent a lot of time in hospitals (thankfully), but I have spent a considerable amount of time in nursing homes and I feel that the experiences are similar. What a frustrating situation for you and your Dad, especially given one of the reasons for hospitalization as per the doctor was “needing rest” – I would suspect he’ll need rest after that frenetic stay in the hospital! Best wishes for his quick recovery (and hope that your next shift was a little more peaceful?).

By: Dotsie Bregel

Dotsie Bregel — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:08:10 +0000

Thanks for his well wishes. We’d hoped he could get a private room, but the hospital was too full.

Do your hospitals have more than two to a room? I can’t imagine.

By: Anne-Marie Hood

Anne-Marie Hood — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:11:25 +0000

I agree with you Dotsie. The hospital is not always the best place to get much needed rest, especially if the patient is in due to a serious illness or recuperating after surgery. I can understand why people beg their doctor to release them so they can be taken care of at home.

It’s hard enough to get some sleep, only to be woken up because you have to take your sleeping pill!

One time you could expect to get at a semi-private room but now it’s often a ward, with a room full of people coming and going.

I sincerely hope your Dad has a speedy recovery.