Thank you to all of our in-home caregivers
Thank you to all of our in-home caregivers
The message below is circulating on social media. While the author is unknown,
the experience they share sheds a spotlight on the extraordinary job our
in-home caregivers do every day.
Right now, there’s a quiet group of healthcare workers working.
We’re seeing patients when they get out of the hospital, unsure
how many potentially positive people they’ve encountered, but we’re
there for them.
We’re determining if providing healthcare is allowed during a quarantine
for a positive test.
We’re navigating changing policies on how our patients qualify for
our services and hoping we can fill in the gaps left by the closures of
so many outpatient clinics.
We’re feeling the loss of the elective post-surgical patients we
normally see while preparing for the tidal wave sure to happen when those
ORs open up again.
We’re politely saying “see you soon” to patients who
would rather not have us come to their homes right now while worrying
about how they’re going to fare and hoping they don’t end
up in the hospitals we’re all working so hard to keep clear.
We’re being counted on to self-monitor daily, which is fine. We’re
used to being fairly autonomous.
We’re going out daily, usually being the point person for our household
to do all required “out of home” tasks.
We’re trying to be a calm in the storm for our patients who are
used to being stuck at home, but now the news is terrifying.
There’s no one cheering outside our buildings because we work everywhere.
We’re home health care, and we’re here now and we’re
going to be here when things go back to “normal” and the recovered
come home.
I forgot a big one!!!! We’re driving around with full bladders because
all of our normal stopping points are closed. #stayhome #staysafe”