Reply To: Respect for elderly earned, not given

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MsJacquelle
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I work in a nursing home that’s chock-full of elderly people. Rarely will one of these patients say ‘please’ or ‘thank you.’ Usually they make demands such as ‘Give me a drink of water!’ or ‘Hand me the remote control.’ Many of these people are in their right frame of mind, and some even resort to hitting, spitting or smacking the employees who are there to take care of them. If you don’t believe me, just ask anyone who works in my field. Maybe there’s someone at Y? Forum who can verify this. I’m so frustrated that I’m considering finding another occupation, and I’ll NEVER help an old lady across the street again!

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Name : MsJacquelle, Gender : F, City : Louisville, State : KY, Country : United States, Occupation : Nurse,