You're so right on!
Blane
:-)
On Mon, 6 Jul 1998 20:20:48 EDT Imasurfn2(AT)aol.com writes:
>In a message dated 7/6/98 2:38:26 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
>beadgander(AT)juno.com writes:
>
>> lane,
>> Perhaps what is needed is Medicare coverage of home respiratory
>> therapists or coverage of respiratory therapists to teach the home
>> nurses. This type of care is so vital if many of us want to stay
>out of
>> nursing homes in the future. Also, mistakes here are often more
>> significant than if a bandage is wrapped too loosely. These are
>often
>> life and death issues that need to be handled competently.
>> Gail ........The BEAD goes on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>If properly trained, as your supplier will train any individual BTW (
>trust me
>ya dont hafta be a rocket scientist to learn this stuff) ya dont hafta
>be an
>RN either, unless you are getting your assistants thru an agency. I
>did this
>for 5 years as a free lancer, i had worked at vencor as a CNA for 5
>years
>before that. until they were telling people that they couldnt go live
>on their
>own and they had to go to a nursing home etc, this did not set well :)
>( most
>of u are familiar with vencor, and i dont advertize for them, trust me
>on this
>one. Keep in mind they are a FOR PROFIT organization, and MAAAYYYAAAN
>do they
>profit!!!)
>Anyways, i have been reading this newsgroup for a few years now, and
>this one
>got me to respond! Dont believe anyone who tells you you HAVE to do
>this or
>that! Most people wrongfully believe that whatever a doc etc tells
>them is
>right because they have their best interest in mind, when actually
>what they
>have is their OWN financial interest in mind!
>There are people out there ( admittedly not enough, but there are
>SOME) that
>are willing to help out, and believe me, i didnt do it for 5 years for
>the
>money!
>