I did not work in a home, but I did take care of an elderly lady whom everyone assumed had no family here. I took her everywhere she needed to go, did errands for her when she needed. She was a mean lady, very demanding of my time, but I did what I could for her and loved her anyway.
She had broken her wrist and was having in home therapy when one Sat. monring the therapist called and told me he found her on the floor, so I rushed over and the EMT's were there. She was concious, but really out of it, she had had a heart attack. Thank goodness mom was home off the river, because I would have just lost it having to deal with all that alone. I got a hold of her sister that lived in another state and she came, but didn't stay long. One day I went to the hospital and she was gone, not a word to anyone, just up and left.
She went from a nursing home to the hospital about every two weeks, sometimes being treated very poorly. She even told me one time when I went to visit her that this was all my fault and I just cried and left and didn't go see her for a couple of days. I went to see her everyday after that, no matter where she was. The poor woman was deaf and she would push the call button for a nurse and no one would ever come because she couldn't hear them when they called back. I finally had to get ugly and tell them she was deaf and that when she pused the button, they just needed to come.
I even went to see her the day after I had surgery myself, called my mom to come get me and take me. This went on from July-Oct.when she died. When I started trying to make arrangements, because her sister wouldn't come do it, a nephew that I never knew about showed up and took over. He lived here in the same town all that time, where was he when I was taking care of her all that time. Then he had the nerve to tell me if there was anyting I wanted from her hosue thathe would let me in to get it. I had had keys to her house for months and when he showed up, he changed the locks. I wanted to tell him that if Iwanted to steal anything, I would've done it already and no one would've ever known about it. What really hurt was that, nor her sister ever thanked me for taking care of her and I had done so for over a year. That's ok though, they'll get their's in the end and I'll get mine.
Donna you did a great thing and you will be rewarded one day. God Bless You!!!,