Resident's Party?

kihira

kihira

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I think you're 100% right, if the person who likes to stay in their room seems isolated, then taking them cake and maybe staying for a quick chat would be a great idea. Are the residents elderly people? What's going to happen when its the birthday of the resident who stays in their room, come out or you don't get your birthday celebrated?
 
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jc972

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I agree with your co worker. If he wants to hide out in his room and not go to the party, the party cake shouldn't be brought to him.

Think of it this way: if you're at your birthday party at your house and a friend calls you and says "I'm not coming but bring me some birthday cake, please?" What would you think?
 
kihira

kihira

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anxiousmess said:
Yes the residents are elderly. But the isolated resident is a young man.

This resident's birthday doesn't get their birthday celebrated like others.
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I've worked in aged care as well; I remember a man in his forties who had suffered a stroke and was obviously unhappy about being surrounded by much older people, it would have been a nightmare, but there was nowhere else to send him
 
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jc972

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anxiousmess said:
That's a personal statement. I am working in a professional setting.

Fact is, the residents live together under the same roof. If you live apart, fair point. Agree with you. But as I work with x amount of residents, all of them should be treated the same despite turning/non turning up for a party.
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Do you normally honor such requests? How is this normally handled? Yeah its a personal statement. In making this thread did you or did you not want personal opinions? What's the normal s.o.p. for this situation anyway?
 
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