There Are Nursing Homes, and then There are ....

Yesterday I went to see two clients in two different nursing homes. In the first one, I walked in, the receptionist didn't even look up. There was a faint smell of urine in the hall near the elevator. The nurse didn't know when the doctor had last been in to see my client. The physician hadn't lowered the meds like he said he would. In the second one, the nurse, administrator, recreation all smiled and said hello. The nurse could report succinctly and in depth about my client's condition. She was nicely groomed. Another recreation worker came up to me and asked about her having her hair done weekly. The whole atmosphere was one of warmth.

Guess which one was a public facility, and which was private and my client pays something like $5,000.00 per month? The first is the pricy one. Yes, the rooms there are nicer.

Guess where there are more volunteers, more programming? The second.

Which one would you rather live in?