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Old 07-12-2012, 11:26 PM
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The nusrsing home she lives in really seems to care for her. Vi is not one who socializes with people so she doesn't like the residents except her table mate who has some sort of neck condition that requires her to wear this severe nexk brace to even have her head up a little. But she is nice and alert and does what she can to pull Vi out of her shell. But the staff love her. I bought her areally nice cotton shirt that of course was beautiful when she first wore it but after the first wash looked terrible. Her aide took it home and ironed it and still does to this day. She has natural white hair and they love to french braid it, fix in some special way every day. Now as in any nursing home they aren't johny on the spot in answering needs for bathroom and such but they make sure she is dressed well each day, make sure her room looks special. She is on Medicaid and therefore had been on the medicaid unit in a small 2 bed room. The social worker really likes her and they have a private room on a medicare unit that they save for long term residents when the previous resident dies. So they offered it to Vi. She felt like a queen. It's no bigger than a lot of our bathroom but to her it's a castle and it is hers. So she and us were glad for her to get back home again. She will complain about the food but it's home
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