I've recently signed up with RVS as a ward volunteer. I was so sorry to hear that in our new, state of the art, local, care of the elderly hospital, patients are lonely and unhappy. This is because they all have single en suite rooms. This sounds ideal until you realise that nurses have limited time to carry out procedures then flit on to the next room. This means that patients can be on their own for hours and hours at a time. Hence the need for people to be volunteer visitors to spend time just chatting or whatever sort of companionship patients might need.
It's frustrating that this is so predictable. I remember how my MiL just came to life when she moved into a ward. She so enjoyed watching what was going on and chatting to the lady in the next bed etc.
I think I'd like a single room at night but some sort of shared sitting room during the day if I was to be in hospital for any length of time. The patients I'll be visiting will be in for up to 28 days.
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Not sure how to react anymore, am I in the wrong?
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