[Magdalen] prayers please

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

We had a professional staff committee which had representatives from every
discipline. I sat on it as the Rehabilitation rep. It was very interesting.
Of course the MDs and MSNs did most of the talking, but still it was an
opportunity to hear about stuff and to give feedback.

JCAHO came in and said, "You know, you do not have any requirement to have
those disciplines on this committee. You should get rid of them and just
have doctors."  And even though it was a step backward, and even though it
was not required, they did it, because you always do what the fools, er,
experts on JCAHO want whether you need to or not.

I saw very little benefit from JCAH or  JCAHO, although the terror of what
they might find undoubtedly motivated us to move swiftly to make
innovations so it would not be a deficiency.

Officially they could come at any time, but the honchos talked to each
other in all the other facilities around the state and country, and we kept
track of where they were day by day. If they were in a facility far away
from us, odds were they would not be here the next day, and that was the
way it worked. We always had a pretty good idea of when they were coming.
I think one of the facilities in NYC did in fact get blindsided, and they
had a disastrous review, and ended up being closed.

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Sat, Feb 6, 2016 at 6:53 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> Oh, I have, I have! I don't think that should even be allowed! Anyone
> getting a degree in health care administration should have to spend 6-9
> months shadowing ALL the various workers in the hospital as part of their
> degree requirement. I mean from maintenance all the way up.....dietary,
> CNAs, transport, nursing, housekeeping, EVERYBODY! Then they *might* get a
> clue!!!!
>
> On Sat, Feb 6, 2016 at 6:40 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
> oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I've worked with some of those. And then there were those who had degrees
> > in administration who literally knew nothing about how the work was done.
> > Picture them trying to tell the pros how to do their job!
> >
> > James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> > *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
> > except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
> >
> > On Sat, Feb 6, 2016 at 6:21 PM, Jon Egger <revegger at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Exactly, James!  This new person in charge has 20 years in nursing but
> > > never worked on a floor or in a unit.
> > >
> > > Grace and peace,
> > > brud
> > >
> > > On Sat, Feb 6, 2016 at 12:52 AM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
> > > oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Why do we let the damn bean counters run these things anyway?
> > > >
> > > > James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> > > > *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not
> > preserved,
> > > > except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, Feb 5, 2016 at 5:52 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Well that bites. I'd almost be looking for a new hospice, since you
> > > have
> > > > to
> > > > > start over anyway.
> > > > >
> > > > > On Fri, Feb 5, 2016 at 5:33 PM, Jon Egger <revegger at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > I'll third that with a caveat.  Grace Hospice has a new manager
> and
> > > she
> > > > > has
> > > > > > either fired or laid off staff.  My favorite nurse and chaplain
> > were
> > > > > fired
> > > > > > and everyone who works there is wondering "Who's next?"
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Grace and peace,
> > > > > > brud
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Fri, Feb 5, 2016 at 9:29 AM, James Handsfield <
> > > jhandsfield at att.net>
> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > I’ll second that opinion.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > -------------------------------------
> > > > > > > Education is its own reward, both for the individual and for
> > > society.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Jim Handsfield
> > > > > > > jhandsfield at att.net
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On Feb 5, 2016, at 12:10 AM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
> > > > > > > oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Those hospice people are really very wonderful.  They can
> just
> > > come
> > > > > > into
> > > > > > > > the home where you're at and make a difference.
> > > > > > >
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