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Does the resident have a "good" or "bad" time of the day? There is no
point in visiting in the afternoon if the resident can't stay awake during
this time. |
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Are there scheduled appointment times ~ with the physician or other specialists (dentist) ~ that would interfere with your visit? If you visit
during these times, you'll spend most of the visit waiting for the resident
to come back from an appointment. |
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Is there a special recreation program that you would like to attend with
your relative/friend? Does the resident have a special recreation program
that he or she would like to attend, but won't/can't while you are visiting? |
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Does the resident have other regular visitors? Can these visits be spread
out through the week/month? One visitor at a time may be more
enjoyable for the resident than four visitors at once. When a number of
visitors come at one time, the resident may get left out while the visitors
talk to each other. |
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Is there a special out-of-town person visiting this week? Maybe this is a
good week for you to take a well deserved break. |
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If you are feeling guilty because the resident claims that visitors never
come (but you know that they do!), keep a calendar or guest book in
the room for all visitors to sign. Then, when the resident says that he or
she never has any visitors, you can show them who has visited and
when. |
