Secret Care Home Resident

Bedtime. For once no screaming, no windows shattering, just the all-night cicada-like rhythm of unanswered buzzer alarms to break the silence.

Breakfast just arrived at eleven. No explanation why. Hot milk in cereals. No juice. Pretty normal.

Whatever I think of this home, the carers are having a hell of a day. New resident arrived in ambulance- since then he’s done nothing but yell, bang on furniture and smash windows. Been in and out of ambulances all afternoon but his wife said‘I’m not bloody having him back!’

I asked for an extra blanket because I was cold the other night (heating still not fixed). I haven’t dared ask for a new bed or something to chew or I’ll probably get a basket and a rubber bone. .

Today’s tea - tuna sandwiches. Yesterday’s lunch, fish fingers. They know I’m allergic to fish.

Heating in my room not worked since I moved in a couple of months ago. Keep telling care staff and they said they’d talk to the handyman. Still no sign of him.

@Charlen79817293 I think so yes

@CareHomeSecrets Disgraceful

Currently more than twenty guests dressed to the nines, waiting in the conservatory to celebrate a resident’s birthday with a surprise party - decorations, music, food etc Unfortunately, management failed to mention this to the staff…

Not sure whether to be relieved or angry

Just had a carer ask me for a stool sample so they could ‘test it for something’. After an hour of stress and worry I asked the in-house nurse what they were looking for and she just looked confused and said ‘No, not you.’

@Charlen79817293 All too common among less expensive homes, I’m afraid. I’ll be posting much worse, all down to understaffing and unqualified carers.

@CareHomeSecrets This care home should be shut down surely they cant treat the residents like that.

Today’s lunch - cold lasagne and no pudding (they forgot again)

Nothing wrong with breakfast this morning. It never turned up. Let’s see if there’s a lunch

@Gyro007 @50NerdsofGrey I wish

@CareHomeSecrets @50NerdsofGrey McDonalds?

Guess today’s lunch…

@mygingerbits @50NerdsofGrey Bingo!

@lindalewis58 @MrsStephenFry Close, dear

@Billinsoton Half a point

@CareHomeSecrets mashed potatoes and something?

@Metakarp Nope

@CareHomeSecrets deconstructed shepherds pie

@ligarius @MrsStephenFry Thank you but I’m a resident.

@CareHomeSecrets @MrsStephenFry You carers are wonderful. Thank you so much.

Hope you slept well last night. Mine was filled with the usual shouts and screams, unanswered personal alarms and a visit from Meg - a lank white-haired resident in white nightdress who wanders the corridors day in, day out like a ghost. She asked where she was and why then left.