Got a letter regarding my prescription insurance. It was good news, however, I have about 10 plans to look at and decide which is best for me. Not looking forward to that research.
When my son went in to pick up prescriptions for the family the pharmacist (that helped find the bridge program) mentioned she’d been trying to get sidewalk chalk for her young children. I had to run over to the cake store for my daughter’s free mini cake. Dollar Tree was nearly next door, so I dropped my son off with some cash and gave him instructions on what to get. I told him to get 2 packs of sidewalk chalk. Everyone in our community and surrounding communities are doing chalk art on their driveways and sidewalks. Encouragement, positive energy. She seemed so frazzled because she couldn’t find chalk anywhere and when her shift ended everything would be closed and she probably works all day Saturday. It was only $1, but her kids were looking forward to making chalk art for Easter, I can do $1. I even tipped the cake girl because it was curb service.
It may not seem like a big deal, but my son followed my instructions and was walking out with the chalk when I circled back for him. It is a big deal. He has issues with focus and following instructions. I gave him the money like it was no big deal, locate them, buy them. He dropped off 1 to the pharmacist, and 1 put in my daughter’s care package. I’m not being lazy. Having him do things like pickup prescriptions or find something and pay for it at a store are steps to being more independent. These are things he has to learn. Since my daughter got her job I’ve been having her shop with me, coaching her in healthy choices, teaching her to read labels, pick the item with the best price per unit, and showing her how to use her bank card. (My son shops with me also, but he has a harder time with the labels and getting the best price.) Before the Coronavirus lockdown when my daughter worked she did a little grocery shopping after work, before her ride came...on her own. She shops on her own!
The consequences for the nutjob are on the back burner. For whatever reason, 3 group homes are on total lockdown. Meaning staff does not come and go. Staff sleeps over for 30 days and cannot leave. Either these houses have clients with the Coronavirus, or, they are doing a practice run in case they do have a home with a client that is infected. My daughter got the intel on this, and had a staff member inadvertently confirm it when she told the clients she wouldn’t be at their house for 30 days. My daughter follows her out and asks if she’s working one of the homes on total lockdown. The reply was yes.
Wondering how that works. The staff is basically working 24/7/30 because they can’t leave and no other staff can go in. How do they pay them? Do they get hazard pay?
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