Due to an imperfect health care system, a loved one lost a trusted care taker recently. The care taker was extraordinary. Not only did she bring consistent, skilled care, but she also brought warmth and friendship to my loved one. The loss is painful especially at a time when there is a great deal of loss altogether related to my loved one's health and family.
Consistency is an often overlooked attribute of good care, and almost every care situation profits from consistency.
I read a few articles related to my loved one's health services loss. In many ways, the loss was due to artificial parameters and definitions, parameters and definitions that spell who receives specific care and who does not. In our current care system, these artificial parameters and definitions can lead to exorbitant costs, insufficient care, less health and sadness.
What makes me even more upset about this is that often when we create and support care organizations and activity, we focus more on money than on the good care possible. If we focused on the good care possible, we'd be increasing taxes for those that can pay to support care organizations that provide the best possible care in every way--ways that provide skilled, kind, consistent care.
Today I'll support the process of helping my loved one find a new care organization. I'll offer as much support as I can for this uncomfortable process. Hopefully we'll be able to find the consistency needed to offer best possible skilled, warm care. Onward.