Aarons Air
Well-Known Member
I thought i'd share what recently happened to me, as a heads up, for others, who may face the same thing. My parents failing health was cause for them to recently move to assisted living. The facility we chose has an onsite nurse 24 7. My siblings and i were told, if there are any medical emergencies, we would be contacted immediately. I didn't give the matter any thought, but assumed if i were called, it would show up on my phone, as the centers name, or at least be the main number associated with the facility. Their second morning there, my phone rings. It comes up as an out of the area, area code number. Being in business for myself, and in the habit of answering every call, as i never know if its a solicitor or customer, i answered. The call was from the facility nurse, on her personal cell phone. She was calling to say, my father was breathing, but unresponsive, and being taken to the emergency room. Thankfully he stabilized, and was ok. The following morning, he was transferred to another hospital. Where his dementia caused him to be unruly with the nurses. A nurse from that hospital, called me, on her cell phone, to try to calm him, over the phone. Both calls came from nurses private numbers. If i weren't in the habit of taking every call, and he not so fortunate with health, this could have ended much differently.
