Long Time, No Read....or Write...

Well, I have certainly been a lazy slacker! So much has happened in the last two years that I really haven't had time to keep up with my blog. Bad me. I started working in Home Care about a year and a half ago...first as a visit nurse/supervisor then my job evolved into QA and Chart reviewer. When I started, the company was privately owned, small and local to my part of Michigan. Well that changed last November! We were aquired by a national company that has MANY senior independent living communites, assisted living and Alzheimers communities. They have always focused on therapy and life continuum as well as high end living for seniors. A while back they decided to add home health to thier product lines. That's where we came in. We have always been a general community (patients living in thier own homes/apartments) agency. They (Us) now also provide a proactive approach to providing care to our population inside and outside our communities to help seniors maintain independence and in general, a better health profile. So what's my job now? Hmm, not really sure! Officially, I supervise RN case managers, do education and competencies, inservices and audits. I also help with opening new cases, doing visits when needed, process referrals, approach physicians and do courtesy visits with people that may need our services. It's a completely different way of doing homecare and I really like the model we follow. I'm also studying to become a certified ICD-9 coder. I do enjoy it, but the increased stress has played hell with my skin (zits - which I am WAY too old for!) and of course my dress size. Maybe that will even out soon.... So, now that everyone is caught up with job.... The boys are doing so well! My eldest will graduate with his MFA in Playwriting this spring and continues to amaze me with his talent. The youngest is still finishing up his double major undergrad degrees and hopes to start his masters soon. Both are still single and as far as I know, have not commited parenthood without a license. So I remain a grandmother in waiting. But that's ok too, as I really don't have time to bounce grandbabies on my arthritic knees! Hubby continues to work here at home and makes a wonderful house husband. We still enjoy each other's company and spend nearly all our free time together. In May we'll be married for 17 years! Can't believe it's been that long. That's all the news...and if I can I will update this blog more than once every couple of years. Til next time...