For 8 months hospice visitors have phoned ahead before visiting our home. now the new nurse is communicating poorly if at all and just drops in when she feels like it. im a small businessperson by my own right and i dont appreciate this unanounced intrusion. i kindly asked them today to phone ahead before dropping in, even if its only 5 minutes ahead. This is our home and if we dont stand up to them a bit i feel like they will steamroll us. Common courtesy goes a long way with me.
At one point we had a nurse, a physical therapist, a bathe aide, an occupational therapist and Meals On Wheels coming over. My dad liked to invite the Meals on Wheels people in to visit and I finally had to make up a schedule. If one of them ran late it threw everything off and there were times when the O.T. guy would be cooling his heels in the hallway while the physical therapist was working with my dad.
Your house. Your rules. Home healthcare professionals need to respect that.