Yeah, I don't know if you only need to be a "CNA" to do this work. I suspect they do the daily or every other day visits then an actual nurse visits once a week or something.
One of my home nurses has 35,000 miles on her oil change!
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Ok so here is the issue I want to caution you about - the lack of maintenance (especially oil and it might even be like 1 qt left in there!) can be a serious problem if something goes wrong after you change it. Forget the tattoo thing for the moment. If you still decide to help I would just give her a gift card (not cash because she prob won't use it on oil) for the quick lube place and let her go there. This way you did the good deed (oil change) yet won't be on the hook if there are problems later.
If he decides to help, this is excellent advice. Avoids the old, "you touched it last" gotcha and other than selling a $50 Jiffy Lube gift card (for 50c on the dollar), well, I don't see much of a market for that !!
As I said, it depends entirely on the level of care needed by the patient. Occasionally, my dad required no less than a DNP. In his case one specializing in wound care.
Well...a tattoo is a luxury item last time I checked....
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If you help you can still sleep well. No cash but a gift cardSingle Mom, has about a 30 year old 300 LB Daughter and her kids living with her. Daughter only gets govt assistance and food $
Too lazy and obese to hold a job.
Anyway, I was going to contact my local shop next week. Tell him to service her car and bill me.
She can't afford an oil change, how is she going to pay for a replacement engine or car? Nurse is a hard worker for me.
Then I was on Facebook today. (we are friends on there)
And there she was, at a tattoo shop getting the Daughter a tattoo! You can bet it was not the obese one paying for that
I think my oil change offer is off the table now. I don't mind helping folks in need. But they have to help themselves as well.
A gift card can be framed as a tip or appreciation gift, too, instead of charity or a handout.
No good deed goes unpunished. And paying for tattoos rather than car care is a big red flag.
Run away from this mess.
A family member is an Registered Nurse and did home health care. The level of care that her patients required could not be done without a high level of expertise. She had some hard cases.
As hard as it might be, pretend like you didn't hear it @Jdeere562. One oil change is not going to make a difference at this point.
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Avoid FB and most of your problems will disappear.Single Mom, has about a 30 year old 300 LB Daughter and her kids living with her. Daughter only gets govt assistance and food $
Too lazy and obese to hold a job.
Anyway, I was going to contact my local shop next week. Tell him to service her car and bill me.
She can't afford an oil change, how is she going to pay for a replacement engine or car? Nurse is a hard worker for me.
Then I was on Facebook today. (we are friends on there)
And there she was, at a tattoo shop getting the Daughter a tattoo! You can bet it was not the obese one paying for that
I think my oil change offer is off the table now. I don't mind helping folks in need. But they have to help themselves as well.
Frankly I wouldn't want her to be my caregiver.
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And any damage may get worse as galled surfaces continue rubbing against each other. Unless you intend to take over oil changes for her going forward it's a tiny bandaid. As you said if she can't afford oil changes....
Be careful here. No good deed goes unpunished in these types of situations.
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