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[greek_jester]

Today, I got the client everyone dreads. Very nice person, birth year in the 40's and very confused about what is happening today. Every single question takes a painful amount of time to get an answer. They are always very nice, but not well centered as to time and place.

I knew things were going to be bad when she told me that she had never applied before and I could clearly see that she had applied and been denied as over-income in April of this year. When I mentioned that it would be the same process as when she was in on April XX, she said "I don't remember that."

*snip*

She was very nice and sweet during the whole ordeal and thanked me when we were done. She honestly didn't remember anything about the last time she applied, and had no idea that her last worker, as well as me spent more than a few minutes trying to find her husband's social security number (unsuccessfully) because it had "slipped her mind".

Very, VERY hard case because she was breaking my heart.

It sounds like she might not be all there, possibly early dementia. Should she have a responsible adult involved?

[RealUnimportant]

You left out Valentine's Day.

Oh, and MLK day and Washington's birthday.

[Slave to the Phone]

How could I have forgotten about Veteran's day? The Marine Corp Ball is the only time I wear a dress (and its not just a dress, its a custom made scarlet and gold ballroom gown).

It sounds like she might not be all there, possibly early dementia. Should she have a responsible adult involved?

She probably should. However, Adult Protective Services wouldn't get involved if an uninvolved party were to call because a senior seemed confused, but was still healthy and able to care for themselves.

Plus, that isn't my job. My job is very strictly defined and it doesn't involve taking the time to make an APS report every time I interview a person who doesn't seem to be all with it. I have 13 months and 7 days until retirement. I can do this thing, there is an end date.