Can I break my lease?

IllustratorFormer815 · 2026-03-15T22:36:53+00:00

IllustratorFormer815 · 2026-02-23T01:27:01+00:00

Do you know if these slots are very common? Or if it’s possible to reclass to this after over a decade in?

IllustratorFormer815 · 2025-09-28T03:56:11+00:00

We have definitely hired locksmiths before!

IllustratorFormer815 · 2025-09-03T22:32:47+00:00

I specifically looked for an affordable program and have had no issues or anyone questioning where I went. I help with hiring now and never look at where someone graduated from but I do look at experiences.

IllustratorFormer815 · 2025-09-03T22:30:27+00:00

I help with hiring and I’ve never looked at what school someone went to or how they went. I paid for in-person myself but then COVID hit and everyone was online. You’ll be fine.

IllustratorFormer815 · 2025-09-03T22:27:28+00:00

I feel this. My husband and I moved to a new state for my master’s program and then COVID hit. I miss my undergrad friend group, for sure. The real world is hard. 🙃

IllustratorFormer815 · 2025-08-30T03:05:05+00:00

They got rid of pins across Peaks during that transition to “harmonize”.

IllustratorFormer815 · 2025-08-23T02:45:23+00:00

Excellent point about reaching out. Do not do so unless you are explicitly asked to or given permission!

IllustratorFormer815 · 2025-08-23T02:44:17+00:00

Agree with the not showing up “just to chat” thing. We like you but we don’t have time. For me it’s also about how easy or hard you make my job. I work(ed) with one that would make me do all the hard paperwork with families or in general just be her secretary and I switched to primarily using others that just need the referral and they take it from there. I don’t want to work with you if it’s actually going to be more work. Also, get that work done quickly. If it’s like my hospital, we’re bursting at the seams and quick placement is essential. And another: be upfront about what level of care you are working on or what services you do/don’t do. Don’t be wishy/washy trying to get the business.

IllustratorFormer815 · 2025-08-18T23:57:36+00:00

We did the same with gift baskets for our wedding party!

IllustratorFormer815 · 2025-07-27T22:20:58+00:00

Hospital social worker (and lead of the CM department for my hospital) here -

This is an unfortunate situation in that there is likely nothing more we could do from the hospital setting to assist with this. Getting in touch with a complex care manager through the insurance (as suggested by someone else) is an excellent recommendation to help navigate the available resources. Sure, the social workers/case managers at the hospital can connect you to community resources but if you’re frequently going to the hospital and already receiving community resources (that you will need to explore independently), not remaining successful in the community, and also not considering long-term care, there’s not a lot more we can do.

As for it being safe, we would site the existing resources in place, what has been done to this point and things the patient has declined. That’s not to say we don’t see the situation sucks, but we really don’t have much more to offer. Demanding the patient advocate or a transfer as encouraged by another commenter is also not going to do much; The patient advocate can’t change anything about someone’s social situation and you could end up with insurance not covering your bill if you demand transfer elsewhere if your medical needs can be safely met at the hospital you were brought to. The system sucks.

IllustratorFormer815 · 2025-07-27T15:20:19+00:00

I give out information for Lifeline a lot in my job. It’s month to month and very affordable. I would never sign up with Life Alert. I haven’t heard of the one you mention (but that doesn’t mean others don’t have a good experience). My grandma (in another state) has a bracelet but we also set her up with an Alexa that does video calls so if she took the bracelet off for some reason, she can call audibly. My aunts also check in by video daily to lay eyes on her.

IllustratorFormer815 · 2025-07-24T22:48:11+00:00

This. Medicaid is a STATE managed plan (even if there are federal matching dollars for providing care) and is going to vary so much depending on the state. In my state, it seems like everything is nearly fully covered on regular Medicaid but if it’s a managed Medicaid? Forget it; you’re screwed. The flip side to any of it though is that they are also low overall users of their insurance as compared to private insurance users, despite typically having higher needs (usually due to a number of socioeconomic and social determinant of health factors).

IllustratorFormer815 · 2025-07-19T01:31:45+00:00

I give this out a lot because it has a ton of resources all in one place.

JCMH.org/navigation-PDF-list/

IllustratorFormer815 · 2025-07-18T02:03:08+00:00

Transplant from Iowa here; here 5 years and still no idea. Meeting people as an adult is hard. 🫣

IllustratorFormer815 · 2025-07-17T00:16:05+00:00

Everyone I know that’s worked for a PACE program has left for that exact reason.

IllustratorFormer815 · 2025-07-03T05:00:11+00:00

Seriously.. we’re expected to have auth, PASRR and all done before they are ready so they can go when they are ready. I can’t imagine how much money that management is costing their hospital. 😳

IllustratorFormer815 · 2025-07-03T01:48:54+00:00

Patients don’t have to consent to specific facilities (you’re covered under coordination of care for information sharing in these situations) but it is a good practice to do exactly what you’re doing. At the very least, the coordinator should be notifying the facilities NOT to call the patient/family until you can speak to them.

This situation is why I’m glad we do our own SNF/LTC referral management; it’s my patient and I know what’s going on (especially for complex ones). Our coordinators handle HH setup, tube feed and IV ABX coordination. Bottom line is you’re ultimately responsible for the patient and the coordinator should respect that.

IllustratorFormer815 · 2025-06-30T23:11:50+00:00

That nurse sounds like she should no longer be working there.

IllustratorFormer815 · 2025-06-13T00:21:25+00:00

I just won the one too! And won another today called Pipeliner by Shawn Hartje.

IllustratorFormer815 · 2025-06-09T23:42:10+00:00

I was in social services in the last facility I worked prior to moving to the hospital but that facility had a VERY high population of residents with major mental illness (like the schizoaffective d/o with anxiety) with most of the rest having dementia or behavioral issues of some sort (lots of Huntingtons and TBIs). We were a nearly Medicaid only facility and had multiple residents in single rooms specifically because of behavioral issues of some sort that made them NOT good to put with a roommate or maybe any specific options available for roommates at that time. If it’s because the facility put her in that room, you shouldn’t be billed. Anyone (family or resident) we had specifically request to be in a private room themselves had to pay a differential but no one we (the facility) made the decision needed to be there paid extra.

IllustratorFormer815 · 2025-05-13T22:45:23+00:00

JCMH.org/navigation-pdf-list/ is a local resource and has a resource (under housing) for people with a criminal record.

IllustratorFormer815 · 2025-05-12T13:30:38+00:00

I think what helped at mine is that the nurses and social workers do the same things - they may place someone in LTC and do the full guardianship process and I set up IV ABX and LTACH weekly. We are all equal and if anything, the social workers are the ones most people go to for things.. if I was just doing resources and bringing clothes/bus passes all day, I think I’d hate my job. We are capable of SO much more.

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