Oct. 07 (Monday) = Tried calling client before leaving home. Picked up the phone once, can hear ear but client maybe wasn't aware I am on the line. Dropped by to Smart and Final. Tried calling client again twice for tamales question. No answer. Got 1 taffy bag for $4.99 and got chicken tamales for $6.99. Added $2.98 from my card to client's $9 cash. Arrived before 9:30 am, dog outside, client sleeping. Says she had't had sleep last night, dog was bad. Told her I dropped by to Smart and Final and added $2.98. Started tidying up kitchen. Client had tea and fried egg. Continued cleaning kitchen. Washed dishes, laundry and wiped kitchen floor while client went back to sleep after breakfast. Client awake about 11 'sh am. Then awakened client for lunch, and had 1 tamales, sweet corn, seamed squash and tomatoes and water for drink. Says lunch, ok but tamales is heavy. Gave her Calcium and Atenolol at around 12:45 pm. Asked for taffy bag and gave me some on ziplock bag. Also decided to give some to neighbor across the street, "S," but client changed mind later. Wrote check for agency and paid me too for $75.
NOTE: Owes me $75.20 but only told client $75.
Oct. 08 (Tuesday) = Had tried called client before going my way. No answer. Dog outside, client was sleeping and cold. Turned the heater higher. Now, remembered the missing blankets again, and still with the velvet pants. Made coffee and tidied up kitchen. Client had coffee. Checked top part of her cabinet where hats and bags are to check for blankets as she asked. No blankets in there. Asked other room's top to be check too, and I did. Took blankets and the 1 comforter set that was in there o top and bought it to client's room. Likes the comforter set and asked her if she wanted it to be put down on the room, client agreed. Client fall asleep. Emptied commode. Continued looking when client awakened, showed her a red pants I found from the other room. Says still cold. Turned heater higher (83 or 85) and added one more blanket on bed, made sure she's covered too. Client decided to sleep after agreeing on lunch, sardines sandwich. Prepared lunch and made two cheese blintzes, with half mashed potato and some olives for her meal. Steamed spinach with sweet corn. Woke client up for her lunch, had the sardines sandwich, steamed spinach and sweet corn, some olives and water for drink. Turned tv on at about 12:40 'sh pm, and gave client the Atenolol. Noticed a car parked in her front, from the city, and she doesn't like it. Told client it's probably for street maintenance or work as vehicle has orange cones in there. Checked her phone as I noticed phone in the kitchen is lighting up. Found out phone's ringer was OFF. Turned ringer ON. Brought dog outside and emptied trash, and had tidied up kitchen. Client says granddaughter called and says she knew phone was off hook. Says granddaughter will call again. Checked phone again before leaving @ past 1 pm. Left 1:07 'sh pm.
Oct. 09 (Wednesday) = (gloomy day.) Client awake. Made tea. Client had tea and I turned heater higher, client cold. Told her it just rained, and it's windy. Tidied up kitchen. Again went through with pants, looked again at the top cabinet of her room where bags and hats are. And again looked on vacant room. Went through coupons as she was looking for that dog food coupon she said free and some other coupons. Found Vidal Sasson $5 off coupon too. Called Akins. Asked for cream puff and eclair price, was told $4.50/piece. Client thought expensive.Says no money. Told her I don't have money too but I could go to her bank so she could have cash. Agreed. Wrote a check to be cashed in for $25. The thought Akins is off my way, so asked for other options for lunch I could think. Told her there's Popeyes or El Pollo Loco. Asked for Popeyes to be called if they have any deals. Called Popeyes and guy says $1.49 leg and thigh, client decided for it and also want me to go to Vons for dog food, dessert, tv dinner. Suggested she should better write check for Vons as it's better if she keeps the cash for lunches or Akins. Client agreed and wrote check for Vons. Left 10: 45 'sh am. @ Citibank first, and cashed in $25 check. "That" lady was the teller. @ Vons next and called client few times about dessert and dog food. Paid with client's check. Got back to her place 11:20 'sh am. Gave back change to client, $20.87. Prepared lunch. Client had leg and thigh chicken with biscuit I got from Vons, steamed spinach and water for drink. Client then had half of eclair about 12:50 'sh pm and she loves it :) Took her Atenolol. She knows it's Thursday tomorrow, also told her dog food is ready on bottom fridge, and put more pain reliever tablets on her bottle and the Thera-gesic cream.
Oct. 10 (Thursday) = OFF!
Oct. 11 (Friday) = Client till sleeping. Says arthritis pain bad last night. Had tea and boiled egg around 09: 40 'sh am. Tidied up kitchen. Dog had some dry food and walk him on the back patio less than/almost 15 mins. Client still sleeping. Called Akinz to put order before 10 am, guy employee. Usual order @ 10:30 am. turned on tv. Client says she will take an hour nap. Gave me $13 for Akinz. Left 09:23 am. Picked up order, lady cashier. Added $1.54 from my card as cash not enough. Back 10:45 'sh am, client sleeping. Cleaned other bedside table off papers, and shredded name and bank account number off old check books. Client awake past 11 am. Soaked 2 towel rugs. Made salad and prepared lunch. Client had corned beef sandwich, and steamed squash and water for drink about 11:45 'sh am. Told her I added $1.54 more on Akinz bill. Told me to wrote it down. Brought her Atenolol around 12:35. Paid me $1.35 for the $1.54 I added n Akinz. Then brought a small slice of cheese pocket around 12:45 pm. Brought Property Tax bill too and told her. Dialed her son's number for her and she spoke to him about it. Rubbed pain cream on client's legs. Spoke to her son too about the mail. And told him I already deposited $500 on client's Chase account when he asked for client to sign check. Asked property tax bill to be mailed to him, which I told I will mail tomorrow. Client gave me $10 for 99 Cents tomorrow and told her I will call morning before I go my way.
Oct. 12 (Saturday) = Called client before leaving home, no answer. Called client almost on 99 Cents, got list. Got items. Spent $9+. Arrived before or around 9:30 'sh am. Client sitting on bed. Made coffee and tidied up kitchen. Client had cup of coffee. Stored groceries. Washed and re-soaked soiled towel rugs. Turned on tv, swat flies on client's room. Client had 1 coconut macaroons. Prepared meals for tomorrow and dinner. Made rice-a-roni and steamed spinach, sardines sandwich from the other day's sardines leftover, 1 remaining tamales (told client before I left,) and water melon. Picked up lemons and 3 oranges as client asked if what she saw outside on lemon tree are ripe fruits. Thinking of giving lemons to neighbor as client knows lady neighbor was there, saw her for a walk in front when we looked out for what seems like a crazy black guy singing out loud in the street while walking, happened a few times already. Client had lunch around 11:45 'sh am, had corned beef sandwich, sweet corn, two coconut macaroons and water for drink. Gave her Atenolol medicine abt. 12:35 pm. Had told her I would send property tax bill to son. Ok with client. Also told her meals are prepared. Added the last 3 pain reliever tablets on her bedside and 1 pain rub from 99 Cents. Client was sleeping @ 1 pm when I went to her room to tell her I'm going and told her I'm dropping off mail to her son in the post office drop box.
Oct. 13 (Sunday) = OFF!
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