Dad Gets Wheels!

Today CNA Venus and I convinced Dad to take a spin in the wheelchair after lunch. I took him for a leisurely roll throughout floors 2 and 3; we also went out to the porches that were accessible to check out the views. Then I took him to find Popokilani; he fed her a bunch of cat treats. Then it was time for him to take a break.

Dad & CNA Venus.

Dad feeds Popokilani some Feline Greenies Dental Treats.

After his nap, Dad got back in to the wheelchair so that he could go to the Veterans Club meeting. Their guest speaker was unable to attend due to an unforeseen incident; he will be rescheduled. The veterans went around the table introducing themselves, what conflict they were in, and what unit they were in. While they were doing that, I got a message that Dr. Gries from the Veterans Administration (VA) had arrived and wanted to see Dad. Since Dad's stay at Maunalani is now being covered by the VA, Dad's attending physician will be Dr. Gries instead of Dr. Kop from Kaiser.

L to R: Mr. Ikeda, Dad, Susie, Uncle Larry, Czarina, & Mr. Omiya.

Dad ate quite a bit of breakfast this morning. At least it was quite a bit for him. Curtis, on the other hand, had his usual size breakfast from Binion's in Las Vegas.

Dad and his usual breakfast.

Curtis' breakfast at Binion's in Las Vegas. (Photo by Curtis)

I spent part of the morning meeting with Remy to talk about Dad's 48-hour care plan; this is the initial care plan that is put in to place immediately after a resident arrives. Later a care plan will be adjusted based on observations during the previous period. We did our meeting on the bench beneath the trompe l'oiel window

This window & view are actually totally flat.

I will be picking Curtis up from his return flight from Las Vegas later tonight. We will stay over at his house tonight since I need to get him to the airport tomorrow morning at 5 a.m. He's meeting Lori on Maui for her high school reunion.

Happy Birthday to Carole & Heather!