paper towel dispenser still doesn't work and still no garbage can

Sunday, May 21, 2017
Dropped by at lunch with C. to drop off some laundry.
Everyone was there except Jacquie.
They were eating a chicken(?) burger.
C. noticed that Edward had hardly touched his meal.
She chatted with the group while I went to mom's room to deposit the laundry.
Mom's tooth brush is missing again.  It had been replaced with a toothbrush that was missing earlier. I threw that one in the garbage and labeled a new toothbrush.
I came back again after dinner.  Mom and Donna had just returned to the room and Mom had just entered the washroom.  I followed her.  She had a pee and a bowel movement.  I worry about how she wipes herself.  I try to use a wet one and get her to wipe her bum again.
She is wearing diapers.  I forgot to check if they were soiled.  She doesn't need to wear a full diaper. She could wear a maxi pad or something.  She can use the toilet.  She just doesn't know how to find her room to get to it and isn't able to ask how to get there.
She argues with me about washing her hands.  She says they are clean and shows me.
I tell her that she must always wash her hands after she uses the toilet, but she probably won't remember.
The paper towel dispenser still doesn't work and there is no garbage can in the washroom.
And the other paper towel dispenser outside the washroom doesn't work either.
I can only guess no one washes their hands after using the toilet.
Anna's room is across the hall.  She wanted me to help her turn the television on, but it doesn't seem to work.
I put mom's headset on and we went for a walk in the park.  It was quite warm and we didn't need jackets.  Mom thought we were walking too far.  I took her to the playground and she smiled when I pointed out children playing and flowers.
The nurses don't want the residents to sit by the nurses' station.
They want the residents to stay in the fish tank room.
I had rounded up the usual suspects and noticed Donna was missing. A support staff was trying to engage another resident and Donna.  I got Anna to go and fetch Donna.  The support staff wanted me to invite the other resident, but I know she doesn't play card bingo with the regulars on Tuesday and suspect she probably can't.  And besides, I'm not staff.  I'm just trying to help my mom.
A support staff came to watch us.  A resident and his wife came to watch us.  The group is so intent when they are playing, others think we are playing poker or something.
If someone has already one twice, I put one of their cards at the bottom of the deck so that others have a change to win.  We played 8 games last night.