Thread: Aged Care facility shared shed ideas wanted

I recon the first thing you & or your dad need to do is talk toth diversional therapist & get them to start pushing the use of it. Could be that a lot of old blokes might be interested, but feel they don't know enough to get involved. maybe the concept of a mens shed or even the existance of one in the facility is not well known.

also, get the diversional therapist to get the gardener out of the way. if he needs a garden shed then he need to go see the director about getting one.

maybe your dad could run some classes for beginers, cutting boards etc. materials can be sourced from building site scrap bins. Maybe if your dad made a coffee table for the community room, it might spark a little more interest.

good luck.

Go find the maintaince man , ask him politely why he is causing you dad stress , then say you will talk to him again about it , wait outside and when he finishes work, and you are outside the area remind him if he stresses you dad again you will stress him .
Maintaince man at an aged care facility ( and I have some dealings in this field ) are indeed small fish and he is obviously playing this role so that he doesn't feel such a looser , I mean what harm is your dad doing , he's old and deserves all the feel good he can get without some little person making threats
Either that or go and see the DOM and ask why this bloke is making threats against your dad , play it up that you dad is the victom of a bully , and don't be scared to go higher up if necessary
Though I still rekon you ought to just belt him

I have to agree with Ashore. This new maintenance guy is a bully.

Remind him you'll kick him so hard in the A%$E that his anus ends up in his cranium, which gives the true meaning to S*&T for BRAINS, for which is what this guy is.

Agree with whats been said next Dad should be compensated for all his work at true cost value hourly rate same as a contractor not hired help like the new wally.

You can't threaten to belt him, or you will find yourself being charged with assault.

Anyway, it's a bit of an uncivilized approach. better off to go see his boss & tell him/her to sort it out.

steve

yes you can as long as no-one else hears you do it , your word against his
" no way I said that I just asked him why he was doing this to my dear old dad , I would never threaten anyone , it's not in my nature officer"

I'd go to you Father's diversional therapist and complain there, then go up the tree until someone with the clout can tell the gardener to pull his head in or to get another job. The other way is quicker and more satisfying, but the gardener sounds like he is not worth urinating on if he was on fire.

Maybe a hasp and staple with a padlock to deter this cretin would help, organised thru the diversional therapist for a quick fix, the only key kept by the diversional therapist, so your dad wont be in the spotlight.

It depends what the tools are. If they are electric for example they have to be tagged if they are shared. If they are hand tools, why not have a locked box for your dads tools. And the rest yes well ashores idea Im not sure. Poke an idiot with a sharp stick and they tend to get worse. giving him options like he is the great leader might work better.

Anyway, it's a bit of an uncivilized approach. better off to go see his boss & tell him/her to sort it out.

Stuff the civilized approach. The man is acting like an a-hole and deserves to treated as same. Gutless wonder having a go at an old bloke who is trying to help.

He needs to be reminded he shall be old himself one day,if hes lucky to make that far.....

Originally Posted by hughie

Stuff the civilized approach. The man is acting like an a-hole and deserves to treated as same. Gutless wonder having a go at an old bloke who is trying to help.

He needs to be reminded he shall be old himself one day,if hes lucky to make that far.....

well if you believe that we should not remain civilized, then just shoot the bastard. we either live in a civilized society or we don't, there are no half measures.

It's been a couple of months since this thread was started. Any progress on how the shed is fairing?

From reading the original posts, to me it seems as if ignorance more than bullying maybe the issue here - simply explaing the issue to the maintenance man may go some way to resolving it. If not, then talking to more senior people would be the way to go. I agree with rrobor about poking with a sharp stick, though it may be needed at some point, probably best not to start this way.

As far as rules go, contact the mens shed association - they should be able to assist you quite a lot in this regard. There are also other similar places with similar facilites that may be able to assist. I remember reading about them, though have no recollection about where they are or what they're called

Cheers,
Dave

well if you believe that we should not remain civilized, then just shoot the bastard. we either live in a civilized society or we don't, there are no half measures.

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Tempting. There are times when diplomacy is required and there are other times...

There many around who will, because of circumstance or position take advantage of those more vulnerable. They will show very little compassion or understanding for the feelings or concerns of others.

They can be hard to reason with and often the simplest way is treat them in the same manner as they treat others.

This is one of those times when this guy should be simply put in his place, abruptly and to the point.

The issue has "gone away" - seems there have been some complaints from other residents about the maintenance man's attitude, and given that dad's on good chatting terms with the owners, I think whoever was stirring may have felt some sharp stick from someone.

Cheers,
Andrew

Good news well done