I had a similar situation once. Called the health department and they came out to test for mold for free. Gave the results to the landlord. Refused to pay rent until they abated the mold and then used that money to leave. They probably won't fix it but they also aren't going to pursue nonpayment when you have proof of the apartment being uninhabitable.
Does it though? Because it truly is a revolving door with involuntary admissions. So why do we only have the choice between prison and involuntary stay? Obviously neither are working. We need a better system for psychiatric care that addresses the real barriers to integrating back into society. Expanding involuntary admission is unethical if there isn't any long term support.
The legislation NY just passed substantially broadens what qualifies someone for involuntary admission. The NYCLU has already released a statement outlining their legal concerns. There are people who truly benefit from involuntary admission. However, those people would have qualified before the expansion. These new legal provisions have the potential to become serious civil rights violations. Arguably, they serve the same purpose as incarcerating the mentally ill and substance addicted population. I also believe that unjustified involuntary admission can cause more harm to a patient than other avenues of care. Effective psychiatric treatment requires some level trust between patients and providers. Forcing people into treatment who are not ready or in danger can make them less likely to seek help in the future. This legislation is not compassionate care, its a tactic to warehouse "undesirable" members of society.
Is there a problem with giving homeless people a free apartment lease instead of offering a shelter? Besides the cost? Shelters can be terrible environments, which is evidenced by the fact that many people would rather freeze on the streets than be in a shelter.
No that wouldn't be a problem at all but that's not what this legislation calls for. Involuntary admission is not a free apartment. I would 100% support housing the homeless and actually taking care of their basic needs vs violating their civil rights. The necessity of forced medical treatment needs to be judged with a narrow scope. Violation of autonomy is egregiously unethical.
Oh yes I understand, I was just making an off topic remark. Seems like an apartment would be cheaper for some people than involuntary hospitalization, depending on how disorganized they are…
In practice, this isn't a a bill to rebuild a healthcare system, it's a scheme to extra-legally sweep away perceived undesirables from public using existing psychiatric tools (to be frank, not entirely different from the old system). The politicians pushing this don't understand or care about mental health and they don't talk about it except in vague terms as a cause/solution to all ills, principally poverty/homelessness and violence, irrespective of whether any case is actually related or in what capacity. They certainly don't care about recipient rights or checks and balances or funding quality healthcare, which they certainly won't do.
This is it 100%. Before bail reform passed in NY, the police would arrest the homeless, mentally ill and substance abusers for crimes of poverty. Now that they can't hold them in jail, they'll hold them in psych units. How convenient will it be when they're transferred upstate to Buffalo or Rochester after those 50 beds run out.
I heard a recording the other day, true or not, I don't know, but it was basically a guy talking about the National Guard training in NY. He says they are doing drills and ops that are way out of the ordinary. That soldiers were calling their spouses and telling them to stock up different items and to have stuff ready to evacuate, just in case. That they didn't know what was going on, but that the whole situation was weird. Again, idk the truth behind it, but when combined with other info that I've seen, it's interesting.
I live in the Hudson Valley and they have been doing weird drills all over the area. I've seen multiple on Facebook commenting on really low flying military planes.
I have PTSD from a personal tragedy that occurred in 2016. I was still working through that when the pandemic hit. Right now in healthcare we're still experiencing the trauma and stress of the situation and we're all in survival mode. I don't think many of us will be able to process it until the pandemic actually levels off. The way I try to deal with it now is being aware of what situations trigger a trauma response for me. I can feel myself becoming anxious or having an exaggerated emotional response in certain situations. When this happens I leave the situation as soon as possible and go somewhere quiet to think about my emotions. I ask myself what emotions am I experiencing now? Is my emotional response appropriate? What memories or trauma are connected to the exaggerated response? Then I kind of give myself a pep talk, calm down with some breathing, and forgive myself. Honestly, it doesn't always work completely but it does keep me from becoming hysterical. Hope this helps someone.
There is a tradition among Royal Arch Masons (which your Grandfather probably was, given the coin) of loaning their coin as a symbol. It's possible that your Grandfather received this coin as a gesture of friendship or from a departed Brother's estate, etc.
I believe the bill requires bedside nurses be on the committees, and there’s language about if the committee can’t come to an agreement, the DOH will set the ratios. There is also language requiring DOH to set the ratios for ICUs and maybe other areas (been a couple weeks since I looked closely at it after it passed the legislature). I’m still not really very optimistic.
I called DOH multiple times on a SNF I was working at that regularly had one Nurse and and CNA for 40 patients. After 2 weeks of calls they inspected and said staffing was adequate. Zero faith in DOH.
Your local fire department or EMS may also offer CPR and basic first aid classes. The health department or community colleges are other good places to look for classes.
But the virus itself does not become less able to infect and that potential to infect is the R value. It's not a measure of how many are actually infected. It's a completely different value
The R0 of covid is measured and changes in regions all over the world all of the time. The fact that you're saying it's impossible for the R0 to change is false.
Ok so first I apologize for being so agressive about this. I just looked up a few sources and it looks like there is a miscommunication with terms and we are both correct.
It was my understanding that the R value indicates virus reproduction not growth. It measures potential transmission and it is a constant. So for example the R value of measles is 12 to 18. Most of the population is vaccinated against measles which prevents 12 to 18 people from being infected. However, in a group of people with no immunity that is the average rate. The spread or growth of a virus can be altered with mitigation strategies like vaccination, but that doesn't change the virulence.
I use P100 filters and a silicone respirator. I cycle the filters and let time/UV light decontaminate them. It works for me. I prefer this because it seals to my skin perfectly and doesn’t leak. Yeah people always say what about exhalation? I duct taped a piece of N95 over the exhalation port
So I work in healthcare and we were just told yesterday that if we have been fully vaccinated we no longer have to be tested weekly. I'm kind of concerned because I feel like continuing to track or monitor infections in the vaccinated population is pretty important with the new delta variant.
Let's face facts. Travelers are only in it for the money and nothing more. They get paid alot more than if they were to stay put in their original state. Staffs don't like that because they don't feel their employer is trying hard enough to fill vacancies. Plus no benes have to be paid out so in the long run the employers are the ones making out. Just go in do the work and go away after 16 weeks and no one basically will miss you
I'm in it for the experience actually. I've learned a lot the past year traveling. I've been an LPN for 10 years so I've reached the point locally where I've maxed out how far I can go in terms of new experiences. I'm half way through an RN program now but I've learned a lot on travel assignments. The scope of practice varies so much state to state for LPNs.
I had a similar situation once. Called the health department and they came out to test for mold for free. Gave the results to the landlord. Refused to pay rent until they abated the mold and then used that money to leave. They probably won't fix it but they also aren't going to pursue nonpayment when you have proof of the apartment being uninhabitable.
Just looked it up, thanks. Next question! Is there somewhere in town where i could get a shower? State park near by?
Lee's has showers. There's also a ymca if you're a member.
There's a automobile museum in the park that has the James Bond cars on exhibit if you're into that. There's also an X-Files museum.
Sorry actually the band is tomorrow night after the show at spac
Diatomaceous earth will slice them up, but it takes a few days.
You can mix DE with water to make applying it easier. When the water evaporates the DE is left behind. This method works really well on wood.
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Does it though? Because it truly is a revolving door with involuntary admissions. So why do we only have the choice between prison and involuntary stay? Obviously neither are working. We need a better system for psychiatric care that addresses the real barriers to integrating back into society. Expanding involuntary admission is unethical if there isn't any long term support.
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The legislation NY just passed substantially broadens what qualifies someone for involuntary admission. The NYCLU has already released a statement outlining their legal concerns. There are people who truly benefit from involuntary admission. However, those people would have qualified before the expansion. These new legal provisions have the potential to become serious civil rights violations. Arguably, they serve the same purpose as incarcerating the mentally ill and substance addicted population. I also believe that unjustified involuntary admission can cause more harm to a patient than other avenues of care. Effective psychiatric treatment requires some level trust between patients and providers. Forcing people into treatment who are not ready or in danger can make them less likely to seek help in the future. This legislation is not compassionate care, its a tactic to warehouse "undesirable" members of society.
Is there a problem with giving homeless people a free apartment lease instead of offering a shelter? Besides the cost? Shelters can be terrible environments, which is evidenced by the fact that many people would rather freeze on the streets than be in a shelter.
No that wouldn't be a problem at all but that's not what this legislation calls for. Involuntary admission is not a free apartment. I would 100% support housing the homeless and actually taking care of their basic needs vs violating their civil rights. The necessity of forced medical treatment needs to be judged with a narrow scope. Violation of autonomy is egregiously unethical.
Oh yes I understand, I was just making an off topic remark. Seems like an apartment would be cheaper for some people than involuntary hospitalization, depending on how disorganized they are…
Ah ok. Well sorry I was so aggro about it. I totally agree.
In practice, this isn't a a bill to rebuild a healthcare system, it's a scheme to extra-legally sweep away perceived undesirables from public using existing psychiatric tools (to be frank, not entirely different from the old system). The politicians pushing this don't understand or care about mental health and they don't talk about it except in vague terms as a cause/solution to all ills, principally poverty/homelessness and violence, irrespective of whether any case is actually related or in what capacity. They certainly don't care about recipient rights or checks and balances or funding quality healthcare, which they certainly won't do.
This is it 100%. Before bail reform passed in NY, the police would arrest the homeless, mentally ill and substance abusers for crimes of poverty. Now that they can't hold them in jail, they'll hold them in psych units. How convenient will it be when they're transferred upstate to Buffalo or Rochester after those 50 beds run out.
Not sure this is a line we should cross… replace “New York City” with “Nazi Germany” (who did this exact thing at the outset of WWII)
Idk why you're being downvoted because you're 100% correct. The legislative plan they put out is scary.
Can someone paste the text or a link without the paywall?
paywall work around
Thank you
That’s almost guaranteed a bagged drink
Yea I agree. It looks like bagged juice. These people have no idea what they're talking out.
I heard a recording the other day, true or not, I don't know, but it was basically a guy talking about the National Guard training in NY. He says they are doing drills and ops that are way out of the ordinary. That soldiers were calling their spouses and telling them to stock up different items and to have stuff ready to evacuate, just in case. That they didn't know what was going on, but that the whole situation was weird. Again, idk the truth behind it, but when combined with other info that I've seen, it's interesting.
I live in the Hudson Valley and they have been doing weird drills all over the area. I've seen multiple on Facebook commenting on really low flying military planes.
Does anyone have a camping reservation they're not using for Lee's at SPAC? I need to get 3 people in
I just cancelled mine via email and hour ago. Call or email again!
Oh man thank you so much!
I have PTSD from a personal tragedy that occurred in 2016. I was still working through that when the pandemic hit. Right now in healthcare we're still experiencing the trauma and stress of the situation and we're all in survival mode. I don't think many of us will be able to process it until the pandemic actually levels off. The way I try to deal with it now is being aware of what situations trigger a trauma response for me. I can feel myself becoming anxious or having an exaggerated emotional response in certain situations. When this happens I leave the situation as soon as possible and go somewhere quiet to think about my emotions. I ask myself what emotions am I experiencing now? Is my emotional response appropriate? What memories or trauma are connected to the exaggerated response? Then I kind of give myself a pep talk, calm down with some breathing, and forgive myself. Honestly, it doesn't always work completely but it does keep me from becoming hysterical. Hope this helps someone.
There is a tradition among Royal Arch Masons (which your Grandfather probably was, given the coin) of loaning their coin as a symbol. It's possible that your Grandfather received this coin as a gesture of friendship or from a departed Brother's estate, etc.
It's definitely sentimental, thank you.
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Oh ok, I'll look into it then.
"Falsehood is invariably the child of fear in one form or another."
I believe the bill requires bedside nurses be on the committees, and there’s language about if the committee can’t come to an agreement, the DOH will set the ratios. There is also language requiring DOH to set the ratios for ICUs and maybe other areas (been a couple weeks since I looked closely at it after it passed the legislature). I’m still not really very optimistic.
I called DOH multiple times on a SNF I was working at that regularly had one Nurse and and CNA for 40 patients. After 2 weeks of calls they inspected and said staffing was adequate. Zero faith in DOH.
Your local fire department or EMS may also offer CPR and basic first aid classes. The health department or community colleges are other good places to look for classes.
UBI is supposed to be enough to live off of...housing, food and utilities. Does $500 do that there? If so I'm moving there!
Not even close. I live in one of the places they're testing it.
It does change though because if you exhibit less symptoms you're less likely to infect someone
But the virus itself does not become less able to infect and that potential to infect is the R value. It's not a measure of how many are actually infected. It's a completely different value
The R0 of covid is measured and changes in regions all over the world all of the time. The fact that you're saying it's impossible for the R0 to change is false.
Ok so first I apologize for being so agressive about this. I just looked up a few sources and it looks like there is a miscommunication with terms and we are both correct.
Growth rate R is not constant, it also depends on the infection level.
It was my understanding that the R value indicates virus reproduction not growth. It measures potential transmission and it is a constant. So for example the R value of measles is 12 to 18. Most of the population is vaccinated against measles which prevents 12 to 18 people from being infected. However, in a group of people with no immunity that is the average rate. The spread or growth of a virus can be altered with mitigation strategies like vaccination, but that doesn't change the virulence.
I use P100 filters and a silicone respirator. I cycle the filters and let time/UV light decontaminate them. It works for me. I prefer this because it seals to my skin perfectly and doesn’t leak. Yeah people always say what about exhalation? I duct taped a piece of N95 over the exhalation port
This is what I've been using too. I was looking to buy more filters last night. Amazon has them in stock again for around $20 fyi
This is correct.
So I work in healthcare and we were just told yesterday that if we have been fully vaccinated we no longer have to be tested weekly. I'm kind of concerned because I feel like continuing to track or monitor infections in the vaccinated population is pretty important with the new delta variant.
Let's face facts. Travelers are only in it for the money and nothing more. They get paid alot more than if they were to stay put in their original state. Staffs don't like that because they don't feel their employer is trying hard enough to fill vacancies. Plus no benes have to be paid out so in the long run the employers are the ones making out. Just go in do the work and go away after 16 weeks and no one basically will miss you
I'm in it for the experience actually. I've learned a lot the past year traveling. I've been an LPN for 10 years so I've reached the point locally where I've maxed out how far I can go in terms of new experiences. I'm half way through an RN program now but I've learned a lot on travel assignments. The scope of practice varies so much state to state for LPNs.
Cali is still the only state with ratio laws outside ICU. Mass has ratio in ICU only.
I'm working in Mass now, NY is my home state. The ratios are so much better here its insane.