How often do you get your hair cut? When I’m not growing my hair out, I get mine cut every six weeks. Simple right? Well, it’s not if you are in a nursing home under someone else’s care (or should I say thumb).
I have called the nursing home where my Mom is living out her final days every six weeks or so since June to set up a simple haircut appointment. I speak with Mary and I’ve been told she would set up the appointment for the following Friday.
However, I visited my Mom in November and she had not had her hair cut in months. I could not believe it. My Mom’s care is self-pay until her money runs out. She definitely has $20 for a simple haircut so what’s the problem you ask?
It seems Mom’s non-family member power of attorney doesn’t think she needs a haircut and won’t authorize it or use her money to pay for it. So, I sent a check for $20 on November 12th to the nursing home with a nice card asking them to schedule an appointment at their earliest convenience. Afterall, it’s just a simple haircut.
It’s now January 2020 and I checked my bank account the other day to see if the check I sent had been cashed. It had not. So I emailed the nursing home to inquire about the check and the haircut. They replied that their stylist had quit and the replacement was sick throughout December. Since they now have a new stylist my Mom will finally get her hair cut this Friday the 10th. Six months after I thought I scheduled Mom’s first haircut. A haircut is not so simple after all.