Thursday, January 08, 2026
What about the pests that are not seated at the table.
This is far more tricky. You probably cannot handle more than one person at a time, whereas at the table you probably can get up to five taking notice.
The staff seem to just steam ahead with their tasks and take little notice of the protests. I can understand that this may be the only option, despite being a depressing conclusion.
They sometimes throw out some rather snide remarks, but I think that will only be picked up by their colleagues.
My solutions are based on the basis that the layout of that side of the room is poor for any teaching or training of those patients. It also tends to deny nice settings for those that had been at the table, and they tend to be forced to go back to their rooms or corridors.
I would consider splitting to long table into two smaller tables and having them in separate parts of the room. This might encourage more use of the now more informal tables, and help break up the existing big circle of chairs at the periphery. The casualty might be the TV, but that is not good now anyway.
I think that by pushing some of the better people out of the room after meals, one is missing the opportunity of some benefits.
However this is all very tricky, and external experience and advice should be made use of.
M
