Mary A Batchellor Nichols
@MaryABatchellor
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Good at much. Best at Nothing. Founded Texas Caregivers for Compromise, Writer, Musician, Retired from Govt, Costumer, Photographer, Backyard Farmer & Nana
Texas, Our Texas!
Joined August 2009
RT @seanonolennon: Being back in Asia there is such an obvious respect for the elderly that is a natural part of life, society, and family.….
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RT @LEAD_Coalition: Sometimes, carers who are most in need of respite are so mentally exhausted that they struggle to think of what to do w….
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via @houstonchron. Claire Hao at The Houston Chronicle was very thorough summing up where we are with emergency prep legislation in Texas. I hope her piece resonates with out legislature. #txlege @CarolforTexas @Christian4Texas @GregAbbott_TX @AARPTX.
houstonchronicle.com
A year after Hurricane Beryl, none of the many bills filed by Houston-area lawmakers to require backup power at senior homes passed.
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Ralph Stout is the skinny little kid under #15, a Pathfinder with four battle jumps including D-Day. He was injured, captured, escaped and earned his trip home but no. He chose to stay with his men. He CHOSE to stay. As I evaluate my life, I pray that I might leave even a
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RT @Protestia: Things we like: a 98 year old woman who was recently moved to memory care due to being diagnosed with dementia, is paid a vi….
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Senator Carol Alvarado is an absolute legislative rock star to our long-term care residents. Her office listened to me at great length this morning as I vented our utter frustration with the influence TALA has, the misinformation spread ever since earlier BETTER bills were
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I thank you. My peach habanero salsa thanks you. My jalapeno jelly thanks you. THANK YOU Senator Lois Kolkhorst @LoisKolkhorst and Representative Lacey Hull @LaceyHullTx for championing this important bill!
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Dear #txlege, session after session, families have begged you for real emergency preparedness regulations in long-term care. And session after session, lobbyists have won. Texas Caregivers for Compromise is 3000 ordinary Texas NOBODY families with loved ones who either live in
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I will never ever forget my mother’s suffering and the mountains we moved in Texas just a few short years ago. We can all move mountains. But no mountain moves unless we start pushing.
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It took several tries for me to get all the way through @TheMickJones new song, #shelterfromthestorm. Had Foreigner’s music not been my own shelter throughout my abusive teen years, I likely would have just curled up on the bathroom floor and sobbed rather than endure the pain.
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Families of residents in Medicaid and Medicare funded facilities are begging @POTUS, @CMSGov, @HHSGov, @RobertKennedyJr to appeal ASAP the decision by a U.S. District Court judge in Texas to vacate portions of a final rule by CMS that would provide for minimum staffing in nursing
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RT @TinaT_TX: “Let Texas be a shining example of senior care and support Senate Bill 481. The eyes of Texans are upon you. Do not fail them….
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RT @MaryABatchellor: @EndWokeness It’s not enough to not forget. We must make sure this never ever happens again. We the families of reside….
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RT @LTCconsumer: Remembering, Reflecting, and Reforming: COVID-19’s Legacy in Long-Term Care. As we mark 5 years since the COVID-19 pandemi….
nursinghome411.org
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Not because we want to dwell on it but because this should never happen again. #isolationkillstoo
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We have three snow white pullets and then there’s this dingy white splash Ameraucana cross that we have named “Dirty White Girl” in honor of @ForeignerMusic because DIRTY WHITE BOY is the song in our heads whenever we see this chicken! We will name a fluffier chicken with poofy
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