geneyel

Well, I think I am in the "anti-scrub" club. Here are the reasons. My resident population for the most part have at least some degree of dementia from, typical aging, mild, moderate , to severe. When Residents encounter and interact with CNA's, Nurses, PT, Speech for the most part they are reminded of everything they cannot do for themselves. The 'SCRUBS", if you will, are a visual cue or reminder that these are the staff who are going to keep them alive. I feel that Recreation Staff should dress in an everyday, easy, relaxed professional way. After all, we are the folks who remind them to "Keep Living", keeping them plugged into their former selves. They need to encounter as many people on a regular basis who dress like folks in the "outside world". In some ways I feel the "scrubs" make for dividing the community into " US " and/vs. "THEM" .