Moved

    So they moved Dad to the long-term care area today. It went smoothly enough. The new room is more spacious than I was thinking, though smaller than the one he was in. It's also pretty dark; I'll have to go get him at least one floor lamp tomorrow. The social worker said they would loan him a TV until we could get him one, but word of that didn't filter down. Anyway, he says he can live without a TV.
    Weird thing was that he called both Margaret and me after he had been moved using his main cell phone, the one that he can use most easily. But although we could find the backup one easily enough, the main one was nowhere to be found. Calling it just got an immediate "Call ended," as if the battery were dead or the phone is switched off. We figured it was probably in the wheelchair with him, but we couldn't find it there. We alerted the staff at least, so they'll look for it when putting him to bed.
    We really like the staff in the new section, but of course we liked the staff in the old section. A good bunch all the way around, it seems. When we arrived, they had taken him down to the Activity Room where a bingo game was happening. He sat with them, but didn't play, but nor did he seem to mind. After bingo wound down, I asked about the TV in the room and they said we were free to watch, so we did until 5. I rolled him back to his room pulling the oxygen along no problem.
    The young man who brought Dad's supper didn't have any idea what to do with the tray table in relation to the wheelchair. I didn't either but had the advantage of knowing that he'd eaten from one while in the wheelchair before and figured it out pretty easily. I'm not sure how much he ate, but it seemed tasty. (Barbecue ribs sandwich, fries, ice cream.)
    Other funny thing: I figured we needed chairs and that although they would lend us a couple, these would likely be uncomfortable. So I stopped by the Habitat for Humanity ReStore. They had a dozen or more matching office chairs that were unusually comfortable. I got one for $7. Left the price tag on; hope it stays there!