it’s so fascinating to learn the story of what the ideal of assisted living is.

i worked in assisted living for a short period of time right after the pandemic ended. the facility i worked at was a single level. each resident had their own apartment with a bathroom, but no kitchen. residents were expected to go to “the restaurant” for meals. there was a nurse on staff, though i rarely saw her. there were three aides on duty at all times. one was responsible for passing medications. and the other two were responsible for providing assistance to, if i recall correctly, about 20 residents each. and every resident had differing needs. as aides, we were not very well paid. and each night we had to perform duties one might not expect, including: taking out the trash, washing dishes, waiting tables, doing laundry (including folding it and putting it away). and we got one 30 minute break per shift.

i hope i’ve made it clear at this point, that this was a very far cry from what Keren Wilson initially championed. current “assisted living” facilities are poorly staffed, poorly managed, and feels as though it’s just trying to keep its residents docile enough to stay and continue to pay the exorbitant rent prices. it’s incredibly frustrating to see how far it’s deviated from the original idea, pushed to aim for profits by wall street and capitalism.

Hi folks, i've been feeling kind of down lately and need a pick-me-up, so i thought I'd cheer myself up with sapphics falling in love! any recs? <3

don’t think it’s just me bc my gf said she’s been having problems too, but has anyone else been experiencing major lag/slow loading times with the app recently? it’s only been in the last week or so and as far as i can tell my app is up to date ://