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The Bathtub Test
During a visit to my doctor, I asked her, "How do you determine whether or not an older person should be put in a Nursing Home?"
"Well," she said, "we fill up a bathtub, then we offer a teaspoon, a teacup and a bucket to the person and tell them to empty the bathtub “.
"Oh, I understand," I said. "A normal person would use the bucket because it is bigger than the spoon or the teacup."
"No" she said. "A normal person would pull the plug. Would you like a bed near the window?"
During a visit to my doctor, I asked her, "How do you determine whether or not an older person should be put in a Nursing Home?"
"Well," she said, "we fill up a bathtub, then we offer a teaspoon, a teacup and a bucket to the person and tell them to empty the bathtub “.
"Oh, I understand," I said. "A normal person would use the bucket because it is bigger than the spoon or the teacup."
"No" she said. "A normal person would pull the plug. Would you like a bed near the window?"