The Bathtub Test
During a visit to my doctor, I asked him,
“How do you determine whether or not an older
person should be put in a Care Home?”
“Well,” he said, “we fill up a bathtub, then we offer a
teaspoon, a teacup and a bucket to the person
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” he said. “A normal person
would pull the plug. Do you
want a bed near the window?”
ARE YOU GOING TO PASS THIS ON
… OR DO YOU WANT THE BED
NEXT TO MINE? 
