I have a resident (70+yrs old) who had a very tough last year, and I've tried to help out wherever possible and appropriate but nothing more than I would for any other resident if needed. Every few times I've helped him with something (like arranging for his phone line to be repaired) he's brought over a little box of chocolates or biscuits to say thank you. And I always tell him it's really not necessary I'm just trying to help. I think maybe he's a bit lonely now though he does have some family nearby.
Now this week he's been in again with a query and I really couldn't help him because there is literally nothing to do, and I know nothing about what he was asking. So he came in today with a little bag of chocs (the 1.99 packs) and then a box - he said thanks for helping him and he didn't want to get me in trouble with the hubby but he got me a present to say thank you. He wouldn't let me take it tI'll he was leaving. It's perfume, and a lovely one by all accounts but I feel like I should give it back to him but I don't want to offend him, he's a bit old school and I guess thinks he's doing something nice but it's really not necessary. Plus I wouldn't want his family (I don't know them) to think I'm leaching off him or something? I don't know if I'm overthinking it but I don't know what to do???
Has anyone else had something like this, what do you do?
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smokeybandit · 13/05/2016 13:52
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