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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Somebody deleted my post saying that they are literally saying they can't remember your face. Until Americans start seeing POC as HUMAN they will come up with all kinds of crap.
It is true, and it is race-connected. Who reported and deleted that comment?
Another racist on dcum?[/quote]

Facial memory is stored in a different part of he brain than other types of memory.

[b]So, yes, an older person may have trouble remember FACES but remember the person's overall "look" (such as height and hair shape or color[/b]).

You see EVERYTHING thru a racial lens. That must get exhausting.[/quote]

New poster. All other arguments on this thread aside, the bold above is TRUE. Anyone working with older patients (even those without formally diagnosed dementias) or not-so-old patients with certain conditions needs to understand this. The overall "look" or general outline of the person does matter very much to some patients. Not weighing in on this thread's whole "is it racist" wig debate, just saying that the line in bold is correct and people need to accept that fact and not assume that everyone can remember faces if they make enough effort. That is just not the case. And it's not about race, it's about the way the brain works, or does not work. .[/quote]

This thread makes me sad. Yes, I can understand why a rule like this might disproportionately affects Black employees and why it would feel racist to the employee. In the other hand, I understand the need for such a rule. My mother is a care facility and is being treated with medications that can cause her to hallucinate.  She is constantly scared and struggling to understand what is real and what is not. It is heartbreaking, by the way. Not being able to recognize her caregivers by general appearance would be difficult. Hair up, hair down, or even changes each month are different from a different hair color, style, length every day.

I guess my question is why the employee's wig changes matter so much more than the comfort and needs of elderly patients. Is this a matter of personal style trumping kindness?  I don't get it. [/quote]

This.

It should really come down to the needs of the patients, and the dress code should include things like hair, nails, uniform, jewelry, etc.

A nurse or tech was struggling with just setting up a line to start an IV on one of my relatives, and I commented that her long nails seemed to be the culprit. I politely asked if someone else could try instead. The person was not black btw.

Sometimes common sense based on job duties must prevail. [/quote]

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