Oakland man dies from 'reckless overmedication' after escaping from nursing home, complaint alleges
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- Опубліковано 17 жов 2024
- An East Oakland nursing home is facing more allegations of reckless negligence, fraud, and now wrongful death.
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The fact y’all JUST NOW addressing poisoning via medication is sad because this has been going on for DECADES!!!!
Underhanded and questionable behaviors have been supported and cradled for quite some time now.
Cut that out everytime a nursing home out medical facility gets into it they cover it. I’ve ran into five stories in the last week.
Yes!
Exactly
Polypharmacy has been a concern for years.
This CEO don't care they just want money in thier pocket 😡
Inhumane treatment of this poor man. He could have lived many more good years.
It seems the patients in nursing homes that have alot of loved ones visiting them, and talking with the staff and the bosses about their relative, those elderly people have a much lower risk of being abused, than the ones who don't get any visits.
I read that from a comment made by someone who had worked in these kinds of nursing homes.
Others with similar backgrounds and jobs agreed with her.
Oh God we need to respect the elderly. And treat them with love and care. Not mistreat them.
I have worked in facilities and this is absolutely the TRUTH. @elishh8173
Yep, these 'Executive Directors', etc, ALL THEY CARE ABOUT IS MONEY!!!! It is absolutely sickening.
i'm sure he'll be able to run back to his motherland to avoid any repercussions
Revelations 2:9 I know. Your works , tribulation,and poverty(But you are rich) and i know the blasphemy of those who say they are jews and are not , but are a Synagogue of satan.
Whoa wait, this is the same facility where a resident was raped and it wasn’t reported until a CNA told a family member. WTH is going on with this place?
Not enough help b.
It should have been closed down then. I can't believe it's the same place.
And it's s not just nursing homes. When I was a kid, I had recurring dreams of a doctor saying I was "dirty." Then in my 20's a relative told me, when I was a baby, a male doctor was caught molesting me in the maternity ward. This happened in the 70's, and nothing was done to the doctor.
@@anonimothy5979 omg that's terrible. I'm so sorry.
@@Daydreamr30 Thank you. It's just so sad, knowing things like this are happening.
My uncle was an abusive human and sick individual with torturous habits. He worked at a few nursing homes for many, many years. It was always in my head I know first hand what he is capable of. Please don't send your loved ones to a home.
Sometimes you don't have an option if you are unable to care for tyem
You shouldn’t have let that happen. If you didn’t say something who tf else was supposed to. Hopefully no one died.
@yourfinalhiringagency3890 I reported but unfortunately agency's don't really care they hire many people even without proper documentation bottom line is these places are not watched carefully
@@frezurmind You don't owe anybody an explanation. Everyone knows these corrupt nurisng homes exist only to deepen the pockets of the wealthy. They couldn't care less about our loved ones, or who they hire.
That's OK, it's difficult to find US citizens working in nursing homes this century.
This doesn’t shock me. In 20 years in nursing ,I have seen some crazy situations in nursing homes. The CEOs do not care. The admin doesn’t care. Nursing managers don’t care.It’s about filling beds, and them getting their bonuses at the end of the quarter.
It's a mean, heartless, and demonic world we live in.
Correct,For me I will be glad to exit!!in
That CEO is a billionaire who owns several nursing homes across the state. Where is the accountability on how his homes are run?! Sounds more like the homes where they only care about getting paid for each patient and holding them hostage by any means, including keeping them drugged! 😡
A ‘billionaire’? Really? Over exaggerating much?
@cupcake4209696 Did you even listen to the news report? 🙄 The company's CEO is a billionaire and his name is Shlomo Rechnitz.
All of the billionaires need to be taken down. That is what is wrong with the world today it’s the goddamn billionaires.
This is why I’ll never ever put my mom in one of these places I don’t care if I have to make sacrifice to support her. She took care of me and never complained I can’t imagine her going through this in her final years.
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It breaks my heart he was trying to escape due to the abuse and she brought him back to his tormentors
I rather be in heaven than in a nursing home
@@jf3099exactly!
That's murder. Hoping charges are coming. A lot of nursing homes do this. They need to make an example out of these companies doing this.
And how was an ailing old gentleman able to just wander out into the street unnoticed in the first place? Plus, what was going on there that compelled him to "escape"? Yeah, this place needs to go.
90% of the ones in Texas just admitted through polling to doing this...
The issue of staffing can be solved by paying livable wages. The CEO is stuffing his pockets while expecting other people to actually do the work and be paid the bare minimum in return, as is the case with most businesses. This country has a lot to fix
The owners need to get slapped with criminal charges and prison sentences, followed by lawsuits and hefty penalties.
1) Leukemia, not dementia, but he tried to leave? Even a person with no cognitive disabilities can become disoriented or generally upset, but I do wonder if he tried to leave because of the conditions.
2) Billionaire CEO? Of course he doesn't want to staff his locations properly because that would mean less money for him at the end of the day. The love of money...
3) I understand that nursing facilities can be horrible. At the same time, not everyone has the means to be able to quit their jobs and take care of a parent (someone that they never _chose_ to have like one chooses to have a child) full-time. Bring in zero money and somehow use Social Security that is intended for the parent only to now pay for the parent _and_ the caregiver. That wouldn't work. There's always going to be a need for nursing homes so those nursing homes need to be held to a better standard. Regular acute hospitals certainly have their issues, too, but it seems that nursing home standards are fewer and enforced even less.
Our health care systems are one of the world's most expensive.
While we have more using and less paying
Because it goes to foreign nationals instead of U.S. CITIZENS
@@rocbotum8 That has nothing to do with anything. It's expensive because prices are inflated and manipulated by big corps (hospitals, pharmacies, companies, etc). It's treated as a business not as a nonprofit. It does not matter whether a foreigner or US citizen is treated, we're all humans. You sound like a true psychopath speaking.
And worst level of care in the world for what you pay.
@@rocbotum8 What? No.... It's because the US has one of the worst health systems in the world. It's FOR PROFIT. It's a healthcare system built for the profit of the owners, at the expense of the actual people in need. Just switch to a universal healthcare system like normal countries...
Don't ever put your parents in Windsor. My father was neglected under the care of Windsor and less than a month and he passed away. Also under their care, he fell off the bed and nobody knew for a couple of hours. I have a whole list of the wrongs they have done to my dad. He should be alive today.
I'm so sorry for your loss
Where were you?
I'm sorry you lost him like that. 💔
How dare they murder him like that. I hope her lawsuit breaks them, and they close down.
The lawsuit is secondary, they didn't just do this to her father. WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER PATIENTS. I'M A NURSE I WOULD NOT LEAVE MY FAMILY IN ONE 😢😢😢
Doubt it, he's a billionaire. Lol.
The facilities need to face elder abuse charges if you remove children in a home of abuse you should remove these elders!
Where is the oversight to ensure these facilities are operating legally with companionate care.
being used on illegals
Republicans want to get rid of oversight and regulations in general all across the country because it restricts billionaires economic freedom.
CMS the federal govt lol
"Compassionate care" lol, lmao even. Compassion costs money - if youre broke - you get the bottom of the barrel. Shouldve planned better for retirement
Every narcotic in a nursing home is accounted for, they count every pill at the end of every shift
In theory, they should not be allowed to give any drug that a doctor has not prescribed. You can't just give people pills willy nilly like that. The nurse would lose their license etc.
My mother had dementia and her nursing home snuck chemical restraints on her, as well. We put a stop to it as soon as we found out. Always be vigilant about all nursing homes!
Laws needs to change! How can 1 nurse to 24 patients in a facility (typical ratio) care for 24 people?!
I had 42 in LTC.
@@jennisalyers 😧😧
Nursing home owners and operators are some of the most despicable people in the business world. And that is really saying something. Business are, after all, the biggest thieves going.
Someone should close this place down ‼️
This place needs to shut down and hire actual nurses.
@@LOADING...o.o.o that would cost 🤑
It is so hard to care for our loved ones at home. So many of us are living paycheck to paycheck or work so much we have no time to care for our elderly. As a nurse, I would not want my parents in a nursing home. Using ativan is dangerous with the elderly. Most importantly is the facility understaffing. It is happening everywhere. Hold the company responsible because I gaurentee that more money is being spent on management salaries than patient care. Healthcare companies are 100% aware of the understaffing. If they can get away with it, which they do, the less they spend on payroll expense. They could care less about patient care and safety as long as they see that money rolling in.
“Most importantly is the facility understaffing” …..ABSOLUTELY…this is the root of most of the issues in facilities now imo…Profits of People
I'm so sorry for your loss. My deepest condolences!
As someone who used to work in nurse homes, I hope they go after the CEO and not the staff because a lot of times the staff are just trying to do the best they can under horrible situations like being understaffed and underpaid.
This is absolutely correct.
Agreed…the owners and administrators keep the facilities understaffed which is the heart of almost all the problems
Yes the owners should be charged.... but someone gave him the medication and it wasn't the owners. People who work in these places are obligated to advocate for their patients. And if they feel like they are at risk or I'm danger they need to report it. Thay includes Doctors, staff, nurses, and anyone else involved in the patients care.
Shut it down!
Yes.
This is sickening...I pray for justice in anyway possible... always protect our elderly
The fact that these type,of places have been established and have been operating forever (with the same quality of folk that have the same intent. Confirms that as a society a high percentage of folk do not respect those that are old. You can hear the arrogance come from the mouth of those that are ignorant and clueless about life. As they will spew specifics about older individuals as if they will be exempt from aging. This kind of face palm moment never gets old.
Happens ALL the time. They are sometimes physically restrained as well
Chemical and physical restraints are against the law except in extreme medical or physical conditions. It's been that way as long as I've been in nursing. It baffles me to hear about these places! They are used in hospitals with extreme caution. Even having bed rails on both sides is considered a physical restraint. I've been a nurse for 24 years, and it's been that way since I started. I know this is in a different state 2000+ miles away, but I thought this was nationwide?
@@loislynncameron9608it is nationwide. There are no restraints. Only sue happy people
Very sad and disturbing!!! I pray justice for the family. My deepest condolences to this man daughter.
Don't put your parent's in convalescent hospital's the workers their Do Not Care about your loved one @ all!!
I'm in my 50s now - I've got my electrical engineering degrees and I bought a home in Silicon Valley. However, because I have no family whatsoever - no parents, no siblings, no kids, no close friends, and no lover - I see no reasonably way to escape either dying on the streets homeless or rotting in a low funded nursing home - once I'm too old to work or have some medical problem preventing me from working. It isn't going to end well for me. :(
@@silvermicaRead Seth books 📚 by Jane Roberts. To die is to go home. Nothing to be sad about 😀
@@silvermica There is really good nursing aids out there, you have a chance to make a good friend yet.
Just don't let people drug you, I would suggest. Stand up for your rights. You can have a home-care aid
come to your home instead too. There is agencies that send nursing assistants and home care aids,
which is the same thing, to your home. Medicare pays for it and it is cheaper than a nursing home.
Just say that you will accept one without a car because they do not make enough money to pay for cars
and that way you will get one much faster than if you say you want one with a car to give you transportation.
And you can use the public transportation.
@@silvermica When its time for the senior home, move to another country that has good quality health care. No way anyone should be paying 8-10k a month for a senior home only to be beaten up and abused by a bunch of illegals, recently fired Amazon delivery drivers, and ex convicts. Beaten up is being merciful. Some mistake cleaning fluid concentrate with fruit punch and blame it on flaming hot Cheetos.
@@silvermicawhat about your place of worship? Do you have any close friends, who also don’t have family, that you can live with as y’all get older. Y’all can look out for each other. My congregation keeps an eye out for our brothers and sisters. If they have to be put in a nursing home due to needing 24 hour care, we visit regularly.
I'm glad I'm able to have my parents with me. This type of situation scares me. I rather die than go to a nursing home. So sad.
This is going to happen to all classes of people once we get old, we need to start teaching people to respect their elders again
Forget it people look down on older people like they do homeless people and blame them for not taking care of them selves ,Many people have very little empathy for other people suffering these days. Everyone trying to keep up with the fast pace of life they get irritated if something slows them down like taking care of a older loved one.
Maybe try a private on care facilities, that have very few people to care for. My cousin was in one in Long Beach Ca. She was very happy there .
My sister was also in a small private owned nursing facility. Which was very nice. Sadly she closed shortly after my sister passed.
@mamiemoncrief9664 how about you caring for your elders...that is what folks used to do...but too many are too selfish to give back to those that raised them...shame
Meanwhile in most cases, those same elders were as depraved as the staff who killed this man.
Well I feel like people don't realize that we all get old. Young people too😅
this is awful! there is no good nursing home
Its really starting to look that way
There are. But they’re really, really expensive and financially out of reach for the average American. We do a terrible job taking care of our ill and elderly.
@Avarren you may be talking about an assisted living...very different from a nursing home.
@@Avarren dumping your parents off is never a good thing. They didn't leave you when you were a kid. in most cases not all
@@hellobot67 how many families in America can afford to have an adult quit their job to become a full-time caretaker for any of their family members? Climb off your idealistic judgmental high horse and step into the reality facing most adults with aging and increasingly frail parents in this country.
DISGUSTING!
The sad thing is they will go after the doctor and nurse and the management will get off scot free. Just horrible.
Looks like the owner of these facilities is a repeat offender. Maybe he should be compelled to find new management? (Like a restaurant owner who lost his liquor licenses?)
He was probably trying to escape because of the abuse. Poor man...they should get prison sentences, this garbage has to stop. 5 star compared to hell.
Its called 1:1 aide 24 hours/day, a bed alarm and a wrist alarm.
Do not warehouse your relative in a nursing home. Theyve akways been hell holes. WHY WHY WHY did the daughter take him back there after she KNEW it was bad, AND he escaped????
Probably because she couldn't afford to move him. Another fail of our capitalistic society.
A dementia patient at home requires 24 hour monitoring. You can't do that if you need to work to pay the rent.
@@Manuela-np9oyso, what should a Nursing Home do with a Dementia patient?
@@danpress7745they are supposed to have specialized units and trained staff who know how to tend to those who have dementia. I've been caregiving for 25 years and worked in a retirement facility for 4 months. I had to leave due to the treatment of patients and staff. It didn't reflect the care I provided for my patients.
@@adrienbeatty are nursing homes understaffed?
THERE SHOULD BE A FEDERAL MANDATE FOR STAFFING RATIO BUT OUR LAWMAKERS DON'T CARE. STATE REGULATORS ARE USELESS.
There is but the ratio is still not enough employees
@@weewhorobin8202 if there is federal mandate, what is the ratio? Can u tell me so i could show to my supervisor? Not enough staff because hospitals, facilities are not hiring to have more profit for their pocket. Nursing staff could not complain because there is no law that says this is the ratio. Owners don't care for safety and quality care to patients and residents.
@@dorisarn131 There isn't a federal mandate that specifies the ratio. 37 of 50 states have mandated ratios. You can Google it. It's up to corporations to specify these ratios and implement them. That's the sad fact.
Nursing himes are HORRIBLE places. NEVER let your loved one go into one. They are warehouses where people are stored away, neglected, and forgotten. The only purpose of a nursing home is to make money for the owners.
There needs to be a “3 strikes you’re out” law for corporations.
Unfortunately this happens so much more than you know. My mother-in-law was in a nursing facility temporarily after a surgery and most of the elderly were like zombies. When an elderly patient is demanding (asking for what they need) or combative they over medicate. This can cause strokes and death. We got my mother-in-law out of there when we started noticing personality changes in her due to what I believe was over medicating. I'm sorry for your loss.
I heard many nursing home worker gave powerful medication to elderly so they don't do anything and just lay on the bed. Geez. That is murder.
That poor man suffered until he died! There's a special place in hell for those who hurt the elderly. The place should be sued & shut down!
One thing for sure .. if we live long enough, old age will eventually catch up with everyone. We should be appalled by the treatment of seniors with illnesses at some of these facilities. The government should regularly inspect their staff and services. That story is heartbreaking! 😢
The state "inspects" the nursing home I'm in. What happens during "inspection" is this: they talk to administration and staff, all of who lie like rugs under threats of losing their jobs if they tell the truth. All staff, everyone on the payroll, is on the job the day of the "inspection" so it appears the nursing home has adequate staff. I often wonder if the state wonders how many sets of identical twins work here, as staff moves from floor to floor as the "inspection" procedes. None of these "inspectors" talk to the patients. Oh, no....we could tell them how things really are here, and that can't be risked! Incidentally, I'm here because my son who used to help me died. I can't walk, and I have several serious medical issues. I need much in the way of care.
Omg, I am so sorry . This is horrible ! My brother was neglected in a nursing home. It’s just simply horrible . Anyone who has a loved one in a nursing home please heck on them . They need you to show up at different Times .
To the beautiful daughter, my condolences to you and your family for the loss of your dad. It is very heartbreaking to hear what they did to him. My mom was it a nursing home and let me tell you: we were there every day to make sure That those people in that nursing home did not abuse our mother and we did that until the day she took her last breath,nursing homes are evil unless you are RICH. The people that work for nursing homes do not care about the patients they just care about getting their paychecks.
I will take a little offense to that as when I was 18 (I'm in my 60's now) I worked in a nursing home...and yes I did care. I thought about becoming a nurse at one time, but I was scared of needles and I figured that if I was scared of getting shots, how could I give someone else shots? Got over my fear...but it took a few years. I agree better training is needed, better screening, more staffing, better pay. Unfortunately some kind of other place is sometimes needed. Sometimes people need more care than relatives can give. My Mom has dementia...she refused to come live with any of her kids...I think that was because we told her the one requirement was that she had to stop smoking...that was a no go. She is in year 3 of this...we finally got some daytime help earlier this year because we were all having a hard time with her...very demanding..very demeaning to people that are helping her...and that is being said nicely. Lots of stories that I could tell, but I won't. Lets just say that if I had to take care of her myself I would have been at the end of my rope by now. Sometimes have to think of your own mental health. Our running joke is that we will all be dead..Mom will still be living. It is one thing to take care of someone who treats you decent and you can see some light at the end of the tunnel. Dementia can last many years...things only get worse. It takes a special person to deal with some of this long term....after what we have been through I would never want to make anyone feel guilty because they feel they can't do it anymore.
How did the pharmacy approve the order without a Dr.s order?
So extremely sad. I hope you win big and shut this facility down.
I am so sorry for your loss.
We took care of both my parents during their last day's of life. They both died at home, several years apart, but at home. We made it work somehow. A nursing home was not an option 😪 in our hispanic culture.
My daughter is an EMT and has had to go into many nursing homes (of every economic level) to assist patients, after seeing all sorts of neglect she decided I would never end up in any of those facilities.
Most nursing homes are awful. Not enough staff. Under paid and way over worked! Our country does not treat our seniors the right way!
Nursing homes overall are awful. That does not mean that every person working in one is a terrible person who doesn't care about the residents and doing a good job but a for-profit nursing home's primary goal is to make money; don't ever forget that.
They could have put a monitor on him. That’s what the facility my mom was in did, cause she kept trying to go out.. Worked well for her. Staff was alerted when she got near the door. Mom wasn’t happy about that but we all felt much better knowing she couldn’t just wheel herself away 😊
Same here.
You saw all these things and ALLOWED HIM TO STAY THERE??????? When we saw my Uncle being mistreated we pulled him out within 48 hours and EVERYBODY AVAILABLE in the family worked around the clock to care for him until he died 6 years later.....FAMILIES HAVE TO COME TOGETHER WHEN WE HAVE SICK AND INCAPACITATED FAMILY MEMBERS!!!!
The California Board of Nursing has to be tough in approving Nurse license.
Just because we had a pandemic it doesn’t mean a nurse license can be bought. I know many nursing homes here in california with staffs that has no proper credentials in providing nursing care.
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Nurses aren't the problem, it's nursing assistants. These companies are using non/expired licensed people who just don't care about shit, let alone other vulnerable people
9 times out of 10, Staffing issues is the main culprit in these situations. The nurses work their butts off and the CNAs are lucky if they get $20 a hour. I'm a nurse and work in these facilities. CNAs are the backbone of long term care facilities and they get treated like crap.
So sad and angry to hear what your father went through.
I saw a video of a woman about 83yo climbing a high tall fence to get away from one. This was last week on Instagram. I was stunned her need to flee was stronger than her body.
As an RN, IV ATIVAN in the elderly is NOT appropriate in the nursing home setting. Not one bit.
Address any pain issues
Check their medications. Many medications can cause restlessness, anxiety in the elderly.
Work with family by communicating any specific needs of the patient.
Have MD order a sitter.
People need to go to prison. Also why would you leave him there after saying the facility was vey subpar
This is heartbreaking !!!! I hope she sues them and gets justice for her father.
My condolences to you and your family . 💙
If you HAVE to put a parent in a nursing home you have to visit everyday, and not always at the same time. My Daddy had to go into a nursing home, he didn't stay a whole week after I started recording their abuse and their unclean facilities, AC units not working etc. The nursing home said I was not allowed to record their facility, this was after my dad fell out of his bed and laid on the floor for 2 hours. I had him transported to an emergency room at their expense to be checked out, after a short hospital stay he was brought home.
My elderly mother needed 24/7 care. Luckily, we found a very nice facility and she was well cared for. (It helped that my sister lived nearby and checked in on her on the way to work and on the way home, plus weekends) No matter how good the place is,keep them on alert that you are watching.
So sad. It's terrible to be at the mercy of people. RIP
I work in the nursing home, it’s all understaff , what else is new.
I’ve heard so many things about nursing homes, they need to make sure there’s cameras everywhere.
We have someone in our family with Dementia and we care for her at home every day because of these evil nursing homes and she is happy , healthy and safe. We will keep the woman and her father in our daily prayers and pray this doesn’t happen to anyone else 🙏
Extremely unethical!!!!! If your relatives are there you better get them out.
drugging clients in nursing home care is how facilities get by with less staff. Giving anyone drugs not prescribed by their doctor would land anyone in jail/prison. this is very commonplace in facilities for most if not all clients to be over medicated against their will. The state I was in clients were only allowed two changes a day. The state would only pay for two adult diapers a day and there were no exceptions.
I guess Crohns patients ended up dead real quick 😢
WTF?!!
CNA here, there are chemical and physical restraints for patients and we can ONLY use them if we have a note from a doctor, otherwise it's an absolute no-go, and even then should be treated as a last resort because it can be really stressful for the person being restrained (which should be obvious)
The note is called an order and also the family must be notified and in agreement
I see DOCTORS mixing benzos and opiates prescriptions all the time. They are also taught it is a deadly combo 🤦♀️
yes not in high doses though, it’s a bit difference and the dose makes the poison
Assessing the dosages administered will be the crux of this case. Used properly this should not have happened.
I had a nursing home almost kill me. I was on a PICC. After they treated me with antibiotics, they pushed the antibiotic in too fast, and I had an allergic reaction and put me into ICU. Plus they were giving me 90mg of OxyContin, 3 times a day. That almost killed me. But luckily my sister saw the symptoms and knew what was wrong. I stopped taking all pain meds at that point in my hospital stay, and my life.
A health care facility in Oakland? Really?
Same thing that killed my mom. They killed her at Granville Hospital Oxford NC. Two years ago. I will never forget it.🙏🏼🙌🏾❤️ I should have filed a lawsuit. But i was going through so much at the time. I was busy trying to bury her. I still feel the pain and remember my mom flatlining in my arms. She went days without her meds. She was so sweet and kind. They said she tryed to pull her clothes off. It took less than a day for her to flatline. I begged to get her sent to another hospital it to them days to move her. By time she got there it was nothing they could do. They couldnt get her out the room to do exams to give surgery or nothing. I had to make the hard decision to let her rest.😢
For profit nursing homes should be monitored closely. The employee turnover rate is high due to low wages and long hours. Nursing homes hire anyone that comes through the door asking for a job. And another thing, put cameras throughout nursing homes to keep patients safe from disgruntled employees.
The owner will walk…he’s a billionaire. That’s just the way the perverse system is unfortunately.
That’s abhorrent!!!! She should sue the crap out of them!!! 😢
Anyone who doesn't take care of they're parents when their older or sick shouldn't be able to sue. I took care of my grandma along with my mom and she passed peacefully in her home with family around her.
I've worked for a Nursing Home, and Residential homes for the disabled. Trust me, the CEOs & higher ups only care about $$$
And supervisors only care about coming in under budget. They mistreat GOOD workers, so those type of workers soon leave. The workers that stay are lazy, incompetent and, they dont give patients the type of care that they need. And they are underpaid. And those were the "upscale" places that charge $8k to $10k, per patient, *per month!!*
If you really care for your loved one, DO NOT send them to any type of "home."
My sister chemically restrained my mother after she stated in her will she did not want to be sedated if she was on her death bed. She wanted to be aware of her surroundings. Horrible.
Wow my condolences 🙏
I never heard eloped used this way.
I only heard it used for people who run away and get married.
That sense goes back a while, though I suspect it’s never been widely known. From a reference on hand, Webster’s Third New International Dictionary (1966), “to run or slip away (as from a mental institution or training school).”
@GalootWrangler - amazing how the meaning of words change. I've definitely never heard of anyone eloping from a mental institution.
For profit healthcare…. Will always have abuse issues….. glad I live in Canada…
I heard it was worse in Canada. They push for euthanasia.
Even a casual drug user knows to never mix a benzo with opiates. That’s negligent.
at high doses yes, lower doses are common and it’s commonly used in the blend used for surgery’s which is fentanyl, a benzo called versed, and ketamine.
I always think it interesting the number of people who commit their family members to a facility, and then complain that the care is not to their standard.
I worked in nursing homes over 30 years as an LPN. They use patient to staff numbers by cheating activities personal as staff, when they never actually do patient care. It was not unusual for me to have 30+ patients to care for. You would have to choose who needed the most help because it was impossible to care for all of them. Always under staffed and half of the staff doing a bad job. Nurses not giving meds which gives the doctors the wrong information on blood tests so they increase the meds. One place had us signing out antibiotics like they were narcotics because they weren't being given as ordered.
Red flag is when you sent him back to the place he ran away from smh I wouldn’t dare would have let him go back 😢
This gentleman's cognitive status is not known. Some people want to get in their car, when they haven't driven for years because they have to pick up their child from school, when in reality, the child is in their 60's now.
Yes my thoughts
This happened to my mom too! My sisters and i were livid!!! We wanted to sue, or I did at least. But because a lawsuit, as we were told by several lawyers would cost too much money, and (thankfully) our mom didnt die, we made a big stink elsewhere.
Let me just say, the News Stations listen!! Staff was reprimanded and taken off our moms floor.
The CEO who owns several nursing homes . Is why he's a billionaire he's using those nursing homes as a cash cow those patients don't mean anything to him it's the money that he cares about
Most people are better off being taken care of at home unless they got a LOT of money to pay for the best nursing care.
What a nightmare
Keep your family at home
Untold pain he suffered! So as a nurse so many family members don’t want to see their loved ones in horrific pain. It’s impossible to know exactly how much pain someone can tolerate before it is considered inevitable or untold…. I don’t know if it was compassion, impatience, restraint or murder but it will be hard to prove. I pray the outcome is truth. Every life is valuable.
This is sadly all too common! 😢 The meds used for to sedatate patients are respiratory depressants (shallow breathing). It's very dangerous to sedate elderly and bedridden people when laying down all the time causes fluid buildup in the lungs and pneumonia.
The family put the man in the home, which is the worst choice for anyone unable to advocate for themselves. If at all possible, older people should stay with caring family members.
I worked for 2 days at a $7000 per month nursing home, one of the best of the best at the time. They took us to demonstrate cleaning an incontinent patient and told us that we were to use $2.00 shaving cream on the patient's genitals. Because soap and water was more expensive and we were "doing them a favor" by saving them a few bucks. They slathered a handful of foam on a man's backside and wiped it off and that was their standard of care.
If it went on there it gos on everywhere. And worse.
Ativan has a 2mg in 24 hours for patients not on hospice. No drug can be given without the doctors order. People who work in nursing homes need a safe place to make complaints of concern. And if you think that's the state surveyors, I have a gold bridge to sell you.