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Aaaarrgggghh! I'm beginning to hate P's nursing home
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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 358947" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Chances are that situations like this are EXACTLY why she wanted to give the nurses fancy underwear, etc.... In some homes you get MUCH better care if you give the staff "gifts" like that. in my opinion it is extortion and that is why I mentioned it to you. P has probably heard about this from others and may think that if she had given more/better gifts they would have given her ice. </p><p></p><p>This facility (I just cannot call it a "home". Just. Cannot.) may be run such that with-o a dr's orders NO treatment can be given for medical problems. I would check into that. I would also raise holy HE77 for her being left in a waste soaked state. They need to be checking on her every hour or two to see if she needs to be changed. ESP as she is a high fall risk and has problems with her bowels. </p><p></p><p>I would find a new home for her. When you are looking, ask about these issues. Can staff give ice or heat therapy for a sprain even if a doctor hasn't ordered it? (There may be a state law about this) and do the docs routinely write orders for that to be given in cases of breaks or strains or whatever. Is there a doctor available every day? I know my Gma's retirement home let them see their reg docs if they had them. If they didn't, or their doctor did not respond they had a doctor who would come to see them. It was an expensive svc but one we felt was needed. When she was in a rehab facility after a crisis to build herself back up they had docs who came in every day for am and pm rounds. Gma used to gripe because the pm doctor was a jerk who just wanted to get out and didn't do much. She liked the am doctor because he took care of business and left orders for stuff like ice and heat, etc... (It did NOT hurt that the am doctor was "a cutie", LOL! Gma appreciated a nice looking man right up to the end.)</p><p></p><p>I am so sorry that P is hurt and the staff is full of idiots with NO compassion. Thank G. she is close enough that you can help and visit. This would be so awful for her if she was somewhere with no one who could monitor things. You are a really good person to care for her.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 358947, member: 1233"] Chances are that situations like this are EXACTLY why she wanted to give the nurses fancy underwear, etc.... In some homes you get MUCH better care if you give the staff "gifts" like that. in my opinion it is extortion and that is why I mentioned it to you. P has probably heard about this from others and may think that if she had given more/better gifts they would have given her ice. This facility (I just cannot call it a "home". Just. Cannot.) may be run such that with-o a dr's orders NO treatment can be given for medical problems. I would check into that. I would also raise holy HE77 for her being left in a waste soaked state. They need to be checking on her every hour or two to see if she needs to be changed. ESP as she is a high fall risk and has problems with her bowels. I would find a new home for her. When you are looking, ask about these issues. Can staff give ice or heat therapy for a sprain even if a doctor hasn't ordered it? (There may be a state law about this) and do the docs routinely write orders for that to be given in cases of breaks or strains or whatever. Is there a doctor available every day? I know my Gma's retirement home let them see their reg docs if they had them. If they didn't, or their doctor did not respond they had a doctor who would come to see them. It was an expensive svc but one we felt was needed. When she was in a rehab facility after a crisis to build herself back up they had docs who came in every day for am and pm rounds. Gma used to gripe because the pm doctor was a jerk who just wanted to get out and didn't do much. She liked the am doctor because he took care of business and left orders for stuff like ice and heat, etc... (It did NOT hurt that the am doctor was "a cutie", LOL! Gma appreciated a nice looking man right up to the end.) I am so sorry that P is hurt and the staff is full of idiots with NO compassion. Thank G. she is close enough that you can help and visit. This would be so awful for her if she was somewhere with no one who could monitor things. You are a really good person to care for her. [/QUOTE]
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