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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 252896" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>It just seems so dangerous for them not to have phones. I could not IMAGINE the hissy my Gma would have thrown if she couldn't have a phone in the assisted living center or nursing home.</p><p></p><p>I have a friend who's gma was in a nursing home. The nurses didn't want her to tell the family what was going on so they kept throwing the phone under the bed. One day one of the orderlies got annoyed with the Gma and pushed her to the floor. She manged to crawl partway under the bed and get the phone. She called 911 and then my friend. </p><p></p><p>It was incredibly sad. When she was in the hospital (nursing home actually tried to refuse to allow the ambulance personnel into the home!) the NH insisted that she had fallen by herself and refused to allow them to pick her up. Gma told another story, of being hit, kicked, left in a dirty diaper with rails she couldn't put down by herself so she couldn't get out of bed, and even being refused FOOD and WATER for being "uncooperative". They actually found bruises (new AND healing) in the shape of fists and shoes. A heel shaped bruise on her FACE!</p><p></p><p>The home is now closed and of course my friend sued. They tried for a quiet settlement, but friend insisted on a state investigation AND a settlement. </p><p></p><p>This is the kind of risk that scares me if they don't have phones.</p><p></p><p>When I had my back surgery they kept the phone too far away for me to use. It wouldn't even stretch to reach me. The nurses forgot, I guess, that I had a card from the patient care supervisor. I called her about 2 am because they wouldn't give me migraine medications OR let me take my own, even though the doctor had written orders for it (I SAW the orders after he wrote them - made him show me because this had happened during my hysterectomy).</p><p></p><p>The nurses were FURIOUS that I had reported them. If my mom hadn't been staying with me overnight I would have been afraid to report anything until I left. </p><p></p><p>Make sure she has a phone she can easily use. the jitterbug is the one I was referring to in my earlier post.</p><p></p><p>Gentle hugs to all of you!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 252896, member: 1233"] It just seems so dangerous for them not to have phones. I could not IMAGINE the hissy my Gma would have thrown if she couldn't have a phone in the assisted living center or nursing home. I have a friend who's gma was in a nursing home. The nurses didn't want her to tell the family what was going on so they kept throwing the phone under the bed. One day one of the orderlies got annoyed with the Gma and pushed her to the floor. She manged to crawl partway under the bed and get the phone. She called 911 and then my friend. It was incredibly sad. When she was in the hospital (nursing home actually tried to refuse to allow the ambulance personnel into the home!) the NH insisted that she had fallen by herself and refused to allow them to pick her up. Gma told another story, of being hit, kicked, left in a dirty diaper with rails she couldn't put down by herself so she couldn't get out of bed, and even being refused FOOD and WATER for being "uncooperative". They actually found bruises (new AND healing) in the shape of fists and shoes. A heel shaped bruise on her FACE! The home is now closed and of course my friend sued. They tried for a quiet settlement, but friend insisted on a state investigation AND a settlement. This is the kind of risk that scares me if they don't have phones. When I had my back surgery they kept the phone too far away for me to use. It wouldn't even stretch to reach me. The nurses forgot, I guess, that I had a card from the patient care supervisor. I called her about 2 am because they wouldn't give me migraine medications OR let me take my own, even though the doctor had written orders for it (I SAW the orders after he wrote them - made him show me because this had happened during my hysterectomy). The nurses were FURIOUS that I had reported them. If my mom hadn't been staying with me overnight I would have been afraid to report anything until I left. Make sure she has a phone she can easily use. the jitterbug is the one I was referring to in my earlier post. Gentle hugs to all of you! [/QUOTE]
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