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Trouble "negotiating" with-P's assisted living place to pay for her IV antibiotics--sue?
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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 571141" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>To help clarify details, Terry posted about this back when P went into the pain doctor then the urgent care and then the ER (all on same day) where she was admitted and given IV antibiotics. She actually had 2 threads about this problem - one for the cat behavior/rehoming and one for the medical issues. The threads were started on Dec 21. </p><p></p><p>Here is the medical issue thread: <a href="http://www.conductdisorders.com/forum/f10/cousin-p-er-cat-bite-yesterday-51778/" target="_blank">http://www.conductdisorders.com/forum/f10/cousin-p-er-cat-bite-yesterday-51778/</a></p><p></p><p>Here is the cat behavior/rehoming thread: <a href="http://www.conductdisorders.com/forum/f10/need-cats-experts-51776/" target="_blank">http://www.conductdisorders.com/forum/f10/need-cats-experts-51776/</a></p><p></p><p>This is a situation that you NEED an attorney to help with. in my opinion the staff were hugely neglectful and they need to be held accountable. Get copies of P's medcal records from that day at the urgent care and of her entire hospital experience. If at all possible, ask those docs to document that they told you that she needed to see a surgeon because it was left way too long.</p><p></p><p>Do NOT let them bully you or sweep this under the rug. They were grossly negligent and P could have DIED. I had cellulitis a few years back and every doctor and nurse I saw said that I wouldn't have survived another twelve to twenty four hours with-o iv antibiotics. I almost lost my leg and that would have been complete removal because the infection was on my upper thigh.</p><p></p><p>PLEASE do not let them get away wth this. their excuses about audits and other patient's havind crises that day do not in any way change their responsibilities to P, not in the smallest way. If they can only handle 2 patients wtih urgent problems, then they should only have two patients. Just like it does not MATTER how expensive a needed accommodation is for a child wth an iep, it does not MATTER how expensive it is to have enough staff to properly care for patients before, during, after and between emergencies. </p><p></p><p>You have had almost constant problems with P's care at this facility. Go back through your threads about her and any records/journals/etc... you have kept to see the magnitude of these problems and the toll they have taken on P. in my opinion it now shows a clear and consistent pattern of neglect, though a judge may not see it as clearly. Make a timeline of problems. Then write down all the details and what lead up to the problem (if anything), what staff did/didn't do, how it impacted P, etc.... Take it all to an atty and see if you can get help. </p><p></p><p>PLEASE look into the elder abuse laws and the nursing home oversight/elder abuse prevention organizations in your state. in my opinion much of this and of the runnng out of her medications, etc... is due to neglect. I shudder to think how they would treat P if you diid not visit so often and take such an active role as her advocate. </p><p></p><p>Get Nipper out of there. Today. I know it isn't fun, but you cannot retrain this cat. You smply are not there enough and P cannot help with it. If you can't or don't want to take him to your home, find a shelter for him. Yes, I DO hate to think of the cat being put to sleep, but it is irresponsible of you to keep that cat with P. You KNOW that the cat causes serious bodily harm and yet you continue to allow him to stay there where he is basically unsupervised and untrained. P is so very vulnerable and sometimes we must do what is right to protect someone even when they hate it and cry and rage about it. The home is going to claim that it couldn't be that big of a deal because you would have removed the cat if it was. </p><p></p><p>Get the cat out. Now. then get an attorney. Unless/until you sue and/or report them for elder abuse, they will NEVER change how things are handled.</p><p></p><p>Also invest in a decent quality camera and take photos every time P has a sore, injury, bruise, etc... Include something to provide scale like a ruler or quarter etc... and if the camera does not have a time/date stamp (or you are like me and cannot figure out how to work it, lol) then put a newspaper in the photo so that the date is showing in the photo. Cell phone cameras have their uses, but often they are low quality and nt nearly as helpful as those taken from a halfway decent camera - esp if the photo is ever enlarged to show details that are harder to see at normal size.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 571141, member: 1233"] To help clarify details, Terry posted about this back when P went into the pain doctor then the urgent care and then the ER (all on same day) where she was admitted and given IV antibiotics. She actually had 2 threads about this problem - one for the cat behavior/rehoming and one for the medical issues. The threads were started on Dec 21. Here is the medical issue thread: [url]http://www.conductdisorders.com/forum/f10/cousin-p-er-cat-bite-yesterday-51778/[/url] Here is the cat behavior/rehoming thread: [url]http://www.conductdisorders.com/forum/f10/need-cats-experts-51776/[/url] This is a situation that you NEED an attorney to help with. in my opinion the staff were hugely neglectful and they need to be held accountable. Get copies of P's medcal records from that day at the urgent care and of her entire hospital experience. If at all possible, ask those docs to document that they told you that she needed to see a surgeon because it was left way too long. Do NOT let them bully you or sweep this under the rug. They were grossly negligent and P could have DIED. I had cellulitis a few years back and every doctor and nurse I saw said that I wouldn't have survived another twelve to twenty four hours with-o iv antibiotics. I almost lost my leg and that would have been complete removal because the infection was on my upper thigh. PLEASE do not let them get away wth this. their excuses about audits and other patient's havind crises that day do not in any way change their responsibilities to P, not in the smallest way. If they can only handle 2 patients wtih urgent problems, then they should only have two patients. Just like it does not MATTER how expensive a needed accommodation is for a child wth an iep, it does not MATTER how expensive it is to have enough staff to properly care for patients before, during, after and between emergencies. You have had almost constant problems with P's care at this facility. Go back through your threads about her and any records/journals/etc... you have kept to see the magnitude of these problems and the toll they have taken on P. in my opinion it now shows a clear and consistent pattern of neglect, though a judge may not see it as clearly. Make a timeline of problems. Then write down all the details and what lead up to the problem (if anything), what staff did/didn't do, how it impacted P, etc.... Take it all to an atty and see if you can get help. PLEASE look into the elder abuse laws and the nursing home oversight/elder abuse prevention organizations in your state. in my opinion much of this and of the runnng out of her medications, etc... is due to neglect. I shudder to think how they would treat P if you diid not visit so often and take such an active role as her advocate. Get Nipper out of there. Today. I know it isn't fun, but you cannot retrain this cat. You smply are not there enough and P cannot help with it. If you can't or don't want to take him to your home, find a shelter for him. Yes, I DO hate to think of the cat being put to sleep, but it is irresponsible of you to keep that cat with P. You KNOW that the cat causes serious bodily harm and yet you continue to allow him to stay there where he is basically unsupervised and untrained. P is so very vulnerable and sometimes we must do what is right to protect someone even when they hate it and cry and rage about it. The home is going to claim that it couldn't be that big of a deal because you would have removed the cat if it was. Get the cat out. Now. then get an attorney. Unless/until you sue and/or report them for elder abuse, they will NEVER change how things are handled. Also invest in a decent quality camera and take photos every time P has a sore, injury, bruise, etc... Include something to provide scale like a ruler or quarter etc... and if the camera does not have a time/date stamp (or you are like me and cannot figure out how to work it, lol) then put a newspaper in the photo so that the date is showing in the photo. Cell phone cameras have their uses, but often they are low quality and nt nearly as helpful as those taken from a halfway decent camera - esp if the photo is ever enlarged to show details that are harder to see at normal size. [/QUOTE]
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