Mom has had no bowel movment in 11 days, frequent urination, white lesions in mouth and difficult breathing and talking.
a)How do I get the social worker to help her apply for Medicaid?
b) Any government/watch group agencies I can call about possible harassment? The hospital crew- social worker and all- keeps on pressuring my mom to leave.
They even suggest putting her on a cab and sending her away, while she can barely support herself standing.
It is the responsibility of the facility to meet the resident's needs and if they do not do this, the advocate will step in and make sure that they are complying with the State and Federal Guidelines. They wanted to put my Dad in their Memory Care Unit but his dementia is mild and we felt like it would do more harm than good if he were to be transferred there. He is not an easy person to get along with but they cannot just do anything they want to because they might not like him. Everything is fine now but without the advocate's help, I might have made his situation worse by listening to the facilities' recommendations. Oh, I found out later that the Administrator wanted to fill her Memory Care Unit because she would receive a big bonus from her company if this had happened. Document everything you can and don't always assume that they are making these decisions for the right reasons. I know it's hard but you have to learn to fight back and not take their word. This is a business to them and most facilities do not care about doing what is right for the resident. Thank God for the staff that really do have my Dad's best interest at heart. And these are the people that you really need to talk to find out what the problems really are.
The hospital did admit her, so they need to treat each condition and then work out a realistic discharge plan---putting her in a weaken condition alone in a cab isn't that plan.
Consider reporting this staff to the oversight groups for Medicare and Offices who license hospitals. I doubt if this type of treatment is limited to your mother, and God knows some seniors on their own may well be sent away before they are treated, alone in a cab.
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