St. Anthony's in St. Louis, they thought it would be best for her to go into a catholic care facility and sign over all of her worldly possessions, is it ethical for them to try to manipulate a vulnerable mental patient, were they doing God's work. If so, who is the patron saint of stealing an old woman's money?
2007-05-01 12:00:36 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
If no one was paying for your grandmother's stay in the hospital, then what they did was normal- btut if she was mentally incompetant, they should have approached her guardian.
It is not uncommon for a religious based care facility to ask for the balance of the estate in exchange for care to the end of life IF IF IF IF IF the person or their family is unable to pay for treatment/ nursing home/ etc.
They liquidate the assets and add them to a trust designed to provide the income to care for people who are unable to pay for good nursing care.
IF SOMEONE WAS PAYING THE BILL TO THE MENTAL HOSPITAL EACH MONTH FOR YOUR GRANDMOTHER, the administrator should be reported to the State Hospital Board.
2007-05-01 14:50:54 · answer #1 · answered by Mommy_to_seven 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If I'm not mistaken, what you've encountered here is not greed. When you admit a loved into a nursing home or similar facility, they will require that they can seize and liquidate the assets of the patient for payment of care. This is usually done at admittance through all the legal paperwork a person signed.
Is the mental hospital providing care for free? If not, then they are probably functioning the same as any other type of nursing care facility, which means it isn't free.
You will need to look into this to know for sure.
God bless.
2007-05-02 02:38:38 · answer #2 · answered by Danny H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not know anything about mental hospitals and what is or is not proper behavior.
If you think any laws have been broken then contact the police.
If you think this situation is within the law but still immoral then contact the Archdiocese of Saint Louis:
Chancery of the Archdiocese of St. Louis
4445 Lindell Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63108
314-633-2222
With love in Christ.
2007-05-04 16:48:57 · answer #3 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They might have attempted that, even attempted to force it, but in a court of law, it would not stand up. To sign over things like that, you have to be considered to be in good mental health and all it would have taken was a good lawyer to unwrap that and the church does not want that.
2007-05-01 12:51:32 · answer #4 · answered by Polyhistor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who was responsible for paying her bills? If the family didn't have power of attorney, then grandma was paying with whatever she incurred. My guess she was going to be there forever and and no family members wanted or could pay for her upkeep. This is only half the story..........
2007-05-01 12:07:51 · answer #5 · answered by Outside the box 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are always inscrutable people in all religions, and the elderly are often targeted, some of these care facilities are real schemers, and often take advantage of the elderly.
2007-05-01 12:11:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No body has the right to force your grandmother to sign over any thing i hope that she did not sign anything.
2007-05-01 12:07:29 · answer #7 · answered by Granny 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
sorry to hear about that..
did the same thing to the poor palestinians for years where they were made to sign to give up their lands under gun point. pretty democratic if u ask me...
beleive it or not.
2007-05-01 12:06:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What relative is handling her estate if she is mentally ill? Where is her legal counsel? Power of attorney?
Did you make this up?
2007-05-01 12:06:41 · answer #9 · answered by <><><> 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Very sad indeed.
It is typical though.
2007-05-01 12:06:39 · answer #10 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋