When a finger was suspiciously broken within an hour after I left, the nursing home did not report it to the police. Instead, the head nurse called me in and told me that I was prohibited from questioning the staff about it and that the two nursing assistants who were on duty were her "stars." I was afraid to report it for fear of further harm being done. The 18k wedding ring also disappeared in that nursing home and was replaced with a gold filled ring which the staff brought out from the back room and represented as belonging to the patient.
2007-06-07 00:38:00 · 6 answers · asked by Pascha 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Any form of abuse must be reported,regardless of whether it is in a nurseing home, pre school, in home, out of home. There are no excuses when it comes to abuse. How dare these people think there above the law. Lodge a formal complaint straight away and have this investigated. There is too much abuse of the elderly going on these days and it needs to be stopped.
2007-06-14 14:36:28 · answer #1 · answered by gimumsa1 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I guess it depends on what types of crimes you're referring to? Nursing home abuse? Theft? Negligence? Some things are best handled by state regulatory agencies. Others by the police. The only time I ever responded to a nursing home was when I was a fire dept. paramedic. From my time in the FD, I would say that crimes are under reported. First, you have to define nursing home. Are you referring to large corporate run facilities? There are also numerous "skilled care homes" which fly under the radar of regulatory agencies. Some are run out of people's homes in the middle of residential neighborhoods. You wouldn't know it was a business unless you went inside. These are the facilities that are most likely to prevent the elderly from reporting crimes. The elderly rely on these people to get through day to day activities and many are fearful to lose what little support they receive. In which case, they may not even tell family or friends they have a problem. So problems do get reported, but not all the time. The elderly can be considered "vulnerable adults" with limited access to the resources most of us take for granted. If you have a friend or a relative in a nursing home or assisted living facility, your best defense is to make random visits at irregular intervals. If the staff knows you come every Saturday to visit Grandma, guess what? They make sure she's clean, fed, and her room made up before you get there. Drop in for a visit when they don't think you're coming. Then you'll have a better idea about the quality of care at that facility.
2016-05-18 22:54:45 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I totally agree with Jan. They have a duty to report any suspicious accidents to the police and they also have to report any incidents to the family/guardian.
Unfortunately, what they are doing is trying to protect themselves from lawsuits.
I suggest for you to speak to an attorney and get legal advice. Document every conversation, date, time & with who. Write a demand certified letter to the nursing home requiring for them to answer in "writing" a detailed explanation of how this happened. Tell them that if in 15 days from the date of the receipt of the letter that if they do not respond, then they would leave you no choice to retain an attorney.
In the meanwhile, I would take your loved one out of this environment. I wouldn't be able to sleep, just thinking that my loved one is in harms way.
2007-06-07 00:54:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't know in which state you reside bit in Illinois it is the law. Even anonymous complaints of law breaking will be investigated should you be concerned for you own well being. Call the police and help those people and their families.
2007-06-07 01:39:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is one scandouls nursing home. They are just trying to protect their ***. Go to the police make a report and then get a lawyer. Then they will talk.
2007-06-07 00:42:04 · answer #5 · answered by JAN 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't know where this is happening at or the laws in your jurisdiction. However, if you know something is going on you should report it. The more this goes on, the more you know about it, the more wrapped up your going to be in it when things final come apart.
2007-06-07 01:45:16 · answer #6 · answered by El Scott 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋