I work through a company that teaches mentally challanged students at a local HS. Now this person im inquiring about has a terrible mother that is using his money that he gets from his father and through a previous lawsuit. she does not bathe him enough, comes in smelly and unkempt and all around not in the best health state. now the thing is he is over 21 child welfare will not help, so im asking on here is there a service in PA that will help someone that is a severe MR adult other then MHMR which really doesnt do anything then send you a nurse, and to me thats a bandaid over a deep cut . Now He has a personal care aid this year which just started, but since the nurse is being paid by the company Im working for. Ive also been told by mom after this school year that service is gone, so im guessing things will go back to normal with the neglect. so is there anything I can do.......one year of clean does not make up for the past if someone could help I would greatly appreiate it.
2007-09-08 18:06:30 · 7 answers · asked by Richard O 1 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Philadelphia
Contact Social Services, please.
2007-09-08 18:14:33 · answer #1 · answered by TheHumbleOne 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is a subject I think I can really help with,my youngest brother is a autistic and on top of that he suferd brain damage as a toddler or maybe its called something else but the doctors discoverd that he was almost completely def well it was cause his adnoids had caused his earcanals to grow shut from some sort of breathing dis order and he had the breathing disorder with out treatment.........huuuu long story short hes MR and will never be able to live unasisted he is over 18 now 20 in a couple of mounths any ways he has been really truckulant since he he went through puberty he staeted asking ??? questions of me and he worshiped all of us "his older brothers" any ways my advice is this Often "even when you think that MR's just cant be responsable about things like there apearence and personal hygien trust me it is likely that it is.you see they figure out that they are incontrole of soooo little in ther lives that things like clothes and other thing that become imposible to inforce with out help is way for them to feel more incontrole and often the parents or gaurdians of these people are held as the evil caretakers that steel and use them...unless you have more info other than these things I woulde do nothing my mother is the most kind hearted women Ive ever known but she also dont take no **** and I can tell you you try and make a grown man dress and shower when they dont or wont want to you cant and with mrs they are stuck mentaly at some young age like 7 but there fully grown. and you are going by his words you have to remember that being MR dont mean you cant be selfish witch means that they lie just much as any one else does but most of all sir the most common mistake primarelly amoungst teachers is that they are underestimated by degrease of almost comical preportions cause they Dont spend every day all day in the life of this person so they really arent aware of all the difrent things that "are" nderstood dude if I'm wrong and there is more to the story thene the local police are just fine Child protective services are cops they just have no other part of law inforcement so the will be more than willing to help beleive me if its one thing COPS cant stand is when they find a situation were someone whos not capable of sticking up for them selves is being used and abused ITS A FELLOY AND WILL PUT THAT WOMEN IN JAIL an investigation will get anything needed to prosicute. .......but If your wrong and you do this It will cost you for sure your job and maybelikly your corearr tred littly but please if abuse is there save that person dont turn your back.
2007-09-08 18:52:51 · answer #2 · answered by JOSH S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check with the state's Department of Health and Human Services. You should get them to persue the care and treatment issues for starters and not the financial; it's easier to prove that someone is being neglected than it is to prove they're being ripped off. And you want the State to take the lead in this, not you; you have no legal authority to begin with, plus if you are very outspoken while the state is investigating, you will probably lose any potential credibility as a witness if there's legal procedings ahead. The mother will just say you're lying and out to get her. Anyway she is his legal guardian and if she is neglecting him, then she can be removed as guardian.
2007-09-08 18:16:01 · answer #3 · answered by dcgirl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe their is an adult protective service similar to CPS, which protects adults who cannot care for themselves (ie the elderly). I think I've seen commercials about it on tv, but I don't know the name. Maybe if you google "adult protection" or some other keywords, you can find what you're looking for. Come to think of it, you may want to just call the local police, describe the situation, and see what they say. If such a service does exist, the police would definitely know about it.
2016-05-20 01:11:10 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can make an anoymous call to either the local police or to your local MH/MR program. God Bless
2007-09-09 14:31:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call DHS. If you go to the website below they have numbers you can call in the FAQ section.
2007-09-09 03:04:47 · answer #6 · answered by shortie__9a 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
contact an attorny through leagle aid
2007-09-08 18:13:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋