This morning she had a fight with the toilet and the toilet lost it was laying over on it's side and water was shooting up to the ceiling, she flooded my apartment and her's what should be done about her , her family is not willing to put her in a nursing home aparently, what is she going to do next , she boils stuff dry on the stove and smokes up the place and many other crazy things her short term memory is 0.
2007-12-22 11:46:17 · 9 answers · asked by Benchwarmer 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
call social services ASAP. She's a danger not only to herself but to others as well. You'd be doing her and everyone around a favor. Her family should be ashamed. With Christmas almost here maybe some of her family will come by and see how bad off she is. If nothing else you can always call the police. They should be able to get admitted to the hospital for 'observation' for a few days and they'll contact her family.
Good luck.
2007-12-22 11:56:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
Contact Elder Care or Social Services immediately - she is both a danger to herself and to everyone else in the building and her family is probably in denial or they do not want to have to deal with the expense of nursing care.
Social services will send a case worker out to evaluate her and the situation - they can contact the family and force them to either establish a guardianship to provide care for her or the state or county (depending on location) will take over guardianship and mandate she receive nursing care.
2007-12-22 12:14:55 · answer #2 · answered by roppin r 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
if you are this concerned the best thing you can do is talk to the family and tell them how you feel explain how you feel. If they will not listen you can turn them in to social services for neglecting a severe condition on a elderly citizen. And social services will put the elderly in a nursing home or somewhere where she will receive treatment for her ailness
2007-12-22 11:53:30 · answer #3 · answered by rickety_rackety 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Warn the landlord about this because she is putting everyone in the building in danger and since he is renting to them he could end up being sued. He is renting to people who are endangering others so he has the authority to evict them or warn them to do something. Meanwhile if anything else happens you call the appropriate authorities such as fire or police.
2007-12-22 12:09:39 · answer #4 · answered by Dovahkiin 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Your state should have a Department of Aging or something similar. Call them and explain the situation. They will make a visit and evaluate your neighbor and if they find she is a danger to herself or others (which it sounds like from your story) they will have her put away.
In Connecticut where I live it is called Department of Social Services, Aging Services Division. It is basically the same place you call to report child abuse, but a different department.
Good luck.
2007-12-24 02:24:48 · answer #5 · answered by Gevera Bert 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
If the family refuses to help her, you can try contacting Adult Protective Services, or whatever it's called in your area. If she really is a danger to herself or others, these are the people who can investigate and help.
2007-12-22 13:04:12 · answer #6 · answered by bainaashanti 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should report the situation to the police and/or a social agency. This person's health is in danger, and the authorities should be notified so they can take care of her.
2007-12-22 15:37:22 · answer #7 · answered by drshorty 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
contact your landlord see if they can help if not call social services. tell them the whats going on they may be able to provide her with the medical assistance she needs.
2007-12-22 13:04:52 · answer #8 · answered by Rainey 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Its nice to see your worried about your neighbour,what are you worried she is going to die and stink out your apartment.For gods sake where is your compassion for your fellow man ?
2007-12-22 12:02:57 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋