Lovingmom1
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What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California
My concern is for my great uncle. He lives at home and has a live in caregiver who is not a licensed nurse. My mother is his beneficiary/contact person.
Caregiver has:
*checked my great uncle into the hospital for valid health concerns, my mother has not been notified of his hospitalization for a lengthy time period (matter of days)
*scheduled and attended dr's appts and received diagnosis without notifying my mother
*refused food
*refused to help with showering/shaving
*refused to take him to agreed upon social outings that he purchased tickets for
*refused to allow people to enter the home (housekeepers, family members, friends of my great uncle, service people)
*screamed at and called my great uncle names
*taken him to the casino and had him sit at a slot machine for hours at a time while she goes away and gambles
*taken him from family Christmas gathering despite his arguments to sit him at the casino while she gambled.
My great uncle has trouble speaking, has had some health issues (small strokes, heart issues) in the recent past, but is still sharp as a tack. There is no way we could call him incompetent and take control of the situation that way. He refuses to fire this caregiver to find a new one. I sincerely don't know if he truly feels comfortable with caregiver or if he is being bullied.
We have had representatives out to the home since the hospital had some concerns. But when they came to the home for a visit, she refused to let them in.
Our family is truly at a loss as to where to go or what to do now. Do we have the right to help make decisions for him to make sure he is receiving adequate care? It's such a fine line! Do we have valid concerns? Can anyone offer any insight or advice?
My concern is for my great uncle. He lives at home and has a live in caregiver who is not a licensed nurse. My mother is his beneficiary/contact person.
Caregiver has:
*checked my great uncle into the hospital for valid health concerns, my mother has not been notified of his hospitalization for a lengthy time period (matter of days)
*scheduled and attended dr's appts and received diagnosis without notifying my mother
*refused food
*refused to help with showering/shaving
*refused to take him to agreed upon social outings that he purchased tickets for
*refused to allow people to enter the home (housekeepers, family members, friends of my great uncle, service people)
*screamed at and called my great uncle names
*taken him to the casino and had him sit at a slot machine for hours at a time while she goes away and gambles
*taken him from family Christmas gathering despite his arguments to sit him at the casino while she gambled.
My great uncle has trouble speaking, has had some health issues (small strokes, heart issues) in the recent past, but is still sharp as a tack. There is no way we could call him incompetent and take control of the situation that way. He refuses to fire this caregiver to find a new one. I sincerely don't know if he truly feels comfortable with caregiver or if he is being bullied.
We have had representatives out to the home since the hospital had some concerns. But when they came to the home for a visit, she refused to let them in.
Our family is truly at a loss as to where to go or what to do now. Do we have the right to help make decisions for him to make sure he is receiving adequate care? It's such a fine line! Do we have valid concerns? Can anyone offer any insight or advice?