Post #9 scared me. I think that might have happened to my ex-husband's father.
When my father was sick, they said he would not really recover (bad prognosis). They asked what nursing home I wished. They advised he had to be moved out by Fri. I had not located one that quick and told them he still needed to be hospitalized, but Fri - they sent him to a nursing home of their choosing.
When completing the entrance forms, I did not like the wording of the "living will" because it gave them too much right of death. I said, that before any action, I wanted discussion with doctors and family to make any decisions, so we adjusted.
Yet, the very next day my dad died and I cannot help but believe that he should have had oxygen administered and they forgot or failed to order it for him. It haunts me that I did not think to check on his orders. He was in the room with a man getting oxygen and how horrible if he was denied it.
Also, to show how cold they were, they called me in the middle of the night to let me know he died and immediately wanted to know what to do with the body. I could not even think so said I would call them back. In 10 minutes, they again called and demanded an answer as to what to do with the body.
Absolutely despicable behavior.