Your experience is similar to a friend of mine. For 5 days ahwnever got her face washed or teeth cleaned. The bed sheets weren’t changed and she was discharged - with two bedsores - and no one at her home to care for her. She couldn’t even walk.
I have another friend, a single guy who just happens to be a millionaire. He got a sponge bath every eight hours. The nurses were all over him. Coincidence? I think not.
Terrible. You aren’t SUPPOSED to discriminate in nursing care or healthcare in general for that matter. However, I’m not surprised to hear young single moneybags got better treatment. I’d rather not know such details about a patient actually. Some readily volunteer and I usually tell them it doesn’t matter. I take care of everyone just the same.
Oh, my insurance was paying their salary - so they didn’t have to do a damned thing for me. Nada.
And, I was:
1. A classy lady
2. An intelligent lady
3. A lady that didn’t whine or yell or complain - (I just begged and pleaded)
4. An educated lady
5. A totally shocked and surprised lady - at the treatment I received.
And how was I discriminated against? I was weak - they were strong - and I had no choices but to take what I was given.