Posted on 10/16/2009 9:16:28 AM PDT by Chet 99
Edited on 10/16/2009 9:17:20 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
Everyone should contact their local nursing home and get in touch with the volunteer coordinator. There is always something each of us can do.
In our family, we always look after our own, no matter how rough it gets, and I don't want to go into detail but I remember some very rough cases. I'm looking after an elderly relative now, here at home, and homeschooling a younger one who is not my offspring. Given these responsibilities I'll probably never marry and have children, but at least I can live with myself.
Never trust your family to the mercy of strangers. Lions have more mercy than your average human.
Who needs ‘death panels?” Just take “don’t ask, don’t tell” to the nursing homes!
Correct!
That is probably a major factor in preventing abuse: concerned and vigilant family members who look, ask, question, and demand. If needed, contact the state ombudsman office. And, it is not my nature to run to a lawyer, but the threat of a law suit has a way of getting someone’s attention.
Sometimes it’s all you can do.
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