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I hope your mom is painfree. It sounds like you are doing everything you can to make that happen.
It’s a shame you have to train the employees but it’s a good thing for us to remember should we be in similar circumstance.
Thank you for sharing that. It’s so hard to remember all the little things that can make a huge difference in someone’s care.
So now it's almost 3 weeks later and since that time, I did submit the video to a elder abuse/negligence attorney for review. He said that I had legal rights to have a video camera in her room (my mother has a single room), but that the video itself is not admissible in the court. (in the papers I signed for the facility, there was no mention of videotaping, in fact I signed saying that the facility could photograph my mother) He suggested that I have him prepare a "demand" letter for damages (hospital bill and care). I haven't given him the green light on that yet. I was against a law suit.
I did find the employee and decided not to let on that I knew it was her because she is the one who feeds my mother in the cafe. I did instruct her on how to remove the arm rests on the chair so transferring would be much easier.
Yes, overall the care has been very good and I'm there 5-6 days a week so they all know me.
As time goes by, I'm more concerned that her remaining days are pain free!
How did the NH explain the incident to you? What did they say happened? What responsibility did they take?
Not only can your mom not speak but she can’t get herself up to get in the wheelchair on her own either can she? Her injury is a pretty graphic picture all on its own.
But I agree that you have a lot to consider. Getting your mom settled in a new facility wouldn’t be without hardship for the both of you.
I’m sorry you are having to deal with this and I hope your mom is better soon. Let us know how this turns out.
Why did you feel the need to put a hidden camera in your mom's room in an assisted living facility? Did you have some concerns about your Mom's care? Had you already voiced those concerns calmly and in a businesslike manner with the Charge Nurse, the Director of Nursing, Social Service &/or the Administrator and not received any satisfactory answers? Or were you "looking for problems"?
Is your Mom in a room by herself or does she have a roommate? If there is a roommate, can the roommate be clearly seen and identified on the video?
As mentioned by several other people, you have opened a HUGE "can of worms" by videotaping your mom in a healthcare facility. What are the policies about your recording the staff without notifying the Director of Nursing & /or the Administrator? You need to see an attorney ASAP.
Dad needed to use the bathroom, rang the bell, no one came, and off he went headed toward the bathroom. I jumped to help him, tripped over the wheelchair leg support which flew out when it touched my leg, and down I went.
I should have locked it after the therapist left, but I was more concerned about her attitude of quickly in and quickly out.
The way I look at things that happen in a nursing facility can very much happen at home. Would we legally go after a relative who is doing the caregiving?
As for the camera, you would have needed to have had written permission from the facility to place a camera in your Mom's room.
As far as videotaping that’s a no no. You very well could have broke their policy and may have to move your mother.
I guess your only option is seeing an attorney on how to proceed.
If it were me, before I confronted anyone at the nursing home, I would go to an attorney and tell them you have this proof and now what do you do with it. And make sure you have somewhere else to put mom before you raise Cain because you will most likely be asked to remove her.
This is an awful situation, but you need to tread very carefully if you want to get a satisfactory resolution to what was done to Mom.