General Discussion

Cerridwen

(13,262 posts)

24. Thank you.

Reply to texanwitch (Reply #23)

Sun Oct 27, 2013, 01:00 AM

Oct 2013

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

62 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Patients found abandoned at Castro Valley, Calif nursing home [View all] Jesus Malverde Oct 2013 OP

I do hope when old I just outright die quickly. I bet there are many stories RKP5637 Oct 2013 #1

Me to. texanwitch Oct 2013 #3

Agreed tofuandbeer Oct 2013 #29

I feel the same, but reality tends to trend the other way. I assisted in caretaking adirondacker Oct 2013 #33

I just don't get what makes America often so backward. One would think people would RKP5637 Oct 2013 #34

I am trying to collect my pills for just such an occasion. a kennedy Oct 2013 #50

I have a friend that's doing similar. Heard of another person, diabetic, that got a RKP5637 Oct 2013 #52

They just walked off and left the patients except for the few good guys who stayed. texanwitch Oct 2013 #2

Makes ya wonder what quality of "care" they had been getting. dixiegrrrrl Oct 2013 #4

I might look into this. Missn-Hitch Oct 2013 #5

Welcome to DU Missn-Hitch!! blue14u Oct 2013 #31

Do they have state audits in Cal. I wonder dixiegrrrrl Oct 2013 #38

Didn't anyone visit the home to make sure it was closed. texanwitch Oct 2013 #7

Right? Change has come Oct 2013 #12

A simple call to 911 would have helped. texanwitch Oct 2013 #15

It's a crying shame that only 3 people had enough of a conscience to LuvNewcastle Oct 2013 #35

Wondering if those left thought help was on the way from management? freshwest Oct 2013 #21

Bless those who stayed. Hugin Oct 2013 #6

that is so horrible. a procedure to place the residents in new homes should have Liberal_in_LA Oct 2013 #8

Someone, maybe several people from the agency that ordered the closing MUST be fired. bluestate10 Oct 2013 #9

+1 treestar Oct 2013 #45

And the ones who abandoned the patients... SummerSnow Oct 2013 #10

Exactly. You don't abandon helpless patients. Ilsa Oct 2013 #51

They weren't getting paid Yo_Mama Oct 2013 #60

Put 'em on an ice floe and walk away. Cerridwen Oct 2013 #11

It still sort of happens. texanwitch Oct 2013 #13

I know. It's the most disgusting part of our Cerridwen Oct 2013 #14

Your mother was a lucky woman Cal Carpenter Oct 2013 #16

Thank you, Cal. Cerridwen Oct 2013 #17

You did the best you could. texanwitch Oct 2013 #18

Thank you. Yes; I was on my own. Cerridwen Oct 2013 #19

It was enough. texanwitch Oct 2013 #23

Thank you. Cerridwen Oct 2013 #24

What I do if I am upset by something is to write it down on a piece of paper. texanwitch Oct 2013 #25

(((Cerridwen))) Solly Mack Oct 2013 #27

What you gave your mother is something that no money can buy--the love, duty, and msanthrope Oct 2013 #30

Bless the ones who stayed, and the SOC must get on top of this. How cruel and callous that was. freshwest Oct 2013 #20

I did living assistance for my Mom for five years to keep her in her home Coyotl Oct 2013 #22

The staff who stayed are good souls. nt MADem Oct 2013 #26

There are a few. nt adirondacker Oct 2013 #39

People working without pay to help. Jesus Malverde Oct 2013 #56

I don't blame the agency that ordered the place closed. kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #28

Exactly n/t etherealtruth Oct 2013 #42

Yep. jsr Oct 2013 #44

Agree with this. DURHAM D Oct 2013 #48

"The incident is being treated as a criminal case, and the investigation is continuing." KarenS Oct 2013 #32

Most cultures do not have a 'plan' for the elderly. It's not a uniquely American problem. randome Oct 2013 #36

Alameda County Social Services are a clusterf*** Prism Oct 2013 #37

Don't judge them too harshly???? TorchTheWitch Oct 2013 #41

Let me rephrase Prism Oct 2013 #49

It doesn't matter what they may have been told TorchTheWitch Oct 2013 #54

We live in a nation in which every day... Demo_Chris Oct 2013 #57

health care workers are minimum wage slaves??? TorchTheWitch Oct 2013 #61

When I was young I worked at a nursing home. This is what I saw... Demo_Chris Oct 2013 #62

OMG! TorchTheWitch Oct 2013 #40

Arrests should be made and professional licenses revoked ASAP jsr Oct 2013 #43

...and, are the owners in jail yet? spanone Oct 2013 #46

Just like Guillermo in The Walking Dead RandiFan1290 Oct 2013 #47

4 staff to care for 24 on 9/30. Long list of violations at all 3 of their facilities. Blue Diadem Oct 2013 #53

I'm not going to just blame all of the workers here. RedCappedBandit Oct 2013 #55

I watched the video. texanwitch Oct 2013 #58

I don't want to blame the workers mitchtv Oct 2013 #59