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TorchTheWitch

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40. OMG!

Sun Oct 27, 2013, 10:00 AM

Oct 2013

WTF???? How the hell can something like this happen? Who was this agency or whatever it was that closed the place and did nothing whatsoever to relocate the patients???? Holy shit, it's not like they're fucking office furniture that you can just shut the doors on and forget about until you get around to clearing it out!

WHY in hell did none of the workers think to call the police or SOMEONE for God's sake to deal with this heinous catastrophe? They just walked the fuck out???? I get it that they didn't want to work without being paid - who would - but why on earth did no one think to DO anything? Where the hell were the administrators whose JOB it is to deal with getting the patients relocated, giving notice to the workers and everything else that goes along with shutting a business down?

God almighty, why is this not national news???

Holy CRAP!

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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