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In reply to the discussion: I get HIPAA, but sometimes it sucks. My Grandfather died this morning. [View all]Ruby the Liberal
(26,219 posts)86. I have not spoken to her.
Too pissed - and afraid of what I will say (she SLAPPED my mother for no reason after they went in to identify the body, which freaked out the medical staff as it was totally unprovoked), but those who have been with her all weekend can't tell if she gets it from one minute to the next that he is even dead.
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I get HIPAA, but sometimes it sucks. My Grandfather died this morning. [View all]
Ruby the Liberal
Apr 2012
OP
When there are too many laws the first casualty is good old fashioned American common sense
bluestateguy
Apr 2012
#3
get a lawyer. there are remedies. they are not easy. I am doing it right now in my family.
robinlynne
Apr 2012
#87
Ruby, I am so very sorry for your loss. My heart goes out to you and your family.
Firebrand Gary
Apr 2012
#8
The only thing you can do is try to get older loved ones to sign a waiver authorizing you to have
MADem
Apr 2012
#11
I think she is mistaken about having POA. The doctors have to abide by the law. If she has POA, she
robinlynne
Apr 2012
#90
doesn't sound like you have power of attorney then. Have you read your documents carefully?
robinlynne
Apr 2012
#89
Then she DOES NOT HAVE POA. She will have POA in the future IF your grandma is deemed incapacitated.
robinlynne
Apr 2012
#102
Have you tried going to court and getting guardianship or something on those lines?
MADem
Apr 2012
#127
Well, that's a small bright spot in a bucket of misery, I guess. Get enough sleep, too, though.
MADem
Apr 2012
#134
This happened in an assisted living facility? with people supposedly watching, taking care of them?
robinlynne
Apr 2012
#91
In assisted living the meals are watched by the staff. Sounds like you mean independent living?
robinlynne
Apr 2012
#100
the point is, she is in the wrong kind of place. This does not happen in assisted living (theoretic
robinlynne
Apr 2012
#108
Oh, dear Ruby, I don't know what to say....Please accept my deepest sympathies for your grandpa
Ecumenist
Apr 2012
#36
all I can suggest is reading the law from cover to cover and getting a good lawyer
steve2470
Apr 2012
#72
The right to privacy and independance in medical cases has become an excuse by health authorities to
Monk06
Apr 2012
#40
but if they were in an assisted living facility and a man starved to death, isn't that criminal?
robinlynne
Apr 2012
#93
It is not assisted living then. It is independent living. if they can eat at home.
robinlynne
Apr 2012
#103
sounds like your Grandma needds assisted living and is in the worng place, if she made decisions
robinlynne
Apr 2012
#104
The point is at least in Canada people who are mentally ill cannot be committed to mandatory
Monk06
Apr 2012
#143
That is awful. My sincerest condolensces. We just had a major debate about HIPAA here.
Snake Alchemist
Apr 2012
#50
I strongly have to say that hippa has nothing to do with this family's situation. nothing at all.
robinlynne
Apr 2012
#117
I am so sorry. He didn't deserve this. There is no way to express how badly I feel for you and him.
roguevalley
Apr 2012
#52
me too. hippa is not the issue. If there is elder abuse you bring it to a judge to investigate.
robinlynne
Apr 2012
#95
Ruby, I really dont think you need past medical history to prove there is a current problem.
robinlynne
Apr 2012
#98
the past is over. you can act now. Your fmaily needs to hire an elder attorney. and get your grandma
robinlynne
Apr 2012
#106
Okay, there's something odd about that. That dr. could lose her license for destroying
Honeycombe8
Apr 2012
#139