Reply #15: Indeed, one can skirt the HIPPA Law

[liberalnurse]

if you take the time to answer a question with a statement such as:

" I can neither confirm or deny such a resident but I strongly suggest you seek......." One can facilitate information carefully and in general and still be informative. The typical staff in a nursing home are managed by LPNs with 9 months training.....they may not have the verbal skills or insight" to defuse the visitor. ...they just blatantly follow the rules.

There have been serious crimes too upon the residents of nursing homes wherein such screening was not followed.I sense the nursing staff contacted the Director of Nursing before calling the police....there may be history here....we don't have all the facts.