Commented on a discussion 7/12/2010 at 3:57 am
It is not just family members who can "turn in" a caregiver on trumped-up charges of abuse. Relief or respite caregivers, hired for day care in the home, can do it too. I had a caregiver who came in f
...Read MoreIt is not just family members who can "turn in" a caregiver on trumped-up charges of abuse. Relief or respite caregivers, hired for day care in the home, can do it too. I had a caregiver who came in for a few hours on certain days of the week, for about six months she was very nice and helpful, then out of the blue she accused me of beating my wife, who has Parkinson's, citing as "evidence" blotches on her arms which are a side effect of medications (baby aspirin), certainly not abuse. In going to our county's adult protective services and the priest of our church, she knew she was telling a lie, but did it anyway. There is also reason to believe she committed an act of vandalism on our property, cutting a water line in an apparent attempt to have us without water when the county social worker arrived. That didn't happen, but as a result of that plus misunderstandings on the part of some doctors, the county has appointed a public conservator for my wife. She is in a nursing home now, which is probably for the better, but neither she nor I have any choice of what nursing home, or board-and-care home,; I am facing a court hearing and dont know whether it is better to ask to BE her conservator or ask that the case be dismissed. There will be buko legal expenses and court costs - money I need to take care of my wife!
Anyone had a problem of an UNWANTED conservatancy?
Dave