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He has had his shoulder broke he has been in this institution for 7 years me and my wife are there to comfort him and to make sure he is getting good treatment, the staff won't give any information on what happened to his shoulder getting broke, I suspect they dropped him when they were moving him with the hoyer lift, now they want us to leave the room when the nurse or the cna comes in to do anything he has a TBI.

From what I read, as a conservator, you have the right to stay in his room. Note the words well- being. If you haven't given a copy of the Conservatorship to the facility, I would do it.

"A conservatorship is a legal arrangement where a court appoints a person, called a conservator, to manage the finances and/or personal affairs of another person (the conservatee) who is unable to do so themselves due to incapacity. It's a court-supervised process to protect the conservatee's assets and well-being when less restrictive options are not suitable. The conservator's duties can include paying bills, arranging care, and making health care decisions, and they are required to report to the court regularly."
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You cannot live there.
You cannot be with your son every second.
Those with TBIs often have very poor balance; you may never know how he was injured.

If this continues to be a concern for you every waking hour then I honestly would consult with administration and or with an attorney to see if monitoring cameras can be installed in your son's room. I really have no other answer because I doubt you can yourself care for him in your own home, and that would be the only reason to be with him every second. Your facility is likely following privacy rules for their own place; discuss with the administration there.
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Tell them them that you're staying. If they insist that you leave, ask them what legal authority they have. BE PLEASANT and matter-of-fact, but firm.
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Consult a lawyer and until that consult I would continue to stay in the room when others are there. If they don't like it you can say, "On the advice of legal counsel we've been advised we can stay in the room."

The facility is not his legal guardian so they probably have no business chasing you out.
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I think a lawyer is the one to pose this question to, not a forum of random caregivers. Call the attorney who helped you get conservatorship for your son and run this situation by them.

I'm very sorry your poor son is in such a stressful situation. And that you're being told to leave when staff come by. I'd tell them where to put that request, but that's me.

Best of luck with a difficult situation.
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