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The social worker for Redlands Hospital is bias. She wasn't looking out for the patient s well being. When new family showed up the patient started showing signs of destress. HSW didn't protect the patient from aggressive family members that maneuvered themselves into a position to take advantage of the weak and vulnerable patient. The head of Hospice has done nothing towards helping the patient from the evil family members

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Not hospices job to play referee in family disputes.
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Hodpicevsfamily: are you quoting "Hospice Ethics" from some written material or is that something you came up with yourself? Just curious..,
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You say the patient is under hospice care in his home, that usually means aides several times a week, nursing care as needed and a visit from the social worker only occasionally. I would think that someone as frail and vulnerable as he seems to be would not be left alone, so who was there when this "evil family" came to visit, and how is it that they were able to convince him to sign papers to change the poa and will without that person knowing and intervening? I'm just curious how the social worker is supposed to be held responsible for this?
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Putting his assets in a trust was a good idea. Since he is not in your home, you are also a visitor. Hospice requires someone with him 24/7 and obviously it is not you. So who is the main caregiver?
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Who is with Uncle 24/7?

Someone dying of cancer may indeed be vulnerable, but may still be legally competent to handle their own affairs. How do you propose that a hospice social worker would/should prevent him from making financial changes? Generally the social worker visits less than once a week.

This sounds like a case of family vs family, not hospice vs family.
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Anyone else wonder if this is justice4tim/timsuncle?
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Hospicevsfamily, please supply more information. Is the patient in a nursing home or a Hospice facility? What are the health issues of the patient? Is there a court order banning said family from visiting?

Who were the family members? It sounds like more than one person. What kind of advantages were they taking in regard to the patient?

Were you there when this family came in? If not, who told you said family members were there and that they were disruptive to the patient? Did the patient tell you? Does the patient have Alzheimer's/Dementia?

By giving us more information, it could help us analyze the situation to give you advice. But like Rainmom said, it's not Hospice's job to police family quarrels.
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Well, I think the primary source to determine what their obligations are would be in any application/admittance papers you signed. What provisions are there in these documents for dealing with distant relatives and intervening in family disagreements?

And how were they to determine who the distant relatives were?

I honestly think you're barking up the wrong tree. If you felt these relatives were a threat, did you contact the police? Did you ask for injunctions against them the first time they showed up?
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How do you know that the HSW "banned" you? Did your cousin tell you, or did the HSW tell you directly? How do you know what HSW told Uncle?

This is all so confusing. But if you think you have a legal case (against your cousin and/or against the social worker) you should seek legal counsel.
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that's what the social worker told mejust going to file a complaint about the social worker the cousin I have to take her to court
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