I’ve been not wanting to say anything here, for risk people would want to give medical or legal advice, but I can’t stand it anymore.
My grandpa was found fallen in the bath tub, left there for 18 hours. His son, who lives next door, was supposed to be checking on him, and is constantly after my other uncle for not caring enough.
Gramps has been in the hospital for a week. The staff thought he was crazy because they wouldn’t listen to us and get his hearing aids in. They finally do that, and are treating him well, and he gets sent to another room.
His doctor turned him over to social services, and the lady is a bitch who I wouldn’t be surprised to read an obituary about tomorrow. She seems to live to piss people off. And if she pisses off real psychopaths that are not taking care of their relatives, I’m sure bad things could happen to her.
But, to top it all off, in the hospital itself, they only check on him every couple of hours now, and leave his bed pan in there for even longer. So he got fed up and tried to pour it out. They let him wear his balance shoes, and he wound up falling in the bathroom and breaking his hip. And did the nurses find him? No, it was my uncle.
Grandpa knows that there is rivalry in the family, and doesn’t want to give power of attorney to any one person for fear of causing family fights. But everyone is treating him like he’s no longer in sound enough mind to make his own decisions.
And, of course, I’m still stuck at home, unable to actually help. My grandpa is failing due to incompetence, and I can’t do anything about it.