[Fredslist] [PROMO] Your Elders Are In Danger
Jack Halpern
jhalpern at myelderadvocate.com
Fri Aug 15 09:03:02 EDT 2008
Dear Fellow Gothamites:
Hospitals today face ever increasing pressure to quickly discharge
their elderly patients to "rehab", which is a code word for a nursing
home, and in many cases that facility will be a sub-standard one. Many
people have heard me speak about this. Those fortunate clients who
have used my services (references available upon request) have
experienced very personally what I speak about. Many more will testify
to my proven results.
FACT: If an elder enters a hospital with say, a broken hip or a stroke
they will receive poor to mediocre care at best. This fact applies to
many hospitals. I've seen it at Cornell, NYU, LIJ-Northshore and many
others, not just inner city or city hospitals.
The hospitals view these patients, as people who are in transit. They
will be going to a nursing home quickly and their problems are all age
related, and routine. Chances are that your loved ones will not
receive any specialized care or ever see a geriatric specialist. If
they can't feed themselves, and you are not there to feed them, they
won't eat. If they can't transfer to the bathroom or use a bedpan,
diapers will be used. These diapers will not be changed frequently,
which could then lead to decubitus ulcers (bedsores). If they are
agitated or combative they will be put on psychotropic drugs. You get
the picture.
FACT: Almost as soon as your loved one enters a hospital, the
discharge process will begin. Soon you will asked, cajoled, and
harassed to choose three or five nursing homes from a list of nursing
homes in your area (or in many cases within a fifty mile radius).
The discharge planner or case manager as they are sometimes called
might even threaten that if you don't choose one, they may choose one
for you. They will ask you to sign the sheet with your choices. DON'T
SIGN. If you do, you might receive a call from a nursing home telling
you that your parent is there. They are supposed to inform you before
the discharge, but they generally don't. They will feign a
bureaucratic mishap.
FACT: 75% of the nursing homes in this country are sub-standard. Most
of the rest range from dangerous to average. Maybe 5% are great.
Anyone who tells you different has never been to any of these
facilities. Your loved one might get an hour of good rehabilitation
therapy, but in many of these facilities their lives are in danger.
You need to be present all the time or get an advocate.
FACT: As soon as your elder enters a hospital or nursing home THEY
NEED AN ADVOCATE. Even if you are there all the time they need
protection. The powers to be will not deal with you. They damn well
deal with me. I get results. I protect the elderly. I save lives every
day. I am a FIXER and I have a 100% success rate and there is no one
in this country like me. I'm very passionate about what I do. I
provide my services across the country.
Please read my BLOG at www.myelderadvocateblog.com.
Warm wishes,
Jack
Jack Halpern, CEO
My Elder Advocate
jhalpern at myelderadvocate.com
www.myelderadvocate.com
www.myelderadvocateBLOG.com
www.myelderadvocateLTCI.com
212-945-7550
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