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abuse? |
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Julie |
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Sep 9, 05 - 8:22 PM |
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I have an activities director that I think is trying to pull some poop. We have a resident who has a history of CVA and is know to have behavior towards staff. She has a history with a certain staff that they once got quite into it. This was way before I took over and the resident has been witnessed being verbally abusive to this staff member. Now I know that you never know what goes on behind closed doors but this particular staff member has risen to the challenges that I have given her and now is the lead CNA. This particular resident verbally abused this and another staff member earlier this week when she was left in the bathroom while staff responded to an emeergency. It was explained to the resident and they appologized for leaving her. She still was verbally abusive and then told her daughter that day that this staff member wasn't doing her right. It was explained to the daughter what happened and all seemed to be well. Then today, my bath aid had to put off this residents shower time till later in the day due to several reasons. Some were very ligit, but after I left the resident turned on the tears and the activities director wrote up the shower aid and left me a message saying that this was flagrent abuse and neglect and that if I didn't handle this that she would report it. Just today we spoke about this residents behaviors and that activites person was there.
I am trying to be fair, I don't see this as neglect or abuse just some communication problems and lack of understanding from resident. I have seen her in action and she can turn it on for her family. But now I get to meet with them tomarrow am and although I can't prove it I think the activites director called them and stirred them up. The resident is not able to (in my experience) be verbally articulate enough to explain a situation like this.
Part of this is to vent after a long week but i hope i'm being fair to all. I very much respect resident rights but also the rights of my staff. any thoughts |
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