A case worker who is not a case worker? Being a case manager myself, now you have me terribly curious... not to mention getting my advocacy side on alert. Does this woman work for an agency? If so, it would certainly be possible to lodge a complaint against her, I should think.
Anyway, I'm so sorry your family is going through this. I see signs that my elderly parents are in decline cognitively, and wonder what is on the horizon for us, as well.
Actually, I got that piece of info wrong. She is a case-worker-- she's just not working for an agency. Got a private practice of some sort (I'm not really sure how all that works). Anyway, we've been talking to as many people as we can, trying to figure out what we can do about this. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be much we can do. At least we've gotten her taken off the case and she's not allowed to see my grandmother now. I'm hoping that there is something more we can do--getting her taken off the case isn't good enough. My grandmother probably isn't the only elderly person that this woman has been preying on.
Thank you. And I'm sorry about the situation you are going through with your parents. It's tough. ((hugs))
Even if she is in private practice, there is in all likelihood some entity that has oversight of how independent practitioners operate, and which has the authority to look into complaints and grievances. I know it's true in my field. I work for a private company, but there is a Local Management Entity with whom people served can lodge a complaint or grievance, and that LME has the power to investigate, order changes, and in some cases can even shut an agency down if the offense is bad enough.
We will have to look into that. If we can file a complaint against her, that would at least be something. Thanks for the info, we'll definitely look into it.
We do-- we scrambled to get all that done soon after my grandmother was put in the hospital. What we're finding out though, it doesn't seem like having power of attorney is going to get us anywhere with this woman. We can keep her away from my grandmother, for now, but that's pretty much it. We're still looking into it, though...just found out about all this today.
Workers can so easily over step their legitimate roles, and if this one isn't actually supposed to be functioning in that job it's easy to see the complications. You care, and for now that may be the role you play. Pray for them, offer encouragement but do not feel guilty.
Sigh. It's just such a crazy, crazy situation. Who knows what we'll find out tomorrow about this woman and what she's been doing without our knowledge? Thanks, Glenna, for your encouragement.
Glenna's right; caring is all you can do and it is great that you do care about your grandmother. Just give your backing to the generation above, and with such a united front you'll all get something sorted together.
Let's hope so. I'm worried about how strong this woman's power over my grandmother is. She's got her believing that everybody's against her, including us, and that if she doesn't leave the hospital now, she'll lose her house. Sigh. It's a mess. Thanks for the encouragement-- I appreciate it.
Things just keep getting worse for your mom, don't they? I wish I could help, but know that you have a shoulder to cry on and a place to come where you can let off steam.
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Anyway, I'm so sorry your family is going through this. I see signs that my elderly parents are in decline cognitively, and wonder what is on the horizon for us, as well.
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Anyway, we've been talking to as many people as we can, trying to figure out what we can do about this. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be much we can do. At least we've gotten her taken off the case and she's not allowed to see my grandmother now. I'm hoping that there is something more we can do--getting her taken off the case isn't good enough. My grandmother probably isn't the only elderly person that this woman has been preying on.
Thank you. And I'm sorry about the situation you are going through with your parents. It's tough. ((hugs))
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Thanks for the info, we'll definitely look into it.
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You care, and for now that may be the role you play. Pray for them, offer encouragement but do not feel guilty.
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Thanks, Glenna, for your encouragement.
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Thanks for the encouragement-- I appreciate it.
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I'm sure you're helping just by being supportive and kind and at the end of the phone when your aunt and uncle need to share the problems. *big hugs*
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Things just keep getting worse for your mom, don't they? I wish I could help, but know that you have a shoulder to cry on and a place to come where you can let off steam.
You're among friends here.
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Thanks, Charlie. I really appreciate it.
*hugs you back*
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