My grandmother is 90yrs old and suffers from dementia. A few months ago my aunts and uncles agreed to take shifts in caring for her at her home. A few weeks afterward they (the aunts and uncles) got into an argument about her (my grandmother) care, and one of her children, presented a false Power of Attorney, took her to a psychiatric hospital for the elderly. Now my grandmother had never been violent or problematic before this indecent, but after one night there she was confused, violent, and "wanted to go home." When my mother found out about this she gave the hospital her valid Power Of Attorney and had her released. The very night my grandmother was released she was still confused and violent so my mother had no choice but to take her back to the hospital. The next week my mother had a meeting with one of the doctors of that hospital (to see about putting my grandmother in a nursing home). At that very meeting the doctor told my mother that my grandmother "would have to be at this hospital for 7 days, and we would have to put her on medication 'black labeled' by the FDA." After the 7 days the doctor changed his mind and wanted to keep my grandmother for another 20 days. When my mother disagreed to his proposal,l he presented her with a blackmail that if my grandmother was taken from his care he would make it impossible for her to be admitted to a nursing home. Despite what the doctor had said my mother took my grandmother from under his care, and tried to have her admitted to multiple nursing homes. When the nursing homes would not admit my grandmother they said that she would have to be readmitted to the hospital we had taken her from because of what the doctor had put in her medical file.
(Sorry for the punctuation).
Michele Lynne
I believe any attorney can win that case. It is a no brainier. Try to get proof of what he said, even if it means having another meeting with a tape recorder in your pocket.
mnwoman...it is the point that the grandmother came back violent...they don't have good medical care. Many places that deal with the elderly have proof of abuse to patients. Point it you need to loko at it other than just facts but individually
mnwomen
He thought she needed more medical care and your mother removed her anyway. The facts are that most nursing homes will not take patients who doctors say need to be in the hospital longer. Your mother went against his advice and found out what he said was true. It is not blackmail when it is the facts of the case. Also not negligence when he wanted to treat her and your mother refused to allow it. The only one in the wrong here was your mother who thought she knew more than the doctor.
Orignal From: Tips: Is this a case of Medical negligence an is there an attorney that will sue on my behalf?
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