Hello it's been a while since I've posted in this form. The last time I posted, I was very irate at a nursing home/rehabilitation facility. And to refresh your memory, it was because the nursing home did not fully explain with a DNR meant. DNR do not resuscitate is a very cruel thing. after a certain point they will take all your medications away. If you are in medicine, and they will not give you any more food. My mother, because of this, died in an anorexic state. Now, she did not have a feeding tube because she did not want one after I explained to her what a full code was. And what a full code is it means, that if you pass away. They were resuscitate you and they will hook a feeding tube up to you. My mother did not want to live on machines. So she told me to tell them that she did not want the full code. Mind you, she had just had brain surgery. And there were a lot of confusing things that were going on at the time. Well, they had convinced her to get a full code. But, at that point she did not know what a full code was there were so many people in the room that it confused her. We did check in to get an attorney, and most of them wanted money up front one said $7000. The other one said $5000 and the other ones were between $3000 and $4000 and we don't have that kind of money to sue a nursing home. My cousin is known attorney and he said he would take the case, but it's been almost 3 years. Is it too late under the statue of limitations to sue the nursing home that was responsible for my mother's death? If anybody has the answer to this. Please make sure that you let me know because we do intend on taking a case against the people that were at fault for the nursing home neglect. Now, I don't know if we have to sue each person, or if we have to go after the nursing home in court? Because, there was a lot of neglect not only in explaining what a full code was but basically, for starving my mother to death. I know she had a brain tumor which was a glioblastoma and that would have taken her life. But, I had the full medical power of attorney and I had told them that I wanted my mother to go to the hospital and they wouldn't do it. I did sign a piece of paper giving some of the rights to hospice, but I am unsure of whether we have to go after the nursing home, or hospice themselves. If we have to go after hospice, I will do that. But, I still want to hold people responsible for the nursing home neglect. Because they did not only neglect her by taking her food and her medicine away. But, they neglected her because a lot of times when she had to go to the bathroom. Nobody would come to the room for at least an hour and a half and she ended up messing herself several times because of this. There were only three or four people that were over at the nursing home/rehabilitation center that did their jobs correctly. Sometimes. But most of the people did not do their jobs correctly and were neglectful to my mother. If we do go after this place. It's called Genesis healthcare and it was called "the Butte Center"that was connected with Genesis healthcare. I know people are praising nursing homes and hospitals at the moment. But, in this situation. They don't deserve to be praised. So, if you know what the statue of limitations on this is please, make sure to let me know so me and my siblings can get our lawsuit started on this place. I am also writing a book called " the dangers of hospitals and nursing homes" I want to expose these people for the kind of tyrants that they are. For example, there was a man that was over at this facility and when I let him know that I was coming for all my mother's records. He quit the very next day: so, sounds like he got scared and ran. The nurse that was also responsible for the neglect got fired and it's a good thing she did. I talked to another resident that was in distress at that facility and was told to shut up and also got slapped by this nurse....
Statute of Limitation Periods by State:
Nursing home abuse cases have specific statutes of limitations set out by their state of jurisdiction. They range from as short as 1 year to as long as 6 years. Here are the limitation periods in each of the fifty states that a plaintiff has to file a claim and start a civil action.
1 Year Limitation
Kentucky, Louisiana, Tennessee
2 Year Limitation
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia
3 Year Limitation
Arkansas, District of Columbia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin
4 Year Limitation
Florida, Nebraska, Utah, Wyoming
5 Year Limitation
Missouri
6 Year Limitation
Maine, North Dakota
So sorry for your loss.
I feel there was a lot of confusion when it came to Hospice. Being on Hospice means the person will be kept comfortable and free from pain. If your Mom was confident to make decisions, your POA was not in effect if its "springing". A DNR is required when on Hospice. No extreme measures will taken. Medications not needed for comfort are discontinued. If Mom was actively dying, her body was shutting down feeding her would have done more harm then good. You must have understood that Mom was not expected to live.
The Hospice Admitting Nurse should have explained everything when she/he admitted Mom. You could have taken Mom to the hospital but then Hospice would not have continued.
That Nurse slapping u, I would have reported her and called the cops for abuse.
Its now time to let your cousin do his job. If he said he would take it on he must think he can win. Please come back and tell us how things are going.
All of that said, it is past time now to let this go. The assault of physically being attacked should have been reported as assault on the day it happened, through a call to the police. Your mother died as she wished to die, without artificial support. I am so sorry for your grief, but failing to move on at some point will do to you an injury that your Mother would not want for you, and that will do no good for you, nor for anyone else. I am hoping there are people now living that you care about. Please do consider giving all the love you cannot now give to your mother, to those who are living. Seek help if you need to. And please be careful of those who claim to be Lawyer, who will take your money in exchanges for promises to you that will NEVER be fulfilled; they are sharks circling your pain. Hugs to you, and my hopes for your healing. I am currently grieving, myself; please try to do honor to the one you so loved by living a life of grace, giving, appreciation for the love you were so lucky to have.