My family member, who has dementia, was "sneaked" out of one facility to another one and was not given a 30 day notice. Our family member is over 100 miles away and we have been trying to get him closer to home. A long term care coordinator basically called us and lied about sending our family member to a facility closer to home. However, when we went there, they were not there. Our family member was just sent to another facility where he was already out. If he has dementia, he is not capable of signing himself in. This is so wrong on so many levels. What should we do? thanks
That person should contact the facility and speak either with the LTC Coordinator or someone else on the admin/exec staff to get the full story.
When the LTC Coordinator called "us", to whom did she/he speak? Was it the same person who signed the admission dox?
And someone also needs to read the entire packet of admission papers to determine if there's a provision allowing for this kind of transfer, and what role, consent, etc. the family would play.
Normally a facility will contact whomever is the Power of Attorney and relay any information. Who is the Power of Attorney for this relative? Is the relative in the facility self-paying?
If there isn't a Power of Attorney, and the relative is being taken care of by the State, then it is within the State's power to move the patient to a higher level of care.