Senior Services??? YEAH right

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Boydette - 13 Oct 2004 21:35 GMT

I am so mad I could spit. In talking to my mom today she casually
mentioned she had a card from a nurse. I was like okay what nurse???
Finally I get out of her that senior services made a surprise visit over
a week ago and I never knew it.

Long story short I call the senior service worker and she tells me mom
was hateful and wouldnt co-operate with her or the nurse so they are
just gonna close the case. What kind of sense does that make??? And
then she said it again even after I told her some of the bizarre things
mom continually does and says.

So much for any help from them...sheesh

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megz - 14 Oct 2004 00:47 GMT

that's too bad. I know how you feel. we went through similar experiences
with my dad and the do-gooder "interventionist" and social worker at the
hospital. The only explanation I can come up with is that those kind of
services are usually staffed (or under staffed) with people that are not
doing it for a whole lot of money, so they see no reason to put themselves
out for someone that isn't nice to them. I think a lot of them are
volunteers too. I am sorry that you cannot find anyone to help with this.
Have you tried the AA connections? megan

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Dennis P. Harris - 14 Oct 2004 03:08 GMT

> I am so mad I could spit. In talking to my mom today she casually
> mentioned she had a card from a nurse. I was like okay what nurse???
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>
> So much for any help from them...sheesh

call back and ask to speak to a supervisor. explain that your
parents are hostile and can't remember to tell you anything, so
they need to communicate with YOU instead. suggest to the
supervisor that you will call Adult Protective Services if they
don't help, since your parents are not capable of helping
themselves.

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John Ferman - 14 Oct 2004 05:21 GMT

> > I am so mad I could spit. In talking to my mom today she casually
> > mentioned she had a card from a nurse. I was like okay what nurse???
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> don't help, since your parents are not capable of helping
> themselves.

Many so-called 'senior service' organizations derive support funds from
a government entity, such as a city, county, state. All of these have
offices with managers & supervisors, some of which function like
ombudsmen. A few phone calls might get you to someone who can take your
report. How it gets dealt with, of course, is a variable, though. Good
luck.

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