tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489009971732520747.post3456672672402664063..comments2024-03-24T07:19:28.136+00:00Comments on Lake Cocytus: FamilyThe Shrinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10009039342346247138noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489009971732520747.post-73305406394036658122007-11-15T03:49:00.000+00:002007-11-15T03:49:00.000+00:00I wish I had an answer, because your telling of th...I wish I had an answer, because your telling of this history is one of the most positive Ive heard.. this gentleman is getting 1st rate care.<BR/><BR/>Anyways get her (bad sister)assessed... fit for making decisions, turn the table on her ?...hmm some ideas<BR/><BR/>Or change his status ? ( I dont know the laws in the States... but this sounds like thinking outside the box)<BR/><BR/>Ive seen stuff thwarted, but only because the health care providers didn't know their rights and are scared to push them.<BR/><BR/>Hmmm.. if section 7 was good, and you were really comfortable with his care there, they want him, the other sis wants him, he wants it & there is room to move to a LTC or CCH if need be... maybe its worth it... and way do design the move to higher care later on<BR/><BR/>just thoughtsMedStudentWifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01880210553933529491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489009971732520747.post-22578142328531085642007-11-10T22:16:00.000+00:002007-11-10T22:16:00.000+00:00She's thwarted care plans (e.g. not letting peope ...She's thwarted care plans (e.g. not letting peope feed him, mobilising him on her own when he drops and needs 2 to mobilise safely), lied (e.g. saying other sister wants him moved when she said the opposite) sat saying things are broken and inappropriate when they're not (e.g. 'phoned the CPN saying his sensor on the mattress was broken and beeping then the matron walked in to see her bouncing her hand up and down on it to activate it when it was fine) and been far more intimate than anyone we know is with their father (but police feel there's not yet <I><B>quite</I></B> enough evidence of incestuous behaviour to act yet).<BR/><BR/>Problem is, "nearest relative" is a term that's used with meaning in the Mental Health Act 1983 but he's an informal patient in a care home. A social worker looked at having her displaced only to be told, what would that do for our patient's care, how would it change his care plan? And as an informal patient, it really shouldn't.<BR/><BR/>I'm scared since she's packed his stuff and moved him from a home all in one afternoon before, so she's likely to just "abduct" him in a similar fashion again if she can. <BR/><BR/>It seems harsh to detain him, and to date social workers (acting in keeping with the Code of Practice to manage him in the least restrictive setting) haven't entertained thoughts to detain him since he's not at immediate risk to health or safety of self/others and is happy to stay informally with no active attempts to leave, ever. thus, section 7 (Guardianship) seems tricky to implement. But I asked for it since section 7 would mean he's got to live there, and that's that.The Shrinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10009039342346247138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489009971732520747.post-43575750811039656112007-11-10T12:56:00.000+00:002007-11-10T12:56:00.000+00:00Yes... surely there must be a legal mechanism for ...Yes... surely there must be a legal mechanism for the other sister to petition to become the guardian / "nearest relative" of record based on the Evil Sister's behaviour, which is clearly not in the patient's interest?PhD scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653179299453839890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489009971732520747.post-71122205830173462842007-11-10T12:00:00.000+00:002007-11-10T12:00:00.000+00:00You've got excellent grounds for displacing her as...You've got excellent grounds for displacing her as nearest relative. I would look into that with all haste.Vicky Pollardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17900995773319573340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489009971732520747.post-7473621834225032007-11-09T08:30:00.000+00:002007-11-09T08:30:00.000+00:00Can she not be displaced as nearest relative? Tha...Can she not be displaced as nearest relative? That way maybe her endless complaints etc could be filed in the bin and she could be prevented from visiting as she causes unnecessary disruption to the running of the home and to her father's needs. <BR/><BR/>I guess in an ideal world this could happen but in reality it isn't so simple. Tis a truly sad situation :-(Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17378629774265301464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489009971732520747.post-71811396181476572752007-11-08T19:26:00.000+00:002007-11-08T19:26:00.000+00:00Strewth. Good luck with that one.I would imagine t...Strewth. Good luck with that one.<BR/><BR/>I would imagine that it would be possible to obtain an injunction against her by court order, or insist on all communications from her being passed through a third party... the father's legal advocate or the care home staff could instigate this, possibly both.<BR/><BR/>It sounds like a wonderful home, and I wish the father many more happy years there.Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15436653419185638854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489009971732520747.post-83987945550115000992007-11-08T19:10:00.000+00:002007-11-08T19:10:00.000+00:00....short of locking her up.......short of locking her up...Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06847149482684623481noreply@blogger.com