Posted: 3/1/2016 7:36:30 PM EDT
| I'm sorry, but I must be vague. I was alerted to a big problem last night and I don't know what to do. I have a family situation in the Dallas area and could use some backup. Someone with LE experience or knowledge of Texas law preferred. Show time is tomorrow and will last until things get straightened out. I can give more details in private with anybody interested in helping. When the dust settles, I will be sure to write the TL;DR version in GD for everyone to be shocked by. Right now, I must be discrete until certain people are safe. Thank you. |
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THANK YOU |
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Don't waste your time OP. |
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Don't waste your time OP. |
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If it's at a nursing home and you can get the state inspectors to come in there an issue an "immediate jeopardy," the fines start rolling in. Depending on the situation, I've personally heard up to $40k. If the home can't straighten it out, the state will bring in their own staff to correct the problem at the owner's expense.
Every nursing home has a book located in a public area for the residents and families to review. It will list all the past deficiencies and who to contact if there is immediate jeopardy or if immediate harm is coming to a resident. The owners/management absolutely do not want the state inspectors in their building. |
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If it's at a nursing home and you can get the state inspectors to come in there an issue an "immediate jeopardy," the fines start rolling in. Depending on the situation, I've personally heard up to $40k. If the home can't straighten it out, the state will bring in their own staff to correct the problem at the owner's expense. Every nursing home has a book located in a public area for the residents and families to review. It will list all the past deficiencies and who to contact if there is immediate jeopardy or if immediate harm is coming to a resident. The owners/management absolutely do not want the state inspectors in their building. |
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If it's at a nursing home and you can get the state inspectors to come in there an issue an "immediate jeopardy," the fines start rolling in. Depending on the situation, I've personally heard up to $40k. If the home can't straighten it out, the state will bring in their own staff to correct the problem at the owner's expense. Every nursing home has a book located in a public area for the residents and families to review. It will list all the past deficiencies and who to contact if there is immediate jeopardy or if immediate harm is coming to a resident. The owners/management absolutely do not want the state inspectors in their building. I was a nursing home inspector in Texas for 6 1/2 years. If you suspect abuse/neglect and have a specific abuser immediately inform the administrator and/or director of nursing. They are required to immediately act to protect the recipient of the abuse. The actions that they take depend on the allegation and the circumstances. After you report the incident to nursing home staff you should call the 1-800 complaint hotline with your allegation and include as much specific information as you are able and mention that you will also be emailing the governor's office. Some inspector should be sent out that day or the next day. It is very hard to do an investigation if #1 NOBODY reports it and #2 the REPORTER only provides vague allegations with little or no specific information regarding the incidents and a time period during which the allegations occurred. Please include the names of the parties involved. You can report anonymously however it makes it a bit harder to investigate if there is nobody to contact for additional information. There must be evidence of an immediate threat to resident health/safety to have an IJ. https://www.dads.state.tx.us/services/crs/abuse.html How Can I Report Abuse, Neglect or Exploitation? Call 1-800-458-9858 to report suspected abuse or neglect of people who are older or who have disabilities. You can call this number to report abuse that occurs in Nursing homes Assisted living centers Intermediate care facilities Intermediate care facilities Home Health and Hospice Day Activity and Health Services You can also report abuse of people who get help in their homes from the Texas Department of Aging and Disability (DADS). Agents answer calls Monday through Friday from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. If you call outside those hours, leave a message; an employee will call you back by the next workday. https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/Manuals/downloads/som107ap_q_immedjeopardy.pdf IV - Immediate Jeopardy Triggers This guide lists issues with associated triggers. The issues include general statements of practices such as “Failure to protect from abuse.” The guide includes situations that most likely create jeopardy to an individual’s psyc hological and/or physical health and safety. Triggers that will assist the surveyor in considering Immediate Jeopardy accompany each issue. Triggers describe situations that will cause the surveyor to consider if further investigation is needed to determine the presence of Immediate Jeopardy. The listed triggers do not automatically equal Immediate Jeopardy. The team must investigate and use professional judgment to determine if the situation has caused or is likely to cause serious harm, injury, impairment or death. These triggers are general examples and are not all-inclusive. Many triggers may apply to more than one issue. A trigger for an issue such as C, “Failure to Protect from Psychological Harm,” could well be an example of A, “Failure to Prevent Abuse,” or B, “Failure to Prevent Neglect.” The team must rely on professional judgment and utilize the resources of the State survey agency, the Regional Office and/or, in the case of Medicaid-only facilities, the State Medicaid Agency to determine the presence of Immediate Jeopardy. NOTE: Harm does NOT have to occur before considering Immediate Jeopardy. Edited to add that licensed/certified nursing homes, licensed assisted living facilities, and licensed adult day care centers are required to post contact information for complaint/abuse/neglect information and the Ombudsman. |
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That bad? Do they just not help or will they cause more problems? Quoted:
They called the person and told them I was the one that turned them in. |
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I say you already fucked up If you wanted to take matters into your own hands. The best kept secret is the truth only one person knows.....you.......or everyone else is dead.... I think that was from a movie...
I handle my own shit but I have better ways of going about it than confrontation or putting myself in a sticky situation. Think outside the box. Best of luck, dont be retarded. edit: IT was a famous guy, not a movie. 
“Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.” ? Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanack |