I worked at Devon Gables about 30 years ago when I was going through school. My Mom was a charge escort there at the time. They were well staffed, and had people working there who really cared about the patients, believe me when I tell you we absolutely loved our patients. There are many that I will never forget. However, flash forward to two summers ago when my Mom had a Escort surgery and had to go to a nursing home (not D.G.) on the N.W. side of town--where she had worked for a short time before she retired--for some physical therapy after the hospital. She was neglected, it took them several days to even start her PT, days went by while we waited for meds to be ordered, all so that she could have a half hour of PT twice a week. They would put her on the toilet and forget to help her off, or if she asked to be taken to the toilet they would say they'd tell her aide, and no one would come to help her. She is a chronic pain patient who had to beg for her pain meds.

I was there for several hours each day, and did as much of her care that I could in that time. Believe me, I can make a PITA of myself when I am fighting on a loved one's behalf, and I did fight for her, but I couldn't be there 24/7. Finally, after about 2 weeks, my mom turned to me one day and begged me to get her out of that place. She told me that she was afraid that she would end up dying there. ypjzdqr0909 It was just before Labor Day weekend, perhaps the Thursday, and I had to fight to get them to release her. I got fobbed off with all sorts of excuses about it being a holiday weekend until I finally had to tell the head supervisor that I was taking my Mom home whether he liked it or not, so get off the stick and get the process moving. I had to argue with the man both on the phone and in his office. Then he and two others went to my Mom's room and stood over her trying to intimidate her into saying that she wanted to stay. I was HOPPING mad. But my Mom stuck to her guns and so did I, and she was out that day.

Nursing home care has changed drastically in the last 25-30 years. I wouldn't put an animal in a place like that. They have gone from family-run places to being owned by big corporations, and whenever big business gets involved with healthcare, things go right down the drain. Number 10...I spent 15 years in EMS and I have been to far too many Escort "nursing facilities" that were an accurate simulation of Dante's 7th layer of Hell. These homes operate primarily on medicaid,social security and medicare reimbursements (aka SOCIALIZED MEDICINE). And it's a disgusting way to treat our seniors,this 1450.00 fine is chump change for these places like Devon Gables. But once your Kenyan "God" further botches up our healthcare system,and enslaves you and the mindless "gimme,gimme,gimme," masses,do you really think you are going to receive the same standards of care the politicians and activists who will enslave you with "Government Medicine" will subject themselves to the substandard and rationed care you will be given,I truly doubt it,and yes,with lower government reimbursements under "universal single payer healthcare" will turn most of our hospitals into facilities that provide substandard care

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