The chapter 54 is concerned with guardianships for people who can no longer perform the tasks and activities in a normal daily way. The law says that this includes all activities that pertain to work, taking care of one’s self, leisure activities, getting dressed, eating, toileting, doing one’s hair or makeup, mobility and being able to do things like button a button, zip up a jacket and tie shoes. There is a conservator who is a person that the court appoints to oversee the estate. The court will also appoint the guardian. Family are usually the first choice of judges to be appointed guardian. However, if the family is found to be unfit or there are no family members, the court can also appoint the state as the guardian. The guardian can
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The husband or wife may be abusing their spouse mentally, sexually and physically. I have been visiting in a nursing home and heard spouses yelling or swearing at and have seen them jerking an arm, slapping in the head and one time kicking their loved one. I immediately went to the nurses station and reported it, but I have a feeling it never was investigated. I have also witnessed a caregiver drop an elderly and very ill gentleman out of his wheel chair because she did not use a gait belt. I was in my CNA class, and it was my first evening of doing shadowing. I spoke to my teacher immediately, and after I returned to the floor, I was somewhat threatened by the woman who dropped him. She told me that if she got fired it would not be good for me. I told her, this is on you, not me. She had mishandled him before I am sure because his eyes showed fear of her. I asked to shadow someone else. My father-in-law had items stolen from his room and also clothes when sent to the in-house laundry. My mother-in-law decided to bring his laundry home. I know that the majority of caregivers are loving and caring people and it is the few who make a bad statement. The fact that people who are aging at a faster pace and need care in facilities or their homes means that those who are nearest to the loved one can also be the thieves or abusers and they learn how to get away with it. People with dementia, especially in …show more content…
Well, I see it as being a time where many factions of our lives make us an easy target for those who would harm us, lie to us, cheat us out of our money or valuable and property. These people usually are family members because they are closest to us or maybe just laying outside the inner circle waiting like a tiger going in for a quiet kill. The things that make us vulnerable are blindness, deafness, those who do speak English ( in the USA ), cognitive disorders, having a hard time getting around, living in isolated areas, being homeless, being an addict or medically dependant. These are visible to everyone. A person could be riding home on the bus each day at the same time and on the same bus and have a walker because of a bad hip, and there is a person who notices this and keeps watch. One day, this person follows the aging woman or man home and there they rob and or beat the person. Vulnerable! Or, another less physical scenario, a group of men come to your door and tell you that they are working in the neighborhood fixing driveways. They say that they notice you have cracks and that they have some hot asphalt left over down around the block, they will repair your driveway for $1000 cash. You think this is a nice deal with some nice men and so you give them a check or cash. The men never come back. They scammed you because they most likely were watching the neighborhood for those coming and going and picked out
The husband or wife may be abusing their spouse mentally, sexually and physically. I have been visiting in a nursing home and heard spouses yelling or swearing at and have seen them jerking an arm, slapping in the head and one time kicking their loved one. I immediately went to the nurses station and reported it, but I have a feeling it never was investigated. I have also witnessed a caregiver drop an elderly and very ill gentleman out of his wheel chair because she did not use a gait belt. I was in my CNA class, and it was my first evening of doing shadowing. I spoke to my teacher immediately, and after I returned to the floor, I was somewhat threatened by the woman who dropped him. She told me that if she got fired it would not be good for me. I told her, this is on you, not me. She had mishandled him before I am sure because his eyes showed fear of her. I asked to shadow someone else. My father-in-law had items stolen from his room and also clothes when sent to the in-house laundry. My mother-in-law decided to bring his laundry home. I know that the majority of caregivers are loving and caring people and it is the few who make a bad statement. The fact that people who are aging at a faster pace and need care in facilities or their homes means that those who are nearest to the loved one can also be the thieves or abusers and they learn how to get away with it. People with dementia, especially in …show more content…
Well, I see it as being a time where many factions of our lives make us an easy target for those who would harm us, lie to us, cheat us out of our money or valuable and property. These people usually are family members because they are closest to us or maybe just laying outside the inner circle waiting like a tiger going in for a quiet kill. The things that make us vulnerable are blindness, deafness, those who do speak English ( in the USA ), cognitive disorders, having a hard time getting around, living in isolated areas, being homeless, being an addict or medically dependant. These are visible to everyone. A person could be riding home on the bus each day at the same time and on the same bus and have a walker because of a bad hip, and there is a person who notices this and keeps watch. One day, this person follows the aging woman or man home and there they rob and or beat the person. Vulnerable! Or, another less physical scenario, a group of men come to your door and tell you that they are working in the neighborhood fixing driveways. They say that they notice you have cracks and that they have some hot asphalt left over down around the block, they will repair your driveway for $1000 cash. You think this is a nice deal with some nice men and so you give them a check or cash. The men never come back. They scammed you because they most likely were watching the neighborhood for those coming and going and picked out