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Related: About this forumEvery long-term facility in Iowa turns away severely ill patient
No nursing home or hospice facility in Iowa has been willing to accept Randy Sedrel as a patient.
His family says the 60-year-old Oskaloosa man, who has a rare neurological disease, was a gentle and caring man before his diagnosis five years ago.
Now, as the disease tightens its grip on him, his confusion and fear meld into frustrations that result in frequent scuffles with caregivers, including choking, slapping and kicking.
Because of that behavior and his relatively youthful age in comparison with most long-term care patients, an estimated 170 care facilities including Iowas two remaining mental health institutes have turned him away.
Read more: http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/investigations/2016/08/15/every-long-term-facility-iowa-turns-away-severely-ill-patient/87998106/
lonestarnot
(77,097 posts)progressoid
(50,734 posts)I'm working to help elect a local Democratic fireman to the Iowa house. One of his main goals is to restore some functionality to our mental health system.
47of74
(18,470 posts)....F you to Terry Branstad who rammed Iowa's mental health system into a bulkhead at warp one.
IADEMO2004
(5,868 posts)The two nursing home here have no physical restraints rules and to protect residents and staff the turn to drugs. Turn on the fog. Awful to see a family member disappear and wish there was something better.
"Now, as the disease tightens its grip on him, his confusion and fear meld into frustrations that result in frequent scuffles with caregivers, including choking, slapping and kicking"
Stop electing Branstad and republicans in general.