Steph, if possible document every single incident with date and description.
When you have sufficient info and witnesses, go after her ass with a
pitchfork. You'll be doing yourself and many others a service. Go to the top
if necessary. Have courage, good luck, and God bless.
From: "S. Dial" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: "S. Dial" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: [QUAD-L] Need Advice
Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 16:43:35 -0400
Hey Gang,
I'm having a problem and need to know what you think I should do. During my
first year in this nursing home I had a problem with an aide named Poochie
who I ended up filing a grievance on for neglect and refusal of care who
was from then on not assigned to me, she was later caught sleeping on the
job and let go, but has been hired back in recent weeks.
Since her return I've been told of comments from her such as "You know I
don't go in Stephanie's room!" regarding answering my light or coming in to
care for my roommate.
This doesn't bother as I prefer her as far away from me as possible, but
today she and her partner, a young man named Jeremy, were assigned to my
hall. An aide from another hall had to come feed me and informed me that
Poochie had been assigned to feed me and do my care and had refused so that
was why she was feeding me.
Between having Poochie and this male aide on my hall I would have been
effectively without care if it wasn't for the kindness of Meagan who fed me
and then after finishing her people's care came back and got me up.
I did complain to the charge nurse, Adam, and tell him what had transpired
in the past and today and that basically I'd rather not have any dealings
with this person and he said he'd file a grievance against her. I also
tried contacting my social worker, Bambi Barber, to see if she could help
my situation only to discover she isn't in today. I'm feeling really
stressed and vulnerable over how my care is going to be managed over the
next 2 weeks which is how long she'll be on my hall, if management won't
agree to switch her. What can I do to solve this situation without undue
drama that keeps this person away from me?
Scared & Sad,
Steph
