One guy is rough when the rolls me, and is extremely verbal. The rest are all horrible -- they are all verbal and abandoned me at crucial times. It's the worst it's ever been in 13 years. I'm worried that if I fire them, I'll have no one. I'm trapped. ----- Original Message ----- From: Eric W Rudd To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2009 6:01 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] caregiver abuse
man, if someone was abusing me, they'd be gone. guess it comes down to the definition of abuse....i'm thinking striking?....am i way off here? Eric W Rudd [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: Greg To: 'Steve Crowder' Cc: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2009 6:52 PM Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] caregiver abuse I've never called, but if you think you need to, call sooner rather than later. If someone is abusive, it will only increase. Whether it be physical, mental, or just neglect. I know we are kind of screwed in that area, hard to even fire a caregiver until you have a new one hired. I think if I had an abusive caregiver or thought there was a problem in some way and was scared of them. I would not call protective services first, I'd call the police. Once the police were involved, I'd think you would get better service from protective services. More help until you can find a new caregiver. But if there is even a worry about a caregiver, I'd get them out of there, then worry about what to do.. Greg ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Steve Crowder [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2009 2:32 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [QUAD-L] caregiver abuse Has anyone ever called adult protective services for caregiver abuse? If you have, can you tell me what takes place from nine point afterword? Also, when interviewing new applications for live-in caregivers, what questions do you ask? Thanks, Nick
