Staff At Senior Home Refuses To Perform CPR On Dying Woman

There is such a thing as a "DNR" means do not resuscitate order. It is in writing, by the patient. Many reasons for this, including the fact that in very elderly patients, they aren't going to really "come back", but remain in a vegetative state.

The lady probably had a living will that said "Do not recusitate". My dad had one. He did not want to be kept alive and most people in the nursing homes have them.

Sorry Ink - it looks like we wrote at the same time. : )

No problemo!

The article says it is the policy of the home not to. That is what the nurse said

"...The executive director of Glenwood Gardens tells CBS2 News its policies is not to provide medical care..."

"...And the nurse explains it’s against facility policy for staff to administer CPR...."

I read the link.

This had NOTHING to do with the patient having had

do not resusitate orders.

No, it was the policy of this skilled nursing facility to

call 911 and NOTHING ELSE.


Homicide charges are being considered.



Now imagine if a kitchen worker cut themselves with a knife and was bleeding out.

they would let the person die, too.

this is amoral, and a terribly sad day for nursing.

I wonder if this is standard operating procedure for

California nursing homes.

MMMMMKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW just a little bit of a stretch to make an excuse but the question is why are you defending them so quickly?!!!!!!!!

From personal experience, even in hospitals doctors get really pushy relating to peo0pple who do NOT have DNR upon admittance.

Independent living is like a combo hotel, room, and board deal, unlicensed, maid-type staff.. Supposed to be like one is living at home on one's own.
Skilled nursing facility is a hospital, licensed nursing staff. Legal ramifications.
Which one is it?
Owners do not care, to them it is real estate. All they are doing is CYAssets.
Laws and lawsuits are causing some crazy behaviors in this country, folks should take heed.
Look at the stories of folks left on the side of the road in trouble due to fear.
Look at the little child in China run over and left due to fear.
What are we becoming?
I say the judicial system needs work if we can't get these lawyers under control, strengthen our judges. This will give hope to the populace that they will be treated fairly.

Usually they only let them die if they know they are running out of money to pay for the place. Up until then, they don't really care how long the patient suffers waiting to die.

Oh, well.....Welcome to Obama-care. Day will come when we all come under the do-nothing rule for medical care because it will be cheaper.

So, CBS2 Legal Analyst Steve Meister says the facility could be charged on the "theory of homicide."

Does he mean manslaughter? It is not like they deliberately killed grandma and you would think a legal expert would know the difference between the two charges.

It sounds to me like this is a bunch of manufactured outrage. People put their elders into this home knowing the policies.

If there was no DNR manslaughter charges should be filed. This is not a random stranger happening upon an accident, its a facility contracted to provide nursing services intentionally failing to provide them.

If Obama worked at a Skilled Nursing Facility. . . .


It's just Obamacare kicking in. Gonna get a lot worse.

I'm a HVAC & refrigeration tech and am Ammonia Certified...

I once worked for a massive Food distribution complex that had several large warehouse freezers...it backed up to a large neighborhood and we were told if we developed a leak that we were only to call 911 and "DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES TRY AND RESCUE ANYONE"


I left and went to work for the local School dist.

If kids were to get into trouble like a fight or injured in some way, again..."CALL 911 DO NOT GET INVOLVED"

we were told at both places we would be fired if we violated this rule....I told them "Well you'll just have to fire me then!"

WHY? If this was the policy of the home then the family and the resident had to of known about this. If they wanted her resuscitated in a situation like this then maybe they should have put her in a nursing home that had life saving in their policy. You cannot blame the employee, blame the family or the resident herself for not taking that little detail into consideration.

Maybe she didn't know, since the staff called themselves "nurses".

Any way, the bad publicity is going to put and end to the life of this company. DNR!

bump

I see GoogleNews picking this up

Drudge still slow

Everyone calls themselves a "nurse" now a days. It was probably a nurse's aide. Just my opinion. Here is their staffing:

Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Administrative Staff - Full Time: 5.53
Administrative Staff - Part Time: 2.10
Certified Nurse Aides - Full Time: 50.74
Certified Nurse Aides - Part Time: 2.64
Food Service Personnel - Full Time: 8.66
Food Service Personnel - Part Time: 1.89
Housekeeping Personnel - Full Time: 5.44
Licensed Practical/ Vocational Nurses - Full Time: 14.96
Licensed Practical/ Vocational Nurses - Part Time: 2.26
Medical Directors - Under Contract: 0.14
Mental Health Services Personnel - Under Contract: 0.01
Nurses With Administrative Duties - Full Time: 3.43
Persons Not Included In Any Other Categories - Full Time: 5.83
Physical Therapists - Under Contract: 0.86
Registered Nurses - Full Time: 5.16
Rn Director Of Nursing - Full Time: 1.14
Social Workers - Full Time: 1.14
Activities Professionals - Full Time: 1.14
Dentists - Under Contract: 0.01
Occupational Therapists - Under Contract: 2.29
Pharmacists - Under Contract: 0.01
Podiatrists - Under Contract: 0.01
Speech Pathologists - Under Contract: 0.21
Dietitians - Full Time: 1.14
Registered Nurses - Part Time: 3.11
[link to www.hospital-data.com]

Last Edited by nutmeg on 03/03/2013 06:02 PM

you got to die.get over it.

This.

Ok, if there wasn't a DNR in place for the patient, then yes, this is So bad!

Glenwood Gardens visitors withhold judgment on nurse's refusal to provide CPR
Visitors to Glenwood Gardens said they were withholding judgment Sunday on reports that a nurse there refused a 911 dispatcher's pleas last week to perform CPR on a woman who had fallen unconscious and later died.
The article is here:
[link to www.bakersfieldcalifornian.com]