My dad has Alzheimers and has been put in a number of different nursing homes with a guardian advocate in control. My dad has been in and out of the emergency room in hospitals for life threatening incidents where no one ever knows what happened. Dad is always being chemically sedated on too many occasions on all the strong opioid narcotic drugs where the nurses and carers' first approach is to dose him up to keep him out their way. With all the evidence I have given to the government guardian advocate, they will still not listen to me. They continue to turn a blind eye and let it continue.
Now the nursing home has stopped me from having phone calls with my dad, saying they do not have the time to assist my dad with the phone. So I got dad a mobile phone with ear phones where they just have to put ear phones in my dad's ears and that's it. Dad nor staff need to hold or assist with anything, yet they seem to keep bringing up the point that the mobile phone can have incoming calls and they will be unaware of it, yet I do not see how this is an issue, only that they are trying to cover up the amount they are inducing dad with drugs where he is always knocked out.
Now they have complained about having the mobile in operation to the government Guardian advocate and now the Guardian has told me I am not allowed to call dad and if I try to call, he has instructed the nursing home not to hand dad the phone even if they have time or a simple set up of putting ear phones in for dad and limited the times and hours I can see dad to barely a decent visit. The Guardian is also saying the reason is because dad can not hold a conversation anymore!
I need help to stop this as I have recorded calls from me and dad previously for the future when I'd like to listen to them and for proof of how the nursing home staff speak with such disregard to me and are always hanging up on me. Recent calls were just last week, where dad and I are having a great talk. Dad was laughing, asking me questions, answering things I ask, and replying to things I say.
I have it all recorded yet no one will listen to me and I am being cut out of dad's life bit by bit. They controlling my dad in a unprotected, unprofessional manner. This has only gotten worse, so I'd appreciate any help as to how I can get my voice heard about their negligence and have an input in my dad's safety and well-being.
Now the nursing home has stopped me from having phone calls with my dad, saying they do not have the time to assist my dad with the phone. So I got dad a mobile phone with ear phones where they just have to put ear phones in my dad's ears and that's it. Dad nor staff need to hold or assist with anything, yet they seem to keep bringing up the point that the mobile phone can have incoming calls and they will be unaware of it, yet I do not see how this is an issue, only that they are trying to cover up the amount they are inducing dad with drugs where he is always knocked out.
Now they have complained about having the mobile in operation to the government Guardian advocate and now the Guardian has told me I am not allowed to call dad and if I try to call, he has instructed the nursing home not to hand dad the phone even if they have time or a simple set up of putting ear phones in for dad and limited the times and hours I can see dad to barely a decent visit. The Guardian is also saying the reason is because dad can not hold a conversation anymore!
I need help to stop this as I have recorded calls from me and dad previously for the future when I'd like to listen to them and for proof of how the nursing home staff speak with such disregard to me and are always hanging up on me. Recent calls were just last week, where dad and I are having a great talk. Dad was laughing, asking me questions, answering things I ask, and replying to things I say.
I have it all recorded yet no one will listen to me and I am being cut out of dad's life bit by bit. They controlling my dad in a unprotected, unprofessional manner. This has only gotten worse, so I'd appreciate any help as to how I can get my voice heard about their negligence and have an input in my dad's safety and well-being.