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Thread #84619   Message #1562664
Posted By: DMcG
13-Sep-05 - 08:44 AM
Thread Name: BS: Left Behind in New Orleans: the elderly
Subject: RE: BS: Left Behind in New Orleans: the elderly
how much time do you two men spend with the elderly on a regular basis?

- Several hours a week.

Do you have loved ones living in nursing homes?

- Yes

Do you routinely spend time trying to get services for the elderly?

- Yes
Ever been to a city hospital emergency room, where elderly people are stacked in hallways waiting to be picked up by family members who neglect them

- Yes
, because the corporate policies of for profit hospitals won't allow them to be admitted?
Fortunately, we have the NHS. It is by no means perfect, but at least sometimes the profit motive is not the be-all-and-end-all.

And then don't report the neglect by their families?

_ I have reported things.


Any more questions?