From Yahoo:
"'Absolutely despicable': Photo of elderly woman face-down in pillow at nursing home sparks outrage"
A photo of an elderly woman slumped over a desk at her nursing home in Canton, Ohio, caused outrage across the internet, with people calling the facility’s actions “absolutely despicable.” Julia Wiggins, a local pastor, posted the photos to Facebook on Tuesday showing 80-year-old Esther Brown “face down into a soft pillow gasping for breath and strangling on her own saliva,” as she wrote. Wiggins said when she and Brown’s son found the woman in the corner of the nurses station, Brown’s son began to cry out, “That’s my momma,” and they hurried over to her “Upon hearing her son’s voice she tried with all her might to raise her head!” Wiggins claimed they were yelling for help for five to 10 minutes before someone came to assist them. The woman’s son, James Brown, told the local CBS-affiliate WOIO that the family has filed a complaint with Altercare Nobles Pond, where his mother is a resident. Altercare Nobles Pond said in a statement to WOIO that it was informed of a family complaint on Feb. 15. “We have followed the protocol established regarding any allegation, including immediately reporting the concern to the Ohio Department of Health and completing an internal investigation,” the statement read. Altercare Nobles Pond’s executive director added that the staff has been in contact with the Brown family and that James has been visiting daily. “The resident is in no distress and remains well cared for by the Altercare Nobles Pond team of dedicated professionals. She is comfortable and safe,” they said. Yahoo Lifestyle has reached out to Altercare for further comment. The Ohio Department of Health and the Ohio Department of Aging are reportedly looking into the allegation against Altercare Nobles Pond. Beverly Laubert, state long-term care ombudsman with the Ohio Department of Aging, called the photo “very disturbing” and “worthy of an investigation” in a statement to WOIO. “Absolutely despicable,” one person commented on the photo, adding that their family also had a bad experience at the Canton facility. “That’s wrong they should be closed down,” another person said. In her Facebook post, Wiggins urged people with family members in nursing homes to keep tabs on them often. “People please keep a close check on any of your loved ones if they are in these places,” she wrote.
^ There are no words to describe how horrendous this is. It is why I always tell people to check on the elderly and the disabled (whether they are in a nursing home, in assisted living or at their own home.) I only hope that the State (and maybe even the Federal) authorities investigate this and help those that need it. ^
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