Feeling Concerned for my safety.

[amillion3147]

Long story short one of the case managers who is an RN went to the home of a patient to do a supervisory visit. Pt's grandson who is supposed to be taking care of the patient claims he did not know who the nurse was after she knocked a few times despite her name tag being on and her verbally identityfying herself. He then proceeds to come back to the door with a knife and waving it at the nurse. She gets concerned and goes out to the car to call the Daugther who then apologizes for the grandson's behavior who is her son. So the nurse proceeds to go back to the home to knock on the door to gain entry to the home. He opens the door and then slams the door back in her face as she is trying to walk through it. She feels unsafe and leaves. What is the proper protocol for this situation? My issue is if somone waved a knife in my face they could very well use it.Under no circumstances would I have gone back into the home a second time.

Now this person is also getting out of pocket with me and displaying very threatening behaviors. I sent an email and called my supervisor to tell him of th situation and I do not feel comfortable going into the home any longer. I have not yet heard back on what they plan to do.

[JustMeRN]

That is my next step to report the neglect. I have not witnessed abuse at this time but who knows. The crazy grandson then said the reason why he had a knife in his hand was to protect his grandmother. From what? A nurse who identified herself? His crazy story makes zero sense. If he was that worried about her safety why not call 911 if you want the agency off the property? Bottom line he's shady and doesn't want us to see what is reaally not going on in the home. He has expressed he doesn't want us there. I think he is in way over his head and needs to relinquish his responsibilities. This pt has advanced dementia and lives with her grandson in her own home. I'm like sell the patients home and put her in an alzheimer's facility or memory care assisted living.

Call your states department of elderly services and have them investigate. Better safe than sorry. If there was a child in a situation where they might possibly be neglected or abused would you wait and see how it played out, or report it? Elderly people with dementia are vulnerable. They can be taken advantage of by caretakers who rely on their income to live. Please, please report it and let someone who knows how to evaluate the situation more thoroughly do so.

[LadyFree28, BSN, LPN, RN]

Call your states department of elderly services and have them investigate. Better safe than sorry. If there was a child in a situation where they might possibly be neglected or abused would you wait and see how it played out, or report it? Elderly people with dementia are vulnerable. They can be taken advantage of by caretakers who rely on their income to live. Please, please report it and let someone who knows how to evaluate the situation more thoroughly do so.

This.

You don't want to be on the hook if something happens to this person and the agency will not back you up, especially since you know about it.