LSWgirl replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC
It is incredibly frustrating, and the admissions office doesn't get it!:trout: Usually as the SW, it's my job to find someone, anyone, to act as the proxy, but often, we have to go for guardianship....
In Maryland, the EMS workers could have called the police and the facility can be cited for coding a person with a DNR order. I know of a facility that was closed because of this. It's considered...