consumer

Hello, Why can't a nurse and a patient be friends after the patient is no longer a patient, or client? I recently stopped working for a home Healthcare company. I was told that I can never see my clients in any way ever again. I spent 10 hours a week a disabled man. He's upset, because he thinks that he'll never see me again. (he's older than my dad, so it's not a sexual thing). I'm wondering why I can't be friends with someone after our working/client relationship ended. How would I be violating Hippa if I stopped by to visit him. (I admit, I miss seeing his Basset Hound very much!) He's made it clear that he couldn't care less about who I tell anything to.... We live in a rural setting. I guess I need some direction here please?

Hello, I am a client, and just noticed this discussion. I am hoping that she loses her place at the podium, but more than that-I don't ever want to have someone like that providing care for me, or my loved ones. I hope it gets straightened out!

Hello, I used to be a client through a notionally known home health Care Agency. (I am still a client, but not at the same agency. I want to try to keep this as anonymous as possible. I am a Medicare and a medicaid client. I am on oxygen, use a chair, and have a catheter. This all started around January of 2014. The CNA that I had at the time was having a very rough go of things financially, and I asked her how much she needed to be able to travel to her grandsons birthday party. She had mentioned that she could pay me back, and I had always trusted her, up until then. I gave her $150 in cash, and a card that had about $150 on it. she overdrew the charge card that I gave her. Shortly after this, as she was trying to sell some of her beleongings, she voiced the need for a cell phone. I feel like I should be brtaying like a donkey at this point, because I added a line to my wireless phone contract, and she got a brand new phone, otter-box, and all the bells and whistles, on me. She was still trying to sell things, and kept promising me money. She's been promising me money for almost a year and a hald, and so far, I haven't gotten a penny. I have this sinking feeling that I won't. What can i do? I have a feeling that I was shut out from the best home health care I'd ever had at that point, because somehow, someone found out. There's more to the story, but I didn't want to a write a novel. Thank you for your time and consideration, A consumer in any town, in any state.