news Canadian News
Good Morning Guest | login or register
  • Home
    • Canadian News
    • Popular News
    • News Voting Log
    • News Images
  • Forums
    • Recent Topics Scroll
    •  
    • Politics Forums
    • Sports Forums
    • Regional Forums
  • Content
    • Achievements
    • Canadian Content
    • Famous Canadians
    • Famous Quotes
    • Jokes
    • Canadian Maps
  • Photos
    • Picture Gallery
    • Wallpapers
    • Recent Activity
  • About
    • About
    • Contact
    • Link to Us
    • Points
    • Statistics
  • Shop
  • Register
    • Gold Membership
  • Archive
    • Canadian TV
    • Canadian Webcams
    • Groups
    • Links
    • Top 10's
    • Reviews
    • CKA Radio
    • Video
    • Weather

'Granny dumping' a burden for ERs

Canadian Content
20718news upnews down
Link Related to Canada in some say

'Granny dumping' a burden for ERs


Health | 207175 hits | May 15 8:08 am | Posted by: wildrosegirl
6 Comment

Some come with notes pinned to their clothes or tucked inside pockets. Often, they are unable to explain who they are or where they came from.

Comments

  1. by avatar nanza
    Sat May 15, 2010 3:49 pm
    shameless!!!

  2. by avatar Brenda
    Sat May 15, 2010 5:05 pm
    "nanza" said
    shameless!!!

    I disagree. It's not necessarily shameless as well hopelessness, exhaustion, the last resort.
    The practice, nicknamed �granny dumping,� is an extreme example of the wider issue of senior citizens arriving at emergency simply because they or harried family members do not know where else to turn, say nurses and doctors.

  3. by avatar raydan
    Sat May 15, 2010 6:37 pm
    When my father died, I knew that my mother could not live alone as I had seen the symptoms of Alzeimer.
    I brought her to live with us and started the process to have her evaluated.
    After 6 months, still without any date for that evaluation, it had become dangerous to leave her alone at home and my GF and I had reached a point where we were (sorry to say this) at our wits end.
    We went to the hospital emergency and explained the situation to them.
    They took her in, a day and she had a room and it took a few weeks to finally get that evaluation.

    I hope I don't fall into that "dumping" category. :(

  4. by avatar tritium
    Sat May 15, 2010 6:54 pm
    These bastards probably took all that parents money, home and left them with nothing.

    I wouldn't be surprised if they are still cashing their pension cheques.

    Society is just becoming more greedy and selfish.

  5. by avatar Brenda
    Sat May 15, 2010 6:57 pm
    "raydan" said
    When my father died, I knew that my mother could not live alone as I had seen the symptoms of Alzeimer.
    I brought her to live with us and started the process to have her evaluated.
    After 6 months, still without any date for that evaluation, it had become dangerous to leave her alone at home and my GF and I had reached a point where we were (sorry to say this) at our wits end.
    We went to the hospital emergency and explained the situation to them.
    They took her in, a day and she had a room and it took a few weeks to finally get that evaluation.

    I hope I don't fall into that "dumping" category. :(

    No. You were looking for the best possible solution, and you got it. Sacrificing yourself is not helping anyone. 24/7/365 care is just not doable alone.

    You didnt leave her with a note attached, you found the best solution. Kudo's to you and your gf.

  6. by avatar Yogi
    Sat May 15, 2010 8:21 pm
    As Ray said, Trying all the 'proper' channels can be as frustrating and fruitless' as doing the 24/7 care. I do not condone this practice, but to a degree I can understand why it happens in some situations. have allowed those in healthcare to create an untennable situation!

  7. by avatar Scape
    Sat May 15, 2010 8:58 pm
    "raydan" said
    When my father died, I knew that my mother could not live alone as I had seen the symptoms of Alzeimer.
    I brought her to live with us and started the process to have her evaluated.
    After 6 months, still without any date for that evaluation, it had become dangerous to leave her alone at home and my GF and I had reached a point where we were (sorry to say this) at our wits end.
    We went to the hospital emergency and explained the situation to them.
    They took her in, a day and she had a room and it took a few weeks to finally get that evaluation.

    I hope I don't fall into that "dumping" category. :(


    You did what you could. Some don't even bother to do that.



view comments in forum
Page 1

You need to be a member of CKA and be logged into the site, to comment on news.

  • Login
  • Register (free)
 Share  Digg It Bookmark to del.icio.us Share on Facebook


Share on Facebook Submit page to Reddit
CKA About |  Legal |  Advertise |  Sitemap |  Contact   canadian mobile newsMobile

All logos and trademarks in this site are property of their respective owner.
The comments are property of their posters, all the rest © 2025 by Canadaka.net