'Cave man' must wash (24)
rasgumby: My last 6 yrs working was in a nursing home,
We had a few that would refuse baths.. usually became an infection problem..
also.. no one wanted to sit anywhere near them in the dining room. game time or any other time.
By most states laws.. yes. they can refuse cares, meds and so on... but can not refuse anything that will adversely affect others.
and if mentally incompetent - they then can not refuse meds and cares.
But.. the home MUST have Dr Statement, stating that the person is mentally incompetent.
We had a few that would refuse baths.. usually became an infection problem..
also.. no one wanted to sit anywhere near them in the dining room. game time or any other time.
By most states laws.. yes. they can refuse cares, meds and so on... but can not refuse anything that will adversely affect others.
and if mentally incompetent - they then can not refuse meds and cares.
But.. the home MUST have Dr Statement, stating that the person is mentally incompetent.
Yes i agree it happened in the home where i work A female client refused to wash and change her clothes. It became so bad the other clients complained. So because of duty of care to them and their rights, she had to be removed to a mental health hospital.
It was all very sad as apart from that she was a lovely lady. Same happens to clients who refuse their meds as they break the contract have have to go back to a sercure unit.
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oslojente: "A city magistrate has ruled that Oslo's so-called "cave man,"
who once lived in a pile of garbage near the city's university campus,
must agree to wash himself since he's now living in a publicly funded nursing home.
He objects, and vows to take his case to Norway's supreme court.
The "cave man's" case has been brewing in the courts for months, and was sent back to the magistrate's level because of some judicial errors.
He's still insisting that he can't be forced to wash, and will only do so if he so chooses. His lawyer called forced washings "an extremely serious assault on the private sphere."
The 54-year-old man is a former physics student who's lack of personal hygiene led to his expulsion from student housing back in the late 1970s. He then started living in a pile of garbage adjacent to the campus, and public authorities let him be.
Health problems led to his admission to the nursing home two years ago, but once there he caused a stink, quite literally. Staff insisted he follow the rules of the institution out of consideration for his fellow residents and infection control.
City officials were pleased with the magistrate's decision. The "cave man" was not, and he also has reported his forced washings to the police."
From AftenpostenI've walked past him in the street, and he smells BAAAAAAD!!!!
who once lived in a pile of garbage near the city's university campus,
must agree to wash himself since he's now living in a publicly funded nursing home.
He objects, and vows to take his case to Norway's supreme court.
The "cave man's" case has been brewing in the courts for months, and was sent back to the magistrate's level because of some judicial errors.
He's still insisting that he can't be forced to wash, and will only do so if he so chooses. His lawyer called forced washings "an extremely serious assault on the private sphere."
The 54-year-old man is a former physics student who's lack of personal hygiene led to his expulsion from student housing back in the late 1970s. He then started living in a pile of garbage adjacent to the campus, and public authorities let him be.
Health problems led to his admission to the nursing home two years ago, but once there he caused a stink, quite literally. Staff insisted he follow the rules of the institution out of consideration for his fellow residents and infection control.
City officials were pleased with the magistrate's decision. The "cave man" was not, and he also has reported his forced washings to the police."
From AftenpostenI've walked past him in the street, and he smells BAAAAAAD!!!!
Let me guess, his motto is "PUTEO ERGO SUM" (I stink, therefore I am.)
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solitare: Let me guess, his motto is "PUTEO ERGO SUM" (I stink, therefore I am.)
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not be a problem, unless someone comes to visit him.