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- On 4 Mar 2013
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CA Nursing House lets resident die due to no-CPR Policy,
kt said:
Leo, I so agree with you. There may be a case where the patient may have aspirated a foreign body, but was otherwise a healthy 87 year old, but unlikely.
The real point I was attempting to make is the insanity of even calling 911 and bringing this patient to the ER in the first place. If their policy is a "No Code" why call/transport at all???
Unfortunately, the reasons I know is to CYA the nursing home and to improve their stats. This is wrong for so many reasons, and adds so much unnecessary expense on families/Medicare/Medicaid etc.....and needs to be addressed.
Not only were patients sent to the ER. but they were often sent without adequate histories (Basically, without documented code status to dump) forcing the ER staff to
do what they legally must to "save" the patient. I have seen simply awful situations that were so wrong for so many reasons (Including why EVERYONE should speak to their loved ones/friends/doctors about end-of-life decisions and documentation!). - On 4 Mar 2013
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CA Nursing House lets resident die due to no-CPR Policy,
kt said:
What may likely have been happening here is that this patient signed a "No code" agreement, and right or wrong, the nurse stuck with the documentation, whether it was the correct for situation or not.
I was an E.R. Nurse for many years, and most nursing homes sent their "No Codes" to us. The reason was their stats would look better for their accreditation. Basically, less folks died in their nursing homes if they "Dumped" about-to-die patients to another facility rather than letting them die as per their wishes. These policies add huge costs to end- of-life care that are often unnecessary as well.
So while that nurse may have been callous and possibly made a wrong call, the policies of nursing homes may be more to blame. - On 10 Feb 2013
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Shiller explains why owner-occupied housing is a poor investment,
kt said:
I am someone who is planning on buying a home for myself, even though I am as wary of this "recovery" as Schiller is.
I am someone who knows all too well what it is to lose a big chunk of cash on housing.(I bought a home with 40% down, spent $$ fixing it up, and "walked" last year after there was serious well issues and I was way underwater. Very difficult and stressful for me personally.)
However, my savings is not making any money, and rents are high. And while homes can be money pits, I really miss having a garden, the house the way I want it, and most of all, my critters! There are quality-of-life issues that are hard to put a financial value to.
I have been looking in Sonoma County for awhile now, and have given up. Prices are crazy, and the wheeling and dealing is cut throat. Since I am disabled and no longer work, I am heading up to Oregon, where prices seem saner, and where my neighbors are not as likely(?!?) to be investor-owned properties (like Blackstone.)
But no doubt, this is a scary/stressful time to find a home....
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