leadership of a long term care organization with operations in 32 states,
primarily in the mid-west and deep south.
After seven years of being cared for at home for
progressive Alzheimer’s disease operated by your organization, Mrs. Dowd has
been admitted to a LTC home, also part of your corporate portfolio. Upon visiting
his wife one day, Mr. Dowd finds her walking hand-in-hand with a male resident.
Staff report Mrs. Dowd has been observed following this male resident into his
room, which is immediately next to hers. Mr. Dowd becomes angry and states,
“Look, it is your job to protect my wife. Get that man out of here right now. I
don’t want her involved with any other man. That’s why I admitted her here.”
What are some of the ethical issues in this case? What do you recommend? Is
Mrs. Dowd able to understand and appreciate her actions with the male resident?
Does the staff have an obligation to intervene to protect Mrs. Dowd? Or at the
request of Mr. Dowd? If Mrs. Dowd was capable (competent), would the
responsibility of the LTC home staff remain the same?
Consider the experience of retired US Supreme Court
Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, described
at https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1576716/Judge-lost-husband-to-Alzheimers-and-love.html.
Does this change your mind?
Prepare a
policy and procedure manual (https://notejoy.com/resources/policy-and-procedure-manual )
for corporate-wide implementation that addresses situations such as this.
Include guidelines for facility staff and recommendations for communicating
with family members in the procedure manual. Submit both documents under one
title page.
This is a group work; my portion is
conflict resolution and recommendation.
1.How can we address Mr. Dowd’s concerns in
line with patient’s right and state/federal regulation?
- Is Mrs. Dowd’s able to understand and
appreciate her actions with the male resident? - Does the staff have an obligation to
protect Mrs. Dowds? - Should the facility grant Mr. Dowd’s
request of removing the male staff from the facility? - If Mrs. Dowd was capable (competent),
would the responsibility of the LTC home staff remain the same?
Kindly build
up a conflict resolution and recommendation based on the questions above, using
the case and federal/ state laws on patients right and privacy.
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