Nursing Home Care Observation Paper

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On this date worker visited Meadowview NH, for the purpose of monitoring Ms. Angela Scarver's placement. Ms. Scarver is in room 5C with two other residents. The room was small and dark but clean and odor free. Ms. Scarver was dressed appropriately with good hygiene. Worker introduced herself and explained the reason for the visit. Ms. Scarver was upset about being in the nursing home and stated, "I don't understand how someone can come into my home and force me into a nursing home." Worker explained she discharged from the hospital to the nursing home because she is not able to care for herself independently. Ms. Scarver stated she had family that could take care of her, but later accused her family of only coming around to get her money.
Ms. Scarver as been diagnosed with Hyperglycemia, hypertension, hyperlipemia, cerebrovascular disease, multiply strokes affecting right side, schizoaffective disorder, COPD, mild protein malnutrition, decubital ulcer, Glasgow coma scale total score 9-12, Acute metabolic encephalopathy, diabetic ulcer of both feet associated with diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition, type two diabetes mellitus with hyperosmolar nondetotic hyperglycemia, subacute osteomyelitis of left and right ankle.
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Scarver was required to wear wound-vac on both feet and pic line. Worker notice no wound-vac or pic line and Ms. Scarver denied needing them.
Ms. Scarver stated a lawyer (GAL Garvie Ivey III) had come to visit her yesterday 4/25/16 and gave her some paperwork. The paper-included court order, time, and date of court, Ms. Scarver stated she wanted to come to the trial because she wanted out of the nursing home but if she could not get out of the nursing home she wanted moved to a nursing home closer to her family in Jasper. Ms. Scarver has family that lives in