My father is recovering from surgery and has other health issues that have come to light recently. Since my mother had visited a church friend at Sagebrook, when it was time for him to be released from the hospital and into respite care she allowed him to be taken to Sagebrook. My father is the tough, rugged type that made John Wayne seem a bit… well wimpy. Even though he’s 82 he carries himself with all the pride and dignity a long life of hard work and honor has rewarded him. \r
Tonight in Cedar Park my mother is having take care of him in Sagebrook because the staff is so inept. He’s been miserable the entire time he’s been there. He tells me he spends hours by himself with none of the workers looking in on him, and can not eat the food. \r
Father spent two weeks in the hospital, and didn’t have Intestinal problems. As soon as he was settled into Sagebrook he began having problems controlling his bowels. He complained of severe cramping, stomach pain and continued to have problems getting to the lavatory in time. This resulted in him defecating himself, his bed, just about everything on numerous occasions. Today he called for the nurse and no one came and he attempted to get to the toilet on his own. In the process he cut his arm and began to bleed profusely, Dad’s a hemophilic. Mother said when she found him on the toilet bleeding she called for help and the nurse proceeded to bandage the wound without the benefit of any antiseptic.\r
The physical therapist was concerned for Dad and began to investigate his situation and started asking questions. She discovered, without consent from my mother or father he was placed on Senokot laxative the day he arrived because it’s their standard practice. They continued to administer it even though he was suffering from severe cramps and had uncontrollable diarrhea. WHAT? \r
Instead of laundering the clothes he soiled, they threw them away… all of them. The lack of care and disrespect shown my father is criminal. I live 90 miles away or I would probably would have been on the 6:00 news, in handcuffs. We’re demanding he be released in the morning!\r
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