Who is watching the SNF?

I've been honest with you readers about all that I've written on this blog. There are those who don't want to face the truth. These people work at KVHD and for the government.

I can't make them suddenly realize that they could have, should have, done many things that could make the future of the hospital more solid, more real. It's also not my job. I pointed it out, and they could NOT handle the truth.

However, there seems to be another rumor floating about since I have had some problems with the hospital personally.

First, let me say that what occurred between me and KVHD on November 9th of last year has been put in my "forgiven pile." What that means is that I can't do anything about it, therefore, I let it go.

There is one good thing, I can't seem to remember exactly what happened. I am starting to get snippets of the incidents, but as of yet, I still don't know. I remember a few things enough to make my hair stand up.

I don't know if I've told you but I decided to remove all "doctor dope" from my life and I did it in one day. What a day! I'm now clean of all those prescriptions, and as an added bonus, quit smoking cigarettes too. But what a way to do it...LOL

In one day I threw away all the pain killers, sleep aids, stomach meds, and cracked right after. There were incidents which lead to all the drama, some of them still inexplicable. I don't understand all that happened, but I'm happy to report I no longer have to play the pharmacy game.

In the course of this craziness which occurred because of my desire to get off the "doctor ride" I have been told that certain things happened. I don't know how true they are as I've asked to have these occurrences verified, and I also asked to apologize to anyone who was hurt, or just butt hurt.

However, I've not gotten a straight answer to any of this. Time will tell all secrets...

One thing, however, that has been taken to the gossip mills happens to be my visit to the skilled nursing facility about a month ago.

I walked in to the SNF and met a woman with a serious wound on her forehead. She was in a wheelchair and kept asking what had happened to her. This woman relayed to me that she has asked the staff repeatedly what happened and nobody seems to know.

I quickly told her, "me too!" I asked for answers about what had happened to me and got the run around too.

By the size of the wound on this woman's forehead, she must have taken a pretty serious fall. The wound itself was ugly and looked like it had bled a lot.

While walking through the SNF I also noted the list of "activities" for the residents. I asked why there was a "cooking class." A nurse told me that the residents like to cook. I wondered what they cook and in what kind of oven. I was told they "stir" batter. Okay?

Then I noticed "bowling" was also on the list of activities. Gee, how much bowling do people of that age, physical and mental health, do? Again, okay.

I noticed the time was 3 pm and the schedule of activities showed "word games." Why I just love word games so I went to the recreation area to find, Sarah, director of these games, writing on a white board. There were about 6 women sitting, watching her.

The writing on the board showed a word game I could not understand. It was strange, but then I never got the time to really understand, as CNO, Mark Gordon, came to remove me.

A couple of residents who still have the gift of speech introduced themselves, and the others stared off, as I sat down. Gordon called to me and tried to tell me I am NOT ALLOWED IN THE SNF.

He questioned why I was there.

Why not? If I were running this crack SNF that we pay CEO, Tim McGlew, big money to run along with the rest of the impressive hospital, then I would want my biggest critic to see it. I would want ME to be impressed.

I was not impressed. I was taken aback at their lack of truth. Gordon and DON, Edith Cecil, were both afraid to have me in there. Again, for what reason?

In our parting conversation Gordon asked again why I was there. He also had a resident calling for help, and the Maintenance man, yes the maintenance man, took care of her. When did maintenance begin to work in the SNF? Again, not impressed.

When I was young, I used to visit nursing homes with a church group, and then I started going by myself. I even wrote a short story called, "the convalescent Caper" as a result of one of these visits. It was always tough to go in and see people sometimes dumped off by their families, in a state of mind and health that will only lead to the end. I enjoyed helping these people, and that is probably why I took the "murders" in our SNF so seriously.

Gordon ushered me to the CEO office and out popped, Secretary and keeper of the big lies, Heidi Sage.

Sage, who has more daring than Gordon, argued with me that I COULD NOT BE IN THE SNF as I would not like it if my father were there having his privacy breached.

Umm, most of the people are past privacy breaches, but on the other hand, I would prefer that outsiders who CARE, are allowed to be in with my father. Sorry, but I would not want only reports from those who are employed or have a vested interest. I would and do recommend private people come and look in on our residents at the SNF.

Now, Sage told me if I know someone in the SNF then I can come back...Hmm, let's see about that.

In defense of me, the stories that go around have made me out to have caused a disturbance.

I did not.

In fact, I quietly came in and looked at the staffing, one RN to six CNA's, and did NOT enter anyone's room. I was in the hall.

Much like in 2006, when this SNF had people locked down in physical restraints, prior to the chemical restraints for which they are in trouble, I was not received well even though I was a friend of that dysfunctional administrative family at the time.

Again, KVHD what are you hiding? It's not me, then it must be you...