Nancy50 I was wondering how you actually got the ombudsman to watch out for your mother.

I thought I would relate a story here, I worked in a facility a few months ago. They apparently had really messed up with the medication. They had to have an RN oversee what they were doing. That RN came in once a week. I had just started working, I hadn't even been there a full week. While that nurse was there I began asking questions about who she reported to, etc. While I was doing the questioning she was writing down over two full pages of medication/or recording errors. This nurse stated that the State of Washington would never see her reports, just a time sheet saying she was there. That totally blew my mind. I refused to give meds that night. The girl that was coming on after me had to give them. I wasn't going near them, didn't want to ever touch meds again. This facility was so messed up. And I wanted nothing to do with them. Facilities like that should be shut down. I have not stepped inside those doors since that night.

I wrote that to say...how many blind eyes are turned? How many times do people get away with abuse, med errors, or neglect? There is a lot that goes on out there that people like you and me will never see! I think we all need to just decide that in our sphere of influence we will just try to make a difference.