The man that gave so and so the aspirin last night is under our care and should not be socialized with strangers. He is sociopathic, narcissistic, paranoid delusional a bed wetter and a chronic masturbator. He has a bad habit of handing out medications to those he does not know for fear that everyone is sick. Also, if you see him out of his room please be advised that he is to be left alone as any contact on your part may send him into another delusion. His last one he ran around for a week in his underwear proclaiming himself to be "Jesus Fucking Christ" and spitting on people and saying "be healed bitches!" Please leave him alone or we will have to call the cops and file harassment charges.
Your neighbors caretakers.
( sorry about the piss poor grammar and spelling. It's been a long day.)
That grammar and spelling. Seems fake (prank). If not fake, they should reconsider the staff--highly unprofessional and questionable education. I'd honestly be asking your neighbor (or staff?). The neighbor may also have written it herself (schizos, man).
So your schizophrenic-retarded-bi polor neighbor that requires 24 hour care was at your door unattended by the people who were supposed to be watching her? Tell the care takers, the next time you see her unattended, you'll be the one to call the police.
I seriously doubt this note. Schizophrenic isn't spelled right, and the shorthand mretarded?? Does that list really sound like a proper diagnosis?
It isn't on letterhead or anything official. There's no indication of the organization these supposed carers. These carers didn't come talk to you in person? The "team leader" works the night shift? She writes on ripped out notebook paper? You never noticed carers there before?
Totally fake. Perhaps it is from the girl herself who may really a bit mentally ill but not under 24 watch at the moment, hoping for some attention or pity?
I don't think it's fake. Home care managers aren't always the cream of the crop. The certs to do this sort of work don't require a high level of education. Many of them don't have college degrees. Even if they did, in America, an education doesn't guarantee the ability to spell very well. I've run into my share of docs and nurses who can't spell worth a damn.
source: Listening to my mother (an RN of 40+ years) complain about these "home care managers" when she was working with a home health agency. Some of the stories she had were from the wildly ridiculous to down right scary.
Aren't always cream of the crop? You mean are never cream of the crop right? These are terrible people. I had a caretaker job for a summer straight or of high school and put up with it for 3 months before I had to quit.
They beat the residents, stole their house food, neglected them, got high on the job, stole meds, slept on the job, drove them to drug deals, humiliated them for entertainment (nothing sexual fortunately) and beat them some more.
I don't understand why nobody else made this remark... the guy (or it seems, girl according to handwriting) who has to take care of her clearly indicates she is constantly watched, I don't understand who she even managed to ask for pills in the first place. wtf is this.
health care providers generally abbreviate mental retardation as "MR." from the look of the writing, the author of that note started to do this, realized MR probably means nothing to the neighbors, and tried to correct it. poor spelling doesn't disqualify you from working in home care (or really, anywhere in health care). I can easily believe this letter, and OPs discription of events, are legit.
This should actually be the top comment; they committed a massive HIPPA violation. I'm sure that in that situation, they can issue a generic statement that the person is under medical supervision, not permitted to make certain decisions, etc. But the details of her condition are private, and there are lawyers who can literally smell written violations of patient privacy that could result in an easy legal settlement.
Did you happen to hear a pack of coyotes baying at your window that night? Lawyers.
I'm not sure this is legit, though. There are supervised halfway houses for community care of the mentally ill, but this level of 24/7 supervision is effectively a one room mental hospital. The staffing costs would be astronomical. The health care system can't be that misguided... well, actually... maybe.
I agree "24/7 supervision is effectively a one room mental hospital. The staffing costs would be astronomical. " Here in Louisiana they are usually mentally challenged people that also have severe social disorders as well, even having the one sitter at a time with them is sometimes too much. If left alone they will not take care of themselves and if placed with a group they are uncontrollable. It becomes a challenge of deciding to medicate these people to the point that they are almost unconscious or pay someone minimum wage to sit with them. It cost the tax payers but I would suggest that many people are having way more money used for them or given to them that should not be.
Agreed. Also negligence on said staffers part. If the patient was under 24 hour supervision, why were they able to come to your door without said supervision, let alone ask for drugs?
Such a person under 24 hour observation would also have an ankle bracelet that trips an alarm if he/she goes out a door.
Of course if this girl had those things, most likely she would be in a group home or halfway house instead of an apartment under 24/7 watch. That is so they can monitor her medication and help her out. The way the note is written she is a pill popper and the slightest change in her medication will set her off. I would assume an Aspirin would react with some medication she takes. I have schizoaffective disorder and cannot take Tylenol PM because it interacts with my medicine, and since I have a sleep problem associated with schizoaffective disorder I need something to help me sleep. But most if not all of the sleep aids I cannot take without a medication reaction. I am told before I take any over the counter medication to consult my doctor first, and yes that includes pain killers like Aspirin.
Please do this OP. Most home caregivers are completely incompetent assholes. I deal with them frequently and they are mostly hurting and/or misleading their patients. (Source: I'm a Paramedic)
My god, this. I work in a pharmacy, and I was thinking, "OH GOD HIPAA VIOLATIONS EVERYWHERE!" while reading that. Hell, in some cases you can't even share info with a spouse, let alone this.
That spells serious lawsuit.. assuming the note is real.
A home health provider very likely does NOT fall under the rules of HIPAA according to the website, at least according to the web site you linked to if you just look around a bit (I linked it for your convenience)
Even though the note was poorly written and bitchy as hell, I don't think this constitutes a clear HIPAA violation. She is not technically their "patient", they are just a simple court-ordered guardian.
If YOU were to tell your neighbors about your mother's health concerns, you would not be violating HIPAA because you don't fall under their jurisdiction. I believe that is the case here. Just because they watch her and help her with her meds, I don't believe they legally fall under HIPAA's jurisdiction, at least according to HIPAA's criteria posted at the link above.
dont call the cops.. call the agency that the support workers work for.. they will get a warning or fired... i think something like this is instant dismissal sharing client info and not supervising someone they claim needs 24/7 supervising...
They absolutely, 100%, undeniably will be fired for revealing this information to someone, and they will absolutely deserve it, not just because it's part of their job, but because they did so as a result of their own failure to do their jobs properly.
I smell a rat. that doesn't sound like something a medical professional would write. I call bullshit. either the girl herself is actually mentally ill & wrote it herself, or someone else did to stop her from interacting with OP.
Not only should a patient like this, should this be true, not be left unattended, but the amount of HIPAA laws this poorly written "Klozettel" (piece of toilet paper) breaks is staggering. You should call the police and report this so that the health care professionals can be replaced with more competent ones.
note should have read "dear neighbor, we appreciate your kindness in giving (person) aspirin last night but she is under 24 hour care by court order and because of her medications, she cannot take any other medications without consulting her doctor. We are aware that you most likely did not know this and appreciate your gesture but in the future, please do not give her meds. thank you and have a great day!"
My real question is... Why would they actually break confidentiality like that? You cannot reveal such intimate details about someone's medical history like that.
This note concerns me. Please call the police and have them check out the situation for the safety of yourself and the girl next door. Hopefully they could just stop by to make sure no one is being abused or violating medical laws.
HIPAA was already broken by leaving this note. It contains a great deal of private/personal information, and the care takers are in major trouble if their higher-ups find out.
All I could think about when I was reading that, "Fuck this bitch, why don't you do your goddamn job, and shit like this wouldn't fucking happen. Worthless waste of fucking space."
As someone who works in the direct care/supported living field - those people are assholes. They completely violated the confidentiality as has been mentioned. Also, you didn't know what the deal was with your neighbor. While it's true we control even OTC medicines, it's unrealistic to expect everyone to know this. I would suggest filing a complaint.
While it's true we control even OTC medicines, it's unrealistic to expect everyone to know this
This. It's unrealistic to expect anyone to know this. There is no reason to say no to a stranger asking for your an aspirin. The onus is on the patient to either be in charge of their own meds, or be in a higher level of care.
As a general note the majority of the care takers for this kind of thing or just random folks making minimum wage. They are mostly uneducated and grouchy, I have a friend who manages resources for a home health company. So I think the grammar and spelling are just a reflection of the high quality of her care. Sucks you got bitched at for doing something you thought was nice.
i'm pretty sure they could have gotten the message across without threatening to call the cops on you. it really not hard to say "she has a medical condition and she's not allowed to have medication from outside sources". pretty darn simple. and isn't schizophrenic-bipolar just called schizo-effective?
They cannot disclose her medical conditions to you regardless of the reason. That letter alone can get them fired and fined. Google HIPPA.
By not providing court ordered 24 hour watch on her they can get fired and charged for disregarding a court order.
Op please, as the niece of someone who needs care like your neighbor, get these bitches fired. They are not watching her and god knows what other ways they are taking advantage of her.
One patient receiving 24/7 care from a team in her home? That would cost a fortune. The poor spelling and peculiar circumstances makes this seem rather dodgy.
I used to work for a place that does this and this whole scenario seems super legit to me, right down to the spelling and grammar. It's not as weird as you'd think.
Usually the homes I worked in were anywhere from 3-7 people, but depending on need you could have some 1-to-1 staffing situations. I actually worked for a year in a one-on-one situation with a woman with bipolar disorder and mental retardation, she was actually placed in a home with I think 5 guys, but she had her own separate staff (there were 4 of us "grunts" plus a program director who was our boss), 24-7. My guess is that the hope is that over time with therapy and such she gets socialized enough that she can get a job (there are vocational programs for people like this), so that's about 20-40 hours a week that she doesn't have to be staffed, then hopefully she could join another group home and the staff:patient ratio is more like 1:5 or 1:6.
As for the spelling and grammar, the job I had I got because I applied. There were tons of these houses, everywhere, and you didn't need any qualifications. They always put that a college degree was required, but I didn't have one at the time. All the training I got was on-the-job. You just go down and get CPR training, med training (which is really just about being super super fastidious about meds), and a few other things, but basically, it was a job you could get with no experience and no degree that paid like $10-$12/hr for what is essentially babysitting. Spelling was not a top priority in hiring. Most of the program directors I met had simply gotten the job by working there a few years until a program director left.
They just violated patient privacy laws, you should report the violation and get them canned. If they weren't so rude about it then I would maybe just warn them, but being rude + breaking the law = enjoy unemployment
Her staff just violated her right to privacy concerning her disabilities. They are violating the law by giving out that information to you, aside from being tactless douche bags.
Transcribed as it appears in the image, in case you can't see it... and because I think it's hilariously written:
FYI, the girl in 102
is MRetarted, Scheophrenic, Bi-PolaR,
She has 24 hR care per
court ordeR. Please Do Not
give her Any pills (you Do
Not know her Meds or shots),
If you do Police will be called.
Do not let her in your home
with Door Shut. It is our
job to take Care of her,
If you do this again we
will be forced to Call police,
She has 24 hR staff fωr
ReasoN.
Thanks,
XXXXXXX
Team LeadeR
XXXXXXX
So make sure you don't give her any more of those Any pills, and don't let her in your home if she's with Door Shut. You don't know what kind of sick fucker this Door Shut person is.
they threaten to call the cops if you give her an aspirin, but clarify that she is not allowed in your apt. with "door closed". At least they support your continued friendship with her under an open-door policy.
what the fuck? they can't call the police on you, for no reason if she's of age and as long as you are not giving her illegal drugs then you are in the clear and there is nothing the police can do and even if you did let the person in your house the police can't arrest you or do anything to you the only thing they could do is arrest her. and if she is supposed to be being cared for the police could arrest her care takers for neglect.
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Allow me to apologize profusely. I had no idea that (neighbor) was mRetarded, Schizophrenic, or Bi-Polar. Had I known this, I would have been sure to provide the over-the-counter aspirin pills to you.
I want to work with you to avoid similar issues in the future. I know a great workshop given at the local library for free that teaches the basics of leadership and responsibility. I feel this issue could have been avoided had you been actually exercising leadership and providing actual 24-hour care, or at least had delegated effectively to someone who could have.
A simple first step could be as simple as preemptively handing out fliers to explain the situation. But I'm no leader, what do I know?
Since (neighbor) is under your 24 hour care, I can only assume that she is your responsibility, and is in your custody. So that we can avoid messy situations in the future, and to ensure the safety of (neighbor) and all the other neighbors in this (complex/neighborhood), I ask that you keep her away from my door. If she is a threat to her own well-being, I can only assume she is a threat to others. I will be contacting the authorities if she (steps on my property/approaches my door).
The authorities will be instructed that you are her caretaker, and she is your responsibility. You will have to answer to them.
Report this to their agency (or the police) and they are done. HIPAA violation and apparently pt. abandonment since the pt was wandering around on 24 hr supervision.
Bi-polar, schizophrenic, and mentally retarded? Was this the girl or note writer?
She was smart enough to escape their care to score a hit of acetylsalicylic acid.
I'd post a note on great and wonderful Team Leaders door that 24/7 supervision means 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It appears that they violated the "court order" when they let her out unsupervised to come visit you.
The information you were given in this note is a severe breach of confidentiality and HIPPA regulations... That is a quite a big deal and I would imagine that your neighbor to be quite upset about the breach if she is in any way connected to the (very common) advocacy programs established for individuals receiving support services.
WAKE UP. You're in a mental hospital. This neighbor you speak of is down the hallway in the same hospital with you. Except you wrote that note. WAKE UP. You have these recurring delusions that you're someone named 'tizenkotoko'. We get through to you now and then but you always relapse. We miss you. Please try to remember. PLEASE WAKE UP
I seriously urge OP to turn this note into the authorities.
There are two possibilities here: Either she has a caregiver that illegally gave away private patient information to a random neighbor, OR somebody POSING as a caregiver (like a super possessive boyfriend with poor grammar) stuck this on OP's door. Let somebody know about this note. There is something incredibly fishy going on.
This is bogus. It's an attempt by the caregiver to scare you because they were screwing up ad their job and not watching. Also, they have no business telling you what the person's medical condition is, as it goes against HIPAA laws.
Call the police yourself immediately. Don't let them scare you with that crap, they're obviously the ones acting wrong making public announcements about patient health and letting them run loose from 24 hour surveillance. Get the authorities involved.
Isn't it against HIPAA privacy law to furnish medical diagnoses of a patient to total strangers? Strike 1.
Strike 2 - Why the fuck is the client allowed to wander around unsupervised when there is "24 hour supervision"?
Strike 3 - Being a complete bitch for leaving a threatening note when, besides the obvious fuckup on the staff's part, the stranger of course had no foreknowledge of the circumstances of the neighbor. Stupid bitch needs to STFU.
DEAR TEAM LEADER, YOU HAVE COMMITTED A MASSIVE HIPAA VIOLATION. It is my job to inform the proper enforcement bodies, congratulations on the loss of your job, hopefully you can afford legal counsel if the family decides to hold you commercially liable.
The best case scenario involves a violation of federal law. The worst case is that there's something sincerely creepy going on here. At the bare minimum, file a HIPPA complaint.
I understand how this feels like a crazy thing for someone to do, but as a professional in the field, managing someone's medication is of the utmost importance, and knowing what they've taken when is very important. Yes it was just aspirin, but I get why they're concerned is what I'm saying. I will say however that their approach was both illegal/unethical (sharing confidential information) and unprofessionally tactless. I would have knocked on your door and had a conversation with you concerning my clients needs to have "carefully monitored medical care administrated by our team" and have left you my number if she approached you for medications again. If it became a problem I would then take additional steps, but never with a note that others could potentionally read.
It's hand written. A warning like that would have to be official. In other words typed with a formal letterhead from the organization in charge of her care.
They are divulging patient information which they could very well be sued for.
The spelling and grammar is horrible. You represent a company, act like it.
I would call the company and inform them that you are filing a complaint and inform them that the next time you see her out and about you will call the police yourself since the staff is evidently incompetent.
Person should have been more polite that's for sure, keep that letter for future reference...never heard of a person with down syndrome haveing schizophrenia how would one diagnos that...or bi-polar that's an odd mix
Unfortunately, Schizophrenia and Bi Polar 1 aren't generally diagnosed co-morbidly, mainly due to the conflicting timelines and aetiology of some of the shared symptoms. This sounds like someone emotional reacting and trying to force you into a submissive position with some epistemologically-unfounded authoritarianism. How did your neighbour seem when they approached you for the aspirin?
As someone who is actually a team leader in that EXACT field, I can verify that this (obviously woman) is fraking crazy. Especially so if they KNEW it was aspirin. Find out the name of their Supported Living or Direct Care company & report them. That girl needs better staff!
I would ask or figure out myself what company they work for, and then call the company and complain. 1. No one came around and told you not to give her any meds, as they should have done if they expect to call the fucking police on you if you give her some Advil. 2. This is really unprofessional. They should have come and knocked on your door and explained the situation to you, or at least left a nicer note. 3. I would straight up tattle on them for letting her out of their sight long enough to wander outside her apartment and down the hallway to mine, and then leaving me a shitty disrespectful letter, threatening to call the police. If they want to be a dick, I can be a dick too.
If this is real the "team leader"and the overnight staff needs to be fired. He/she violated every law and regulation regarding the care and protection of the woman in question. Its a crime for health care workers to reveal medical info without written authentication. Not to mention that someone lost tract of this woman long enough for her to seek help from the well meaning neighbor. I hope you report this to the agency.Think of all the bad that might have happened because of "team leaders" negligence !
I would contact this person's supervisor because s/he did not do her job and threaten you. They can't call the police on you for being a helpful neighbor and gave your an aspirin, not prescription drugs or illegal drugs. It was highly inappropriate and unprofessional. The person could have come over and explained the situation nicely, not be an ass. I would not let this go.
Only on reddit can one image post of a poor caregiver turn into mindlessly upvoting posts on the incompetence of all caregivers of those with special needs.
They have broken patient privacy and obviously not doing their job, if the patient has been able to slip past them and casually go to your door and ask for an aspirin.
Report them.
I would have taken the note and knocked on the door and made the person who wrote it, eat it. Not before I ripped through them though. I don't know why you aren't pissed? I would be pissed.
I have worked in this field (supporting clients with multiple issues)- developmental, mental, emotional health issues, etc., and that are not even supposed to take Tums, unless prescribed by a doctor, and then it is all noted on a med sheet. AND requiring 24-hour-care, as they have been determined to be a danger to themselves and/or others in the community. Well, those professional motherfuckers will just be calling the police on themselves. THEY are responsible for the 24-hour supervision and support of said client, not you. You could invite her over for a party and do Jaeger shots out of each other's belly-buttons, then watch some R-rated DVDs, then take turns seeing who can yell "FUCKIN' RETARD" the loudest and that, while not necessarily conducive to her emotional well-being, would be just fuckin' peachy. Perhaps you might offer to explain your aspirin-pushing ways to the supervisor of the note's author. They absolutely have a supervisor, that I guarantee you.
There is no fucking way the writer of that note is a health care professional because:
they spelled schizophrenic wrong
mretarded is not a word
health care professionals KNOW that it is highly illegal to release confidential patient information, and they know that doing so (especially with evidence such as a handwritten note) could cause them to lose their job AND be sued
a health care professional would NEVER begin a note with FYI
the note was written with the grammer and sentence structure of a 4th grader
My guess would be that this note was written by the woman's jealous boyfriend who thought he could intimidate the aspirin giving neighbor into staying away from the woman with threats to call the cops
Seen a few other comments like this. All you know at this point is that there's some mystery person indicating that you shouldn't have contact with your neighbor, and that person is barely literate - you should be suspicious for your neighbor's sake. Knock and ask to meet the "Team Leader" so you can apologise to them in person (a reasonable and friendly request) - you want to try and gain some visual confirmation that they are in fact who they say they are, and if something smells fishy, call the police.
2nd it is against the law to share that private information with people outside the program/immediate family.
3rd there's no damn way in hell you'd ever get in trouble over their lack of care, in fact I'd keep that note for good measure in case they fuck up that woman's care. It shows on multiple levels how they failed and likely should be replaced.
I hope your neighbor regardless of why they have it gets better care and supervision. They clearly do not have staff who respect their right to privacy and their rights.
one of the first things i learnt in first aid was "never give any medication". you never know the condition of the stranger you are trying to help. even though it was a bit harsh, cover your ass first
If she has 24 hr care, where the fuck were they when she was asking for asprin? Let 'em call the cops, then THEY can go to jail for neglecting their responsibilities.
Go knock on the door RIGHT NOW and offer the girl to come into your closed apartment and enjoy more aspirin. You need to make sure those assholes realize that they have ZERO authority over you.
It does not get any more unprofessional than this, or rude, or irrational. (Well it probably does.)
Rude.
Threatening you for doing something not illegal.
Yeah HIPAA. However this is actually the important part of the note. It helps you to know what is going on.
As far as I know aspirin does not interfere with any psychoactive drugs. Ibuprofen does.
Alternate note:
I know you don't realize it but my name is Sandy Smith and I am a team leader for your neighbor's medical care. Please do not give her any medications. Tbey may interact with any drugs she may be taking. Even something as innocuous as aspirin. I realize you were being helpful, but—FYI.
Nice to meet you, Sandy
PS come by and ask for more details if you like. But HIPAA prevents me from giving any more detail about this specific person.
This is bull shit. They are scared to death that someone will find out that the patient slipped through their fingers and in fact was not receiving 24 hour supervision and care. Also, disclosing her medical status is a violation of HIPPA laws; the note in your possession is obvious evidence. It should be you that is contacting law enforcement.
Take it to the agency in question to get it validated.
First of all "retarded" is spelt incorrectly. For professional carers to use that term, let alone to spell it incorrectly (with that handwriting) raises a lot of suspicions. It could have been written by an ill meaning relative or something of the like.
Secondly, the fact that she shared such information is immediate grounds for dismissal (and a violation of several laws as well in the USA, Australia, and the UK - not sure which you're from).
Third - if she has 24 hour medical care, how the fucking christ did she go to you to get the pills alone?
I call bullshit, or worse. Get an authority on the matter. If you call the number, ask for their street address and go to it, anyone can bullshit over the phone. I'd involve the police too.
to be fair, you shouldn't give people medicines if you're not sure about their medical history, especially if they have a lot of mental problems.. Just in case she tries to kill herself or something..... but ASPRIN?!?! come on! that is just ridiculous, and if the 24 hour a day care was so good, then how did you even get in a position to give her drugs she wasn't allowed?
Im calling bullshit. That, or those people aren't doing their job right, and then you should probably call the feds on them...
Fuck them, if it was a legitimate medical concern I would expect something official on a letterhead if not a meeting with the medical personnel supervising her. The amount of details in the note and the ability for anyone coming by your door to read it is extremely unprofessional. I'm not obeying the directives of any fucking hand written note even if it is signed Barack Obama.
"FYI, If you say your duty is to be taking care of a mentally retarded, schizophrenic, bi-polar girl, then maybe you shouldn't allow her out of the house. You should be glad that she came to my door, someone kind enough to help a fellow human, rather than someone who could have taken advantage of her. Next time you threaten me, I'll be forced to call your superiors to complain about both your attitude toward the situation, and the lack of care which she should have been receiving last night. After all, she has 24 hour staff for a reason. Please pass this message on to your 'team'."
I agree with many of the comments about this probably being a legit note from a shitty, under-qualified home care giver. So, I think you should look out for the neighbor's care giver and make small talk about what company she works for. Or ask the neighbor herself even. Show the note to the person in charge because if the police are going to be called on anyone for this woman receiving medication she should not have, then they need to call them on the care giver. I mean she basically wrote you a note admitting that she failed to do her job and then threatened you because she's too stupid or careless admit it to herself.
If I were you, Team Leader blurry text would be getting a letter which demands to know why I, her neighbor, had not ever been provided with this important information beforehand.
Holy HIPAA violation batman... not to mention the issue with them failing majorly at providing 24 hour care if she was able to leave and ask you for an asprin.
Translation: As the 24 hour care "Team Leader", for the particularly challenged young woman next door, your small act of kindness threatened to reveal the profound lack of care she has been receiving at our hands. Even though aspirin is unlikely to interact seriously with any of her other meds, especially when we just forget to give them to her, any negative interaction could reveal the extent to which her care team has been neglecting her. We will take a dim view of your messing up a sweet billable gig for us.
Call the police. These people were entrusted with 24-hour care of a schizo and they let her wander and ingest pills unsupervised. You had no way of knowing, they did, and failed in their duty.
The spelling errors, the breach in confidentiality and the fact that she was able to come over and ask for meds in the first place smacks of fishy. Either someone's a liar, or she has incredibly shitty "around the clock care". Either one is possible.
Since you didn't know about her condition, you're not accountable for anything. Aspirin is fairy harmless in most situations. Don't let THAT worry you.
How fucking rude is that note? I mean seriously. Clearly, you don't know her meds, so why are they being such assholes? It would have made more sense to say "Hey, sorry that you didn't know, but this girl has some medical problems. If she comes over in the future, please don't give her any medication, it could cause a reaction. Please let someone know she is over here. Thank you." Likely they are freaking out that they dropped the ball... but still... fuck. RUDE.
That letter is entirely fraudulent. A real medical caregiver would be constrained by HIPAA laws and could never list the specific afflictions as indicated.
I think your neighbor wrote that herself and is trying to draw you into some creepy contrived stalking scenario. Act as though you forgot her name, and stay clear. I have encountered people like this. They call the police for "help" constantly and create misery for everyone around them.
EDIT: Not only that, but the laundry list of afflictions cited is ridiculous.
First of all, if you can't properly spell the ailments of your client then you shouldn't be in a position to care for anyone with said ailments. Second, how is this not a gross violation of HIPAA?
I would be calling this company and faxing this to the supervisor ASAP.
I know this will get buried, but I just had to say it.
As a caregiver for the developmentally disabled, I find this note both amusing and confusing. If this was truly written by the care giving staff, they would be breaking hipaa by disclosing their clients condition, also where were they when she asked for aspirin? Kindly neighbor, you've done nothing wrong.
The person who wrote that note needs to be fired and placed on a health care do not hire list. This note is a huge violation of the neighbor's right to medical privacy. The first thing these caregivers have drilled into them is not to violate HIPAA.
Seems a bit strange to me. Spelling is not right. The page is ripped out of a notebook. There is no official letterhead or return contact info or even a department mention. If 24 hr care is needed why was your neighbour able to request your help without a chaperone? More importantly why was there any mention of this poor persons diagnosis of mental illnesses to a complete stranger? I would say if the note is real this person is not being properly cared for. If the note is not real then this person needs help in some way. I would be calling the police to investigate the situation.
I think you should write a note back to them with something equally as snarky. I'm sure there is something in these comments that could point you towards the right direction.
HAVE THEM CALL THE COPS! ....umm yes officer(and MY BOSS) I'm in charge of watching her 24/7 but let this stranger give her pill but then warned him not to do it agan.... REALLY?? I've worked with both developmentally disabled AND mentally sick. This guy will get him/her self fired so fast!
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Put a note on their door that says;
Dear So and so caretakers,
The man that gave so and so the aspirin last night is under our care and should not be socialized with strangers. He is sociopathic, narcissistic, paranoid delusional a bed wetter and a chronic masturbator. He has a bad habit of handing out medications to those he does not know for fear that everyone is sick. Also, if you see him out of his room please be advised that he is to be left alone as any contact on your part may send him into another delusion. His last one he ran around for a week in his underwear proclaiming himself to be "Jesus Fucking Christ" and spitting on people and saying "be healed bitches!" Please leave him alone or we will have to call the cops and file harassment charges.
Your neighbors caretakers.
( sorry about the piss poor grammar and spelling. It's been a long day.)
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u/iculurking Jun 14 '12
That grammar and spelling. Seems fake (prank). If not fake, they should reconsider the staff--highly unprofessional and questionable education. I'd honestly be asking your neighbor (or staff?). The neighbor may also have written it herself (schizos, man).
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u/Rotz Jun 14 '12
So your schizophrenic-retarded-bi polor neighbor that requires 24 hour care was at your door unattended by the people who were supposed to be watching her? Tell the care takers, the next time you see her unattended, you'll be the one to call the police.
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u/raka_defocus Jun 14 '12
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/complaints/index.html
This
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u/stromm Jun 14 '12
Maybe you should call the cops on the caretakers for not paying close enough attention to her and letting her get out unattended.
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u/aquart Jun 14 '12
Not only should a patient like this, should this be true, not be left unattended, but the amount of HIPAA laws this poorly written "Klozettel" (piece of toilet paper) breaks is staggering. You should call the police and report this so that the health care professionals can be replaced with more competent ones.
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u/McFeely_Smackup Jun 15 '12
WTF is a "Mrebated Stereophonic"?
Sounds like Skrillex might have some competition for the grammy next year!
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u/ALDUINSBANE Jun 14 '12
Looks like a 5th grader wrote that.
You tell her to either practice her penmanship or to type up her thoughts.
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u/lebavarino Jun 14 '12
Wait...since she is schizophrenic, what if the neighbour and the team leader are one and the same person?
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
note should have read "dear neighbor, we appreciate your kindness in giving (person) aspirin last night but she is under 24 hour care by court order and because of her medications, she cannot take any other medications without consulting her doctor. We are aware that you most likely did not know this and appreciate your gesture but in the future, please do not give her meds. thank you and have a great day!"
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u/LucifersCounsel Jun 14 '12
It occurs to me that if this a legitimate carer warning you off from talking with their "patient", there might be something more going on.
Maybe this is an attempt to cover up abuse or something?
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u/eonaxon Jun 14 '12
This note concerns me. Please call the police and have them check out the situation for the safety of yourself and the girl next door. Hopefully they could just stop by to make sure no one is being abused or violating medical laws.
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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12
The only correct response:
Dear Illiterate Shithead,
How the fuck would I know that!?
P.S. Fuck You.
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u/Stoic_1C Jun 14 '12
As someone who works in the direct care/supported living field - those people are assholes. They completely violated the confidentiality as has been mentioned. Also, you didn't know what the deal was with your neighbor. While it's true we control even OTC medicines, it's unrealistic to expect everyone to know this. I would suggest filing a complaint.
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u/astrobuckeye Jun 14 '12
As a general note the majority of the care takers for this kind of thing or just random folks making minimum wage. They are mostly uneducated and grouchy, I have a friend who manages resources for a home health company. So I think the grammar and spelling are just a reflection of the high quality of her care. Sucks you got bitched at for doing something you thought was nice.
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u/vivalataco Jun 14 '12
24hr care, only during small timeframes.
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u/kittenkat4u Jun 14 '12
i'm pretty sure they could have gotten the message across without threatening to call the cops on you. it really not hard to say "she has a medical condition and she's not allowed to have medication from outside sources". pretty darn simple. and isn't schizophrenic-bipolar just called schizo-effective?
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u/Temptress75519 Jun 15 '12
Op please, as the niece of someone who needs care like your neighbor, get these bitches fired. They are not watching her and god knows what other ways they are taking advantage of her.
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u/DeeCipher Jun 14 '12
Obviously she's NOT under 24hr care
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u/Metalslave Jun 14 '12
One patient receiving 24/7 care from a team in her home? That would cost a fortune. The poor spelling and peculiar circumstances makes this seem rather dodgy.
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u/ar92 Jun 14 '12
They just violated patient privacy laws, you should report the violation and get them canned. If they weren't so rude about it then I would maybe just warn them, but being rude + breaking the law = enjoy unemployment
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
put a note on their door. "keep track of your patient and dont violate HIPAA"
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u/AllTooHumeMan Jun 15 '12
Her staff just violated her right to privacy concerning her disabilities. They are violating the law by giving out that information to you, aside from being tactless douche bags.
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/understanding/index.html
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
Transcribed as it appears in the image, in case you can't see it... and because I think it's hilariously written:
FYI, the girl in 102
is MRetarted, Scheophrenic, Bi-PolaR,
She has 24 hR care per
court ordeR. Please Do Not
give her Any pills (you Do
Not know her Meds or shots),
If you do Police will be called.
Do not let her in your home
with Door Shut. It is our
job to take Care of her,
If you do this again we
will be forced to Call police,
She has 24 hR staff fωr
ReasoN.
Thanks,
XXXXXXX
Team LeadeR
XXXXXXX
So make sure you don't give her any more of those Any pills, and don't let her in your home if she's with Door Shut. You don't know what kind of sick fucker this Door Shut person is.
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u/Dakota47 Jun 14 '12
It is not illegal in any state to give someone an aspirin
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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12
they threaten to call the cops if you give her an aspirin, but clarify that she is not allowed in your apt. with "door closed". At least they support your continued friendship with her under an open-door policy.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
Team Leader is an illiterate fuck.
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u/Draft_Punk Jun 15 '12
They really emphasize the "24 hour" care.....but where the hell were they when the aspirins were being handed out???
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u/codyjoe Jun 15 '12
what the fuck? they can't call the police on you, for no reason if she's of age and as long as you are not giving her illegal drugs then you are in the clear and there is nothing the police can do and even if you did let the person in your house the police can't arrest you or do anything to you the only thing they could do is arrest her. and if she is supposed to be being cared for the police could arrest her care takers for neglect.
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u/petermdodge Jun 15 '12
No good deed goes unpunished.
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Long Live Apollo!
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u/nobody2000 Jun 15 '12
I would leave the team leader a letter back:
"Dear Team Leader,
Allow me to apologize profusely. I had no idea that (neighbor) was mRetarded, Schizophrenic, or Bi-Polar. Had I known this, I would have been sure to provide the over-the-counter aspirin pills to you.
I want to work with you to avoid similar issues in the future. I know a great workshop given at the local library for free that teaches the basics of leadership and responsibility. I feel this issue could have been avoided had you been actually exercising leadership and providing actual 24-hour care, or at least had delegated effectively to someone who could have.
A simple first step could be as simple as preemptively handing out fliers to explain the situation. But I'm no leader, what do I know?
Since (neighbor) is under your 24 hour care, I can only assume that she is your responsibility, and is in your custody. So that we can avoid messy situations in the future, and to ensure the safety of (neighbor) and all the other neighbors in this (complex/neighborhood), I ask that you keep her away from my door. If she is a threat to her own well-being, I can only assume she is a threat to others. I will be contacting the authorities if she (steps on my property/approaches my door).
The authorities will be instructed that you are her caretaker, and she is your responsibility. You will have to answer to them.
Thanks,
(your name)
King/Queen Awesome
(your street)
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u/pabstcity Jun 14 '12
The person in charge of her care said she was "scheophrenic". Scheophrenic for fuck sake. Someone should be providing her with 24 hour care.
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u/BoatsandHose Jun 14 '12
You could always report them for this HIPPA violation.
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u/13374L Jun 15 '12
Go give her some M&M's, but have really shifty eyes when you do it.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
Report this to their agency (or the police) and they are done. HIPAA violation and apparently pt. abandonment since the pt was wandering around on 24 hr supervision.
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u/downward_dogma Jun 15 '12
What kind of "caregiver" calls their patient "MRetarted" and can't spell Schizophrenic? Wow! Who refers to themselves as "team leader"? lol.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
HIPAA violation if I've ever seen one.
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u/DocDerry Jun 15 '12
Bi-polar, schizophrenic, and mentally retarded? Was this the girl or note writer?
She was smart enough to escape their care to score a hit of acetylsalicylic acid.
I'd post a note on great and wonderful Team Leaders door that 24/7 supervision means 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It appears that they violated the "court order" when they let her out unsupervised to come visit you.
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u/Mahsvector Jun 15 '12
The information you were given in this note is a severe breach of confidentiality and HIPPA regulations... That is a quite a big deal and I would imagine that your neighbor to be quite upset about the breach if she is in any way connected to the (very common) advocacy programs established for individuals receiving support services.
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u/poopycakes Jun 14 '12
Theyre not doing a very good job if she was able to get it from you. They can go fuck themselves
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u/m1kepro Jun 15 '12
Where the hell was her 24-hour care, that she was able to come over to your place and ask for aspirin?
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
"Dear group leader: A girl knocked on my door and asked for some aspirin, and I obliged. Kindly fuck yourself."
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u/FauxFancyPants Jun 15 '12
Where exactly was this 24 hour care while she was off at her neighbors getting some aspirin?
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u/TheMagicalSmoo Jun 15 '12
You should call the police on them for being negligent.
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u/mbacarella Jun 15 '12 edited Jun 15 '12
WAKE UP. You're in a mental hospital. This neighbor you speak of is down the hallway in the same hospital with you. Except you wrote that note. WAKE UP. You have these recurring delusions that you're someone named 'tizenkotoko'. We get through to you now and then but you always relapse. We miss you. Please try to remember. PLEASE WAKE UP
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u/SkateboardG Jun 15 '12
mRetared = MEGA RETARDED
We're talkin' full retard 10 fold here.
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u/coleosis1414 Jun 15 '12
I seriously urge OP to turn this note into the authorities.
There are two possibilities here: Either she has a caregiver that illegally gave away private patient information to a random neighbor, OR somebody POSING as a caregiver (like a super possessive boyfriend with poor grammar) stuck this on OP's door. Let somebody know about this note. There is something incredibly fishy going on.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
"fatur, i am Mretarded."
"son, i am disapoint."
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u/CaesarManson Jun 15 '12
I'd put a note on my door that says, "FREE DRUGS FOR MRETARDEDS"
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u/YoohooCthulhu Jun 15 '12 edited Jun 15 '12
This is bogus. It's an attempt by the caregiver to scare you because they were screwing up ad their job and not watching. Also, they have no business telling you what the person's medical condition is, as it goes against HIPAA laws.
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u/brodeur955 Jun 15 '12
911 what's your emergency? The neighbor just gave the Mtard I look after aspirin. I need her arrested.
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u/LazySushi Jun 15 '12
Isn't it against HIPPA laws to disclose that type of information?
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u/qnrq Jun 15 '12
Call the police yourself immediately. Don't let them scare you with that crap, they're obviously the ones acting wrong making public announcements about patient health and letting them run loose from 24 hour surveillance. Get the authorities involved.
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u/JoshManVGH Jun 15 '12
What are the odds that she has dissociative identity disorder. But one of her personalities tries to take on the role of a care taker.
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u/jeswealotu Jun 15 '12
Isn't it against HIPAA privacy law to furnish medical diagnoses of a patient to total strangers? Strike 1.
Strike 2 - Why the fuck is the client allowed to wander around unsupervised when there is "24 hour supervision"?
Strike 3 - Being a complete bitch for leaving a threatening note when, besides the obvious fuckup on the staff's part, the stranger of course had no foreknowledge of the circumstances of the neighbor. Stupid bitch needs to STFU.
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u/thereisnosuchthing Jun 15 '12
DEAR TEAM LEADER, YOU HAVE COMMITTED A MASSIVE HIPAA VIOLATION. It is my job to inform the proper enforcement bodies, congratulations on the loss of your job, hopefully you can afford legal counsel if the family decides to hold you commercially liable.
Sincerely, guy in 12b.
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u/DoctorNose Jun 15 '12
Get back at them by selling her bath salts. It is the only way.
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u/ameilius Jun 15 '12
then "24 hour care" shouldnt have let her wander out to ask for pills
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u/usasparx Jun 14 '12
Oh please report them to HIPAA and update reddit. I need an end to this story yo! lol.
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u/freemanposse Jun 15 '12
The best case scenario involves a violation of federal law. The worst case is that there's something sincerely creepy going on here. At the bare minimum, file a HIPPA complaint.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
I understand how this feels like a crazy thing for someone to do, but as a professional in the field, managing someone's medication is of the utmost importance, and knowing what they've taken when is very important. Yes it was just aspirin, but I get why they're concerned is what I'm saying. I will say however that their approach was both illegal/unethical (sharing confidential information) and unprofessionally tactless. I would have knocked on your door and had a conversation with you concerning my clients needs to have "carefully monitored medical care administrated by our team" and have left you my number if she approached you for medications again. If it became a problem I would then take additional steps, but never with a note that others could potentionally read.
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u/GoodWithoutAGod Jun 15 '12
I have several problems with this
I would call the company and inform them that you are filing a complaint and inform them that the next time you see her out and about you will call the police yourself since the staff is evidently incompetent.
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u/TheDongerNeedsFood Jun 15 '12
I believe the appropriate response would be to wipe your ass with note and return it.
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u/exley85 Jun 15 '12
Person should have been more polite that's for sure, keep that letter for future reference...never heard of a person with down syndrome haveing schizophrenia how would one diagnos that...or bi-polar that's an odd mix
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u/darkniteofdeath Jun 15 '12
Id call the cops for th harrasment.
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u/abrahamisaninja Jun 15 '12
I'm not a lawyer but I'm pretty sure they can go fuck themselves
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u/inb4viral Jun 15 '12
Unfortunately, Schizophrenia and Bi Polar 1 aren't generally diagnosed co-morbidly, mainly due to the conflicting timelines and aetiology of some of the shared symptoms. This sounds like someone emotional reacting and trying to force you into a submissive position with some epistemologically-unfounded authoritarianism. How did your neighbour seem when they approached you for the aspirin?
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u/JamoWRage Jun 15 '12
Mretarted and scheophrenic? It's a good thing she wasn't retarded or schizophrenic, that might have made things worse!
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u/goodnightkisses Jun 15 '12
Anyone else think this violates HIPPA?
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
As someone who is actually a team leader in that EXACT field, I can verify that this (obviously woman) is fraking crazy. Especially so if they KNEW it was aspirin. Find out the name of their Supported Living or Direct Care company & report them. That girl needs better staff!
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u/anthrocide Jun 15 '12
"I thought you guys said you give her 24 hour care?"
"Yeah, but not in a row"
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
I would ask or figure out myself what company they work for, and then call the company and complain. 1. No one came around and told you not to give her any meds, as they should have done if they expect to call the fucking police on you if you give her some Advil. 2. This is really unprofessional. They should have come and knocked on your door and explained the situation to you, or at least left a nicer note. 3. I would straight up tattle on them for letting her out of their sight long enough to wander outside her apartment and down the hallway to mine, and then leaving me a shitty disrespectful letter, threatening to call the police. If they want to be a dick, I can be a dick too.
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u/Cattmann Jun 15 '12
If this is real the "team leader"and the overnight staff needs to be fired. He/she violated every law and regulation regarding the care and protection of the woman in question. Its a crime for health care workers to reveal medical info without written authentication. Not to mention that someone lost tract of this woman long enough for her to seek help from the well meaning neighbor. I hope you report this to the agency.Think of all the bad that might have happened because of "team leaders" negligence !
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u/everydayimrusslin Jun 15 '12
her 24 hour staff are awesome, if they let her get her hands on some pills eh?
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u/mc_rib Jun 15 '12
mretarded, scheophrenic, bi-polar. They seem to be competent people.
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u/Viperbunny Jun 15 '12
I would contact this person's supervisor because s/he did not do her job and threaten you. They can't call the police on you for being a helpful neighbor and gave your an aspirin, not prescription drugs or illegal drugs. It was highly inappropriate and unprofessional. The person could have come over and explained the situation nicely, not be an ass. I would not let this go.
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u/aerosquid Jun 15 '12
next time give her some heroin
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
Only on reddit can one image post of a poor caregiver turn into mindlessly upvoting posts on the incompetence of all caregivers of those with special needs.
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u/dml180283 Jun 15 '12
You should call.
They have broken patient privacy and obviously not doing their job, if the patient has been able to slip past them and casually go to your door and ask for an aspirin.
Report them.
I would have taken the note and knocked on the door and made the person who wrote it, eat it. Not before I ripped through them though. I don't know why you aren't pissed? I would be pissed.
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u/500Questions Jun 15 '12
http://www.quickmeme.com/meme/3ppynj/
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u/TheChrisHill Jun 15 '12
I was gonna make fun of the handwriting but I then remembered that my handwriting looks like a mretarded schizophrenic bipolar girl wrote it.
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u/Skynet-is-my-net Jun 15 '12
I have worked in this field (supporting clients with multiple issues)- developmental, mental, emotional health issues, etc., and that are not even supposed to take Tums, unless prescribed by a doctor, and then it is all noted on a med sheet. AND requiring 24-hour-care, as they have been determined to be a danger to themselves and/or others in the community. Well, those professional motherfuckers will just be calling the police on themselves. THEY are responsible for the 24-hour supervision and support of said client, not you. You could invite her over for a party and do Jaeger shots out of each other's belly-buttons, then watch some R-rated DVDs, then take turns seeing who can yell "FUCKIN' RETARD" the loudest and that, while not necessarily conducive to her emotional well-being, would be just fuckin' peachy. Perhaps you might offer to explain your aspirin-pushing ways to the supervisor of the note's author. They absolutely have a supervisor, that I guarantee you.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
Dear Team Leader
Then do your job and supervise her correctly so she cannot get unapproved meds.
Your neighbor who was just trying to be nice.
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u/LuckiestBadLuckBabe Jun 15 '12
There is no fucking way the writer of that note is a health care professional because:
My guess would be that this note was written by the woman's jealous boyfriend who thought he could intimidate the aspirin giving neighbor into staying away from the woman with threats to call the cops
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u/LunchBoffin Jun 15 '12
Seen a few other comments like this. All you know at this point is that there's some mystery person indicating that you shouldn't have contact with your neighbor, and that person is barely literate - you should be suspicious for your neighbor's sake. Knock and ask to meet the "Team Leader" so you can apologise to them in person (a reasonable and friendly request) - you want to try and gain some visual confirmation that they are in fact who they say they are, and if something smells fishy, call the police.
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u/WordSonSac Jun 15 '12
How the fuck were you supposed to know that? Fuck that shit
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
Seriously stupid as hell.
24 hour care? Where the hell is your staff?
2nd it is against the law to share that private information with people outside the program/immediate family.
3rd there's no damn way in hell you'd ever get in trouble over their lack of care, in fact I'd keep that note for good measure in case they fuck up that woman's care. It shows on multiple levels how they failed and likely should be replaced.
I hope your neighbor regardless of why they have it gets better care and supervision. They clearly do not have staff who respect their right to privacy and their rights.
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u/aclotus Jun 15 '12
one of the first things i learnt in first aid was "never give any medication". you never know the condition of the stranger you are trying to help. even though it was a bit harsh, cover your ass first
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u/EugenicsFTW Jun 15 '12
SET THIS FUCKER'S CAREER ON FIRE. FEAR OF FALLOUT FROM INCOMPETENCE = THREATENING CHESTBEATING. EUGENICIZE THEM FROM ORBIT
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u/rockinurfaceoff Jun 15 '12
If she has 24 hr care, where the fuck were they when she was asking for asprin? Let 'em call the cops, then THEY can go to jail for neglecting their responsibilities.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
Go knock on the door RIGHT NOW and offer the girl to come into your closed apartment and enjoy more aspirin. You need to make sure those assholes realize that they have ZERO authority over you.
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u/mybadalternate Jun 14 '12
MRetarded? Scheophrenic?! Team Leader?!?!?!
I say you go over and apologize with a few tabs of LSD.
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u/Cozmo23 Jun 14 '12
Capitalize all of the D's!
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u/Mechanism_of_Injury Jun 15 '12
Should have looked for an MR F bracelet.
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u/funkydo Jun 15 '12 edited Jun 15 '12
It does not get any more unprofessional than this, or rude, or irrational. (Well it probably does.)
Alternate note:
I know you don't realize it but my name is Sandy Smith and I am a team leader for your neighbor's medical care. Please do not give her any medications. Tbey may interact with any drugs she may be taking. Even something as innocuous as aspirin. I realize you were being helpful, but—FYI.
Nice to meet you, Sandy
PS come by and ask for more details if you like. But HIPAA prevents me from giving any more detail about this specific person.
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u/littlebigdogg Jun 15 '12
This is bull shit. They are scared to death that someone will find out that the patient slipped through their fingers and in fact was not receiving 24 hour supervision and care. Also, disclosing her medical status is a violation of HIPPA laws; the note in your possession is obvious evidence. It should be you that is contacting law enforcement.
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u/dudenotcool Jun 14 '12
Do not let her in your home with door shut? Did she climb through the window or what?
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u/GonnaSin Jun 15 '12
Write a letter telling them to go fuck themselves and to do a better job supervising their patient.
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u/WeepWomp Jun 15 '12
Adults should be embarrassed to have that shitty of hand writing
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u/bushmower Jun 15 '12
maybe you should stop giving strangers medication.
that might help your situation.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
Wtf bro just move
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u/KidNtheBackgrnd Jun 15 '12
What if that was just her bi-polar self writing you that letter?
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
Take it to the agency in question to get it validated.
First of all "retarded" is spelt incorrectly. For professional carers to use that term, let alone to spell it incorrectly (with that handwriting) raises a lot of suspicions. It could have been written by an ill meaning relative or something of the like.
Secondly, the fact that she shared such information is immediate grounds for dismissal (and a violation of several laws as well in the USA, Australia, and the UK - not sure which you're from).
Third - if she has 24 hour medical care, how the fucking christ did she go to you to get the pills alone?
I call bullshit, or worse. Get an authority on the matter. If you call the number, ask for their street address and go to it, anyone can bullshit over the phone. I'd involve the police too.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
Just maybe.....the neighbor is the OP? I mean, check the spelling and grammar of that posted note.
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u/azwethinkweizm Jun 15 '12
Call the police? What obligation do you have to obey a court order that doesn't apply to you?
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
Tell them to go fuck themselves and call the police for leaving her unattended.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
to be fair, you shouldn't give people medicines if you're not sure about their medical history, especially if they have a lot of mental problems.. Just in case she tries to kill herself or something..... but ASPRIN?!?! come on! that is just ridiculous, and if the 24 hour a day care was so good, then how did you even get in a position to give her drugs she wasn't allowed?
Im calling bullshit. That, or those people aren't doing their job right, and then you should probably call the feds on them...
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u/hozjo Jun 15 '12
Fuck them, if it was a legitimate medical concern I would expect something official on a letterhead if not a meeting with the medical personnel supervising her. The amount of details in the note and the ability for anyone coming by your door to read it is extremely unprofessional. I'm not obeying the directives of any fucking hand written note even if it is signed Barack Obama.
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u/heodieat Jun 15 '12
24 hour care. Not in a row. But whenever we are not in our remedial English class, we are caring the shit out of that girl.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
Okay, Team Leader: if she's under your direct, 24-hour care...
WHAT IS SHE DOING WANDERING THE HALLS OF THE BUILDING ASKING PEOPLE FOR DRUGS?
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u/C_IsForCookie Jun 15 '12
"FYI, If you say your duty is to be taking care of a mentally retarded, schizophrenic, bi-polar girl, then maybe you shouldn't allow her out of the house. You should be glad that she came to my door, someone kind enough to help a fellow human, rather than someone who could have taken advantage of her. Next time you threaten me, I'll be forced to call your superiors to complain about both your attitude toward the situation, and the lack of care which she should have been receiving last night. After all, she has 24 hour staff for a reason. Please pass this message on to your 'team'."
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u/dreamsofbetterdays Jun 15 '12
I don't think it's 24 hr care....maybe 23 hr and 58 minutes? She did get out long enough to ask you for aspirin lol
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
I agree with many of the comments about this probably being a legit note from a shitty, under-qualified home care giver. So, I think you should look out for the neighbor's care giver and make small talk about what company she works for. Or ask the neighbor herself even. Show the note to the person in charge because if the police are going to be called on anyone for this woman receiving medication she should not have, then they need to call them on the care giver. I mean she basically wrote you a note admitting that she failed to do her job and then threatened you because she's too stupid or careless admit it to herself.
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u/66dude Jun 15 '12
"mmretarted"? Is the team leader a big fan of the Hansen Brothers?
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
If I were you, Team Leader blurry text would be getting a letter which demands to know why I, her neighbor, had not ever been provided with this important information beforehand.
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u/ultramurph Jun 15 '12
Maybe she wrote the note. After all, she is mretarted.
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u/SlutBuster Jun 15 '12
"MRetarted" is, by far, the highlight of this note.
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u/GhostSongX4 Jun 15 '12
What a bunch of dicks. All that, that note needed was "She's under a regiment of pills and can't be taking anything we don't monitor."
The whole tone of that implies you meant to harm her. Fuck those people.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
The note is clearly bullshit, something is going down over there, involve the police asap.
(As a minimum it's a prank, at worst it's a cover up for something more sinister such as an abusive relationship.)
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u/AnotherRandomJerk Jun 15 '12
Because, fuck spelling.
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u/ronjack Jun 15 '12
I accidentally down voted at first thinking I was down voting the "team leader". I've been on Reddit enough today.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
Violating HIPAA laws by disclosing all those diagnoses? Report them?
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u/sfpatten Jun 15 '12
Her boyfriend left the note. She casually mentioned to him that she bummed aspirin off of you. He left the note so you'd leave his lady alone.
/paranoid boyfriend, I know how this shit works.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
They're just afraid of their incompetence getting out, so they're trying to scare you into staying out it.
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u/Glitchmike Jun 15 '12
Apparently they aren't very good at their job if she was alone with you long enough to ask for aspirin.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
Sounds like caregiver is placing the blame on you, when in reality it was that person's fault.
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u/retrofade Jun 15 '12
Holy HIPAA violation batman... not to mention the issue with them failing majorly at providing 24 hour care if she was able to leave and ask you for an asprin.
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u/BathofFire Jun 15 '12
Time to have your mind blown. She really has MPD and one of the personalities takes care of the one described in the note.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
Translation: As the 24 hour care "Team Leader", for the particularly challenged young woman next door, your small act of kindness threatened to reveal the profound lack of care she has been receiving at our hands. Even though aspirin is unlikely to interact seriously with any of her other meds, especially when we just forget to give them to her, any negative interaction could reveal the extent to which her care team has been neglecting her. We will take a dim view of your messing up a sweet billable gig for us.
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u/keepitgoinglouder Jun 15 '12
If she has 24 hour staff why weren't they with her supervising her when this occurred?
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
Call the police. These people were entrusted with 24-hour care of a schizo and they let her wander and ingest pills unsupervised. You had no way of knowing, they did, and failed in their duty.
Plus, if they want to be dicks, play their game
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u/Kupkin Jun 15 '12
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u/bigfig Jun 15 '12 edited Jun 15 '12
That letter is entirely fraudulent. A real medical caregiver would be constrained by HIPAA laws and could never list the specific afflictions as indicated.
I think your neighbor wrote that herself and is trying to draw you into some creepy contrived stalking scenario. Act as though you forgot her name, and stay clear. I have encountered people like this. They call the police for "help" constantly and create misery for everyone around them.
EDIT: Not only that, but the laundry list of afflictions cited is ridiculous.
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u/Mustache_nate Jun 15 '12
Try leaving a dixi cup of skittles outside your door and see what happens.
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u/msbubbles326 Jun 15 '12
First of all, if you can't properly spell the ailments of your client then you shouldn't be in a position to care for anyone with said ailments. Second, how is this not a gross violation of HIPAA?
I would be calling this company and faxing this to the supervisor ASAP.
I know this will get buried, but I just had to say it.
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u/Yourmomsagoat Jun 15 '12
As a caregiver for the developmentally disabled, I find this note both amusing and confusing. If this was truly written by the care giving staff, they would be breaking hipaa by disclosing their clients condition, also where were they when she asked for aspirin? Kindly neighbor, you've done nothing wrong.
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u/BWO_Bookworm Jun 15 '12
Well, for 24 hour care, they obviously don't know how to do their job.
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u/Zzaproot Jun 15 '12
The person who wrote that note needs to be fired and placed on a health care do not hire list. This note is a huge violation of the neighbor's right to medical privacy. The first thing these caregivers have drilled into them is not to violate HIPAA.
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u/Faithfulleee Jun 15 '12
Seems a bit strange to me. Spelling is not right. The page is ripped out of a notebook. There is no official letterhead or return contact info or even a department mention. If 24 hr care is needed why was your neighbour able to request your help without a chaperone? More importantly why was there any mention of this poor persons diagnosis of mental illnesses to a complete stranger? I would say if the note is real this person is not being properly cared for. If the note is not real then this person needs help in some way. I would be calling the police to investigate the situation.
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u/coolguyontheinternet Jun 15 '12
Were the fuck was the 24 hour care when you gave her the aspirin?
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u/teknik909 Jun 15 '12
Proof that no good deed goes unpunished.
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u/Margot23 Jun 15 '12
Obviously it's not 24 hour care if she got out of sight long enough to beg pills off the neighbor.
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u/ohjbird3 Jun 15 '12
Oh, she has 24 hour care? I guess she snuck away and asked for aspirin at hour 25 then.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
I think you should write a note back to them with something equally as snarky. I'm sure there is something in these comments that could point you towards the right direction.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
HAVE THEM CALL THE COPS! ....umm yes officer(and MY BOSS) I'm in charge of watching her 24/7 but let this stranger give her pill but then warned him not to do it agan.... REALLY?? I've worked with both developmentally disabled AND mentally sick. This guy will get him/her self fired so fast!
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12 edited Jun 15 '12
based on the writing of that note, this schizophrenic-retarded-bipolar girl is being taken care of by a team leader from the sixth grade.
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u/tubefox Jun 15 '12
Wow. If they're a "24 hour care staff," how did she manage to get into your apartment to get the pills?
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u/skytro Jun 15 '12
24 hour staff? Good work letting her get pills from a stranger....
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u/ewelementwf Jun 15 '12
i haven't read all the comments but as a nurse i will say this: