A resident is 93 and in a wheelchair. The staff are not kind to her. She comes out of her room at night and wants to know if it's breakfast. She rolls the wheelchair by pushing her feet the 200 feet to dining room and no food so comes back. Another time at lunch she made the journey to be told by staff she had already eaten and staff was laughing.
My question is she has a catheter bag that she manages to let it leak. It leaked on a sweater that she put in the dryer with a broom to push button to turn it on but took it out wet. The fluids were all over the laundry floor and then used broom to “mop up”
The staff insisted she go to bed wet all over and freezing.
Staff said they would have someone clean the laundry room throughly. I waited hours and no one showed up. I can use bleach in the washer but how do you clean a dryer that had the bloody urine in it?
I reported the incident to management but nothing has been done.
Please suggestions.
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Urine is not so much of a problem that fecal matter and blood are. Although there is the risk of slipping on a wet floor.
You can use bleach in a washer. High heat of the dryer will kill any bacteria.
If you have reported this to management but nothing has been done you need to report it to the State. There are regulations that the facility has to follow.
If you work there I know for a fact that you are a mandatory reporter. If you don't report it, you are as guilty as those other sorry excuses for human beings.
Please contact everyone posted on your board at the facility and report the abuse of this woman, it could be your mom.
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Does anybody out there know who the OP can call to report the abuses at this facility without losing her job?
This woman was trying to 'fix' something, and her brain isn't allowing her to make the right decisions. Shame on the people who laughed at her and didn't help.
Karma is a b9ich. I hope these people have someone treat them poorly and they'll see how unpleasant it can be. Are they some kind of sadists?
And yes, there are spray cleaners for the dryer. I'm sure this isn't the first time something of this nature has happened.
As staff, you all should get a yearly Blood borne pathogens class. I think Osha requires it. If this woman has blood in her urine, or anyone, this is not good and should be brought to the attention of the RN.
There are sprays out there that are as good as bleach and they won't damage clothing. Its used on ambulances. I used it to clean durable equipment.