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I had my brother sign a paper stating I could call the place and ask about him. Now his wife and the facility have cut me off from talking to him and won't take my calls. What can I do?

This might be happening because “they haven’t told him he’s not going home yet”. Give them time to settle B into care, then try again.
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Tell the wife that you're willing to have a supervised visit with him.

Also, this forum gets a lot of "he said/she said" scenarios revolving around visitation. We don't know who is in the right or wrong if you don't give us more context and information.
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Who placed him, was it the wife? Why is she mad, were you not supportive of placement and felt she should keep him at home with her longer? Also this is a delicate time for him. If you are being in any way negative about his placement when you talk with him that's really going to upset him and hurt his ability to adjust.

On the other hand if you're doing no harm and only want to stay connected with your brother then yes you should see what you can do about asking the NH why his signed information release isn't being honored.
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What was the document he signed? A HIPAA form, or something else?
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Bowtie555 5 hours ago
I only want to know how my brother is and that’s all. I didn’t want any trouble but she wouldn’t tell me anything about his care. She wouldn’t even tell me his room number. Now she and her family want talk to me. They haven’t told him he’s not going home yet. I am his only blood relative he married a woman with 2 children and loves them all but it seams they don’t want me to know anything. We are so close but he doesn’t know what is going on at all. She want even take my calls or tell him I am calling.
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