Captain Hugh Johnson led the 303rd Bomber Group on 26 missions against Nazi forces. Known as Hell’s Angels, the 303rd earned the Distinguished Unit Citation. Hugh’s B-17 was shot down near the Rhine River in 1945. The crew was captured by German soldiers.
Horrors of war and POW camps did not prepare Hugh for the horrors of guardianship in Wake County, North Carolina. A healthy active man who still enjoyed golf at 95, Hugh deteriorated rapidly under Guardian Cheryl Theriault of Raleigh based Aging Family Services. Theriault immediately removed Hugh from the upscale home he shared with Ginny, isolated him from family, and chemically restrained him with the anti-psychotic drug Seroquel. “Help me, Ginny, help me,” Hugh begged. “I want to go home.”
Five months later, Hugh was frail, bedridden, and incontinent. His limbs were covered with sores. Hugh asked, “Are they trying to kill me?”
Hugh languished at The Covington, which advertises “truly affordable assisted living.” OurParents website gives The Covington 2 out of 5 stars. Ginny called it, “NASTY. NASTY.”
Hugh compared guardianship to his time as a POW, “My German captors were better to me than these guardians.” Meals were missed. Rooms were filthy. Hugh suffered 28 falls, a broken rib, and he lost 35 pounds.
Theriault moved Hugh to Blue Ridge Nursing Home. That facility lost its eligibility for federal funding in spring 2012. Blue Ridge was assessed a $4,550-a-day civil penalty for 6 weeks.
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North Carolina war hero: Victim of elder abuse by predatory guardian
Our government is responsible for what is being done to the elderly and their families by greedy guardians, providers, ALFs, nursing homes, etc.
ReplyDeleteGovernment finally got to work on Medicaid fraud.
Guardianship MUST be next!
Why is it that the first action is to REMOVE the person from his/her home/residence?
ReplyDeleteThe last thing anyone wants is to be removed from what is most familiar to them, comfort and security.
Then the person in this case Mr. Johnson reacts to the shock and horror and I would be ENRAGED.
So the FORECED drugging begins immediately. It is known that drugs are crushed and mixed with the wards food. The only way to avoid being drugged into psychotropic state, drugged to death is to starve yourself to death.
When our loved one was admitted to a nursing home for rehab one of the first documents signed by the TEMPORARY GUARDIAN of person and estate (before our loved one was in the assigned bed) was approval for SEROQUEL.
Our loved one at 87 years old prior to the guardianship believed in natural foods and avoided medications - medication free.
Information from:
http://www.fda.gov/downloads/Drugs/DrugSafety/ucm089126.pdf
MEDICATION GUIDE
SEROQUEL (SER-oh-kwell)
(quetiapine fumarate)
Tablets
Read this Medication Guide before you start taking SEROQUEL and each time you get a refill. There may be new information.
This Medication Guide does not take the place of talking to your healthcare provider about your medical condition or treatment.
What is the most important information I should know about SEROQUEL?
SEROQUEL may cause serious side effects, including:
1. Risk of death in the elderly with dementia
2. Risk of suicidal thoughts or actions
3. High blood sugar (hyperglycemia)
4. High fat levels in your blood (increased cholesterol and triglycerides
)
5. Weight gain
These serious side effects are described below:
1. Risk of death in the elderly with dementia: Medicines like SEROQUEL can
increase the risk of death in elderly people who have memory loss (dementia).
SEROQUEL is not approved for treating psychosis in the elderly with dementia.
continued at: http://www.fda.gov/downloads/Drugs/DrugSafety/ucm089126.pdf
This is how we treat our Veterans?
ReplyDeleteLinda Kincaid does great reporting and I appreciate her effort.
ReplyDeleteCould anyone possible say anything more descriptive than saying his NAZI captors treated him better than his court-appointed protectors?
ReplyDeleteWOW!
better treatment as a prisoner of war on foreign ground that the treatment captain johnson is forced to endure here on usa soil i will step up and apologize to the war hero and his brave daughter i am so sorry
ReplyDeleteVery well written. My heart bleeds for Captain Hugh Johnson and I bet everyone in "Hells Angels" with him would be sick if they knew how Mr. Johnson suffered during his final days.
ReplyDeleteGinny, you're a good daughter. And you had a great Dad.