tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188962665077629417.post7597648323989010742..comments2024-03-16T10:27:24.590-05:00Comments on National Association to Stop Guardian Abuse: Bret Bohn Case Puts Spotlight on Alaska State Guardian ProgramNASGAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750715258684749317noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188962665077629417.post-50218538745878793012014-03-12T17:47:37.659-05:002014-03-12T17:47:37.659-05:00I hope this case does shine a light so bright, ref...I hope this case does shine a light so bright, reform is jumpstarted in Alaska.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188962665077629417.post-32606568132965607022014-03-12T15:03:42.387-05:002014-03-12T15:03:42.387-05:00Hospitals and doctors have too much power. It'...Hospitals and doctors have too much power. It's as if it's forgotten that these are human beings capable of making mistakes or wrong judgments, etc. Finnynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188962665077629417.post-55057228687771095272014-03-12T13:41:22.112-05:002014-03-12T13:41:22.112-05:00Hospitals are being watched by Medicare but not by...Hospitals are being watched by Medicare but not by private insurers for abuse. They can look people up for Mental illness for 15 days without any oversight they if they follow the rules 30 to 60 days with the approval of a judge with no guardianship. With a guardianship it gives them the ability to fill beds with no questions asked Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188962665077629417.post-65108956784492714172014-03-12T10:13:35.029-05:002014-03-12T10:13:35.029-05:00I have a lot of respect for Jim Gottstein and his ...I have a lot of respect for Jim Gottstein and his work. Rheanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188962665077629417.post-33448214346728233072014-03-12T07:08:58.768-05:002014-03-12T07:08:58.768-05:00"You can't just walk into a room and say ..."You can't just walk into a room and say I'm now your guardian," she said. "The individual has due process rights that are taken into account. Courts don't make these decisions lightly."<br /><br />Actually, you can.<br /><br />It happens all the time.<br /><br />In our area, the hospitals blast into court with no notice to any family members, a hand-picked guardian ad litem "for" the incapacitated person who is best friends with the hospital attorney, and fewer than the seven days' notice required by LAW.<br /><br />No matter what the incapacitated person tells the GAL, he or she is not allowed to come to court. The courts are permitted to communicate with the incapacitated person by other means, like video, but never, ever do so, because the GAL doesn't relay to the court the incapacitated person's request to attend the hearing, request for an attorney, or objection to the guardianship petition.<br /><br />The only people at the five minute court hearing are the hospital's attorney, her best buddy the GAL, and a representative of Jewish Family Service of Tidewater, ready to scoop up the court order right after the judge rubber stamps it and walk out the door, all in fifteen minutes or less. Then, it's off to a rancid adult home for the unfortunate victim, whose family and friends will be barred as "disruptive" when they complain about the dangerous, filthy conditions.<br /><br />This is just a sophisticated form of patient dumping, grounded in a legal and medical malpractice scam. My prediction: someday soon, it will collapse in a flurry of lawsuits.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188962665077629417.post-43665756643683206332014-03-12T05:31:37.176-05:002014-03-12T05:31:37.176-05:00The problem is growing because people have due pro...The problem is growing because people have due process rights which are too often NOT taken into account.Thelmanoreply@blogger.com