Saturday, August 21, 2010

For mentally challenged adult being neglected by parent is there anything I can do to help him?

I work through a company that teaches mentally challanged students at a local HS. Now this person im inquiring about has a terrible mother that is using his money that he gets from his father and through a previous lawsuit. she does not bathe him enough, comes in smelly and unkempt and all around not in the best health state. now the thing is he is over 21 child welfare will not help, so im asking on here is there a service in PA that will help someone that is a severe MR adult other then MHMR which really doesnt do anything then send you a nurse, and to me thats a bandaid over a deep cut . Now He has a personal care aid this year which just started, but since the nurse is being paid by the company Im working for. Ive also been told by mom after this school year that service is gone, so im guessing things will go back to normal with the neglect. so is there anything I can do.......one year of clean does not make up for the past if someone could help I would greatly appreiate it.For mentally challenged adult being neglected by parent is there anything I can do to help him?
Mmm I have had a similar problem with a few clients too, and we would often give this young teen %26amp; child a shower, and launder their clothes, (thankfully we had spare donated clothes). We'd put their clean clothes on before the end of the day, sadly they (clients) would come back a few days later, in the same clothes and reeking of urine/body odor.





It was sad because the other teens and children would shun them, and some staff were not very nice to these kids, and I would argue that its not their (clients) fault, but the parents/guardian.





After a staff discussion our supervisor spoke to their parents/guardian, and was told that they had trouble getting the teen/child into the bath/shower, it was suggested they bring clean clothes for the child, and the staff would try to shower/bath them.





Have you spoken to your supervisor or boss about this situation?





This would be my first point of contact, this is to check what the workplace policies and procedures are in relation to potential neglect with clients. Doing anything else first may put your job in jeopardy and maybe even the client.





You could speak to Disabilities support services and or Advocacy services, with out giving details to get a feel of what the rights are of this person. But be sure not to give any information about yourself or client.





Sorry I can not be of more help.





Good luckFor mentally challenged adult being neglected by parent is there anything I can do to help him?
Contact his or her case manager at the department of developmental disabilities and talk to them about the problem. They will take it from there.
I'm pretty sure that there must be some agency in the state for people with disabilities that would take care of that.





Don't look to Welfare, because they don't care unless the kid is under a certain age, because if they let it go and got caught, it would ruin their rep/image.





Report it to the Office for the protection of Disabilities ( or something in that regard )





I really think you're doing the right thing. I know it's hard invoving yourself in something like this, but you're doing it for the greater good of a person that can't take care or defend themselves.





I hope everything turns out alright! Good Luck!

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