Mr. Ruffin and Family,

I applaud you for your efforts.

I’ve assumed that your wife passed away unnecessarily early, which makes her death even more painful due to deliberate lawful incompetence. I’ve been in that situation with my Mom (Edith).

I tell people, now, not to enroll your loved ones in Hospice unless there’s no other financial chose OR if the loved one’s living facility would only allow continued stay if on Hospice (the latter was Mom). In no way do I hold the living facility responsible; it was a wonderful place and the staff (Administrator / Nurses/ Nurses Aides/ Facility Support) were the best.

But, I Do Hold The Institution Of Hospice Responsible.

The FIRST incompetent encounter happened when Mom was overdosed daily during her stay at a Rehab facility, along with the re-opening of a 10 year old tailbone bed sore. Even after I wrote a letter (during her stay) to it’s Rehab Administrator/ Doctor / and Nursing Director, they only reduced the dosage minutely…..they did not have the wherewithal to contact her heart doctor to confirm the” ballpark” of an appropriate new dosage.

They had eyes; They could see that something was wrong whether they believed me or not. Luckily Mom’s insurance, for that stay, ran out so that I could get her out legally (without $$ penalty)…….she had lost 30-35lbs. I knew that they had TAKEN 3-5 years of Mom’s her life away and had hastened Mom’s natural decline into existing Parkinson’s, and Demetia; I fault myself for not having enough gumption to pull her out earlier, regardless.

When Mom returned to her living facility, I changed to another Hospice Company, and moved her to the Assisted Living wing. Unfortunately her bedsore required her to say in bed to relieve pressure on the tailbone bedsore. The yearlong + “bed” situation created a pressure ulcer on her ankle. Despite by efforts to vastly supplement Hospice’s medical supplies/ so-called knowledge, as the wound advanced to Grade 3, their “dragging feet” method (the SECOND encounter) was not acceptable to me. I offered to pay (out-of-pocket) for Wound Clinic care and transport for as long as it took so that septic conditions would not develop and therefore, circulate to Mom’s healing tailbone sore.

Their answer, queued to her enrollment qualifier ( Heart), would be in violation of the contract; therefore Mom would be dropped………Mom/I wanted to remain at the living facility that she and I trusted immensely. I contacted the National Hospice Assoc. for clarification. Mom’s hospice company LIED. Indirect conditions would not violate the contract or at best open a window for timely negotiations.

The living facility saw my attempts, got involved and Mom was able to visit a Wound Clinic several times, but it really was too late. Her ankle progressed to Grade 4 and went septic; that was her REAL cause of death.

It is interesting to note that with each company, when they chose one of two valid qualifying conditions Mom had for enrollment, after about 3 months they wanted to STOP the medication association with the qualifier.

For me, the government knows what going on, assists it and thereby age-related genocide IS happening in America, but few believe it.

Feel free to share Mom’s story with your group as “one more story added”.