Please be advised of the following negetive experiences at the Pittsburg Skills Nursing Facility.
I took my little dog Mr. Boots to visit with our friends. The facility nurse imformed me that Mr. Boots could not visit with his friends. I ask her why and she said she did not know, but to call the facility manager.
I, Mr. Boots, and others doggie friends have been visiting friends, doing Bible Study, and participating in facility activities for over 20 years.
The following week I called and left messages for the manager, Terrance 5 or 6 times, but never recieved a call back. So I went to his office, and asked him why Mr. Boots could not visit with his friends, and he would not answer me. So I asked him if I could still visit with my friends, and Terrance said, yes. I then asked him again about Mr. Boots, and then he jump up and started yelling call the police. So I and the staff call the police and I went outside and waited for them.
When the officers arrived I asked them if they could find out why Terrance the facility manager would not let us visit with our friends, but Terrance would not tell them the reason. Since then I have contact the "CA" Dept. of Public Health to resolve the problems, but was informed then could not ask my friends certain questions because of "HIPAA Law".
My good friend Susie that lives in the facility and I wanted to visit. So I contacted the ombudsmen office to set up a meeting between them, the facility and I , so Susie and I could visit. After months and months, a meeting was finally set up between I, the facility manager, and the ombudsmen.
At the meeting I was informed by the ombudsmen that if I were to visit with Susie, at the facility, I could not talk or intereact with my other friends at the facility. So I decide to terminate the meeting as my freedom of speech would be violated.
The ombudsmen informed me that I could still visit with Susie outside the facility, so again I try to set up a visit, and finally after months, I and Terrance the facility manager set up a meeting between Susie and I.
On the day I went to visit with Susie the main door to the facility was locked. I knocked on the door to get someone's attention, but I was locked out and no one would get Susie so we could visit, even thought I could see Susie thru the door/window.
I then call and talk to the head Nurse, and was informed that no one was aware of the visit, and to contact Terrance. There's no way I could called him on the weekend. Even thought I did everything I was asked to do by the facility manager Terrance, I was unable to visit with Susie.
Since then when I have tried to call and talk to my friends, over 40 times, but no one answers and you can not leave a message. (mainly weekends) The facility manager has never given a reason, Why Mr. Boots and I can not visit with our friends.
There are only 2 reason, I can think of as to why I can not visit
One Religion and Two because of my awareness of some of the residents like my friend Phobee, who is one of the smartest persons I have ever known, but because she did not always agree with staff, she is now medicated, and just lays in bed and stares at the ceiling.
If a resident at the facility does not always agree with the staff, and you do not have a helper, you could be medicated like Phobee.
I have also visited and participate in activities @4 other skilled nursing facility for over 20 years in Antioch and Pittsburg without any problems.
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