Adult Protective Services

He was brought back to the ER one month after hospital discharge. This Man was in his 50's, fully alert, and severely physically disabled due to Cerebral Palsy and a Stroke.

His hair and face had a thick build-up of dirt, oil, and old skin, causing sores on the skin underneath.

His foley catheter was clogged full of sediment, unable to drain. His bladder was distended, and when we finally got urine out, it was bloddy and teeming with bacteria.

His back was covered with painful stage II and III bed sores from laying in one position constantly, the flesh was red and oozing in places.

His buttocks and genitals were caked with old feces.

He cried as he told me how his caregiver would call him "no good" and "worthless."

He begged me not to send him home.

One of his caregivers was a hired person. One of his caregivers was his Sister. And one of his caregivers was his Mother.

We called Adult Protective Services.