[NFBMO] Advocacy in the Hospital?

[Liam McCoy]

It sounds like an alarm used for elderly people with dementia, it is a pad that lies on the bed and is off while pressure is kept on it so when someone gets out of bed it goes off.

-Liam McCoy

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> On Apr 23, 2019, at 10:56 AM, Bryan Schulz via NFBMO <nfbmo at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I haven't heard of this, can you explain what type of alarm?
> Does he have any relatives in the area?
> I would think he should at least be able to sit up or move around some.
> Bryan
> 
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> From: NFBMO <nfbmo-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Coccovizzo,Linda A via
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> Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2019 10:02 AM
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> Cc: Coccovizzo,Linda A <Linda.Coccovizzo at MCCKC.EDU>
> Subject: [NFBMO] Advocacy in the Hospital?
> 
> Hello all. I have a good friend who is in the hospital at St. Vincent DePaul
> right now, trying to recover from surgery. He has expressed the desire to
> get out of bed on his own and sit up in a chair. He has tried, but they set
> up an alarm to alert the nurses if he does. They told him that the reason
> why is because he is blind, and he cannot get out of bed unless he calls for
> help. I wanted to reach out and see if anyone had any ideas on the best
> direction he should turn so that he can advocate for himself. He is very
> frustrated with the situation as it stands, but he feels that he is not
> currently being listened to. Thanks all for anything you might have to offer
> here.
> 
> Linda Coccovizzo
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> Metropolitan Community College
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