The Reporter/Social Workers Case Study

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REPORTER: The reporter/Social Worker (Carolyn) called to report abuse or neglect for the victim, Jessie. Jessie suffers from severe dementia, and she needs assistance with her daily ADL’s. The reporter said on Saturday (10/03/2015), the victim fell while trying to get up on her bedside commode. The reporter said Melinda (daughter) found the victim on the floor and put her back in the bed. Melinda didn’t take the victim to the hospital until Monday (10/05/2015). The reporter said Melinda drove the victim to a parking lot by hobby lobby and called the ambulance to bring the victim to the hospital (one mile away from the hospital). According to Carolyn, the victim had a broken collar bone and two black eyes, when she arrived at the hospital. Melinda

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