Saving You and The World Headaches About Homecare, Caregiving Qualms and Dealing Wisely With Upsets (mental, physical, social, legal) to save resources and funds
At the Goshen Fair in CT, I saw these Democratic government leaders who are running again in November 2022 Eva Zimmerman and Michelle Cook at this event along with others...(not the Gov but maybe next time!) See more on posts in the past few weeks here on Livfully.org about concerns I am sharing with The Lakeville Journal about 'caring for caregivers and warning them that things can go awry one minute to the next with someone's physical or mental health or some other facet of the care scene.' This gives more details and hopefully can be on everyone's radar and agenda to pursue with teams of support...for one and all!
Maybe that will result (for one reason or another) with a response from the police (maybe called by an outsider, a doctor, a family or friend, or the client or caregiver or more than just one of those....so okay to jot this down and think about things and ways for Each Person to have some Contact and
Support people (and action takers who can help one move oneself and belongings from a home or area to a storage area short-term or longer with a second move if needed or a few people storing things in a van or shed etc--in plastic bags and under tarps or in plastic bins etc...There's an Art to That!)
Planning ahead (and maybe helping some people who really have to move some things) can be an important skill and come in handy (pun intended!) Finding trustworthy, capable people who could move one's things for them would be worth setting up in advance.
Ideally each state and town could have a process to help with that, taking videos and documenting with a verbal account of what is seen and being packed.
There could be categories such as on TaskRabbit.com and helpers who have trained and are insured but maybe agencies and non-profits who could help people afford the services initially and pay them off or have some forgiven if complying with other plans or bartering (or having others also sign up to address the costs and such afterwards, so backing up the initial costs.)
Some police areas may not allow more than 15 minutes or up to an hour to have items moved if they are required to be there, but a court order can revise that to approve of others who can oversee a move. That sounds straightforward but the person who has residency may insist on only working with the police.
The police may deem it a civil matter and that would necessitate the person with property listing things specifically or thereabouts and filing (for upwards of $350 in one state for instance) to be able to get their items back.
Maybe a judge could allow for the people not cooperating to move the items to a neutral place (out of a storage shed for instance or off the actual personal property to the edge of the public place) and the other person could pick up the items with a neutral party video taping that or double checking what was removed from the shed and recorded 'item by item with a number and so on' if one or both the parties wanted that much detail.
The Co$st of time, talent and ways to actually get things done, talking over options and making changes and tweaks on texts and on calls can add up whether in a day or over the course of a week or a couple of months.
Complications (foreseen or not foreseen) may include someone having a 'trespassing/harassing' warning put in place by the police...and them saying "if you contact that person now even if you have court permission to do so to move your itmes, even through a third party or a court mediator, you could still be arrested for violating a criminal trespass order..."
Even if that is not true or should not be legal, it can be stated and have consequences of the person trying to remove their belongings with the terms the court has set in place (such as a revision of an ex parte restraining order or one put in place for a year if there are valid grounds based on the truth--not just what one person feels or thinks but on events that actually happened that are deemed criminal or serious by a judge or that led to an arrest--and that may include not complying with the orders or commands of police even if no time frame is given in terms of how many minutes one may have to gather some of their belongings and to get outside of the home, then load the items in their car (and whether they can move the car closer or have help from anyone including police present, especially if there are move than one or two, to move the items.)
Medical help may be offered to someone in a stressful situation if they are feeling out of breath or have high blood pressure or other concerns that may be of concern so an ambulance could be called. That would delay the time for leaving the premises which a person may or may not want.
The person calling for the police may also have a mental health or medical need they would benefit from having reviewed by personnel if they are willing to do so but even if not a 'wellness check' could 'fill in the blank of concerning or unexpected turns of event' to try to understand whether the appropriate measures are being taken.
If a person such as a caregiver is being fired due to someone being mentally unstable or not having appropriate other coverage it may be helpful to have that person assessed by others who help manage their care even if they are currently in the role of making the final decisions. The applecart can be upset even if the person goes into the hospital if they fire their main caregiver(s), then there would not be sufficient help for them to return home in a timely manner.
A person may be deemed needing a more thorough assessment for a few days or a week, in a special psych or medical facility (to test for a UTI, urinary tract infection or imbalance of sodium or potassium which can cause mental confusion and so on.)
Same with live function and any kind of head bump or some effects of medication over time (for thyroid, pain meds and so one as well as any diabetic concerns.) Each person in this day and age should "know their numbers' such as their A1C since that can show a person if they have low blood sugar or high blood sugar so prediabetic or diabetic (and quite possibly not diagnosed.) Same for an average resting blood pressure, often can be too high or too low without a clear
