My son is getting any water or juice

My son who is nonverbal has not been offered water or really juice by the carer that look after him in residential place. We are speaking to the Manager on Tuesday.

Plus they only offer him pasta or chicken korma for three days that we do not provide him with packed home made food.

Just because he cannot talk for himself and they are not even thinking of him. Come Tuesday or Wednesday they should have done the shopping but no juice unless we bring it - which we do on Sunday but it must run out because he has 3-4 packs a day and there are only 10 packs. Talking to them about it because we do give them money for the shopping.

[MAS_Nurse]

Hello indervir,

It's good that you are speaking to the manager tomorrow as it is very important to maintain good hydration.

Best Wishes

MAS Nurse & Moderator

[Missy_D]

Are you in the UK? If so then this is a serious safeguarding issue and you should be reporting it through the local council safeguarding services. It may be that you are prepared to give the home a second chance following your meeting with them. I suggest that you take notes at the meeting with firm (but realistic) outcomes and a copy is given to all parties involved. Just because your son is non verbal it does not excuse them not giving him any choice and they should be working with a number of different communication options to see which one your son will engage the best with; pictures, use of Makaton (simplified sign language) code cards, anything that means your son is able to express his wishes and desires. Under the Care Act everything should be person centred and this is nowhere near person centered care. As I first said this relates to the residential care settings in the UK.

[sittingwithfeetup]

What you're describing is negligence.

I once worked in a boarding house where the manager adamantly refused to supply me or the patients with enough food and not only did I have nothing to cook for them but I also was starving. I think this was a money-saving tactic and she expected me to lie when the DHS case worker came. She got angry when the case worker directly asked me about the food supply and I told her the truth.

In some other places, I have seen CNAs who refuse to give patients water "because it makes them have to go to the bathroom," or because "they have been to the bathroom "and that means they're not dehydrated..." Patients are treated like machines and neglecting to give them water can be purposeful because they don't want to take them to the bathroom or do not want to change the diaper.

I have also seen people refused to right to fluids for reasons that are completely ludicrous and as a sociopathic hobby centering around diets and weight loss for people who do not need a fluid restriction.

I'm glad your'e keeping a watchful eye on your son and hope he gets better care.