N. Texas man sent to nursing home pushes to leave
An 85-year-old North Texas man said he couldn't get out of a local hospital on Wednesday. Instead of going home
, he ended up in a nursing home.
Charlie Fink called FOX 4 for help Wednesday after he went into Richardson Methodist Hospital on Friday for hernia surgery and wasn't released.
Thursday, Fink was in an Arlington nursing home.
"I tried to get out of Methodist and they locked the door," said Fink. "They wouldn't even let me out."
While Fink was in the hospital, he was placed in the psychiatric unit, and the state was in court asking a Dallas County probate judge to find Fink unable to take care of himself.
In an email, the state wrote, "APS was in court yesterday concerning the well-being of Mr. Fink. APS presented the information obtained by field staff to the court. Mr. Fink did have representation present at the hearing. An Emergency Order of Protection was presented in court. A judge did make a ruling on information presented. Due to confidentiality and to protect our client, that is all the information I can release."
Fink's attorney said the state presented an anonymous referral, a doctor's affidavit to his health, concerns about his protecting
himself and said that Fink had threatened case workers.
Fink's wife, Edith, was removed from their home by APS earlier this month.
Now the two, married 57 years, are together again – though, not in the place Fink wants to be because state law allows for the elderly to be removed from their home to protect them from themselves and others.
"I just don't think they should have a law like that," said Fink. "I don't know who initiated this law. I don't know how old it is, but it should not be allowed to be."
, he ended up in a nursing home.Charlie Fink called FOX 4 for help Wednesday after he went into Richardson Methodist Hospital on Friday for hernia surgery and wasn't released.
Thursday, Fink was in an Arlington nursing home.
"I tried to get out of Methodist and they locked the door," said Fink. "They wouldn't even let me out."
While Fink was in the hospital, he was placed in the psychiatric unit, and the state was in court asking a Dallas County probate judge to find Fink unable to take care of himself.
In an email, the state wrote, "APS was in court yesterday concerning the well-being of Mr. Fink. APS presented the information obtained by field staff to the court. Mr. Fink did have representation present at the hearing. An Emergency Order of Protection was presented in court. A judge did make a ruling on information presented. Due to confidentiality and to protect our client, that is all the information I can release."
Fink's attorney said the state presented an anonymous referral, a doctor's affidavit to his health, concerns about his protecting
himself and said that Fink had threatened case workers. Fink's wife, Edith, was removed from their home by APS earlier this month.
Now the two, married 57 years, are together again – though, not in the place Fink wants to be because state law allows for the elderly to be removed from their home to protect them from themselves and others.
"I just don't think they should have a law like that," said Fink. "I don't know who initiated this law. I don't know how old it is, but it should not be allowed to be."
Read more: http://www.myfoxdfw.com/story/24845464/elderly-man-state-sent-to-nursing-home-defends-independence#ixzz2ucRg1vyk
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