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Just over ten days have passed since the death of a respectable Klaipėda resident. Immediately after the visit to the doctor, the woman died suddenly on the stairs of the apartment building and was unable to reach the fifth floor of her apartment. She had to be escorted to the polyclinic and back home by a social worker. He says that the grandmother rejected any escort, but the relatives of the deceased are not convinced and are determined to seek justice in the Prosecutor’s Office.
Fateful journey
During Christmas, Galina, a resident of Klaipėda (name changed to AD), would be 84 years old. But the woman’s birthday does not come, she died just over two months before him.
On the afternoon of that October 22, a visit to the doctor was scheduled for Galina. The social worker arranged for the grandmother to be taken to the consultation polyclinic on Taikos avenue by car from the Social Support Center.
According to the social worker, Galina categorically refused to accompany her, claiming that she would take care of herself.
The driver took her grandmother to the doctor, waited for her, then Galina asked him to take her to the pharmacy on Debreceno street, and then to her house, on Sausio 15-osios street.
Driving up the same staircase, the driver still asked if it was really necessary to escort Galina to the door of the apartment.
She reaffirmed that she would take care of herself, but did not arrive at the door of her house.
He seemed tired after the visit
The driver of the Social Support Center, who was taking Galina to the doctor that Thursday afternoon when she got into the car, allegedly did not pay attention to how she was feeling, since all her clients have difficulty walking.
Galina was not the exception either, the woman walked with a cane.
“They are all old, I did not notice anything exceptional. They were not accompanied by a social worker. I was not surprised because not all older people want an escort. Sometimes when I need to be accompanied to the doctor’s office or home when I have an escort, I never refuse. I remember when I had already taken that woman up the stairs, it happened that there were no parked cars there, I offered to accompany her, she refused, “said the driver.
When asked why he offered help, the driver said that after visiting the doctor, the grandmother found him tired.
“Around three thirty in the afternoon I said goodbye to her because I had another order for the third. I know he died shortly after. It’s a shame, ”lamented the driver who took Galina home.
Collapsed on the third floor
Galina was abandoned by the forces on the third floor. The woman collapsed and remained there for about an hour. No one appeared on the stairs during that time.
When she was discovered by a neighbor who is also in her 80s, Galina was still alive.
The ambulance medics arrived quickly, resuscitating her, but the woman died at her hands.
Intuition: The social worker assured that the night before her death, Galina claimed to have dreamed of her late husband, who invited her to his home. / Photo from Shutterstock
“She slept unaided for almost an hour. It was probably so bad for her that she couldn’t even get her cell phone out of her bag to call for help. When I hurried over, she was already covered in a white blanket. It was some kind of inhuman death. I do not understand why the man is elsewhere. Respected, and things like that happen to us? “- Natalija, a granddaughter who had lost her grandmother, had difficulty suppressing her emotions (her name was changed due to the protection of personal data – AD).
Accused employees
Natalia, who is experiencing the grief of her grandmother’s death, said that her grandmother had been receiving home help services since 2018. May.
It is said that during that time, for the first time, she was asked to be accompanied to the doctor by a social worker. Until then, he was taken to the polyclinic by relatives.
This time the circumstances were such that none of the close people could accompany Galina.
There was no doubt this would be done by a social worker who had been providing social services to her grandmother at home since July.
“The social worker had also gone to see my grandmother that morning. She said that she had tidied up the apartment, took out the garbage, bought groceries. I asked her why she didn’t accompany her, then she told me that the grandmother had refused. Then I asked her to show me in writing. He said he didn’t have it and he heard something like that for the first time, that he had surrendered orally, “said the late granddaughter.
Natalia last saw her grandmother last weekend and then her granddaughter asked her again if she really needed to apologize for work and go to the doctor with her.
Galina allegedly later confirmed to her granddaughter that a social worker would accompany her.
“I am speechless, if we had known that she would go to the doctor alone, we would have accompanied her ourselves. We were sure that a social worker would help her. Didn’t she see that my grandmother was unwell? I don’t think she even asked her if it was necessary . to accompany her to the doctor, “said the granddaughter.
Tension – from the start
The aforementioned social worker Virga Galina began visiting us in mid-July this year, but it seems that from the beginning there was mutual tension between the women.
“The grandmother constantly complained that she did not bring those products, that she did not buy medicines. I never accompanied her on a walk outside. In August, the worker was on vacation, replaced by another woman. The grandmother then called the Social Support Center and told her. He asked me to leave her, but there he did not agree, “said Natalia.
The granddaughter herself admitted that the center replaced at least four social workers for her grandmother this year.
“After all, it’s not always easy for the youngest to adjust and find common ground with other people, not to mention the 83-year-olds. And the government spoke so loudly that older people must increase pensions to live with dignity, They must be respected. My grandmother had to survive her hours, it does not reflect all this, because there was no respect or help, “Natalia got angry.
The other side of the coin
The social worker herself assured that she had been in this position for 13 years, that she agreed with the clients to whom she provided social services.
It is said that he cared for one of these elders for nine years.
The woman admitted that her relationship with Galina, who was now late, did not take place, that the woman had been quite conflictive.
The social worker recalled that the grandmother had regretted from the beginning that a newly appointed employee of the Social Support Center visited her.
I know I will no longer help my grandmother, but I want to do this for other people so they don’t experience so much humiliation.
“Do you know how many social workers in total she has been replaced? The last time she was promised at the Social Support Center before I started visiting her was that she would not want to change more people. You know, if I had accompanied her that day and “If he had fallen in love with me, I think the situation would have been even more complicated. I am not ruling out that loved ones blame me for their deteriorating health and perhaps even death, “he said.
Despite the lack of a warm relationship, that fateful morning, according to the employee, Galina still told her about her bad feelings.
“She felt imminent death, she told me that she had dreamed that night about her late husband, who invited her to me. When I offered: maybe I should accompany her to the doctor anyway, she replied that I would not take her in my hands yet” . Said the woman.
After the loss: finding the culprits
On October 24, relatives buried Galina. Her granddaughter Natalia is very hurt because the social worker has not done her job to the end.
“I know I will not help my grandmother anymore, but I want to do it for other people so that they don’t experience so much humiliation. After all, there are many people working abroad who have entrusted their elderly relatives to the care of social workers and believe that They are given all the help they need. It shows a bitter reality, “said Natalia.
The woman claimed to believe that there are dedicated and kind-hearted people among social workers, but there are others.
“I would like the activities of social workers to be supervised and controlled. And the selection of those workers must be responsible. I see a lot of professional negligence here. Do you know how many seminars are held to improve their grades? Where is your rating? By the way, that social worker has not expressed her condolences for the death of her grandmother, “said Natalia, who decided to find the culprit in the prosecution for not providing her grandmother with timely assistance.
Natalija also wrote to the Klaipėda Social Support Center regarding this incident, the woman claimed that she had received a response defending her employee, but that this did not change her self-determination.
“I was offered to run for the Labor Disputes Commission, but here the situation is a little different, it is related to the death of a person, so I think this is already a matter for the prosecution,” the Klaipeda resident is convinced.
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