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[quote=Anonymous]Been there. Let the hospital social worker know the situation. The problem is a lot of people chose abusive situations. If he is deemed competent and denies there are issues, it will be difficult. So make sure you emphasize safety concerns, not just mom's attitude. The problem there is that they can promise they have people coming to upgrade next week and it's a lie. You can also get adult protective services to check on things. They vary in effectiveness and there can be a delay in them coming out.The reality is most places just want to protect themselves in documentation and they cannot do that much. If your dad protects mom and insists home is safe, SW may just sign off.  It's complicated and disheartening, but you try your best to protect dad and be there for him.

Oh one more thing, they have to protect his confidentiality, but not yours. One doctor confronted mom that I had concerns about her behavior with dad. That set off a major rage session at me. The doctor was protecting himself and I get it, but I had asked him not to say anything. [/quote]

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