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INTERIM STUDY REPORT
Veterans and Military Affairs Committee
Rep. Paul Wesselhoft, Chairman
Oklahoma House of Representatives
Interim Study 12-059, Rep. Richard Morrissette (Combined with IS-12-073, Rep. Joe Dorman)
October 2, 2012
Reform of State Veterans Homes: addressing failures to protect those from abuse and neglect who so
honorably defended our nation.
Rep. Morrissette
• Study in Response to Journal Record stories about veteran nursing home failures.
See presentations a and b
Jim Lyall, Associate Director
Community Service Council
• Our country has been at war for 11 years and when veterans return, they are seeking assistance
from the community. Most are married and have children; the government needs to also take
care of the families.
• PTSD and physical disabilities are results of fighting wars for many soliders.
• Ideally, it is in everyone’s best interest to keep veterans out of homes.
• In Mr. Lyall’s opinion, Oklahoma lacks comprehensive statewide leadership to prioritize needs
of veterans and planning long term goals to establish response to our veterans.
o Military officials, legislative leaders and state agency leadership need to be collectively
invested in this commitment.
o US Veterans Department also needs to involved.
Kimberly Bowles, Assistant Administrator
Sulphur Veterans Center
• Provided an overview of center’s policy to respond to allegations of abuse. When a complaint
is received from a social worker, it is handed to administrator immediately, who works the
complaint.
• Allegations of abuse and neglect are reported to the appropriate division in DHS or relevant
licensing board (nursing license board if allegation is against a nurse).
• The center trains everyone to report any suspicions of abuse. It is not the employee’s job to
decide, it is their job to report.
• Most allegations do not end up being confirmed abuse.
• If an atmosphere of intimidation exists, as suggested by persons present at the meeting, the
proper response would be to educated employees from the top down. The more employees you
have, the more difficult it is to communicate effectively.
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| Title | 12-059 report ocr 1 |
| Full text | INTERIM STUDY REPORT Veterans and Military Affairs Committee Rep. Paul Wesselhoft, Chairman Oklahoma House of Representatives Interim Study 12-059, Rep. Richard Morrissette (Combined with IS-12-073, Rep. Joe Dorman) October 2, 2012 Reform of State Veterans Homes: addressing failures to protect those from abuse and neglect who so honorably defended our nation. Rep. Morrissette • Study in Response to Journal Record stories about veteran nursing home failures. See presentations a and b Jim Lyall, Associate Director Community Service Council • Our country has been at war for 11 years and when veterans return, they are seeking assistance from the community. Most are married and have children; the government needs to also take care of the families. • PTSD and physical disabilities are results of fighting wars for many soliders. • Ideally, it is in everyone’s best interest to keep veterans out of homes. • In Mr. Lyall’s opinion, Oklahoma lacks comprehensive statewide leadership to prioritize needs of veterans and planning long term goals to establish response to our veterans. o Military officials, legislative leaders and state agency leadership need to be collectively invested in this commitment. o US Veterans Department also needs to involved. Kimberly Bowles, Assistant Administrator Sulphur Veterans Center • Provided an overview of center’s policy to respond to allegations of abuse. When a complaint is received from a social worker, it is handed to administrator immediately, who works the complaint. • Allegations of abuse and neglect are reported to the appropriate division in DHS or relevant licensing board (nursing license board if allegation is against a nurse). • The center trains everyone to report any suspicions of abuse. It is not the employee’s job to decide, it is their job to report. • Most allegations do not end up being confirmed abuse. • If an atmosphere of intimidation exists, as suggested by persons present at the meeting, the proper response would be to educated employees from the top down. The more employees you have, the more difficult it is to communicate effectively. |
| Date created | 2012-12-18 |
| Date modified | 2012-12-18 |
