shit photo I know.
but just had a neighbour in her 70s ask for help, she said there's a man sitting in the car next door.
not quite understanding what was happening I went to check it out.
what the neighbour was saying is there's a man who has been in the car since 9am, he's disabled and the carer has left him there to cook.
I ran home, got a bottle of water and my wood splitter and called triple 0.
explained what was happening, in the meantime the worker came outside and unlocked the car.
the neighbour helped the guy out who was sweating so bad he looked like he got out a pool.
the worker tried to walk him away, so I stood in-between the worker of the man.
police turned up and spoke to the worker, ambulance a minute later and they treated the man.
the worker said he was a nonverbal dementia patient
after about 45 minutes of treatment and police working out what happened, the worker said half and hour, neighbour says 9am (now 1.30.
the police allowed the worker to take the man away to the next worker.
no charges, no let's get another worker.
Posted by Piesman23
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Go to the media
Well below average.
I’d be trying to follow this up if I had the time
Wow I rarely say this, but this should go to the news. This is disgraceful.
Disgraceful. I’m guessing the worker didn’t tell you anything, but did you find out what company they’re with? If you did, I’d be finding the company’s email address and submitting a report to the company, as well as to [the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission](https://www.ndiscommission.gov.au/) with:
– the date, time and address this happened
– this photo
– the car rego (if you caught it)
– the police member’s badge number
– a physical description of the worker
Edited a few times for formatting. Feel free to DM if you want help with this.
NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission or the Victorian Disability Worker Commission are two reporting options – let them know police attended as they should be able to link up with them if VicPol haven’t reported to them also. Thank you for looking out for this person.
Pretty weak from the cops. I’d hope they’d at least contact the workers employers but doesn’t sound like it.
The employers could be held responsible for this neglect by the NDIS safeguards commission so they would definitely want to hear about it.
Please take the time to make a formal report to the quality and safe guard commission. Their system is slow but I think it’s been improving. This behavior is not acceptable and you have the chance to make an impact by making the report.
That’s disgusting
Holy shit!
Omg that’s absolutely disgusting! Thank you for helping out and please follow this up, they shouldn’t get away with this! No one deserves to he treated like this, not even an animal. That person should face criminal charges, someone with a medical condition in a hot car could very well have had a cardiac arrest. Do you know which NDIS provider they work for?
Were they qualified??
It’s crazy scary how many NDIS bussinesses just hire anyone. You should atleast have a cert 3 in community service, disability support or individual care…….ideally a Cert 4 before you are left in charge of anyone on your own.
How do you know the old bloke was on NDIS?
Once you turn 65, you can’t start on NDIS, you have to use Home Care instead.
If you got NDIS before you turned 65, you can continue to get it after you turned 65.
https://hellocare.com.au/excluded-from-ndis-due-to-age-man-with-mnd-opts-for-assisted-dying/
Did you see what company the worker was with? You could call them and report it. I’m not sure if they will do anything, but its worth a try. Otherwise, consider going to the media. It’s disgraceful. The man could have died, or at the very least, his health could be affected.
Send an email to Raf Epstein at 774 abc radio.
This actually makes me feel so sick for the poor patient. Torture.
Any sort of camera recording that might be used as evidence? Neighbours might cover that angle, yes its not legal to do so, but very few ppl know that angling your camera on neighbours property is illegal so you might back the story to police with it?
wtf?? please contact the news
Assuming best case scenario and worker is correct re the time, surely there’s no good reason to leave the client in the car, locked, for half an hour? Is it possible to contact any family your neighbour may have? Thanks for getting involved and doing the right thing.
As a support worker who works with a person like this, I wish all the worse things on them. Thank you for stepping up.
If they do that shit tomorrow they will die in the car.
Shorten carries on about the NDIS being a massive achievement but it’s been nothing short of a disgrace. For the same amount of money he could’ve set up a proper government run service run by accredited and publicly employed care workers without sham contracting at all rather than just a big sham contracting scheme. Wonder how much in kickbacks the arsehole has accrued over the years.
Non verbal dementia patient, if elderly , is most likely being cared for under the Aged Care System.
It’s disgusting. However unless you have solid evidence this an NDIS service then you should consider just piling on the support worker (as it’s actually their fault) and leave NDIS out of it. If they are in their 70’s it’s possible it was an aged care home service and not NDIS.
Not surprised. With the amount of dodgy NDIS “providers” that are trying to do the bare minimum and charge the maximum.
Whilst I am saddened by your post, I’m no longer shocked. I bet you this happens all the time where the actual people who need the help are the ones getting shafted.
This is terrible..
I work in home and community care and have already organised all of my assisted shopping trips for clients to be just me going alone with a list. It’s far too dangerous to be having people out and about in this.
Do people no longer have any common sense !?
Even yesterday we had a smoke warning here so I called head office first thing in the morning to reschedule my social outings that I had booked.
Get in touch with this person’s boss if you can because it’s really bloody neglectful and very dangerous..
How infuriating ! We’re supposed to be advocates for these vulnerable people !
I have the same car klugers get super hot in summer
Hi Murdoch media intern. Please pick this up.
My godfathers! What a country …
>worker said half an hour
Even that’s long enough to kill someone in this heat. Oh my god, this is horrifying. Thank you for helping and for following up. The cops ought to be ashamed of themselves.
My stomach is turning, and I feel positively sick to my stomach. This individual should not be a carer. The ambulance should have taken them to the hospital with a report of negligence.
Wtf!! This is disgraceful! That poor man. Maybe try going into the police station and talk to some different cops?
How did he not die? My son left me in the car for 7 mins to get lunch and chucked keys on seat in case I got hot, it was 12.30 and my god did I get hot. I lasted 5 mins and went to open the door and walk around to start air con.
It’s one thing to torture a vulnerable person by locking them in a car on a hot day. The carer and company will also be charging public holiday rates to the vulnerable persons package that is tax payer funded.
The ability of people looking to to exploit the financial side of the NDIS also means vulnerable people who need care are also taken advantage of.
The system is very broken.
Disgusting BUT.
Please don’t call out NDIS like this, as participants we have a hard enough time as it is with funding strips and government BS.
DO CALL OUT ILLEGAL NON QUALIFIED WORKERS AND COMPANIES. This won’t be a qualified worker or company and they should be reported by yourself to the NDIS rather than posting on Reddit.
Edit: I hope you follow this up, as you have with NDIS and police and are prepared to make a statement to get these pricks fired and charges laid.
Our personal experience in the paediatric sector is amazing. We have workers and careers and they are dedicated and go above and beyond to help out family members.
I hate to think what goes on behind closed doors with these providers.
Also the rumor file on 3AW would froth over this.
Wait they left them in their with no air con?
Don’t smear all the good workers on the NDIS.
The NDIS is a disgrace
I’m a support worker, this is completely unacceptable. That person is not fit to do the job. These actions demonstrate either unforgivable ignorance or callous negligence beyond belief. Please follow it up as much as you can, you might literally be saving lives.
https://www.ndiscommission.gov.au/complaints/make-complaint-about-provider-or-worker
Call triple zero and always smash a window
That is horrific. Thank you for helping him