Recently a 92 year old Sault Tribe elderly lady whose mobility is confined to a wheeled walker and wheelchair had her Sault Tribe caregiver removed by the Elder Care director, Holly Kibble. According to the Elder, Kibble also threatened to terminate the worker if the employee's sister continued as the woman's only other caregiver but no logical reason was given to the Elder for the action that left her in extreme danger. Just a couple of months ago the Elder had fallen and spent the better part of a long night on her bedroom floor and she has been twice hospitalized since then.
The caregivers sister (who was not an employee of the tribe) did quit to protect her sibling from termination of her employment with the Sault Tribe, and a new caregiver that is not employed by the tribe has been hired to care for the woman but the woman is very concerned that her long-time caregiver will be fired by Kibble. What does Kibble have to gain by her negligence and unfair treatment of this tiny little woman with a heart of gold?
The responses to the decisions that placed this elderly person in danger have been heartwarming but the question remains why Kibble and the Sault Tribe Chairman and Board of Directors put this Elder's life in jeopardy. How many more failures and how much more unfair treatment can members of the Sault Tribe take?!
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