A very interesting article. I'm intrigued as this same thing has happened to two of my adult children, while working at elder care homes. Both my children are black and were told not to work with certain residents as those patients had requested white attendants only. One resident called for help and when my daughter quickly responded, the woman screamed at her to "go back to the cotton field". I was appalled that this type of behavior was not met with some sort of consequence but it was allowed to continue and several residents (at two different facilities) had their requests honored. This must happen quite frequently and there should be a strict policy in place to deal with it, IMO. I know we have some medical professionals on board. How have you seen this dealt with?
http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-n...l_patient_requests_white_caregivers_only.html
9 hospital workers sue Washington state after mental patient requests white caregivers only
"Nine Western State Hospital workers who said their bosses illegally accommodated a patient's request for white caregivers have filed a federal lawsuit saying the practice is not only discriminatory, but dangerous. After a mentally ill patient with a history of attacking hospital workers requested only white caregivers, managers agreed, and hospital executives declined to investigate when the workers complained about the policy, the workers said in the lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court on Thursday.
The workers, of various ethnicities, are assigned to Western State's Center for Forensic Studies, most of them as psychiatric security attendants who help with daily care of patients. They say that the ongoing practice barred dark-skinned employees from work they would normally be assigned to do and forced white or light-skinned workers to spend extra time with a violent patient.
The Department of Social and Health Services, which runs the hospital, is named as a defendant....."
more at link
http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-n...l_patient_requests_white_caregivers_only.html
9 hospital workers sue Washington state after mental patient requests white caregivers only
"Nine Western State Hospital workers who said their bosses illegally accommodated a patient's request for white caregivers have filed a federal lawsuit saying the practice is not only discriminatory, but dangerous. After a mentally ill patient with a history of attacking hospital workers requested only white caregivers, managers agreed, and hospital executives declined to investigate when the workers complained about the policy, the workers said in the lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court on Thursday.
The workers, of various ethnicities, are assigned to Western State's Center for Forensic Studies, most of them as psychiatric security attendants who help with daily care of patients. They say that the ongoing practice barred dark-skinned employees from work they would normally be assigned to do and forced white or light-skinned workers to spend extra time with a violent patient.
The Department of Social and Health Services, which runs the hospital, is named as a defendant....."
more at link