5/28/2010  
ANOTHER SUCCESS STORY TO THE CREDIT OF BFFAR  
Over two and a half years ago concerned citizen and employees of the Emory L. Bennett Veterans Nursing home began to come to me with concerns about the way the new administrator was treating our Veterans. I began to look into the problem.   It started with removal of their Christmas decorations and got worse fast. Locking patio doors to their rooms so they could not go out them. Making life a living hell for the staff forcing many to quit and firing others. I took these complaints to her bosses in Largo Florida. A meeting was ordered by her bosses between her and me. To no avail, the problems continued. I worked with staff and volunteers and compiled a 14 page list of complaints and concerns. I got these hand carried to Washington D.C. to Congressmen Mika and Fennie, still nothing. With the help of the media (Hog radio, Big Johns radio show, and the News Journal) news reports went out. This administrator was during all that was charged with battery on a staff member, not once but twice. Finally a State investigation was ordered. She was ordered to spend one day in a training seminar. Can you say B.S.? I and others continued applying pressure.  
The end result was that she finally resigned. This is the readers digest version of all that happened during that more than two years, but you get the picture. The residents are finally happy again in their home and regained the respect and dignity they deserve. I could not have accomplished this with out the support and help of the member numbers of BFFAR and the other concerned citizens of our County.  
Thanks to all.
Crazy Eddie