This is frustration and craziness. My brother has court ordered guardianship of Dad. Due to Dad escaping three times from the nursing home, they pressured my brother, and he had to move Dad to a locked behavioral facility. He was moved there several weeks ago, and my brother is calling us to see if we know where the monitor is.
On one of Dad’s flights (at 2 am) he might have taken the monitor with him to his ex girlfriend’s daughter’s house.
My problem with any of this is, How did no one notice Dad has a pacemaker, but no monitor?
Fortunately, the pacemaker will continue to work regardless of the monitor so you have some leeway. If necessary, check the serial number (it'll be in his records), contact the manufacturers and source a replacement.
One of my brothers said the issue is that all over America, facilities are very short staffed and always advertising for more RN, LPN, CNA’s. So I can see how even big things can get overlooked. And my Dad is so angry that he might have hid it, thrown it away , thinking that would be his ticket out of this place. He also talks about suing the NH so that also might be a motive.
My brother will handle it, I just need to stay out of the drama. I am 1000 miles away.
Depending on the type of monitor, the company that owns the monitor is the one who should have noticed that the monitor was not working properly and they should have contacted your brother or the old nursing home and asked why the pacemaker monitor was not working. Unless the new facility had been told by your brother that your Dad used a pacemaker monitor, they might not have realized that it was missing or they might have thought that your brother had yet to bring it to the facility. With your father changing facilities, it is possible that the pacemaker monitor company tried to contact someone but were unable to. You need to contact the pacemaker monitor company and let them know that your Dad has moved to another facility and that his pacemaker monitor is missing and that they need to provide a new one.