Barbara Monfils
Aug 2026
My husband went to Waterview Villa after being at Roger Williams Hospital for three days for a blocked bladder and a UTI. There he was given oral antibiotics. He had a Foleycatheter. He does have Alzheimer's and is not able to advocate for himself. During one visit, I noticed his clothes and the bed were quite wet. It turned out that the Foley had not been connected to The urine bag. So all the urine just covered the bed and his clothing. At one point, they started an IV because he was showing signs of dehydration. During anothervisit it appeared to me that the IV was not even running. I called a nurse and when she came after a long while she also realized the IV was not running. These were just two of several difficulties. On the third or fourth day, I got a call early in the morning that his heart rate was very high, and his breathing was very labored. They were sending him by ambulance to Rhode Island Hospital. They found him critically dehydrated and that the infection had moved into his kidneys and lungs. they started to prepare us for his expected death. Meanwhile, they did the tests necessary. To provide the appropriate treatment. He did pull through and is now at a nursing home that is giving him the kind of care everyone should have Regardless of age and ability.
