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Home My WebLink About02-0322IN THE MATTER OF RICHARD HUMES, An Alleged Incompetent IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA ORPHANS' COURT DIVISION NO. ~ - INCAPACITATED PERSON PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF A EMERGENCY GUARDIAN OF THE PERSON PURSUANT TO 20 PA. C.S.A. 5513 1) Your Petitioner is Robert L. O'Brien, Esquire, Solicitor for the Cumberland/Perry County Mental Health/Mental Retardation Office. 2) Respondent is Richard Humes, an incapacitated person, currently receiving care at Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill, PA., 17011. Respondent is an adult individual being presently 71 years of age with a birth date of April 24, 1931. The Respondent does not have a Guardian. 3) The proposed guardian is Gregory D. Knox of the Cumberland/Perry MHMR office. Attached is a social history relating to Mr. Humes. Prior to his admission to Holy Spirit for medical treatment, Mr. Humes had been residing in a group home. Mr. Humes has been in institutional care for most of his life due to his severe mental retardation. The hospital feels that he should be discharged to a nursing home and an assessment supports the treating physician's recommendation. Mr. Knox requests that he be appointed a temporary guardian to arrange for Mr. Humes admission to a nursing home care facility upon his discharge from the hospital. 4) The proposed Guardian has no interest adverse to that of Mr. Humes. 5) Mr. Humes has no known next of kin. WHEREFORE, Petitioner, Robert L. O'Brien, respectfully requests that the Court order that Respondent Richard Humes be adjudged an incapacitated person and Gregory D. Knox be appointed emergency Guardian of the Person and Estate. Respectfully submitted, O'BRIEN, BARIC & SCHERER BY Robert L. O'Brien, Esquire Solicitor for the Cumberland/Perry County MH/MR Office I.D. # 28351 17 West South Street Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013 (717) 249-6873 BENT BY: HP LABERJET 3150; 7t7240B415; MAR-27-02 4:03PM; PA~E 2 Cumberland County Narmy A. Death Earl R, Keller Rick Roveg~lo Cumberland & Perry Counties' Mental Health & Mental Retardation Program Suite 301, Human Service Building, 16 W_ ITigh Str¢¢l, Carlisle, PA ! 7013-2963 De,mis Marian, Administratar Perry County Connnis$ioners Mark K. Keller John J, Amsler Edward R. Kennedy 10: FROM: Robert O'B]ien Gregory D. Knox, MSW, LSW Itn/~ MR Program Director DATF: 3/27/02 Emergency Appointment of Guardian for admission to a nursing home Enclosed is the material we discussed yesterday. I am willing to assume responsibility under this appointment if the option for Director/Designee is not appropriate in this case. I am enclosing a statement regarding the need for placement and appointanent of gm~rdian as well as a copy ora Psychological Evaluation documenting Mental Retardation and information on medical status as well as the physician's exam form that indicates need for nursing home placement. Please contact me or Sue Carbaugh if you have any questions. Thanks. GDK/In Ca~f, le (7'1 r} 240.6320 & (717) 240-{L3~.5., West ah~'e (717) 6!~7-0371 Ext. t33;~0 Shippensburg, PA (717) 532-7285 Ext. 6320. Perry County (866) 240-6320 · FAX (717) 240-~415 BENT BY: HP LABERJET ~150; 7172408415; MAR-27-02 4:03PM$ PAGE 3/9 Richard Humes D.O.B. 2/24/31 Level of Mental Retardation - Sev~e IQ level range from 20 to 40 depending on testing. He is not considered able to make, a decision regarding nursing home placement. Next of K.in -- None are known Was placed in care on I t/11/47 at Pomahurst State School and Hospital. There is no record of any family contact or names from the State Center records. Livi~_~ Arrangement~ ... Since 1987 Mr. Humes has resided in a group home operated by Lntpact Systems, Inc. under contract with the Cumberland/Perry MH/MR Pmgrmn. He previously was institutionalized at Pennhurst (1947-1960) and White Haven Center (1960-1982) and Laurdton Center (1982-1987). Current Status: Mr. Humes' medical condition has been deteriorating over the past 7 months due to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. He has been hospitalized eight times fbr thi,~ medical problem since September 2001. He is currently on the Inpatient Unit at Holy Spirit Hospital. His attending physician is recommending nursing home placemel~t. This placement should be made as soon as possible after acceptance to a nursing thcility has been confirmed. BENT BY: HP LABERJET 3150; 717240~15; MAR-27-02 4:04PU; PAGE 4/g MEDICAL EVALUATION [] bpdMd [] Sp~t~I Skim Ca-',e ~ P&renteral Fluids PHYSICIAN ORDERS 19. REHA~IUTATION POTENTIAL. Cl',e~k ~' only r~ne PHYSICIANS RECOMMENDA'rlON To the a~r~ ~ my kr'~vledge, the p~de~'e medical ~or~lltion &nd related nee~t$ ~re #lent~tll¥ ~ indir, ated ns above FOR 13~PARTMENT USE ' T ~r ~er Se~$~ J~zIB' Le~ffi of Stay ~ Wnhi~ 1~0 Oay~ ~ ~er 180 Days I' 22. Revtewer'.~ $ig~'la, ture ~,nd Title SENT BY: HD LASERJET ~150; 71 7240841 MAR-27-02 4:05PM; .NA~E~ F,."_:hard }.]umes PATE OF [:X~:~aTION: 0-7-7~/6-12-?~/' BIR'rHDATE: 2_?4__3-l F_..XA,,,,,tiNEB: J. ,A. ,tf.,k~Z~on PASE Pc Ocli,, Picture Vocabulary Test: V.~nal.~:'~d gocial ~]aturity Scale: 5A 9-28-70, ~tanford-Binet Richard is a pleasant, ambulatory resident who is verbal and slow t;is spr¢ch ramble~ amd the chores he performs in his ~=~*4on are performed · .~y, He l~ orientated to pe~$on, but not time or place. H,~ nowa the colors ~ed and green and builds a block tower ? high. ~.e ha,~ no ¢oacept of numbers. He was cooperative and the test results are co:tsid~.:ed valid. ntn;'~ford-,~.inet (L-~): HJ.¢hard pas,~e~ all items st the thr,.e and failed afl at ~he seven year level. He has good fin~er ~:-~e; '~y with ~.~w:r.,.oe speed (lO beads in ~wc minutes). Eye-hand Coordinnt],~n also 5.3o6, bUt fi.cure ground perception is only fair. He' con ab:'t)', ct, ;. a si:~,j'.t.e ].,,vel, He unders%ands bn8jc fuuc~ions, bu% has difficulty wiZh rela~ionshlps such as lar,'er-s~aller,~l ~ . ike-unlike~ si;~;ilarl~fes end differences. He corrects hz~ mtstake~. His memory is shor~. His attention span is approximately tea minutes. He is unable to predate any more than a ~ircl~ or a lin~ with a pencil. Pea.body Picture Yocabulary Test: Richard has accounted a Fund of inFornmtibn w~lch ~nables hi,-to.associate word and pictnre~ aZ the five yea~ level. ~_~alaad Social ~hturitv Sca~n: R:-'= ' · , ...... , y~ ~cn~.ra is toilet ~rained, eats zn~epencently, an~ bathes wi~n assistance. He coasts on a bike and goes to bed unassisted. He dresses including tying, and helps with chores in his section, 3 Ul',~,fA R Y: Richard is fun~ction.ing.in the. severe range o£ men~al re~ardatio ~ z dex%eritT~ an~. ?ye-nan= coordination are ~o~ u_ ~ .... n. F-n_er direction~ an~ ls motivated to comnleb =~-~ ,~,uz~ows D~o. step c~:=ng in wri=in~ and drawing i~ poor, His- age is 4-5; social a~e 5-6; and manipulation abiliDy four yea~s, mental ~ENT BY: HP LA~EI~JET 9150; 71 7240641 I. Occup~tional Therapy evaluation, 2. AcSiviti~.s emphasizing conceptual skills. MAR-27-02 4:05PM; PASE 8/g C"." Psy. Re port / James A, Skelton Psychological ~ervices ' ~ ~s$oc~a~e Ii BENT BY: HP LAgERJFT :3150; Name and Case Date of llLrch; Home Address: County = Type of Co~i~menC: 7!7240S4t 5; UAR-27-02 4:06PB; ..,.. ~e Haven, Pen~aylvania '" SOCIAL HISTORY ~.OURCE OF INFOKMATZON Richard Humes #242 February 24, 1931 Car lisle, Pennsylvania Niasra Falls, New York Cumberland. April 28, 1960 Court Co~unitaent Reli$ion: Protestant Next of gini None Address: -.- Telephone No: --- PA~E 7/9 Hother: S iblin&s: The information in this summary was gathered from material contained in the present records. Faeher: The father, according to one report g£ven by the mo:Rer, ~a$ an known as Tom Bone. There ~s no record available concernin& thjs The mother, Emma Mae (~aruer) ~umes, is a feeble minded person w~o recoa~zended for ~om~itment to Laurelto~ Sta~e Village, ~h£Ie awaitia~ a vacancy, she m~rried Samuel Humes who refused to give ¢onsen~ to her There were two children born Co Mrs. Humes. Richard - our residen~. tall-siblings: A daugh:er was born to ~. and MrS. Humes in approximately 1944. Our only informatiou available is chat she "appeared nortaal." Our records indicate only :he :u~o above mentioned children were born Cc ,)rs. HUmea. ?a:ernal Famil~ ]here is no information available on the paternal family. [~cernal ~amil~ ccording :o ou~ records, ~rs. Humes had several sisters who were belo~ average mentality. l,,,.._.~a , ~ rca£dent of :he ttOuse o~ Coed Shepherd for a short period idates u~known). nn__a - born A;~gust 16. 1915. ~hen tested in 1931, ~he had ~he followin& score: C.k. 15-7; ,A. 11-3; I.q. 72, She is nov married to a Hr, Cuy Khun, ~ o~her information is available o~ the maternal family. ~RSONAL HIS TORY and Early Developmen~ ,chard was bcrn illegitima~ely in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania on - 'eguancy and birth were reoo ~ ...... ~ ~ ......... February 24, 1931, The ~_rted,= ....... - ~cumencs were used in :he delivery. In his fly childhood Richard was known co have had "convulsions" He began to walk a= 2 years aaa lk ae ~ Fears. · · mental peculiarity was firs: acted at "school age" because of "slow development." ~ENT BY: HP LABERJET 3150; . 717240G4 t 5~ -2- MAR-27-02 4:06PM; PAGE Richard ttume. Bsycl,ologtca 1 Tea :_t_nR Richard was psychologically tested oR September Haven State School and Hospital, At that time, Richard attained a M.A. of 3-1 and I.q. o£ 20 on :he itanford-B£net (L-N). Tho Bender Gee:alt was also administered and the followins results vere noted. "Rtchsrd'$ per£ommnce on :ho Sender-Gee:al: consisted of s £ew very small c£r:le$. This La consistent with hie Emp Ioymen~; None. . Medical Hfs most recent medical diagnosis includes: (I) Mental reta~dat:ou, severe, due to possible neonatal hypoxia. Code 33. (2) ~otent~al epileptic. There is no other in£ormatfon available other than that contained under Birth and Early Development Previous Institutionalization and Placement Richard was cor~uiC:ed by Court to Pemlhurst Stale School and Hospital on November 11, 1947. He was transferred to White Haven State School and Hospital oa April 28, 1950, Behavior and I~Cerpersonal Relationships Richard is basically a quiet and withdrawn individual. He is generally charac:e:r£zed aa a "loner" and frequently occupies his time by sitting in a corner alone. He had in the past displayed some sexual misconduct, but has not recently. Self-Care Richard ia ambulatory and toilet trained. He is capable of caring for all phases of self- care with iuidance and supervision, He can ~eed hi~elf. He was evaluated by our Speech and Hearln$ Department on August 1, 1967. At that time, Richard vas termed: "language, ~oor; adequate speech skills." As was previously s:ated, Richard is basically a loner. He does participate in some activities if encoura8ed. He especially enjoys colorin~. Family Situation There is no in:ormation available on the whereabouts of any of Richard's family. Presenting Problem After an lnvestiia~ion by variou~ Cumberland County agencies, Richard was court ,:o,.=~.ltted co Pennhuret State School. ~e had been kno~'n to eexually assault small &iris, and be especially combative towards adults. He was also a known exhibitionist. ~ENT BY: HP LASER JET 3i50; 7172406415; MAR-27-02 4'07P~1; PAGE Our records do no~ End,cate ~he namea or ~ddreeeee oE any ~nceree~e<l relatives or [cicada. Cas~orker Tra~nee/~/4- !1- 72 IN THE MATTER OF RICHARD HUMES, An Alleged Incompetent A:PR O 1 IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA ORPHANS' COURT DIVISION INCAPACITATED PERSON ORDER OF COURT AND NOW, this ~ ~'~ day of ,,~,,,~'1 ,2002, upon review of the attached Petition, Gregory D. Knox of Cumberland/Perry MHMR Office is appointed the Temporoary Guardian of the Person and Estate of Richard Humes. BY THE COURT, Jo