William E. Carey, 82, Dies following Chicago Police/Healthcare Consortium action

Reference date(s)	Description	Association(s)	Filename(s)	Comment(s)
4/1/06	Senior Guide	City of Chicago	SRGUIDE.PDF ü	Resource booklet for senior citizens (and their caregivers), published by Office of the City Clerk, Chicago (no date). But who/what is “Healthcare Consortium”? or “Public Guardian”? See “Phone Directory,” pages 20–21 (“page 13” in PDF file).
4/12/06	Fax to WR, Healthcare Consortium, from PAC	Healthcare Consortium	HCC0412A.PDF ü	PAC asking for credentials and requesting particulars of complaint and alleged abuse. (Note: year shown incorrectly as “2005” in faxed original.) In connection, see also telephone bills and voice mail messages left by WR.
4/13/06	Letter from WEC's physician at VA re care and medical history	VA	VA-0413A.PDF ü VA-0413B.PDF	“Mr. Carey is well taken care of.”
4/21/06	Fax to HC from PAC, per telephone request to supply Power Of Attorney (healthcare and property)	Public Guardian	PG-0421A.PDF ü POA-HLTH.PDF POA-PROP.PDF	Faxed April 21, 2006 (from UPS Store).
4/21/06	Fax to OfcAW from PAC, per telephone request to supply Power Of Attorney (healthcare and property)	Chicago Department of Police	DOP0420A.PDF ü POA-HLTH.PDF POA-PROP.PDF	Faxed April 21, 2006 (from UPS Store).
4/22/06	WR handwritten business card, left for EF, and forwarded with envelope to PAC	Healthcare Consortium	HCC-ENV.PDF HCC-CARD.PDF ü HCC-CARD.JPG ü	Handwritten business card, left for neighbor and put in envelope by front desk attendant, is only evidence of “identification/credentials” of WR.
4/23/06	Letter (fax) to Dr. David Ansell, Chief Medical Officer, Rush University Medical Center, from PAC	Rush Univ Med Center	RMC0423A.PDF ü	PAC had been unable to get phone calls returned by Rush personnel. “Because of the circumstances and manner in which he was brought to the hospital . . . I am most concerned about the effect this traumatic event has had on my 82-year-old father.”
4/23/06	Fax (first of two) to DrSAN, Chief Executive Officer, Healthcare Consortium, from PAC	Healthcare Consortium	HCC0423A.PDF ü	Continuation of attempts to verify identity and position of WR. Previous telephone calls to Healthcare Consortium (e.g., to MD, April 13, and other) had remained unanswered. Note: PDF includes WR handwritten business card.
4/24/06	Fax (second of two) to DrSAN, Chief Executive Officer, Healthcare Consortium, from PAC	Healthcare Consortium	HCC0424A.PDF ü	Request for cooperation from Healthcare Consortium and continuation of attempts to verify identity and position of WR. Sometime later DrSAN’s secretary called to vouch for WR, but when asked for confirmation on a letterhead she hung up.
4/24/06	Ltr to RGF from S&F enclosing for reference papers relating to Public Guardian	S&F; Public Guardian	S&F0526A.PDF ü PG-0424A.PDF PG-0424B.PDF PG-0426A.PDF PG-0427A.PDF	Enclosures identified individually (below).
4/24/06	Notice of Motion; Petition for Appointment of Guardian for Disabled Person	Public Guardian	PG-0424A.PDF ü	Copy as faxed to S&F by PAC on May 1, 2006, and supplied by EAH, S&F, May 26, 2006.
4/24/06	Petition for Appointment of Guardian for Disabled Person	Public Guardian	PG-0424B.PDF ü	Copy as supplied by EAH, S&F, May 26, 2006.
4/26/06	Letter to RGF from TM, Chief Administrator, Office of Professional Standards	Chicago Dept of Police	DOP0426A.PDF ü	“Your complaint registered with the Office of Professional Standards (OPS) on 25 Apr 06 has been forwarded to the Internal Affairs Division (IAD) for investigation. The Complaint Register Number is 312559.”
4/26/06	Petition for Temporary Guardian for Disabled Person; DrMS Report	Public Guardian	PG-0426A.PDF ü	Copy as supplied by EAH, S&F, May 26, 2006. Note: contains fax from JJ, LSW, and Report by DrMS dated April 21, 2006.
4/26/06	Fax to JJ, Rush Univ Med Center, from PDF, S&F, “Copy of Court Order to Release Bill Carey to His Daughter Pat Carey”	S&F; Rush Univ Med Center	S&F0426A.PDF ü	“Copy of Court Order to Release Bill Carey to His Daughter Pat Carey.” Clearer copy of Order than elsewhere. “The healthcare and property POAs remain in full force and effect.”
4/27/06	Summons for Appointment of Guardian for Disabled Person	Public Guardian	PG-0427A.PDF ü	“You are summoned to appear at a hearing on a petition to adjudge you a disabled person and have a guardian appointed to make decisions for you regarding yourself or your property or both.” Copy as supplied by EAH, S&F, May 26, 2006.
4/28/06	Letter (five-page packet) to RGF from OfcDW, Chicago Department of Police, Internal Affairs	Chicago Dept of Police	DOP0428A.PDF ü	Certified 7004 0550 0001 5363 6755. Complaint Register No. 312559. Notarized and returned with letter of 5/8/06.
5/1/06	Note from weekly visiting nurse (RN)	VA	VA-0501A.PDF ü	“Mr. William Carey is well taken care of. . . . I see Mr. Carey every week, Monday, and have not observed or heard of any abuse or neglect from the caregiver.”
5/8/06	Medical Certificate of Death, filed May 12, 2006	City of Chicago	CHI0508A.PDF ü	(a) “arteriovascular accident” (b) “arteriosclerosis”
5/8/06	Letter to OfcDW, Chicago Department of Police, Internal Affairs Division, from RGF	Chicago Dept of Police	DOP0508A.PDF ü DOP0428A.PDF	Complaint Register No. 312559. Attachment(s): five-page packet including Sworn Affidavit.
5/8/06	Hospital Case Report from Chicago Police (at death of WEC)	Chicago Department of Police	DOP0508B.PDF ü	To date, this is the only incident report provided by the Chicago Department of Police. There is no paperwork to reflect earlier activities, i.e., “investigation,” removal from his apartment by OfcAW, or any other actions predating the death of WEC.
5/11/06	Fax to OfcDW, Chicago Department of Police, Internal Affairs Division, from RGF	Chicago Dept of Police	DOP0511A.PDF ü	Contains corrected details (changes marked) based on review by PAC of (earlier) RGF letter of 5/8/06.
2/07/07	Letter to RGF from DK, Assistant Deputy Superintendent, Internal Affairs Division	Chicago Dept of Police	DOP0207A.PDF ü	“The Internal Affairs Division has completed a thorough investigation of your allegation of misconduct by a member of the Chicago Police Department. . . . The facts were evaluated, and our conclusion is that the evidence was not sufficient to prove or disprove the allegation.”
9/19/07	Letter to DK, Assistant Deputy Superintendent, Internal Affairs Division, from RGF	Chicago Dept of Police	DOP0919A.PDF ü	Request for “police report” or other written documentation re activity of OfcAW in removal of WEC from his apartment.
9/27/07	Letter to RGF from DK, Assistant Deputy Superintendent, Internal Affairs Division	Chicago Dept of Police	DOP0927A.PDF ü	“In order to obtain the report, you need to arrive in person to the Records Inquiry Section. . . . Information being requested in reference to Complaint Register No. 312559 is exempt from the Freedom of Information Act. The contents of Internal Affairs Division investigations are only released by court order.”
5/27/03	WEC Power of Attorney for Health Care, 5/27/2003	S&F	POA-HLTH.PDF ü	Illinois Statutory Short Form Power of Attorney for Health Care
9/30/03	WEC Power of Attorney for Property, 9/30/2003	S&F	POA-PROP.PDF ü	“Illinois ‘Statutory Short Form Power of Attorney for Property Law.’”

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