Elderly people and nursing homes tend to make others uncomfortable or squeamish for many reasons, whether it be a disease they have or just because people don’t know how to treat them. At Bethesda nursing home, the workers deal with these elderly on an everyday basis this does not make it any easier for the them to get over that uncomfortable feeling that many people get. This causes problems for the workers because they then are not able to perform their jobs quickly and swiftly. The main thing people struggle with is the fact that these residents have limitations, and if they cannot get over it then it is very difficult for the new employees to adapt to a job like this. Including this one, there are many different issues when it comes to
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A general feel from the public is that old people make them uncomfortable. In this job there is no room to be squeamish or uneasy around these residents. These residents suffer from a number of limitations including: Alzheimer 's, Dementia, and most of them are wheelchair bound. These limitations tend to make the new workers uncomfortable making it difficult for them to perform their jobs well. Another thing that comes when people notice that the residents have limitations, is that they treat them differently. The residents aren’t given the dignity they deserve as humans or the respect they deserve as our elders if they are treated differently. Many people tend to act as if the residents are incompetent or children not giving them the respect they deserve. They are still normal people they just have limitations making them need help from others (the workers). Workers also don’t give the residents dignity when they can’t remember their names. The residents are in a nursing home with many other people but that doesn’t mean that they shouldn’t have the dignity of being called by their own name. The residents have rights and just because they are limited doesn’t mean that they should be treated differently or with less respect than anyone else and the new employees need to realize that before they choose to start working at a nursing
A general feel from the public is that old people make them uncomfortable. In this job there is no room to be squeamish or uneasy around these residents. These residents suffer from a number of limitations including: Alzheimer 's, Dementia, and most of them are wheelchair bound. These limitations tend to make the new workers uncomfortable making it difficult for them to perform their jobs well. Another thing that comes when people notice that the residents have limitations, is that they treat them differently. The residents aren’t given the dignity they deserve as humans or the respect they deserve as our elders if they are treated differently. Many people tend to act as if the residents are incompetent or children not giving them the respect they deserve. They are still normal people they just have limitations making them need help from others (the workers). Workers also don’t give the residents dignity when they can’t remember their names. The residents are in a nursing home with many other people but that doesn’t mean that they shouldn’t have the dignity of being called by their own name. The residents have rights and just because they are limited doesn’t mean that they should be treated differently or with less respect than anyone else and the new employees need to realize that before they choose to start working at a nursing