In a single year 83.2% of adults and 97.6% of children have had some kind of contact with medical professionals due to some form of physical ailment (“Ambulatory Care Use…”). This statistic clearly displays that the average American has a sense of trust and devotion towards the medical system and the professionals who work there to help the community. However, are all those in the medical field truly qualified and deserving of this kind of trust? Do they really have the skills to truly take care of their patients or is their certification merely an illusion? While many people believe main medical professionals such as nurses or doctors are qualified, there have been questions as to whether or not the average certified nursing assistant (CNA)
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Jr MD where he made the comment that, while the ethics of caring have never been applied to medical ethics, there is sizable evidence suggesting that they should be (The Ethics of Caring…). While this kind of knowledge should have a direct impact on the treatment of patients, geriatric or not, research shows this only rarely is taken into consideration in regards to the kind of care many geriatric patients are receiving in assisted living homes. At the broadest level, more than two million cases of elder abuse, whether this is physical, emotional or financial are reported every year, and almost one out of every ten elderly individuals will experience some form of elder abuse. Such abuse is often unreported due to the elderly 's lack of knowledge of their personal rights with in nursing homes and facilities . This has been noticed by many individuals who work with victims of such abuse in order to prevent it from happening further (Nursing Home Abuse …show more content…
After seeing the footage for themselves on Sunday, February 7th, the family shared the video with Hopkins Police. According to police, the nursing home employee can be seen on video striking the elderly woman in the head. The aide is said to have used her hand, elbow and even a hair brush to land blows. Another disturbing scene shows the elderly woman being yanked up from the floor by her hair (Nursing Home Abuse in Hopkins Caught…). While this may seem like a dramatized case scenario, it is far from uncommon. More than 40% of nursing home residents have reported abuse, and more than 90% report that they or another resident of the facility have been neglected (“Nursing Home Abuse Statistics”). This abuse is a disheartening truth about many care homes and these incidents of abuse stem largely from a direct correlation to a lack of love amongst caregivers for their patients despite the fact that the majority of medical professionals are aware of the critical need for loving care in their practice of caring for patients. While it has been made evident that there seems to be a palpable abridgement of care for patients in nursing homes, this is not the only area in which their qualifications seem
Jr MD where he made the comment that, while the ethics of caring have never been applied to medical ethics, there is sizable evidence suggesting that they should be (The Ethics of Caring…). While this kind of knowledge should have a direct impact on the treatment of patients, geriatric or not, research shows this only rarely is taken into consideration in regards to the kind of care many geriatric patients are receiving in assisted living homes. At the broadest level, more than two million cases of elder abuse, whether this is physical, emotional or financial are reported every year, and almost one out of every ten elderly individuals will experience some form of elder abuse. Such abuse is often unreported due to the elderly 's lack of knowledge of their personal rights with in nursing homes and facilities . This has been noticed by many individuals who work with victims of such abuse in order to prevent it from happening further (Nursing Home Abuse …show more content…
After seeing the footage for themselves on Sunday, February 7th, the family shared the video with Hopkins Police. According to police, the nursing home employee can be seen on video striking the elderly woman in the head. The aide is said to have used her hand, elbow and even a hair brush to land blows. Another disturbing scene shows the elderly woman being yanked up from the floor by her hair (Nursing Home Abuse in Hopkins Caught…). While this may seem like a dramatized case scenario, it is far from uncommon. More than 40% of nursing home residents have reported abuse, and more than 90% report that they or another resident of the facility have been neglected (“Nursing Home Abuse Statistics”). This abuse is a disheartening truth about many care homes and these incidents of abuse stem largely from a direct correlation to a lack of love amongst caregivers for their patients despite the fact that the majority of medical professionals are aware of the critical need for loving care in their practice of caring for patients. While it has been made evident that there seems to be a palpable abridgement of care for patients in nursing homes, this is not the only area in which their qualifications seem