Nursing home

Nursing homes are similar to hospitals because they are both overflowing with patients. Nursing homes are overflowing with the elderly. When the elderly are in the process of being put into the nursing home they usually tend to think they are a burden on their family. They may become depressed because they don’t get to go out in the outside world, and they only people they get to talk to are their families. The resident may eventually go insane because they are in such a cooped up area, and they…

was deemed competent and steadfastly refused feeding tube placement. The patient demanded that he be allowed to eat a normal diet despite being told that it could lead to his death. The patient wanted to go home, but there was no one there to care for him. Additionally, neither a nursing home nor hospice would accept him in his present condition. The case is especially interesting because of the symbolic value of food and the plight of the patient who has no alternative to hospitalization. The…

¬The nursing home reeked from disease and neglect. I met Marvin, a tall, ninety-year-old hospice patient who was suffering from malignant neoplasm of prostate and bone marrow. He was deaf and nearly blind, and my supervisor from Mission Hospice suggested that I used the small whiteboard in Marvin’s room to communicate with him. Shortly after my arrival, Marvin asked me if I could take him out on his wheelchair, for it had been days since he had been outside of the building. After he felt the…

lady. The one that will constantly discuss the permanent topic repeatedly. Undoubtedly, she eternally complains about a whole lot. She is extremely needy, She drives me nuts. To clarify, Mrs. Davidson is a senior and an annoying lady at Prescott nursing home, who I look after as a C.N.A. Therefore, I always run past her room, so, she doesn't notice me, that is to say, I won't let her waste my time. However, today she caught me, so I stop by, Ms. Davidson began her speech about her life for the…

S., move their loved ones into nursing homes, they generally expect them to be treated with dignity and respect. Unfortunately, however, sometimes those who are charged with their care mistreat the residents at these types of facilities. In fact, more than 50 percent of the nursing home staff members questioned for one study admitted to abusing or neglecting residents within the past year, according to the National Center on Elder Abuse. Although not all nursing home abuse can be prevented,…

Traditionally, nursing homes are viewed as homes for the aged. They were architecturally built to resemble hospitals and are organized in a similar fashion. From their standpoint, the focus was placed on that elders’ illnesses, and dependency and thus the duties and responsibilities of the staffs were established around fixed schedules and checklists. With this in mind, little emphasis was placed on the importance of bond and mutual connection with the residents of the nursing homes. Hence, the…

The health care setting for this research project is long term care / nursing homes. The health care team in the long term care setting provides a range of services and support that one may need to meet their personal care needs, such as Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL). ADLs are bathing, dressing, using the toilet, transferring (to and from bed or chair), caring for incontinence, and eating. While IADLs are housework, managing money, taking…

Oftentimes, a part of such a dicisions is based on whether or not to put the parent in a nursing home. Nursing home can vary greatly on quality of care, but there are also several other pros and cons. In my opinion, I have a neutral stand that the elderly should live in nursing homes. Healthcare professional, suitable environment, maid services and duty of the sons or daughter are the point in my essay. Most nursing homes are staffed with health professional 24 hours a day. Through doctors…

house and into a nursing home can be a very emotional and stressful time for everyone. Nobody really likes to move at any point in their life because it can cause a lot of change, and for most people change is difficult and hard to deal with. Not only has this person probably spent most of their life in their home but there are many memories that can be lost with the move to a nursing home. But taking the rights steps can help the senior to adjust to a new beginning in the nursing home. There…

Signs of Potential Elder Abuse in a Nursing Home The Department of Justice estimates that at least one in ten elderly people are victims of abuse each year in the United States. The abuse takes on many forms: financial, sexual, psychological, and physical. If you are one of the millions of Americans that have a parent or loved one in elder care, you need to be aware of ways they may be in danger. We do not want to believe that people we trust to care for our elderly loved ones would harm them.…