Expect it: A look into the Hidden Lives of Nursing Homes Composition II Wednesday 2 pm – 5:40 pm Professor Ill Brittany Guilfoil Baker College Cass City Position Statement: Elderly family members are not any better off at a long-term care facility where they are often mistreated and neglected. I. Introduction A. Attention Grabber: Close your eyes imagine yourselves fifty years from today: Your family decides to leave you to your peace in a nursing home where you won’t have to be bothered by
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People in Elderly Home Living in America means dealing with a great deal of diversity. There are elderly people in America and all over the world who share different backgrounds. Many people share different cultures‚ but are all brought together by the same objectives‚ to create a better life‚ and fulfill dreams. Stereotypes are used to categorize a group of people by widely believing mental pictures that people usually exaggerated on the truths. In today’s society‚ people will discriminate based
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days before nursing homes were under so much regulation‚ many homes used heavy medication to "manage" residents. Elders who slept most of the day‚ as well as all night‚ didn’t require as much staff time. Therefore‚ many homes considered drugging people efficient and cost containing. Anti-psychotics were frequently prescribed when people had dementia. For some‚ a light dose may have been just the right thing‚ but one medication doesn’t suit all elder issues. Gradually‚ nursing homes came under more
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find a home for my 76 year old Grandfather Leroy. It is becoming increasingly difficult for him to take care of himself and no family members are available to take care of him as it is becoming a full time job. He was diagnosed with colon cancer a few years back and his disease‚ in conjunction with chemotherapy‚ has taken away his capacity to care for himself. He was also recently diagnosed with Parkinson¡¯s disease. The name of the Nursing home that I chose to evaluate is the Lakeview Nursing and
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Research Paper Approximately 1.4 million elderly people reside in long term care facilities‚ such as nursing homes. The families that admit their loved ones to these long term care facilities believe that excellent care is being provided to them. Many of the residents in nursing home settings receive adequate health care‚ but a numerous amount of other residents are subjected to abuse and neglect. It is believed that nearly one-third of all nursing homes have residents that are subjected to abuse
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Putting elderly parents in a nursing home verses keeping them at home. Theresa Burroughs Composition I – 6 Instructor: Elaine Childs January 1‚ 2010 There will almost absolutely come a day when your parents will need you. When this time comes‚ they will probably not admit that they need you or anyone else for that matter‚ but in reality‚ they will definitely need someone. If you look back to your childhood it’s quite similar to those days they had to care for you. They took care of
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Being a nursing home administrator with in a nursing home‚ excellent communication is a necessity. Communication is how care providers determine the quality of care that is given and needed for the patients. By being a nursing home administrator‚ it is my job to make sure that the HIPPA rules and regulations are being used by all employees. By making sure that HIPPA rules and regulations are being upheld‚ the nursing home is providing quality care to the patients. When a change happens at a nursing
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Nursing Home Abuse 3 Nursing Home Abuse As the healthcare system in this country has changed‚ so have traditional nursing homes. Families have the right to expect that their loved ones will be taken care of by professionals in a caring environment. Unfortunately‚ may people are being abused and neglected in nursing homes. It is very clear that abuse is a serious problem among nursing home patients‚ and something needs to be done to put a stop to it. Abuse can happen
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Preface People who have to leave their homes and families and move into a nursing home experience lots of grief and loss. This article is designed to help the family members and friends to better understand these losses and how they are expressed in words‚ actions‚ and/or emotions. During this time of change these people are experiencing one of the most difficult periods of their lives. Not only is it difficult for the person making the move‚ but also for that person’s family and friends. Handling
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Nursing homes are where families send their elderly‚ trusting that they will be taken care of. The elderly are not always capable of taking care of themselves. Weather it is remembering to take pills‚ to forgetting how to do basic things. The nurses in the nursing homes are supposed to help them and take very good care of them. In most nursing homes the nurses are mistreating the elderly by not being gentle with them‚ not paying attention to them and giving them what they need‚ and not keeping them
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