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 the
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Long Term Care Facility vs. Home Health Care Nursing By: Ronald L. Bowling English 125 J. Shackleford 11/02/2012 Abstract: The decision of whether or not to place an aging parent into a long-term care facility‚ or to try and to keep them in their own home or yours is one that many American families are facing each day. Factors in dealing with this decision are too numerous to count but we will address a few of them in the following paper‚ like the financial aspects‚ psychosocial‚ and meeting
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How organizations organize to respond to the environment Human beings for millennia have used energy‚ initially it was with the use of fire for light‚ heat‚ cooking and for safety‚ and its use can be traced back at least 1.9 million years (Bowman‚ 2009). However‚ most of these resources are limited. According to P. E. Hodgson‚ a Senior Research Fellow Emeritus in Physics at Corpus Christi College‚ Oxford‚ expects the world energy use is doubling every fourteen years and the need is increasing faster
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Home healthcare workers are a huge asset to the community‚ and not everyone realizes just what they can do other than assist aging seniors who need extensive care in the home. People of all ages can face sudden medical challenges‚ and if you are enduring one right now‚ you may not realize that home care assistance is available to help you through it. Here are a few ways that home health assistance can benefit you or someone you love of any age. 1. Hands-on Teaching of Medication Injection Technique
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The experiment was about people will respond to authority. In the experiment the teacher who is to obey the order of the authority who was the experimenter also the learner who was the recipient of incentive from the teacher. The teacher was given lists of words to teach the student‚ (learner) and the teacher have to read the original word given him also‚ read the four answers. What the learner would do was to press a button to show his answer. And‚ if the answer was wrong‚ the teacher would shock
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I currently work in home care and find it to be a bit challenging at times for reason that you are always on your own but overall it’s a great experience and I really enjoy it . I entered into this position knowing that it would be a challenge but didn’t realize how challenging it can really be. Something I would like to change about my job is the orientation period since there really isn’t one given to the new hires. Since most of the new hires are recent graduates this can be very challenging
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Craig was hired to perform a safety consultation for Countryside Care Nursing Home. Countryside nursing home has experienced a rising number in accidents due to resident transfer. Craig was tasked with finding a cost justified way to reduce injuries in the facility. During resident transfer the nursing home requires that patients be lifted by two nurse’s aides at a time. Although the nurses were trained to follow all the best practices to prevent injury to both themselves and the patients‚ accidents
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resources but are not financially able to obtain those services (i.e. home health & outpatient services) (Davitt‚ 2009). Those able to remain in the home with services are able to remain independent and comfortable in an affordable style. Final theme of diversity noted is the cultural differences in respect for elderly. Considering cultures views and respect toward elder family members will certainly impact the care‚ involvement in care‚ support‚ and stability for not only the elder member but for the
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In Home Care and Depression Depression is a serious condition that requires professional intervention. While we all feel down from time to time‚ depression goes well beyond these occasional feelings of being down in the dumps or having the blues. According to the National Library of Medicine‚ clinical depression "is a mood disorder in which feelings of sadness‚ loss‚ anger‚ or frustration interfere with everyday life for weeks or more." Over a quarter of all suicides are a direct result of depression
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The first norm I decided to us is “WHEN PEOPLE ASK YOU HOW YOU ARE DOING‚ TELL THEM ABOUT YOUR WHOLE DAY”. I was sitting in library doing my assignment. I then seen a young girl who I haven’t talk to in a while and approached her and said hey. She said hey back as she continue to walk. You could tell she had somewhere to go. I then stopped her and said “How you been?” “I been good how are you doing” She responded. I went on to tell her about and argument me and my mother had that morning that caused
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