Summary: Have We Really Gotten Anywhere
Have We Really Gotten Anywhere
Brian Roberson
Columbia Southern University
There she lays in a nursing home bed, unable to care for herself. She has no family or friends to help or support her, in her time of need. For the first time in her life, she is unsure if she will be treated with dignity and compassion. Her name is Mary. She was placed in this facility after she turned 85. The duties of her caregiving became too much for her loved ones to bear. Unable to cry out to a family member or to anyone who she would trust would offer help, Mary is suddenly at the mercy of perfect strangers. In many cases, once the elderly are placed in nursing homes, they are forgotten about by the people who once cared for and loved them. This story is played out on a daily basis throughout the world. Each year, thousands of seniors are neglected or abused by family members and caretakers. This happens to elderly people who cannot meet their own basic needs; and are mostly, or totally …show more content…
It can be disturbing to witness how caretakers, both familial and paid, choose not to provide proper safety to seniors with limited or no mobility or motor skills. Some caretakers are also guilty of not providing for their patients’ physical and/or psychological needs (Robinson, Saisan, Segal, 2014). Physical neglect is the most obvious and common type of neglect the elderly endure. This includes failing to provide proper: medication or therapy, hygiene, and living conditions (Robinson, Saisan, Segal, 2014). An astounding 50% of all elder abuse cases are the result of neglect (Robinson, Saisan, Segal,
Brian Roberson
Columbia Southern University
There she lays in a nursing home bed, unable to care for herself. She has no family or friends to help or support her, in her time of need. For the first time in her life, she is unsure if she will be treated with dignity and compassion. Her name is Mary. She was placed in this facility after she turned 85. The duties of her caregiving became too much for her loved ones to bear. Unable to cry out to a family member or to anyone who she would trust would offer help, Mary is suddenly at the mercy of perfect strangers. In many cases, once the elderly are placed in nursing homes, they are forgotten about by the people who once cared for and loved them. This story is played out on a daily basis throughout the world. Each year, thousands of seniors are neglected or abused by family members and caretakers. This happens to elderly people who cannot meet their own basic needs; and are mostly, or totally …show more content…
It can be disturbing to witness how caretakers, both familial and paid, choose not to provide proper safety to seniors with limited or no mobility or motor skills. Some caretakers are also guilty of not providing for their patients’ physical and/or psychological needs (Robinson, Saisan, Segal, 2014). Physical neglect is the most obvious and common type of neglect the elderly endure. This includes failing to provide proper: medication or therapy, hygiene, and living conditions (Robinson, Saisan, Segal, 2014). An astounding 50% of all elder abuse cases are the result of neglect (Robinson, Saisan, Segal,