I am standing here today to defend the elderly in our society. Did you know that 1 out of 5 nursing homes abuse the elderly? Widespread reports of physical‚ verbal‚ and sexual assault are happening in nursing homes all over the country. Is this what we want happening to the elderly? Abuse in nursing homes is caused by many reasons. This abuse needs to stop because it is hurting the senior citizens‚ affecting our public health and costing a lot of unnecessary taxpayer money. Abuse is hurting the
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of abuse in nursing homes every year. There are many types of abuse reported as well. Even though there are many reports there are also many cases that are not reported. Elderly being abused puts them in an even more vulnerable position that what they were in. They now have to fear for their lives from the people who should be taking care of them. With reported cases and non-reported cases the abuser is rarely punished which makes the situation much worse. Elder abuse in nursing homes has grown at
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In A Dog Walks into a Nursing Home‚ Sue Halpern writes about her experience training her Labradoodle Pransky for animal assisted therapy. Pransky is about seven years old when the process starts. Halpern thought it would be a good idea because her husband was working more‚ her daughter was in school‚ and Pransky is very bored sitting at home all day. The audience senses Halpern’s enthusiasm transition into apprehension when she learns the extent of the training during the six weeks needed to become
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greeted by smiling‚ familiar faces (I job shadowed Jackie at this very establishment last year). Although this was not the first time I had been there‚ I received the same warm welcome from all of the staff and residents. Lakeview is a smaller nursing home in a rural town. Because of this‚ I knew that there wasn’t an overabundance of residents (in fact‚ there were only 33). It is a smaller building with one long‚ wide hallway that extends from the residents’ rooms‚ to activity rooms‚ the lounge and
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Not long ago‚ my aunt had to move from her apartment to go to a nursing home. My aunt was the only family I had in Toronto‚ so it was a very emotional and sad day for me. My aunt was 80 years old and was living with her son. With time her vision was getting worse‚ and her arthritis was giving her a rough time as well. Taking care of my aunt was becoming a challenge for her family so‚ she had no choice but to leave. On the day she was scheduled to move‚ we organized a small farewell‚ so that she gets
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that CMS/DHHS revised regulations on environment in 2009: “The intent of the word “homelike” in this regulation is that the nursing home should provide an environment as close to that of the environment of a private home as possible.” If ‘homelike’ is a goal: preferred view‚ the press and the power of language to create culture are three things that stand to help nursing home staff to maximize an elder resident’s autonomy and quality of life.‚‚ A conscious effort to understand these things gives clinically
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For my service this year‚ I was involved with Applecross Opal Nursing Home. Opal age care was a great help to me in opening my eyes to the desperate need for an extra pair of hands and the importance of nursing homes. Not only to the individual admitted in‚ but also to their families and friends. As I would arrive at 12.00 every time‚ I would go straight into lending a hand with lunch. Handing out the meals‚ packing away‚ cleaning up and keeping an eye on a few of the residents was my first job done
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population‚ especially the growth of the population 85 years and older‚ means that demand for nursing home care is steadily increasing. There are multiple factors that are needed for a successful assisted living facility. Nevertheless‚ one of the most underappreciated factors in running an effective facility is nursing. People with loved ones residing in these facilities are mostly unaware about the hardships the nursing‚ and staff experience everyday. Stephanie Moss is one of these underappreciated individuals
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worked in a nursing home for nine years‚ and I have seen some residents that have come into the nursing home with a disorder in their speech. It isn’t easy to understand them‚ but if you make the effort you can communicate with them whether it is through making a flash card or just slowing down how you talk to them‚ and stopping and listening to what the resident is saying.
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Medical and Health services managers work in hospitals‚ nursing homes‚ and private medical groups. They are in charge of directing any changes in regards to healthcare‚ laws‚ rules‚ and regulations‚ and technology. So it is important that these managers keep up with the current laws and regulations to be able to make these necessary changes in the area they are working in. Educational Requirements
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