A pill is just so much easier. Drug 'em up and shut 'em up. Rather than deal with all the individual needs of elderly persons with dementia in their care, some nursing homes are dosing them with powerful antipsychotics. Not only have the folk not received a diagnosis that the medicine was designed to treat, not only does the drug turn them into zombies their families don't recognize, but the FDA has warned that using antipsychotics on older patients with dementia nearly doubles their risk of death.
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6 comments:
you put them there. so dont worry about them. its the nursing homes game now. dont like it, dont send grandma there!
Get real 1103. Not everyone has the luxury to stay at home everyday. There are things out there called jobs. When we entrust an establishment to care for our aging parents who we cannot watch 24/7 we expect their regimen of care to not consist of drugging them up. Duh? Those workers are there to supply their patients with care. Not drugs. They should do their jobs. That is, after all, what they are there for. What about when you get old enough to go there? I guess you'll be fine with being doped up and basically not knowing you're in this world? BS
for as much as nursing homes charge you'd be quite surprised at how much $ goes to feed the patients. same goes for care givers.
one person can be designated to tend to 10 or more people. You could spend a whole 8 hour shift just changing diapers in a timely manner. Some fight and that causes even more time to get diapers changed and patients bathed.
when do they get time to bathe, cut nails, brush teeth and wash hair. comb hair and dress the patients in clean clothes? rarely
one person can be designated to tend to 10 or more people. You could spend a whole 8 hour shift just changing diapers in a timely manner. Some fight and that causes even more time to get diapers changed and patients bathed.
when do they get time to bathe, cut nails, brush teeth and wash hair. comb hair and dress the patients in clean clothes? rarely
If you can't do that, you are inefficient. Get a routine and stick to it. Laziness will not get the job done.
One local nursing home is understaffed, so my mother rarely gets her teeth brushed, and I've had to keep a close eye on the meds they give her or they would be giving her a bunch of stuff she doesn't need. Ringing bells for help are often not answered at all. I have to work, or she'd be home with me. I can't afford 24 hour care, and I can't lift her myself. It's so sad...but if you have a loved one in a nursing home, you must visit often and be vigilant about their care. Otherwise, they are ignored except for the very basic care.
you are correct 5:15
i'll also add this, if you think they are under staffed during the day, you should visit at night when they have only about 4 care givers for 100 patients (not many visitors at night) so that is when they are really under staffed
if you think they don't need as much help at night because everyone is sleeping you are way off. most of the population has no idea what time of day it is
3:44 should be restained to a bed in a nursing home for 24 hours and see how fast someone comes to help them get to the bathroom when they ring their bell. all jobs look easy until you have to do it
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