A Life Of A Nursing Home

“The Palace” is located in the heart of the gables. It is one of the top notch awarded nursing home facilities for seniors stated by many families. Currently being an employee at this facility, I am learning the frightful stories of senior living. Even the Palace one of the most expensive, awarded senior living is actually a terrible place for the elderly. Especially, working at the Front Desk as the receptionist, I have seen firsthand how these poor seniors are forced into these haunted “luxurious” homes. The marble of the building has been often a misleading reason for placing their parent or grandparent in such terrible care. Most humans tend to judge by the appearance of the nursing homes rather than further investigating any violations that the facilities may have. From my own experience with my grandmother, I know it can be very difficult to take care of a senior citizen, especially when they suffer from various conditions and are just not safe in their home. Once adults become seniors, they require a lot of attention and assistance, which is hard when running a whole household and a career. But placing your loved one in one of these facilities can just shorten the amount of time they have to live. Also, it can be very expensive. Lastly, nursing home makes seniors feel the lack of freedom.

The author is narrating the problems he faced seeking healthcare for his wife Karen who was suffering from multiple sclerosis disease. He calls the problems nightmares especially at Nursing home called Anglican River Nursing Home.

One thing every living organism has in common on this planet-- age. No one wants to age or face the fact that aging is inevitable. However, since it’s impossible to beat the never ending time clock that is life; everyone wants to be as comfortable as possible when age finally does catch up with them. When the majority of people think of comfortability in old age, they think of living in their own homes and being surrounded by their loved ones. Not many individuals want to be placed into a nursing home type facility because they can’t imagine themselves being comfortable that way. Nonetheless, even though being placed in a home does take away some of an elderly person’s independence, usually the independence lost is in activities that person can no longer do for themselves. Indeed, nursing homes do have their own set of scary stories behind them; life lost, independence lost, and privacy lost, yet many of those stories are outdated. Upon investigation, it would be easy for anyone to scare themselves out of a nursing facility due to the stories that are out there. Yet, upon even further research people would be able to see how far the United States has come in their development and evolution of nursing care facilities. The care of the elderly in the form of nursing homes has faced a tough evolution starting off with a harsh past, to what nursing homes are like now, and what people can expect for the future of these homes.

Volunteering at the Laurel nursing home was an eye opener for me. I had done volunteer work before but the one that inspired me the most was for Laurel Nursing Home. As a group from AP Fatheree Vocational Tech Health Science class, we would go to the nursing home whenever they would allow us to come. At the nursing home, we would come up with games and activities to play with everyone such as: cards, bowling, family feud, and karoake. The best part about volunteering there was seeing the joy on their faces as we all walk in. Our presence meant more to them then we all would have expected especially for the ones who rarely got visitors. Being able to sit and listen to some of the stories they had to tell was a blessing. Although, I learned

Throughout the summer I worked at a nursing home as a Dietary Aide. The duties within this job includes preparing food, serving food, serving drinks, and passing out snacks at the end of the shift. Although I am in the kitchen the majority of the shift, I also spend a great deal of time interacting with the various residents. Being that I work in the resident’s home, it is important that I incorporate creativity everyday to ensure that they are enjoying their stay as much as possible. It is somewhat difficult for dietary aides to be very creative.

As a child, I loved going to work with my mother during my days off from school. She worked at a nursing home, and I was amazed by all of the health care employees I was surrounded by every day. I watched, in admiration, as the nurses gave the elderly their medications, while the nursing assistants made sure they were comfortable and healthy, and while the doctors checked in from time to time to give routine check-ups. As soon as I turned 12 and was old enough to start volunteering at this nursing home, I signed up to do so with excitement pouring out of me. To this very day, I am still active in volunteering at the same nursing home that prompted me to pursue a career in medicine in the first place.

Article 6: Nursing Home Perspectives on the Admission of Morbidly Obese Patients from Hospitals to Nursing Homes. By Felix, H. C., et al. (2014). Journal of Applied Gerontology, 35(3), 286-302

For my nursing home field trip I chose Woodbridge Nursing Home Pavilion, Ltd. 2242 North Kedize Blvd, Chicago IL 60647 (773) 486-7700, it is located on the North Side of the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago IL. I chose this nursing home because this is where my mother worked for 31 years until retiring in July. On the day of my visit I was to speak with Director of Nursing Yesenia Gonzalez, but she was in meeting all day, but I was able to speak with the Licensed Nursing Home Administrator Patricia Correa. It was a brief encounter, but I was able to get some important information from her. Ms. Correa has been a Licensed Nursing Home Administrator with Woodridge for five years; she has been an active Administrator since 10/31/08.

Centuries ago as people aged and needed assistance with care including hygiene, meals, toileting and moving around, were given assistance from members of their family within the home. Most of these cares were provided by elderly patient daughters to care for them so they can continue to live home. The number of females in the workforce has increased over the years however the increase of females in the workforce is affecting the age females are having children therefore parents are entering their elderly years when their daughters are in their prime of their work years making it difficult to be available to provide care. Life expectancy has increased which means there are more people living longer and entering the age when they may need care. People who need assistance with care tend to find it hard to seek help, as they believe this is a sure sign they are getting old as they can no longer effectively care for themselves and sometimes takes a toll on the self esteem. Children of elderly patients tend to reluctant to admit they can no longer care for their parents as this may imply they no longer care to their parents. As older people we often pride on our independence and privacy and the thought of giving that control someone else is very scary for many elderly patients. This does hinder elderly patients from starting the process of seeking long term care (LTC).

When mother was diagnosed with dementia, my wife and I decided to take care of her in

I chose to complete my ASL hours at Margaret Tietz Nursing Home in two days. I helped the recreation team made a few friendly visits, transported the residents, and helped them with the catholic mass services.

Mr. Johnny Boggs (69-year-old Caucasian divorced male) reported living in Louisa at the current residence (381 Greenbriar Rd, Louisa, KY, 41230) for the last 50 years. The number on the mailbox outside the house has a different number. Mr. Boggs’s daughter, Wanda Boggs Ferguson (20-year-old Caucasian female) is married to Charles Ferguson (21-year-old Caucasian male) and they both live in the same house along with their two sons – Charles Ferguson Jr (3 years 10 months old) and Liam Ferguson (13 months old). Randel is the youngest child, 17-year-old Caucasian male, who was placed out of home for drug use, aggression (hitting, pushing, and cursing) towards his father, non-compliance, defiance, running away from the home with whereabouts unknown,

Melody uses paper mache to make what Ross calls “intricate critters.” So far she’s created a Happy New Year frog, an owl, a bird and a cat. The charming featherweight figures are glazed to look like fired pottery.

Working in a nursing home would have many pros and cons. Some of the pros would be that you are working with people who need your assistance so you feel as though you are really making a difference in their lives. Every time you make one of the residents smile or help them and you can tell they appreciate it you get an immediate sense of reward. You also get to make a connection with the elderly people you work with and can build a relationship with them benefitting both you and them. Other pros of working in a nursing home would be that you get to wear comfortable clothes and shoeware.

Patients with long-standing TIDM are susceptible to microvascular complications, including neuropathy nephropathy and retinopathy specific to DM, and to nonspecific macrovascular disease CAD and PVD (Caro et al., 2002) (Table 1)