Nursing Home Project Analysis

Both of the gentlemen stated they had been in other homes and that this was the nicest home they had been in. Kenneth complained of his first home ¡°smelling more like a zoo than a nursing home.¡± John told me that his last home was on the South Side and that the neighborhood was filled with gang bangers and hoodlums. When his family visits here though, they wheel him through the Lincoln Park neighborhoods and it¡¯s nice. For all of the questions that I asked these two men, they had just as many questions for me. Heading in to this assignment, I hadn¡¯t really considered that someone would be asking ME questions. In the midst of all that happens in nursing homes, it¡¯s important to remember that these residents aren¡¯t just dependent, older people, but that they are still people just like you and I.

Roles of Administrator and Case Managers in this facility vs. roles of Administrator and Case Manager in other facilities

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own set of scary stories behind them; life lost, independence lost, and privacy lost, yet many of those stories are outdated.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.

Thesis Statement People think that putting their loved ones in senior home centers or assisted living centers will benefit them due to the way they think they're going to be treated. When in reality most of the time it's not that way. Many are very unorganized,they abuse the elderly, and patients aren't getting the attention they need. Senior homes are meant to make the patients feel like they're at home.

Howard Terry Newman is 67 year old retired printer who suffered from Parkinson’s disease as well as arthritis, voice impairment, hiatal hernia, and heart trouble. Mr. Newman, the appellee, is contesting his stay between September 19, 1968 and November 11, 1968 at the appellant’s facility, Big Town Nursing Home. The plaintiff was admitted voluntarily by his nephew to the facility with the ability to leave as he pleased. However, on September 22nd, when Mr. Newman attempted to leave the facility, he was told that he could not use the phone or entertain visitors without the administrator’s permission. He proceeded to walk out; he was brought back and restrained on Wing 3 with “senile patients, drug addicts, alcoholics, mentally disturbed, incorrigibles and uncontrollables” according to the administrator testimony.

As a MSW student at a long term care home, I get an opportunity to take on many duties and activities. For starters, I get to do a lot of administration work including filing, faxing, photocopying, writing thank you letters for those who came for the tour of the home, mailing care conference letters to families to let them know when it is and making phone calls to family members as well as different agencies such as Community Care Access Centre (CCAC). One of the main duties and most important I find is visiting residents and addressing any concerns they may have. This can include issues that they may be experiencing with another resident and connecting them with different services such as Amy’s Helping Hands and transportation services. To

The information contained in this report was gathered in a private nursing home over 2 weeks that for the sake of this essay, be called “facility x”

1. Address the cognitive difficulties people experience as a result of dementia by creating environments and products that build on the remaining strengths and abilities.

One of the hardest situations someone can endure is death. The death of a loved one, friend, and even an acquaintance can be tough for most. Healthcare professionals are told from day one not to “Not get too close and attached.” however, that is easier said than done. I currently work as a CNA in the memory care unit at an assisted living facility. In this home, we assist with any and ass activities of daily living, such as bathing, feeding, and dressing our residents. Working so close with these residents, it is difficult not to get to know and adore them, anyone in this particular field will tell you that I myself have a few of them. One resident in particular really held a special place in my heart. I would start my shift and head straight

Making decisions for our loved ones as they get older are not always so easy. A decision that seems to always be the most difficult comes when searching for assisted living for your loved one. After all, you want to make sure that you find the best place for them. When searching we look at the standard requirements such as, is the facility clean, great management staff and within your price range. Along with the standards you want to make sure that you get a good feeling for what each assisted living community is actually like, what they advertise about.

Although institutionalized living facilities aim to meet the physical and emotional needs of their residents, the structure of most facilities also marginalize the older adults who live in them (Shentow-Bewsh, 2016). One example of such a living facility is the Terraces of Baycrest, a nonprofit retirement home for older adults aged 80-100+. This paper focuses on a change effort that could be implemented at the Terraces to reduce the marginalization of its residents.

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.

Driving to Longhorn Village, I was quite excited to be able to provide care for some seniors residing in the assisted living facility. This brought back good memories of volunteering at Mike’s Place, an adult daycare in Austin, Texas, where I used to help to facilitate different physical and mental activities for senior citizens with dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Upon my arrival to Longhorn Village, I felt welcomed, and was impressed by the quality and variety of housing options the facility provided for seniors. I have noticed that Longhorn Village offers an elegant senior living lifestyle with on-site long- and short-term services such as memory support, assisted living, and skilled nursing. This

When someone pulls into the Parkview Nursing Home’s parking lot, the first challenge they will face is picking which of the three doors to go in through. Hoping that they pick the main entrance, they will then be walking into their second challenge: go straight, or go down the hallway to your left. Hopefully, they will find a map of the building and realize the Parkview Nursing Home is like a giant, hollow square. There are four different hallways, two lined with resident’s rooms, one attached to the dining room and one hallway that is for the administration offices. In the middle of this big squared building, is the Courtyard. The Courtyard is an enclosed outdoor area that the residents can go enjoy the weather without the fear that someone

We have all discussed that insufficient or improper documentation can potentially lead to poor quality of care and costly litigation for long term care (LTC) facilities, but how does a LTC facility manage these issues? One of the major clinical areas of liability involves risk management. Risk management involves policies and procedures to “reduce preventable injuries and accidents and to minimize the financial severity of any claims” (Weinberg & Levine, 2008). Valuable risk management requires personnel to understand the areas that are subject to litigation and how to prevent or correct instances in these areas. Staff in LTC facilities must take a proactive and preventative approach to risk management rather than reactive response once the