Even though twenty-four-hour nursing care is available at nursing homes, I don't ever want to live in one.
I have experiance with nursing homes, and patients are most of the time not treated well
Also called convalescent care, skilled nursing or a long-term facility. I worked in them for 5 or so years a long time ago as a CNA. The issue is not enough staff for the patients.
and I say not pay to equal the work and care needed for the patients
Yes the pay isn't good in some states. When I started it was $8 an hour. Now it's probably $11 but still not enough. I broke my back and I was pregnant! They get around the clock care..
I wish some of the workers were trained in sensitivity training
as planned activities and daily housekeeping. Nursing homes may also be referred to as convalescent care, skilled nursing or a long-term facility. Nursing homes may offer memory care services.
History.
Starting in the 17th century, the concept of poorhouses (also referred to as almshouses) were brought to America by English settlers. All orphans, mentally ill and the poor elderly were placed into these living commons. In the twenty-first century, nursing homes have become a standard form of care for the most aged
50% more time in the hospital, and are three times as likely to be discharged to a skilled nursing facility instead of to their own homes. Frail elderly patients (score of 4 or 5) have even worse outcomes, with the risk of being discharged to a nursing home rising to twenty times the rate for non-frail elderly people.
Special populations Children.
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