Hello, how are you today?
I'm good just learning more about nursing home care
Oh I volunteer at a nursing home! It's very important to take care of the elderly.
Oh cool! I thinks it's good they've started smaller nursing homes, gives more individual care
I agree. There are too many cases of elderly abuse and neglect.
They've gotten more strict about nursing home resident rights like in florida
Really? That's good to hear.
Types of rights protected include: dignity, medical privacy, dietary, also visitation rights. Among other rights they now have. It make me feel a bit better about it.
Definitely. Now they need to make stricter laws regarding hiring.
complaint, are also sometimes protected.
Motivations for residents' rights.
In the United States, concerns about poor quality care and ineffective regulation of nursing homes date back to the 1970s. Early regulation focused on the ability of nursing homes to provide care, rather than on the quality of the care provided or the experience of the individuals receiving care. In the 1980s, particularly in response to an influential Institute of Medicine (IoM) report, the US federal government moved to address these concerns by enacting more resident-
- "Sonia" by Paule Baillargeon
- "I Forget" by SNFU released on If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish
1987.
- "An Alzheimer's Story" This documentary provides the rare opportunity of following a family with an Alzheimer's victim for two years
- "The More We Get Together" The More We Get Together gives insights into working with very old, disoriented, nursing home residents (Demented).
- "No Place Like Home: Long Term Care For the Elderly