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  When we put our loved one in a nursing home can we really expect and will we get the "expert" care we expect and that our elderly deserve?" The following articles and information will debate and discuss the issue. Long Term Care Expertise Myth or Reality? If you have additional comments or articles and information please send to grace@vcn.com   Woman's death underscores family concerns Thursday, April 27, 2000 By HEATH FOSTER SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER "They say there's been a disturbing increase in cases like Barquist's, in which nursing homes, because of a lack of nursing staff training or short-staffing, are ignoring signs that a resident's condition is deteriorating until the resident is in a medical crisis. 'We're seeing more and more cases in which the licensed staff is not doing the critical thinking to keep these things in check,' said Elaine Odum, a regional director of residential care services in the state's Aging and Adult Services Administration." |
  Here, "Saving Grace" will examine the over use of sedatives in the long term care setting. IS THE OVER USE OF SEDATIVES, THAT IS SO RAMPANT, A MARK OF "EXPERT" CARE? It would seem before the nursing home industry can deem itself "experts" a noted revolution must occur and rethinking on the use of sedatives in the care setting. "Experts", it would seem would be highly aware of this research and act accordingly. Nursing Homes Should Re-Think Sedative UseSeptember 07, 1999 INTRODUCTION "A surprising report finds many nursing home patients are routinely drugged. Researchers say powerful sedatives and other anti-psychotics are commonplace. But now their report questions whether these drugs are necessary." RELATED ARTICLESDrug curbs aggressive behavior in dementia June 09, 1998 RESTRAINTS It would seem before the nursing home industry can deem itself "experts" a noted revolution must occur and rethinking on the use of RESTRAINTS in the care setting. "Experts", it would seem would be highly aware of this research and act accordingly Restraints Affect Elder Health "Despite this knowledge, and the fact that the federal government passed the Nursing Home Reform Law in 1987 to reduce restraint use, there are still 300,000 nursing home patients subjected to this "inhumanely stressful practice," they noted. One of the main reasons may be the lack of commitment on the part of those that operate nursing homes. FROM HEALTH CENTRAL.COM June 17, 1997 |
A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF RESEARCH LONG TERM CARE FOR OLDER ADULTSNational Nursing Research Agenda Developing Knowledge for Practice: Challenges and Opportunities NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NURSING RESEARCH  Urinary incontinence in nursing home residents: a cross-national comparisonA Sgadari, E Topinkova, J Bjornson and R Bernabei Istituto di Medicina Interna e Geriatria, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy. A.SGADARI@caspur.i Age and Ageing, Vol 26, 49-54, Copyright © 1997 by British Geriatrics Society CONCLUSION: "this study of different cultural approaches and strategies to evaluate and treat urinary incontinence may stimulate a public debate on the quality of care in nursing homes and promote the sharing of care practices designed to reduce urinary incontinence." |
FOR AN OVERVIEW OF STORIES OF ABUSE IN LONG TERM CARE PLEASE SEE "SAVING GRACE" PAGE NURSING HOME STATUS 2000 |
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