would you still put your elderly relative in a care home after hearing of malnourishment in the patients?

Answer 1

i work in a care home and our clients are very well looked after
but i would sure make sure i carried out lots of checks etc on any place i would think of putting a relative of mine as i know there are a lot of places that dont provide enough care and support to there clients and their families

Answer 2

I think you are making a big generalisation. There have been isolated cases of abuse in the media.

I volunteered in a care home for the elderly. What surprised me was how infrequently some of the residents were visited by relatives. They would go for weeks at a time without having a visit.

Still keep a close eye on your relative, and if you have concerns about their feeding programme talk to a manager or doctor.

Answer 3

I’m one of the writers for Gilbert Guide (the foremost resource for everything senior care) and I have some thoughts to share on this matter.

When a loved one is in a nursing home, you need to be on the look out for two different things: abuse and neglect. Abuse can be physical, emotional and sexual and is generally easier to detect. Neglect occurs when care givers fail to provide adequate care to someone. Malnourishment could be a sign of neglect—meaning staff members aren’t taking the necessary steps to make sure the person is eating healthy, well balanced meals. Or it could be a sign of abuse. Sometimes, when people are being mentally berated or violated in a physical way they stop taking care of themselves.

If you’re looking into a facility that has citations pertaining to malnourishment, I recommend you follow up to see if the facility responded to the report in a timely manner and if/how the issue was resolved. Was it an isolated incident? Was there an investigation? Many facilities get citations and have incidents. When you’re dealing with people who, as a population, can often be frail and sick, accidents do happen. The questions you need to answer are: what caused the event and can I trust the facility’s taken every precaution to avoid similar situations in the future.

Click on this link to search for the facility. You’ll be able to see its citations and resolutions.
http://www.medicare.gov/NHCompare/Include/DataSection/Questions/SearchCriteria.asp?version=default&browser=IE%7C6%7CWinXP&language=English&defaultstatus=0&pagelist=Home&CookiesEnabledStatus=True

I noticed a lot of people answered your question by implying it’s wrong to enter a loved one into a nursing home. Very few people make this decision lightly, and it’s generally not a matter of not wanting to provide care—more often it’s a matter of capability. Being a fulltime caregiver is not only hard—sometimes, if your loved one needs intensive care, it’s near impossible. Only you and your loved one know if a nursing home is the best option for him or her.

If you have any other questions I can answer for you, feel free to contact me at [e-mail].

Wishing you the best of luck,
Lori
Gilbert Guide

Answer 4

There r some care homes that r like that.
BUT not all of them.
DO a research and find a good one, with a good reputation.
Check and try to speak to the elderly people that live there, and check everything out.
The doctors, treatments, food, W.C., Kitchen, rooms, check everything.
Then u can make a list with the "favourites"/best that u sow.
Then it's ur decision.
Good luck.

Answer 5

NO WAY!!!I've made my mum a promise never to stick her in a caring home,and I intend to keep it,she will live with me and my 2 sisters.We will stick to gether like glue.I think people can't ,won't give their older relatives any time ,or care for them,because of the relatives health,or their jobs in the way,people seem to forget that our parents are the ones who bought us out into the world,cared for us, and loved,changed,fed,clothed us,and worried sick if anything was wrong(illness,fall).I think it's appauling how people ship their parents into a care home,family's should stick together through thick and thin,no matter what.

Answer 6

u need to think about this logically. would you want your children to put u in a care home if the same was happening ???? i guess u have ur answer, there is no way id put ma dad in if that was happening your parents brought u in to the world and have cared for you all your life, so now its your turn to do the same gud luck x

Answer 7

Well,maybe the other patients have lousy eating habits,gotta eat those veggies.Cut a deal where you supply the food coupled with a deduction on the cost.

Answer 8

Sounds like you did investigate this LTC(long term care).If you have discovered malnutrition,it needs to be reported to the state agency on elderly.ALL facilities have a report that is available to everyone about the citations they got during state investigations.Read this report,they have o let you.After reading the report,you can make a better judgment on whether to place your loved one in this LTC.

Answer 9

Most care homes are excellent.There are only a select few that have these problems.I would do lots of research before i put anyone into a care home but yes,i would do it.

Answer 10

Depends, you are making a huge generalization I assume??? Or do you mean you have no money and have to put your relative in this F grade home? no choice?
The reason why I asked this is because I was going to say 'Do your research stupid!'