2007-12-27 09:17:12 · 35 answers · asked by ǝsɹnuʎxǝs 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Absolutely not. I worked in a nursing home and I wouldn't put a dog I like in one!
2007-12-27 09:19:30 · answer #1 · answered by Zen 4 · 3⤊ 3⤋
That is a hard one to answer because I know nursing homes have a bad reputation. If they would be in bad enough condition they could not get to the bathroom not doubt they would have other serious problems and need a lot of assistance. Perhaps getting someone to move in with them would be an answer. My parents are in their 40's so hopefully I will not have to face that decision for a long time yet.
2007-12-27 09:27:15 · answer #2 · answered by Kayla S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I looked after my mother a home after she had a leg amputated below the knee. She had very severe Rheumatoid Arthritis and her spine had collapsed due to Osteo-Arthritis so she could not do a lot for herself. I had to help her in the bathroom, even having to physically empty her bowels. I never once considered putting her in a nursing home. I loved her too much. How could anyone consider doing that to their mother, she bore you and raised you. No, you keep them with you as long as possible. Unfortunately my mother had to have her second leg amputated above the knee a year later. The doctors decided that as I was disabled myself I would not be able to cope, they took her away from me and put her in a nursing home. I was devastated and so was my mother. I spent the biggest part of every day at the home with her because I could not bear the thought of her there alone.
2007-12-27 09:28:10 · answer #3 · answered by Tammy 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No wonder the nursing shortage is as bad as it is!
Look at all these horrible answers. I have been a nurse for 15 years all long term/nursing home care and have no marks on my license nor have I ever been in trouble of any kind. Seems like the general public only educates on the negatives in the news. I know a lot of good people that I could only describe as 'angels' who are co-workers of mine and for what?
Keeping up this attitude only serves to continue the shortage of nurses to care for a very, very large portion of the population. When I see posts such as these I just want to quit, what am I busting my butt for? Not this sorry bunch!
2007-12-27 14:07:30 · answer #4 · answered by Nurse Winchester 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
My parents have both passed away and I never ever put them in a nursing home.
2007-12-27 09:19:43 · answer #5 · answered by 'Old & Cudley' 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hhmmm, I guess it would depend on if I could care for them.
Some of the elderly need more than a "visit" from a home care nurse. As for how they are treated, my family shows up daily for Grandma and she is very well taken care of, it must depend on how vigilant the family is on the care given to a love one. Can't abuse someone if they are checked up on frequently. Also, does no one have a job, kids of their own or a life? I can't see my Grandma anywhere but where she is, plain and simple.
2007-12-27 09:59:29 · answer #6 · answered by WellExcuseMe 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My parents insist on a nursing home when the time comes. They know which one.
2007-12-27 09:27:26 · answer #7 · answered by Estrella E 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No,it would depend on alot of things,not just one thing. How are they able to get around,can they get around by themselves or do they have alot of trouble with walking? Can they prepare their own meals and feed themselves? Are they forgetful and leave things that they aren't supposed to on such as a burner on the stove,etc..? Do they wander out of their house and act confused?
Are they a good driver? Can they take care of their personal needs such as bathing,grooming,dressing or do they need help? Putting your parents in a nursing home is always a very difficult decision that needs to be thought through very thoroughly. I AM NOT SAYING that all nursing homes are bad,but some nursing homes don't offer alot of fun activities for the residents and they tend to get very bored and depressed.
Imagine that you have taken care of yourself and your children all of your life and all of a sudden somebody wants to put you in a nursing home where basically all of your rights are taken away! You can't come and go as you please,you can't stay up late at night and watch tv without bothering your roomate,etc..
Everything is on a,"schedule,"and you can only eat at certain times,bathe on certain days,and you have to depend on strangers to take care of you and your needs. It is a very difficult decision to have to make,but there are other options other than nursing homes such as assisted living where people are montiored but they live in their own apartments. People can get housekeeping,and their meals are cooked for them and they socialize down at the dining halls while still being independent and living in their own apartment.
My grandmother was put in a nursing home because she could no longer take care of herself and she told me that she missed eating whenever she wanted to,having late night snacks if she wanted,and she missed being in her,"own,"home. When people are put in a nursing home they are given VERY LITTLE space to call their own,and usually they have a roommate so basically they have no privacy whatsoever.
2007-12-27 09:27:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
If I was incapable of helping them, I would hire a nurse to come home, otherwise I would do everything in my power to help them. They went through diapers, feedings, and raising us, the only right thing to do is to help them out when they are in need.
2007-12-27 09:21:59 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No way I'd do anything it takes to keep them at home, besides my dad says he'd come back and haunt me if I put him in a nursing home
2007-12-27 10:11:40 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, I'd take care of them myself (or with the help of someone like a nurse)
2007-12-27 09:28:46 · answer #11 · answered by jean_grey420 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋