http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/expose-in-illinois-illustrates-issues-of-mental-health-in-nursing-homes/ Exploring Healthy Psychotherapy Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:23:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/expose-in-illinois-illustrates-issues-of-mental-health-in-nursing-homes/#comment-25995 laura Sun, 20 Dec 2009 13:04:18 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=5911#comment-25995 My grandmother had to go to a nursing home during the last few years of her life but if I had to do it all over again I would have found a way to have her come home with me. The employees there did the bare minimum of what they needed to do to keep the residents safe but I think that is about it. I never saw anyone doing anything that was not in their job description or going over and beyond the call of duty to keep the patients feeling like they were at home. Granted I know that there were a lot of people there it is just that no one was ever really nice or seemed to enjoy their jobs very much and I just don’t think that those are the sorts of people who should be caregivers to the older residents. These are people who have had to give up their homes to come stay somewhere unfamiliar and a friendly word or gesture could make all of the difference in the world to keep them feeling comfortable but I never experienced that and I am sure that my grandmother did not either. At the time we felt we had no choice, but now I know that we could have made another choice. It would have been hard but we could have done it and probably should have. I feel guilty about that everyday.

]]> http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/expose-in-illinois-illustrates-issues-of-mental-health-in-nursing-homes/#comment-25942 heath Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:09:14 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=5911#comment-25942 If there is a rule that individuals with mental problems should not be housed in nursing homes,then why are the numerous nursing homes doing so?Are they not afraid of their licensure being cancelled?It is only because they know that the law exists only on paper and is not enforced and this kind of an image of law-enforcement does not bode well for a country like ours!

]]> http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/expose-in-illinois-illustrates-issues-of-mental-health-in-nursing-homes/#comment-25935 M Lartar Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:23:29 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=5911#comment-25935 This is bound to happen at nursing homes as they are not as well-equipped as hospitals are.Nevertheless,nursing inner do a great job of handling patients who cannot be in hospitals for various reasons and this has to be commended.If someone in a nursing home needs speciality treatment,they can be shifted to the nearest hospital.

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