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Other times, there's a fundamental issue in that the home isn't providing good care or the family wants a different style of care for the person in the facility. If the facility is consistently a problem, I'd suggest that you talk to the ombudsman about your daughter's rights. You can find the ombudsman by going to www.ltcombudsman.org. They provide an interactive map to help you find the right contact.
I hope that this works out for you. Many of us care for adult children which can be just as - if not more - worrisome than caring for our aging parents.
Take care,
Carol
They are doing direct care spotting potential wounds or patient decline &^ resolving issues that Dr's and Nurses are alerted to only by the CNAs. Not to mention bathing every morning showering every 3 days dressing brief changing, peri care, feeding transfer from bed to wheel chair, WC to toileting, 3 to 4 times per day, mouth care, foot and hand care, hair care, linens, validation therapy, range of motion therapy, turning an immobile patients every 2hours to prevent bed sores, safety, Emptying Foley caths and maintenance, Colostomy cleaning and care. bed making and changing, changing soiled clothing when needed through out the day, denture care & hair care 3 or 4 times per shift and much more then that. Blood pressures pulse and respirations CAN A DOLLAR PRICE COMPENSATE THAT KIND OF SERVICE? CNAs are the eyes ears nose OF THE NURSES AND DOCTORS and THE VOICE of the patient. They are doing what families can not will not or are incapable of doing. If the family tried to do this at home without help it would take a toll on their own health. BEING A CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT IS ( NOT JUST A JOB ) OR ( A BOTTOM RUNG ) POSITION IT IS THE MOST HONORABLE AND NOBLE ( PROFESSION ) AN INDIVIDUAL CAN ( ASPIRE ) TO BECOME. EVERYTHING THEY DO IS NURSING 101 AT IT'S MOST EXTREME SENARIO. ALL THE DOCTORS ORDERS THE NURSES ASSESSMENTS AND CHARTING ALL THE LPNS PILL ADMINISTRATIONS, ALL THE OCCUPATION/PHYSICAL THERAPY WOULD BE FOR NOT IF THE CNA'S DID NOT CARRY OUT A PATIENTS ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING AND CARE TO PREVENT INFECTION and provide safety THROUGH THE ABOVE MENTIONED TASKS. Not to mention the emotional support they give when the patients deal with what's happening to them at this point in life, the tears they have to soothe when patients feel abandoned by there families and or no longer have families. The CNAs emotional capacity to re-direct the patient into a more positive frame of mind in order to deal with the patient's current situation. Continuously 8 to 12 hrs a day and yet they still have their own personal lives and families trials and tribulations to deal with when they go home. Most people do no have the stamina or resilience to keep up a pace like that. I'D SAY THAT IS AN EXCEPTIONAL INDIVIDUAL WITH TALENTS MOST PEOPLE DO NOT never will HAVE. So when I hear IT'S JUST A JOB I have to enlighten the general population every once in a while.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: What do you think would happen to our nation if these gifted individuals didn't exist or felt that it was just a job.
Mary C. RN,CWCA, CNA instructor
That very thing happened to a member of my family. Her brother and his wife decided to take it upon themselves to bring in food and she ate it but she wound up having a crisis.
There is very little space between the larynx/ trachea that goes to the lungs and esophagus that goes to the stomach. After a stroke the automatic closure doesn't work properly ( wrong pipe in layman terms). you know that term. Anyway the same food served throughout the facility is the same just ground or pureed it was probably the TEXTURE that disgusted you. Sometimes the patient's liquids have to be thickened to a honey consistency and that means all liquids be careful with bringing outside beverages.
Please don't frighten your self about Nursing homes or assisted living. Living alone when you no longer drive or get about can be very isolating for the elderly they can go weeks and months without visitors. That would happen to me if I no longer could get in my car and attended various social functions on my own. At least your day is structured in a facility Up for breakfast at 8A your assisted to a dining room your with people for meals transferred if needed to freshen up OT/PT 9-10a crafts activities computer games 10-11:30A Dr's appointment, Hair Salon appts. Lunch is served 11:30-12:30 transferred if needed to freshen up toilet and get ready for entertainment between 2P -3P freshen up time after to get ready for supper at 5P.
A major movie, volunteers provide polkas bands, Elvis impersonators in fact theater groups put on plays, Animal antics, Casino night Bingo keno.
That's a schedule most people would envy in their golden years It's all the way you look at it and what your perspective is. We acually had a catered wedding between two resident's in the main ballroom 76 & 82 years young. So it's not that bad it's like living in a fine Hotel Laundry meals, and assistance and entertainment all provided. All depends on your condition at the time. The larger the facility the better
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