Very disturbing that you never know what goes on behind closed doors of “elderly care facilities”. I’ve often wondered how my loved ones ceased to exist in them.
“Very disturbing that you never know what goes on behind closed doors of “elderly care facilities”.”
My sister visited our mother every day while she was recuperating from a procedure. None of the staff dealing with the patients spoke English. The only way our mother’s diaper got changed was my sister saw to it that it happened. Later, the government closed the facility.
As for the call button, you could ring it all day. If there were enough staff to answer they didn’t. And, if they had answered how would the patient get across the language barrier what the issue was?
After experience with assisted living and then nursing home for a friend, we will never agree to either.
Assisted living decides when you need nursing home. Nursing home puts you on hospice.
That is a huge worry.
This is what pissed me off when nursing homes were off limits to family during covid. I worked many years in nursing homes and I was very glad to have family members come to visit as often as possible. They loved and cared about their family member in the home and it helped the staff also. There are a lot of homes that if family members couldn’t come in and see their loved one...the resident wouldn’t get the best care they deserved. Truth! And I have seen nasty nurses and aides also.
When my mom and Mother-in-law were such facilities we often showed up at unanounced times to check on them. Kept the operators on their toes!