I agree, as part of my clinical experience for nursing school I am required to work for an extended period of time in a low income nursing home. My eyes were opened to the reality of nursing homes. The clients are medicated into submission and it is a terrible place to have to be. I pray that I will not ever have to resort to placing any of my family members into a nursing home. It also taught me how important it is to have a substantial savings to sustain me in my old age. The more money you have the better the facility.
I agree.
It seems that once you are in a nursing home, you basically give up any rights as a citizen and hand them over to the state.
I wish that was true. Years ago, I remember seeing a news report which said that there was little correlation between the cost of the nursing home and the quality of the care. I don't know if that is true.
I also don't see how anyone can save enough to cover a long stay in one. I knew a young man who worked for Blue Cross, and he said that costs were up to $500 per day. How does anyone save enough to cover an expense like that?
Not always so. I did a 6 wk rotation at an "exclusive" nursing home facility while in nursing school. I reported a couple aides who would turn cold water on their patients while showering them...snickering at their distress. Later, I walked in a patient's room and spied a couple different aides sitting on the bed, eating the patient's chocolates, watching TV...while the patient cowed in the corner of the room. They were reported as well.
The families complained constantly about their loved one's being robbed of anything from jewelry to pajamas. It was disgusting. Oh....as for turning these aides in.....I was threatened openly, had my tires flattened, etc. Too much to mention here.
I have since made a pact with my family in which NO ONE who becomes ill or can no longer function, will be allowed to reside in one of these places, when the time comes. We'll take turns and hire extra help if needed.