It would be unfair to say that the nursing home concept suffers from poor reputation. Most people think that these places are something out of a Dickens novel and tell themselves that they would never want their loved ones placed in nursing homes ever. Why do people think these things about nursing homes when many clearly do a great job nursing the elderly and the sick to health?
One important reason for this could be how the doctors and nurses in these places can be somewhat careless about their reliance on pharmaceutical products to help with difficult problems. For instance, difficult high-maintenance patients are often simply treated with psychoactive medications to make them more manageable. These patients can suffer all kinds of extremely alarming side effects
There is a reason why these places are unwilling to deal the right way with difficult patients though. Nursing homes tend to be completely understaffed in America. They have fewer nurses, nurses’ aides and other support staff then they need. And it's a perennial problem. Nursing homes are typically about 20% understaffed.
One important reason for this could be how the doctors and nurses in these places can be somewhat careless about their reliance on pharmaceutical products to help with difficult problems. For instance, difficult high-maintenance patients are often simply treated with psychoactive medications to make them more manageable. These patients can suffer all kinds of extremely alarming side effects
There is a reason why these places are unwilling to deal the right way with difficult patients though. Nursing homes tend to be completely understaffed in America. They have fewer nurses, nurses’ aides and other support staff then they need. And it's a perennial problem. Nursing homes are typically about 20% understaffed.