There is some debate on whether we should physically restrain a person as a caregiver. This book does not tackle that debate. This is not another self-defense book. There are plenty of those out there already. I purposely did not spend a great deal of time showing this facet of the training.
Lantern-Petris Short act The Lantern-Petris Short (LPS) act is a California Affair that gives directions and guidelines on how to deal with involuntary civil commitments of people to organizations or institutions famous in mental health. An act is a combination of rules that have been passed by the Parliament (Zeng, 2014). The procedure is always that a bill is first proposed by members of the parliament in which it is discussed and debated upon which it may be considered as an Act or nullified. The LPS was brought on board by prominent people in the government of California states.
These rules apply to day to day interactions with everyone in the facility including the patients, families, other health care providers and the public. In much long-term care facility, the compliance of the ethical code of conduct is a condition of employment and those who are found guilty of violating the regulations are severely disciplined and in worst cases terminated. Long-term care facility employs several corrective measures to discipline violators of the code of conduct. Some of the remedial measures include providing additional training for the offender, written warning, and refunding overpayments in cases of billing violations. The disciplining of employees who violate the code of conduct is based on the type of conduct being violated
Dementia is a serious disorder caused by a variety of brain illnesses which affects a person memory .There are three symptoms stages which are early,middle,and late stages. A Person with dementia lose the ability to think well enough to do everyday activities or solve problems. It is also difficult for a person with dementia to interact with others which makes this disease overwhelming for the families of the Patient. The number of people who have dementia is currently estimated at 47.5 million.
Dallas Berrier Case Study: Falls Guilford Technical Community College March 11, 2018 1. Provide a brief explanation of what orthostatic hypotension is and identify the vital signs and their values that define orthostatic (postural) hypotension. In the Journal of Gerentological Nursing, Momeyer (2014) describes orthostatic hypotension as being the sudden drop in blood pressure as a result from changing positions from lying or sitting to standing.
Involuntary admission and medication have been administered to the mentally ill and disabled for centuries; this course began in the 1800s when the first insane asylum opened in Britain after the 1808 County Asylum Act. While many organizations are aimed at equal rights for all who are not a direct danger to themselves or others, there is still large injustice for the mentally handicapped when his/her rights are violated by being pushed into unnecessary hospitalization. Countless innocent, mentally ill people are impacted by having treatments they are involuntarily given; fortunately, organizations such as Mental Disability Rights International are attempting to make a difference by fighting against the treatment the mentally disabled receive
The issues of aging prisoners in the United States as delineated by the Pearson video on chapter ten and the Huffington Post article include 20% of the population amassing beyond 45 years old, $40,000-$60,000 to care for one elderly prisoner, assistance for the elderly not fabricated in penitentiary budgets, and elderly quarters/recidivism exams in parallel to elderly release. The Huffington Post exemplifies that cost rises $5,500 to $40,000 in the time range from 50-80 years old (Maschi, 1). Aside from these issues, the Pearson video also exhibited that dementia, Alzheimer’s, diabetes, CVD, and walking troubles are challenges of the elderly population in prison (Pearson video). The issues exemplified by the Pearson video and the Huffington
The United States government is doing a surprisingly little amount for the million of elderly who are being abused everyday. An affective abuse policy increasing elderly protection services is immensely needed. The public should also be informed about elderly abuse, and the individuals who commit the crime of abusing the elderly should have stricter punishments. People in society can help towards pushing for a more goal driven elder justice policy. In the article, “The Elderly Must Be Protected From Abuse,” author Robert B. Blancato explains seven goals which should be addressed towards elderly justice.
1-800-MALPRACTICE Website Nursing Home Neglect/Abuse Introduction Nursing homes should be safe havens for the vulnerable elderly members of our community, but regrettably, this is not always the case. A recent report from the U.S. Office of the Inspector General found that 33% of residents in Medicare-approved nursing homes experienced serious adverse events that resulted in harm or death during the first 35 days of their stay. These unfortunate situations, which exist in nursing homes throughout the country, range from full-blown abuse such as sexual assault and over-medication to more passive forms of neglect such as failing to reposition bedridden residents often enough to prevent bed sores and inadequate supervision of those at risk for
Hillier and Barrow (2015), associate problems of caregiving with the responsibility itself, the caregivers personal health, role strains, strained family relationships, ect. With all of this strain on an informal caregiver it seems most beneficial to the caregiver and the elderly individual to consider admittance in to an assisted living facility. Once a basis has been established as to why an elderly person is admitted in to an assisted living facility, further insight shall be established to denote what is considered elder abuse. In this movie, Life and Death in Assisted Living Facilities, several
The biggest challenge that elderly inmates pose is the cost to house them. With it being double, triple, and even quadruple the cost than the traditional prisoner to house, it puts a financial burden on the prison systems. Other challenges that elderly inmates pose are protecting them from other inmates because they cannot defend themselves and to ensure they are receiving all of their required health care. It is expected that for every elderly inmate, they will have at the minimum “three chronic illnesses” (Schmalleger & Smykla, 2015, p. 405). Correctional institutions across the country also struggle with being in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act because they have to ensure that the elderly inmates have all of the
Dementia should be viewed as a disability as the symptoms affect the individuals’ ability to be responsible for their everyday needs for example taking medication, remembering to eat and drink. Dementia also affects a persons’ capacity which can be a risk to their safety. Symptoms of dementia can be a big risk to the person as it affects memory so the person with dementia could forget vital things like turning an over off, not locking doors. Balance can also be affected so falls, slips and trips are quite common which means aids need to be put into place to try and prevent the risk of falls, slips, trips and other risks like leaving the oven on or not taking medication. Not having the capacity or ability to act responsibly for their health and safety is viewed as
When not using restraints properly or not having the right education on how to use physical restraints it leads to abuse. Studies show that health professionals are largely unaware of the various forms of elder mistreatment that take place, and of the proper course of action to pursue when mistreatment is suspected (Baigas, J., Falk, N. L., Kopac, C., 2012). Whether abuse is caused for misuse of physical restraints, or whether a caregiver is overwhelmed with their combative patient, abuse happens for unethical reasons. Federal law prohibits unnecessary use of restraints and specifies that some reasons for using restraints are unacceptable. Nursing facility staff may not use restraints to: punish or discipline a patient, make patient care easier or more convenient, substitute for other activities or treatment, permanently control the patient.
Cristianne Garcia Medical Assistant Student Professor Ms. Merced Central Career School Course: English (Research Paper) 26 October 2015. Abuse in Nursing Homes The National Elder Abuse Incidence Study, conducted by the National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA) at the American Public Human Services Association for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, examined the prevalence of elder abuse in the United States, found it in the 2010 census that approximately 55% adult men and 65% adult women experienced physical abuse by any person after becoming disabled. The elder who experienced abuse, even modest abuse, had 300% higher risk of death when compared
Restraints Leading to Decrease in Quality of Life Restraints are still being implemented today within the geriatric population for a variety of different reasons. Physical restraints can be described as any object or material that is attached or near a person that impedes movement of any body part (Scheepmans et al., 2014). The use of restraints ranges between 4% and 85% in nursing homes and between 8% and 68% in hospitals (Scheepmans et al., 2014). Typically in today’s nursing, restraints are being used for prevention of harm to the patient and/or staff.
