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<blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 3054941" data-attributes="member: 5412"><p>That was disturbing to say the least. </p><p></p><p>Nursing homes can be hell to deal with. When my mom was passing, we had no choice but to put her in a nursing home. We had great difficulty getting nursing help to respond to the "alert" button. It did two things, one it turned on a bulb at the door, and was supposed to turn on an alert at the main nursing station. After some major response time issues, I found that the alert light at the nurses station was not working, and since most have a hard time getting staff, there was not always somebody at the central nurses station to see the alert if one did come in. In their defense, they weren't out smoking, but were helping other patients. </p><p>Other than some lights, there was nothing like a wireless remote system/pager system that would alert anybody not at the nurses station for an emergency. When things got critical, family members spent 24/7 at the nursing home to make sure things went as well as it could. </p><p></p><p>Fast forward to early this year, FIL has lost control of his legs, and his mind is fading. We spend a day or two weekly traveling to Broken Arrow to the nursing home memory care unit where he is living now to not only support him, but my wife's mom. That facility is no different than the one my mom was in. Understaffed, and the response time is slow. They can only do so much with the staff they have. Its sad actually, but if not for family and friends to assist, the patients/residents in those places don't get instant responses to issues because of staffing issues. </p><p>The memory care areas are really sad. When the human mind goes into dementia, its really hard on the family. They don't even know who you are, but look out the window and mention that they saw a family member that has passed years ago walking across the court yard or down the hallway. </p><p>Terrible situation for the family's involved.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dennishoddy, post: 3054941, member: 5412"] That was disturbing to say the least. Nursing homes can be hell to deal with. When my mom was passing, we had no choice but to put her in a nursing home. We had great difficulty getting nursing help to respond to the "alert" button. It did two things, one it turned on a bulb at the door, and was supposed to turn on an alert at the main nursing station. After some major response time issues, I found that the alert light at the nurses station was not working, and since most have a hard time getting staff, there was not always somebody at the central nurses station to see the alert if one did come in. In their defense, they weren't out smoking, but were helping other patients. Other than some lights, there was nothing like a wireless remote system/pager system that would alert anybody not at the nurses station for an emergency. When things got critical, family members spent 24/7 at the nursing home to make sure things went as well as it could. Fast forward to early this year, FIL has lost control of his legs, and his mind is fading. We spend a day or two weekly traveling to Broken Arrow to the nursing home memory care unit where he is living now to not only support him, but my wife's mom. That facility is no different than the one my mom was in. Understaffed, and the response time is slow. They can only do so much with the staff they have. Its sad actually, but if not for family and friends to assist, the patients/residents in those places don't get instant responses to issues because of staffing issues. The memory care areas are really sad. When the human mind goes into dementia, its really hard on the family. They don't even know who you are, but look out the window and mention that they saw a family member that has passed years ago walking across the court yard or down the hallway. Terrible situation for the family's involved. [/QUOTE]
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