Children In Nursing Homes: Truly The Most Vulnerable
Many families are forced to institutionalize their disabled children in nursing homes because of many states don’t have the resources to pay for in-home care. This puts parents in the difficult position of funding expensive home care on their own or having their child live in a nursing home, surrounded by elderly adults, and many families simply cannot afford the cost of in-home care workers and nurses. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services estimates that about 4,000 children live in nursing homes in the U.S. and that number is steadily growing as health care resources are increasingly spread thin....
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Fire In An Assisted Living Facility Claims The Lives Of Two Residents
Two residents at a Georgia assisted living facility were killed when a fire broke out at the facility where they lived. Two other residents were taken to a hospital for further treatment. Investigators are still trying to determine the cause of the fire. Unlike nursing homes, assisted living facilities and group homes are not subject to the same federal laws the require the use of smoke alarms and fire sprinkler systems. Clearly, as incidents such as this indicate, there is a need for more regulation at these type of facilities. Related: Ohio Nursing Home Fire Sparks Interest In Resident Safety...
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Mentally Disabled Patients Are Easy Targets For Abuse In Institutional Settings
People who suffer from mental impairments are particularly vulnerable to abuse and exploitation including physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation. A mental impairment is any mental or psychological disorder, such as mental retardation, organic brain syndrome (diseases that cause decreased mental functions), emotional or mental illness, and specific learning disabilities. Caregiving can be very stressful because caring for a person with a mental impairment can require a lot of time, work, and money. Sometimes this stress can cause caregivers to provide inadequate care or even abuse the mentally impaired person. This can put the mentally impaired at increased risk for neglect...
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