“And in the top story of the day,” I teased my friend’s mother, who was fretting about us living in ‘dangerous’ New York City, “five million people went to work and came home with absolutely no problem!” When I read about nursing homes in the news, it’s likely to be a disturbing report on nursing … Read more
Here’s an interesting article on a brief nursing home stay by a medical student as part of her training. Experiencing Life, Briefly, Inside a Nursing Home By Katie Zezima Published: August 23, 2009 MAMARONECK, N.Y. — For 10 days in June, Kristen Murphy chose to live somewhere she and many others fear: a nursing home. … Read more
My blog is listed as one of the 25 Top Hospice, Death Care, and Eldercare Blogs. http://www.deathcare.com/2009/25-top-hospice-death-care-and-eldercare-blogs.html
Rest in peace, Viv. You will be missed. May 4, 2009 post on nursing home artist Vivian Mae Treadwell Baker August 13, 2009 update
I saw this great idea posted on McKnights this morning. My suggestion is, if needed, the residents address it in their Resident Council Meetings to see if they want to raise the funds themselves. http://www.mcknights.com/Turning-on-the-lights-for-nursing-home-residents/article/146809/ Turning on the lights for nursing home residents Eric Smith August 19, 2009 In 2004 I accepted a position at … Read more
The two most important moments in a person’s life are coming into this world and leaving it. I might not be able to help someone have a good life, but I can help them make the most of their last months or years and to have a good death. That’s well worth my time and … Read more
Alcoholism is not just a problem of youth. According to an 8/17/09 report in the American Journal of Psychiatry, 14% of men and 3% of women age 65 and older admitted to binge drinking (5 drinks or more on one occasion within the last month). I frequently see residents with lifelong addiction problems in the … Read more
In May of this year, I wrote about nursing home artist, Vivian Mae Treadwell Baker, and thought you might like to know what’s transpired since I discovered her wonderful watercolors in her dresser drawer and posted some of them on my blog. The artist moved into a private room, and, with the assistance of her … Read more
As Father Bart pointed out in his July 28, 2009 blog interview, one of the greatest challenges facing the residents of nursing homes is their dependence upon others to meet their needs. I often work with them on coming to terms with this unavoidable fact of life, and to find ways in which they can … Read more