tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216787076261944467.post4080549215354430616..comments2024-03-28T13:26:59.030-04:00Comments on Euthanasia Prevention Coalition: 3 Tips for Safeguarding Your Loved One in a Nursing HomeAlex Schadenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07649977828342637842noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216787076261944467.post-32872411640179267682018-07-25T21:01:41.935-04:002018-07-25T21:01:41.935-04:00What a pretentious, loathsome individual. What if ...What a pretentious, loathsome individual. What if someone had the power to decide he'd be better off not practicing medicine. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04965301069702011524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216787076261944467.post-32614243999118613512018-07-25T10:14:42.076-04:002018-07-25T10:14:42.076-04:00This is eye opening indeed and very helpful. As a ...This is eye opening indeed and very helpful. As a health care aide in Alberta who worked in home care for 2.5 years, I have personally felt that many of my patients were overmedicated. I now work privately for seniors and would rather see a patient with no medication rather than too much medication.<br />I also lost my own father less than two years ago. He died in hospital waiting to go to hospice, and never made it there. He had a "fall" in the middle of the night and no one called his family. Later that morning. they found him on their next rounds. Than they called us to let us know that he had passed. Incidently, they had added a new medication that same day at midnight. I am glad to know that my sisters and I are not alone in this struggle to see justice for our elders to be truly well cared for.<br /> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05176126755252025103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216787076261944467.post-17969662971478138232018-07-24T19:24:03.707-04:002018-07-24T19:24:03.707-04:00Good article and advice.
Paul Anderson - I'v...Good article and advice. <br />Paul Anderson - I've worked in LTC and to some degree am working with such clients under a different facility until they have placement.<br />I have also had family and friends in LTC and have noticed exactly all you have described. It has been difficult as an employee to witness what I sense is a lack of knowledge or empathy when distributing the medications to our loved ones. God bless you as you advocate for your relative. We need more like you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216787076261944467.post-44524549275734493162018-07-24T13:42:23.874-04:002018-07-24T13:42:23.874-04:00Very helpful. That last tip about care conferences...Very helpful. That last tip about care conferences, especially. In the 7 years that I've been visiting my relative in LTC, there have been 5 or 6 occasions where he was described as "failing". The LTC staff were preparing me for his imminent demise. In each case, after I made inquiries it was discovered that he was actually just over-sedated from his meds. This sort of thing isn't checked often enough. Also, on two occasions it was discovered that the form indicating the level of intervention to be applied in an emergency did not accurately reflect his stated wishes. On one occasion it had even been deliberately changed behind his back by the physician because the physician thought the patient's choice was unwise.Paul Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07257590109956771991noreply@blogger.com