Situation Critical: Is nursing home oversight adequate?

Many seniors say they experience satisfactory conditions in nursing homes, and the majority of families rate their loved ones’ care as good.  But some residents express concern about the care they receive. Ontario has recently strengthened government regulations for nursing homes, including how they are inspected.

What do you think? Is nursing home oversight adequate, too much or too little? What has your experience been?

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[jeanette mcmanus]

its the seniors who are blind and cant walk around in these homes i feel sorry for, so these poor old souls go from bed to a chair only, cannot even watch tele, have no interaction with other people,....most have relatives who are too old to visit and there is a lack of volunteers to even visit or take some of the residents a walk around the grounds now and then, its not a case of feed and bathe that comes under the heading of caring,compassion should be imortant in the teaching of elderly care.

[Gene Simmons]

That's exactly what I was thinking, Ryan.

I realize we can't predict what's going to happen to us as we age, but the state of things is a good motivator to start taking the best possible care of our health at any age...quit smoking and drinking and start exercising and eating better as much as our budgets allow so that hopefully we can avoid becoming "frail elderly" at the mercy of "the system" and remain independent for as long as possible.

[Ryan]

When a report says most of the seniors in an assisted living scenario are satisfied with their care, then you have your answer from the horses mouth. You always meet a few people in life walking around with a Virginia ham under their arm, crying because they have no bread. You could give them a million dollars and they complain about the taxes they have to pay on it. Some folks are not happy unless they are complaining.

[lk]

More checks on care should be implemented and they should be random without advance notice.
In the last year I have visited homes ranging from poor to excellent.

[Kathy Hagan R. N.]

I believe the present rules governing nursing homes and other homes for the aged are too lax. Inspections are infrequent and the establishments mostly know when the inspector will be arriving as he or she phones first.
When complaints are made by families that is when we hear that such and such a place does not comply and is delivering inferior care. So it is my opinion that the rules and regulations that govern care homes should be reviewed and tougher penalties applied to those operators who exploit our elderly.

[Rachel Muthoni]

When Families bring positive energy and work together with staff the journey of a loved one becomes a celebration.Staff understand there so much challenge in placement however working together and celebrating positive moments,esp in Dementia and working through difficulty moments makes both happy parents and families. I am lucky to work in home where most families are very positive.