I’m truly grateful for your comment. In substandard
facilities, however it can have that effect. I’ve heard
of it being discussed by medical professionals who were
as outraged as you were. I didn’t mean to imply it was
a formal policy.
I was speaking of hospital's but cannot vouch for what goes on in nursing homes...some are nice some are horrible. any one that has to use a nursing home for someone they love, check them out. Use your sense of smell, does the place smell strongly of urine or feces...Peek into room and see how the patients are treated. Are the floors clean, etc...There are some really nice nursing homes, but you have to look real hard for them...attitude of staff etc....I know that some people need such type of care that they cannot be taken care of at home...its a sad fact of life...
I was able to care for my mother in the last 6 weeks of her life only because I was a nurse...thats not possible for everyone...