Letters to the editor.Gentlemen, I want to comment on Jim Moore's article in the April/May issue. To begin with, aging in place Aging in place is growing older without having to move.[1] According to the Journal of Housing for the Elderly, it is not having to move from one's present residence in order to secure necessary support services in response to changing needs. is not a phenomenon. Those of us involved in the field have dealt with this normal process for 30 or 40 years. We know people will need more services as they age. Secondly, I do not believe all agree that "sponsors have an obligation to provide appropriate, cost-effective assistance with ADL for our residents." Every building and every agency can not presume to provide ADL services. Some buildings will not accommodate the need. Some agencies ... do not want to become (something) other than adult residences. They do not want to get into the health care industry. I believe we cause a great disservice to the industry and to those we attempt to serve by thing to be all things to all residents. I would guess that some might believe they have a problem in providing care in their assisted living as·sist·ed living n. A living arrangement in which people with special needs, especially older people with disabilities, reside in a facility that provides help with everyday tasks such as bathing, dressing, and taking medication. complex. The assisted living industry has become the problem if they attempt to provide care beyond the scope of their licenses. I visited one assisted living facility the other day and was very upset by the degree of disability many residents exhibited. They truly had care needs beyond the scope of assisted living. If and when this becomes the norm, the assisted living will (become) the nursing home. Life care facilities know this and have success in separating appropriate areas of their campus for the needs of their residents, but their missions are mostly nonprofit and eleemosynary eleemosynary (eh-luh-moss-uh-nary) adj. charitable, as applied to a purpose or institution. ELEEMOSYNARY. Charitable alms-giving. 2. Eleemosynary corporations are colleges, schools, and hospitals. 1 Wood. Lect. 474; Skinn. in nature. Can this be said for most assisted living buildings? I think not. Sincerely, James J. Lindes, NHA NHA Nha Trang, Vietnam (airport code) NHA Nantucket Historical Association NHA National Hydrogen Association NHA National Health Accounts NHA National Housing Act (Canada) NHA National Humanities Alliance , CSW CSW Commission on the Status of Women CSW Christian Solidarity Worldwide CSW Clinical Social Worker CSW College of the Southwest (New Mexico) CSW Cambridge SoundWorks (audio manufacturer) , FACHCF Little Brook Nursing and Convalescent con·va·les·cent adj. Relating to convalescence. n. A person who is recovering from an illness, an injury, or a surgical operation. convalescent 1. pertaining to or characterized by convalescence. 2. Home |
|
||||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion