Review: Disheartening Reality That Is Far More Frequent Than Acknowledged
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 21, 2014
This was a truly disheartening tale, but one that happens far more frequently than in acknowledged. The treatment of the elderly in assisted living and in nursing homes is often dehumanizing and demoralizing, even when the physical needs are taken care of. Almost never does anyone give a hoot about the residents, and the emotional atmosphere alone creates a real hardship on those who are being treated as ,'a bother'. I have never seen residents treated in a caring manner, but simply warehoused and put in their place. Even those with Alzheimer's are negatively emotionally affected by the lack of caring, or even outright negative atmosphere from the staff. Imagine how it must feel living your last days under such an uncaring negative atmosphere. Sad.