Review: Horrifying: Can and Does Happen to Any Family
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 10, 2013
Since I have worked as a nurse for over 38 years, I could really relate to this topic. I have been through end of life care with my grandparents, parents, in-laws and have had several friends pass away in the last few years. Nothing can prepare you for the reality of assisted living, what the "qualifications" are for those who provide the patient's health care i.e. and their "activities of daily living." While this does not propose any concrete solutions (the feds delegated assisted living facilities and adult family homes to be set up by each state, who must oversight them), it does show you some of the red flags you should look for. I don't know how the elderly and infirm are taken care of in other countries but reading this will make most people cringe. With all the new changes happening in health care currently, I feel we are heading into a time of chaos for some time. There will never be enough money to solve this problem; call me a cynic if you will. I would like to see someone write about the next step: what we can do to change the system.