R.N. Adjustment disorder is a temporary condition which occurs when a person is unable to cope with a major life change, loss, or event. This mal-adaptation is known as adjustment disorder. This is commonly seen in new nursing home admissions.
People often feel that once they are in a nursing home, their life is over.
They are overcome with feelings of helplessness and loss of control over what is happening to them. Seen most often is severe disabilities such as blindness, loss of hearing, or loss of limb. Loss of spouse or close family member. Loss of a spouse can be devastating to people of any age, but is especially difficult when the spouse who is gone had been taking care of finances, etc. Like nursing home placement or sudden disability, people sometimes have extreme difficulty in finding hobbies or enjoyment.