Health Care of Old People at Nursing Homes

Question: Discuss aout the Health Care of Old People at Nursing Homes. Answer: According to HelpGuide.Org (2016), there are various myths that people have about nursing homes for the old people internationally. Some of the myths pointed out include: old people go to nursing homes because they cannot take care of their selves at home, old people who are taken to nursing homes are those who have families that do not care for them, people get awful care in nursing homes because they are poorly run and that once a person is taken in a nursing home, they never leave. All these myths indicate the negative connotations that people have on the label nursing home. In contrast to all these myths, I believe that a nursing home is one place where old peoplereceive the highest level of care that they cannot obtain at their homes. Nursing homes have professionals who provide custodial care such as assistance in bathing, feeding, dressing and getting out of bed (Afendulis et al, 2016). Such professionals are not found in homes. I think nursing homes are the best places that one can take an old family member because there they also receive supervision from licensed physicians throughout 24 hours of the day. Unlike at home, old people get more services from professionals such as physical and occupational therapists when they are at the nursing homes (Nakrem, 2015). Reference Afendulis, C, Caudry, D, O'Malley, A, Kemper, P, Grabowski, D, THRIVE Research, C 2016, 'Green House Adoption and Nursing Home Quality', Health Services Research, 51, pp. 454-474, Academic Search Premier, EBSCOhost, viewed 25 May 2016. HelpGuide.org, (2016). A Guide to Nursing Homes: Skilled Nursing Facilities and Convalescent Homes. [online] Helpguide.org. Available at: https://www.helpguide.org/articles/senior-housing/guide-to-nursing-homes.htm [Accessed 25 May 2016]. Nakrem, S 2015, 'Understanding Organizational and Cultural Premises for Quality of Care in Nursing Homes: An Ethnographic Study', BMC Health Services Research, 15, pp. 1-13, Academic Search Premier, EBSCOhost, viewed 25 May 2016