Makedde
I have been reading alot about abuse in nursing homes lately, residents are abused by carers, but they are also being abused by dementia patients.
A few months ago I read about an elderly woman who was raped by a male dementia patient. This patient has not been moved from the nurding home. In another case, a male dementia patient killed an elderly woman, again, this patient was not moved from the nursing home.
I wondered what you think should be done about those dementia patients who are violent?
A letter in my local paper today, from an elderly man, says that his wife spent 16 months in a nursing home, bedridden, and dementia patients would come in and out of her room, and rifle through her belongings. Nothing was done about it, these patients are allowed to wander around and do as they please.
They break other residents belongings, wander in and out of their rooms, and even hit other residents, including their carers, when they don't get their own way.
As the other, non violent patients are at risk from these people, do you think they should be separated? Should violent dementia patients be kept away from other residents?
Although the two dementia patients didn't know what they were doing at the time, I still feel that they should be held accountable for their actions.
After all, if a person with a mental illness raped or attacked someone, they would be charged, and jailed. I feel the same should be done for these patients.
I know that no one can cure dementia, but the least that could happen is that those who are violent should be kept away from others, so they are not harmed.
How do you think nursing home staff should disipline a dementia patient who breaks residents belongings, and wanders in their rooms at all hours of the night? Should be reprimanded? Are nursing home staff doing enough?
Interested to hear your thoughts.
A few months ago I read about an elderly woman who was raped by a male dementia patient. This patient has not been moved from the nurding home. In another case, a male dementia patient killed an elderly woman, again, this patient was not moved from the nursing home.
I wondered what you think should be done about those dementia patients who are violent?
A letter in my local paper today, from an elderly man, says that his wife spent 16 months in a nursing home, bedridden, and dementia patients would come in and out of her room, and rifle through her belongings. Nothing was done about it, these patients are allowed to wander around and do as they please.
They break other residents belongings, wander in and out of their rooms, and even hit other residents, including their carers, when they don't get their own way.
As the other, non violent patients are at risk from these people, do you think they should be separated? Should violent dementia patients be kept away from other residents?
Although the two dementia patients didn't know what they were doing at the time, I still feel that they should be held accountable for their actions.
After all, if a person with a mental illness raped or attacked someone, they would be charged, and jailed. I feel the same should be done for these patients.
I know that no one can cure dementia, but the least that could happen is that those who are violent should be kept away from others, so they are not harmed.
How do you think nursing home staff should disipline a dementia patient who breaks residents belongings, and wanders in their rooms at all hours of the night? Should be reprimanded? Are nursing home staff doing enough?
Interested to hear your thoughts.
