Marinduque Mainland from Tres Reyes Islands

Marinduque Mainland from Tres Reyes Islands
View of Marinduque Mainland from Tres Reyes Islands-Click on photo to link to Chateau Du Mer

WELCOME TO MY SITE AND HAVE A GOOD DAY

If this is your first time in this site, welcome. It has been my dream that my province, Marinduque, Philippines becomes a world tourist destination not only during Easter Week but also whole year round. You can help me achieve my dream by telling your friends about this site. The photo above is your own private beach at The Chateau Du Mer Beach Resort. The sand is not as white as Boracay, but it is only a few steps from your front yard and away from the mayhem and crowds of Boracay. I have posted some of my favorite Filipino and American dishes and recipes on this site also. Some of the photos and videos on this site, I do not own. However, I have no intention on infringement of your copyrights. Cheers!

Saturday, May 26, 2018

Abuse of the Elderly in Nursing Homes and Other Facilities

Two weeks ago ( May 15) Macrine was hospitalized for severe bladder and kidney infections which completely immobilized her-a complete metabolic shut down. Luckily in four days her infection was cured via IV antibiotics, but her movement had been restricted and needed several weeks of rehabilitation. We again checked in at Manor Care ( our 3rd time in two years)- a well rated rehabilitation hospital near us. We have been here in Manor Care for almost a week and Macrine is showing improvement with physical and occupational therapies daily. However, she could barely stand and now starting to talk, but still has no appetite and constipated. She is taking a stool softener twice a day, but her bowel movement is still abnormal. I stayed with her overnight to be sure she is taking fluids and not dehydrated and will not fall on her bed when she wakes up and panic if there is no one around. We have a private room ( ADDITIONAL FEE from own account) which is not covered by my insurance. We also hired a private care giver ) at my own personal expense to be around Macrine during the day, so I could get some sleep and be ready for my night duties.

This past week, I have been observing that at the night shift, there is a lot of opportunity for abuse by male attendants, if the nursing aides are abusive both physically and sexually to the senior patients. Thus I did some Internet search and here's some statistics on abuse of the elderly in nursing homes and other facilities in the US for your information. According to the best estimates, about 1-2 million U.S. citizens 65 years of age or older have been mistreated, exploited or injured by a caregiver. For more details on this subject read:

https://www.nursinghomeabusecenter.com/elder-abuse/statistics/

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