Nursing homes have been growing more and more popular since the 1930’s.
A Nursing home is a facility that provides skilled nursing care to people with illness, injuries or functional disabilities. Good nursing homes provide services not only to improve someone’s health but also take on emotional aspects as well. Just about 6 percent of older adults are placed in residential facilities that provide a wide range of care. A lot of elders live alone nowadays and many of them are not in good conditions and are more likely to feel sad, depressed and lonely than those living with others. Often all their relatives and friends have passed away. Immigrant elders are often further isolated by culture and language barriers.The highest suicide rate are for people over sixty-five years old. Nursing homes help decrease these problems that occur. Before the nineteenth century, old people who were disabled lived in Almshouses, many older Americans had been moved by the industrial revolution and were unable to hold mechanized jobs. The Civil War decimated some families ability to care for their elderly members. Local governments of the time favored “group housing” as opposed to what was called “outdoor welfare” consisting of donations of food, clothing, wood, etc., to individuals living independently. All kinds of people, the …show more content…
That number will grow to 19% by 2030. After a hospitalization, many of the elders will require continued medical care, either at home or in a specialized facility. Surveys taken over the last 30 years have found a consistent 33 percent of Americans who say they would rather die than live in a Nursing Home. Yet, in 2010, Medicaid alone forked over $130 billion for long-term care (Clark, P.2). There are many things that the future will and should hold for Nursing homes in
A Nursing home is a facility that provides skilled nursing care to people with illness, injuries or functional disabilities. Good nursing homes provide services not only to improve someone’s health but also take on emotional aspects as well. Just about 6 percent of older adults are placed in residential facilities that provide a wide range of care. A lot of elders live alone nowadays and many of them are not in good conditions and are more likely to feel sad, depressed and lonely than those living with others. Often all their relatives and friends have passed away. Immigrant elders are often further isolated by culture and language barriers.The highest suicide rate are for people over sixty-five years old. Nursing homes help decrease these problems that occur. Before the nineteenth century, old people who were disabled lived in Almshouses, many older Americans had been moved by the industrial revolution and were unable to hold mechanized jobs. The Civil War decimated some families ability to care for their elderly members. Local governments of the time favored “group housing” as opposed to what was called “outdoor welfare” consisting of donations of food, clothing, wood, etc., to individuals living independently. All kinds of people, the …show more content…
That number will grow to 19% by 2030. After a hospitalization, many of the elders will require continued medical care, either at home or in a specialized facility. Surveys taken over the last 30 years have found a consistent 33 percent of Americans who say they would rather die than live in a Nursing Home. Yet, in 2010, Medicaid alone forked over $130 billion for long-term care (Clark, P.2). There are many things that the future will and should hold for Nursing homes in