The involved care needed to wean elders like this man off harmful sedatives is simply unavailable in nursing homes
‘It is estimated that roughly 10% of [aged care] residents require some form of sedation to preserve their wellbeing but far, far more are prescribed drugs to make them more pliant.’‘It is estimated that roughly 10% of [aged care] residents require some form of sedation to preserve their wellbeing but far, far more are prescribed drugs to make them more pliant.’“Doctor, what did they do to him? Dad just doesn’t look the same.
One day, he develops a fever at the worst time, on a Friday afternoon. No doctor can visit him, and the nursing home quickly bundles him into an ambulance. The private hospital diagnoses a mild chest infection but now, it is Friday night, and the nursing home won’t have him back, citing a staff shortage. Under bright lights and noise, he becomes delirious.
Cognisant that he could have progressive dementia, she nevertheless felt that the onset of his symptoms coincided so strongly with sedation that it warranted a drug review, only to be told that that was a “medical decision”. The aged care royal commission singled out the use of chemical restraints as an area of immediate action. It is estimated thatA society marks itself by how it cares for its elderlythe Australian Senate approved legislation mandating the round-the-clock presence of a registered nurse
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