Chapin Home for the Aging

Group I:

Hussam Abbassi

Nick Brown

Angela Grigos

Elizabeth Lim

Gary Moorley

Lisa Rodolico

Jessica Wong

Things Concerning the Things Concerning the VolunteersVolunteers“See” Instructions and Introductions weren’t given to the volunteers

Diabetic patientsOozing leg

One-on-One visitsRandom patient selection

Things Things Concerning Concerning the the VolunteersVolunteers““Judge"Judge"

Not informed endangers volunteer and/or patient

Uncomfortable situations patients may become upset

Natural law should give and provide assistance (time) to others

Stewardship

“Act” Comprehensive training session Standard procedures

How to contact the nurses/staff How to properly respond to patient requests

Assistance at feeding times Bracelets

Surveys distributed weekly to patients Indicate one-on-one visits Interests

Things Concerning the Things Concerning the VolunteersVolunteers

“See” Choose not to attend or unaware

of activity You Again?

Same 10 to 15 patients Disinterest sleep, walk out, ask to be wheeled out Same activities Only one floor Volunteers

~7 per week for 2 hours

Things Concerning Things Concerning the Activitiesthe Activities

Things Things Concerning Concerning thethe“Judge” Performers/planners apathetic

Residents as means to their endsObjects not subjects

Supposed to keep the patients active either physically and/or mentally

- Alzheimer’s disease

Made in God’s image, called to use gifts/talents to potential Our relationship with God is expressed in these gifts

ActivitiesActivities

“Act”

Get everyone involved

Surveys Feedback on activitiesSuggest new ones

Utilize the volunteers you have!musical talent, computer skills, language,

dance

Things Concerning Things Concerning the Activitiesthe Activities

“Act”Long Term Goal

- SJU and Chapin can work together to form “class”

- Vincentian University

“Community service programs combine with reflective learning to enlarge the classroom experience.” (SJU

identity)

Elective credits (2 credits)Taken twice Fall, SpringP/F class2 hours of service each week Keep a log and show up to site

“See”- Put in a room and allowed to do whatever they pleased as long as actions didn’t hurt themselves or other residents

- Time and care for transport

- Fights

- Patients couldn’t come every week

- Freedom only 1.5 - 2 hrs a week

- Physical restraints

- Mixed in with the regular patients ex: rooming, feeding, etc.

Things Concerning Things Concerning Residents with DementiaResidents with Dementia

Things Concerning Things Concerning Residents with Residents with DementiaDementia“Judge”•Pope John Paul II, 1995 Evangelium Vitae

- Every life deserves respect and care, even those who cannot take care of themselves unique and unrepeatable

- Made in the image and likeness of God care and attention should not be denied to these patients because of mental incapacity or incompetence

•Ideally: should be allowed to do this all the time not harmful people

•Staffing issues lack of understanding

•Need smaller group per proctor ratio than normal patients

“Act”- Small group of existing nurses/workers can be trained to deal with dementia patients

- Those that are specially trained can work with these patients on their own floor devote an open room - think children daycare center

Things Concerning Things Concerning Residents with Residents with DementiaDementia

“…a doctor treats a disease that a person happens to have, but a NURSE treats a

patient who just happens to have a

disease…”Jenn, class of 2000, nursing, Golden West Collegehttp://www.collegeboard.com/csearch/majors_careers/profiles/majors/100958.html

See: Not enough nurses to take care of patients big burden on few nurses

Nurses are impatient with residents and sometimes ignore requests

Facts:

The average age of the nursing workforce is 49 years old

Demanding

Verbally abused Nurse-patient ratios

Things Concerning Nurse Things Concerning Nurse ShortageShortage

http://www2.mc.duke.edu/depts/hospital/9200bmt/shortage.htm

“Judge” Lack of nurses = Lack of care Not enough time to meet needs Dignity of old is compromised Patient may become victim of neglect and abuse Lack of care = abuse and neglect of elderly

If the patient truly is to come first, the caregivers also must come first

Moral perspective:Lack of nurses = Lack of care

Patients not treated as ends in themselves treated as objects, not subjects

Have a right to life shortage limits that right

Immediate Action:

Nurse’s Bill of Rights

Increase number of trained volunteers

Universities Nursing schools

Long Term Goals: Nurse’s Day

Nurses tell students aspects of nursing only seen through experience

Encourage financial incentives

Nursing school anoption for graduate school

Wage increase

Legalize nurse to patient ratios

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