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I wonder how the lack of human social interaction will impact the the well being of the ones taken care of.
by petard 9y ago
I wonder how the lack of human social interaction will impact the the well being of the ones taken care of.
- geomark 9y agoMight be better than the current state of affairs in which a growing number of elderly die of neglect alone in their homes. Cleanup of these situations is a growth business [1]. [1] https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/07/21/national/cleanup-after-unnoticed-death-now-a-growing-industry/ https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/07/21/national/cleanu...
- natecavanaugh 9y agoSadly, can confirm. I've seen or overheard far far far too many conversations where someone was in pain and neglected, or verbally abused by nurses. If Im lucky enough to feel old one day, I'll take an impersonal robot over real life versions of online trolls. I haven't seen how it's handled outside of the US, but I would love some examples of nursing care done right, but it's just a tough situation all around. I wish there were some way to align all of our incentives. Edit: In relation to the comment, I meant that to mean that neglect is happening in both obvious neglect, but also abandoning people at nursing homes, without realizing that this can take a fragile person's mental state from "holding on" to completely broken.