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You might underestimate the agitation and distress that comes with dementia and the pain of infirmity. Nursing homes are a tough, sad place a lot of them time.

• Ididntdothis 7y ago
  I don’t assume malice. My father has dementia. He is not even aggressive but it takes incredible effort and patience to deal with him. Nursing home workers are probably the most under appreciated profession. They are understaffed, underpaid and do incredibly difficult and draining work. To me they are heroes.
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  • wolco 7y ago
    Heroes as in someone a little child aspires to? They are not part of that police, firefighter, teacher, scientist, sports figure group. Astronaut is probably the biggest. Nursing home workers do a job that is important, few want to do or could do. Most do it for pay. Most do not aspire to the job but end up there for practical reasons
    • Ididntdothis 7y ago
      A hero to me is somebody who does heroic things. Their job is harder than any of the other jobs you mentioned. Some people maybe do it for the money and others probably out of compassion. But in the end it doesn’t matter. It’s a very tough and thankless job.
  • PaulHoule 7y ago
    It depends on the patient. My wife has been helping care for a dementia patient who is a really nice guy and easy to live with. He just doesn't remember how to get to the cafeteria or do many activities of daily living. Other dementia patients are nasty and might try to strangle a caregiver that they don't recognize.