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Unfortunately that incentive exists at home too. I, with my mom, were the primary caretakers of my father with dementia. Without any kind of sedation he was act
by foo_barrio 6y ago
Unfortunately that incentive exists at home too. I, with my mom, were the primary caretakers of my father with dementia. Without any kind of sedation he was actually more mentally aware but also prone to violence, yelling, sprinting (if in the house easy to trip). On the sedative he was more manageable but also clumsier and more prone to slipping and falling. Overall I'd rather deal with that than having to be a referee between him and my mom!
- redis_mlc 6y agoNote that you're talking about a reasonable medical use of sedatives that your own family decided upon. I was mainly talking about non-medical, billing-only use of sedatives decided by home administrators when the family is not around to make an informed decision. If you're not outraged, you should re-read the above paragraph again. That's been reported in local SV newspapers and online.