Decreasing Abuse in Long-term Care Through Education
University
Shawnee State University
Major
Healthcare Administration
Keywords:
Nursing Homes, Abuse, Under Staffing, Education
Abstract
Many nursing home patients struggle with getting abused. The abuse is caused by both understaffing in the facility and the employees’ lack of education about aggressive residents. When a facility is running low on staff and residents need help and are possibly getting angry, the workers get stressed and take their stress out on them. To decrease this abuse, these issues need to be addressed effectively. By implementing a three-month program for nursing homes to require, new employees will become educated on properly handling difficult residents as well as gain a better understanding of expectations when working in nursing homes. If nursing homes offered this three-month program, patients in nursing homes would receive better care and staffing would improve.
Faculty Mentor Name
Virginia Pinson
Faculty Mentor Title
Assistant Professor, Healthcare Administration
Faculty Mentor Academic Department
Business
Recommended Citation
DeBruler, Carly, "Decreasing Abuse in Long-term Care Through Education" (2019). Celebration of Scholarship. 25.
https://digitalcommons.shawnee.edu/cos/2019/day1poster/25
Location
Morris UC Lobby
Decreasing Abuse in Long-term Care Through Education
Morris UC Lobby
Many nursing home patients struggle with getting abused. The abuse is caused by both understaffing in the facility and the employees’ lack of education about aggressive residents. When a facility is running low on staff and residents need help and are possibly getting angry, the workers get stressed and take their stress out on them. To decrease this abuse, these issues need to be addressed effectively. By implementing a three-month program for nursing homes to require, new employees will become educated on properly handling difficult residents as well as gain a better understanding of expectations when working in nursing homes. If nursing homes offered this three-month program, patients in nursing homes would receive better care and staffing would improve.