A senior care living facility is right in between a seniors own home and a nursing home. This lady was starting to suffer from dementia meaning that she was at times confused and I am assuming this is why she no longer lived at home. The woman complained to her family that she was being hit and otherwise abused. When the family complained the home said there were no findings of abuse. Of course they’d say that.

The poor lady had visible bruises and the family took photos of those. They then placed a hidden camera in the woman’s room and caught three care managers laughing, dancing, and hitting her while trying to put her shirt on her.

Now I could name the chains name, but what does it matter. The problem doesn’t start there. It starts with the states and government rules and regulations.  This chain has over 300 homes in the U.S. and the U.K.  Story continued next post.

What they’ve seen are great improvements for some patients but they’ve also seen some really sick people still skipping medications or cutting down there dosages because they simply can’t afford it.

Even worse there are still seniors who don’t yet understand how the program works. I must say it does seem to be confusing.  There is also still what they call a “hole” that some people are falling into because  there is no coverage for medications that cost into the thousands.

Much more study needs to be done to determine what is both good and bad about the plan so that our seniors can get the care and medicine that they need to live.