Nursing home caught on hidden cam for mistreating patient
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is there a case for police to investigate this whole affair? can criminal charges be made against those 2 care givers?
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warning?
what warning? do you give warning to the evil who mistreat your old folks?
then i would like to warn the health care centre to better bring all involved under criminal detention ...
the system can think of ways to punish the wrongdoers esp. our locals....i would want to see how they punish the foreigns who were given opportunity to work here but they chose violence on our folks...
the ministry better be warned to take serious stance on these evil doers..
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who are the 2 filipinos, what are their names and where do they live, anyone knows?
publish their names and shame them.
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they should be prosecuted for voluntary bodily and mental harm, and in this context on helpless and weak old folks, these evil actions should be considered as serious against the civilities of any societies...
such cases should not pend for the public outcry or the families to take legal action....the ministry should take up direct prosecution against the evil doers for whom their actions and/or intentions are likened to parasites of society, albeit, foreign types...
if the ministry were to leave it to the families concerned to take up their own legal action...then that would be utterly disappointing...
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it is also a waking call to all sons and daughters who leave their old folks to the hands and mercy of the foreigns...
should this be the way for all their great social successes out there? is this the way sons and daughters treat their own flesh who brought them up to what they are today?
it is already a sad fact that they are left in nursing homes....to be under the mercy of others...their pain is beyond all predicament
the system has a great part to play in this public outcry...the eyes are all watching...
i would want to see these evil nurses be punished to the point of their involuntary memory in hell for as long as they live..
dun they ever dare touch our old folks...
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edited due to comment being irrelavant to topic..
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Staff morale not in the pink of health at some nursing homes
SINGAPORE: As the Ministry of Health gets set to undertake a review of the nursing home system, operators here have another task on their hands: Raising staff morale, in the wake of the patient abuse case at Nightingale Nursing Home.
For instance, Peacehaven Nursing Home executive director Low Mui Lang told MediaCorp the recent episode has inevitably cast a negative light on nursing home staff, with even those who perform well feeling discouraged.
Similarly, Dr Belinda Wee, co-director at private nursing home Good Shepherd Loft, said the welfare of caregivers has often been forgotten and maintaining their well-being could prevent patient abuse. The nursing home holds weekly meetings for staff to voice issues, even as there are constant reminders for them to provide good patient care.
With the sector under the spotlight, nursing homes are also ensuring that communication channels with family members of patients remain open.
A spokesperson for Ren Ci Hospital said: "We've actively engaged our patients' families and conducted surveys on a regular basis to obtain feedback on the service quality of our healthcare staff."
So far, operators MediaCorp spoke to have not reported a spike in feedback but Mr Lawrence Ang, voluntary chairman of Ju Eng Home for Senior Citizens, noted that some patients or family members could take this chance to cast aspersions.
He noted that running at full capacity - which many homes by voluntary welfare organisations are - creates stress for staff as they spread themselves thin. Some patients can also be difficult, especially those who shout vulgarities and even molest nurses, he added.
Several members of the public have called the MediaCorp News Hotline with claims of poor treatment.
One caller, an administrator who wanted to be known only as Mr Chan and whose grandmother stays in a private nursing home, believes that patient abuse is a common occurrence.
"The recent incident at Nightingale was unfortunate but at least it finally prompted the authorities to do something about it," said the 55-year-old.
The Ministry of Health receives 12 to 15 complaints and feedback each year, mostly about poor customer service, rude staff or unsatisfactory care.
Apart from the review, other steps have been taken in recent years for the sector and the Government had announced plans to boost manpower and resources, including the building of six new homes by 2013.
Meanwhile, the Agency for Integrated Care said on Monday that it has been partnering service providers to enhance the capabilities of nursing home staff and has rolled out a shared procurement programme to help homes improve their efficiency.
Its spokesperson told MediaCorp that more care options such as home care are being expanded so that patients are admitted to nursing homes only as a last resort. - TODAY -
it's definitely not a top choice place to work in
pay oso not good
elderly a lot are bad temper and stubborn -
Originally posted by FireIce:
it's definitely not a top choice place to work in
pay oso not good
elderly a lot are bad temper and stubborn
We need to increase pay just like what ministers are getting to attract the best to this profession.
Really.
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yes elderly have habits that are not pleasant, some more bad tempered, easily irritable and talked loudly, their thinking are also not coherent anymore due to their aged. u need auntie care givers at foster homes, but then even auntie care givers are also challenged by these everyday.