Marti Oakley: Minnesota Boomers Express Fear of Doctors

“Attendee’s reported that when they were hospitalized, they were given sedatives (chemical restraint) against their will. Add to this that many talked about the callous treatment they received by hospital staff, including at times (but not often), physical abuse. Virtually all in attendance were concerned that if they were hospitalized, they would never return home.”

At a recent local meeting here in Minnesota with approximately 60 elderly individuals, 60 and over, several things caught my attention that I found alarming. The recent revelations about the lack of oversight, concern, and ongoing abuse, neglect and exploitation of seniors in nursing homes was paramount, many fearing or believing that at some point they would end up in one of these houses of horror.   Reports of a senior in an assisted living facility, who had died two days prior without anyone noticing, must have terrorized these people even more.

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Marti Oakley: Minnesota Boomers Express Fear of Doctors