tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post7378680033794847108..comments2024-03-29T04:54:50.435-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: The sobering reality of 'elder abuse'Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-68503973660004248042011-12-27T17:44:12.293-06:002011-12-27T17:44:12.293-06:00As a paramedic, I've developed a type of gut i...As a paramedic, I've developed a type of gut instinct that tells me if a elder care facility is a good or bad one. <br /><br />I've always told people that they need to ask/bribe the local paramedics into telling you where the good and bad nursing home are, because we'll give them the unvarnished truth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-71077474904758432992011-12-27T14:13:53.783-06:002011-12-27T14:13:53.783-06:00The older we get, the more concerned we become, ho...The older we get, the more concerned we become, hoping to avoid becoming a burden to our children if we have any, or being forced into a living facility until we just die. We can only live on our own for so long.<br />I know this really sounds tacky, but assisted suicide sometimes looks doable when we read these stories. It also makes us wonder how many elders who are found in their homes are actually suicides, because they refused to go to what was called the old folks home. Sometimes, it seems, science and technology are not so wonderful when they prolong life to a questionable life-style.trailbeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06830065132795330618noreply@blogger.com