when I worked at a memory care center) ( dementia / Alzheimer’s unit )I had a lot of residents who came in from there own homes and they were very neglected one lady hadn't showered or washed for 3months I was the one to shower her and she was wheelchair bound and had a huge decube on her butt, and another on the bottom of her foot both stage four I weighed her and she was very under weight I was so sad for her and knew the she had a long road ahead of her and regardless of any thing else she would be taken care of and cared for. I reported every thing to my Charge nurse and he called state, and ordered immediate treatment for wound care, and got her on a program to help her gain weight, she started out on hospice and ended up after two years was partially ambulatory, off hospice and gained 30 lbs and was a whole new person. she was still receiving treatment for her pressure sore on her butt but the heal sore had mostly gone a way and was forming new skin .. Neglect, abuse and plain ignorance is the most frustrating thing to me, not to mention a nurse or aid with bad bed side manners.

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