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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a relative who was in a nursing home temporarily and I saw a lot of indigent patients there. I hate to tell you this, but it seemed like the Medicare [b]patients with dementia were parked in wheelchairs in the hallway with belts tying them in and/or parked in a day room all day. [/b]I’m not sure how these patients would have been handled were they more ambulatory.

My relative with dementia and a very healthy body is lucky to be in another country where more care is covered, but it’s still not a great situation and other relatives are there daily to help with care. [/quote]

I thought physical restraints were illegal?  I've definitely heard of medication being given to prevent ambulatory dementia patients from wandering.[/quote]

I’m the PP you’re replying to and I think physical restraints were allowed because the patients were designated as fall risk patients, so they could be considered safety measures rather than actual physical restraints. But yeah, it gave me pause. They were the kind of sturdy cotton strap belts that are used in PT/rehab.[/quote]

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