More than 91% of nursing homes lack adequate staff to properly care for patients. The Health and Human Services Department report found patients in understaffed nursing homes were more likely to suffer from a variety of problems, such as bed sores, malnutrition, weight loss, dehydration, pneumonia, and serious blood born infections. It's a serious concern that will only increase with time, given that the population of people aged 85 or older is expected to double to 8.9 million by the year 2030.
Noni is in a nursing home eventhough she has the resources to be cared for in her own home! She has had pneumonia twice since January 26, 2011. While the conservator denies that she has had bed sores, his unlicensed caregivers included the fact that she had bed sores in their report. One caregiver showed up with a bag full of Desitin one evening.
