Centenarian who died in nursing home 3 years ago

A centenarian died in a nursing home, and he did not break free from the "restraint belt" made of sheets under his arm when he died.

01. They called to say the old man died

In 2017, in order to allow Gao Zai to spend his later years in a stable manner, and her children are also older, it is difficult to take good care of Gao Zai, so the children sent the old man to a star-rated pension institution.

In 2019, Gao Zai's daughter suddenly received a call from an elderly care institution, saying that her mother had passed away. Gao Zai was born in 1918, when he was 102 years old.

After burying the mother, the family asked to see the state of the old man before his death in the nursing home, so they asked to check the surveillance. Seeing this, the family felt that the old man may have died abnormally, and felt distressed and angry.

02. Surveillance found that the old man was tied for 7 days

The daughter was the only relative that Gao Zai saw before his death. She said that her mother was able to finish her lunch by herself that day, and she had a good appetite, so she did not need to feed her porridge.

It can be seen from the surveillance video that Gao Zai was lying on his side on the bed, and two nurses tied the old man and the bed with restraint belts.

After the carer left, Gao Zai struggled to untie the restraint belt, but he was tied up for the second time after being found by the carer.

After calling the police, the police retrieved surveillance from April 1 to April 7, and found that Gao Zai had been bound with restraint belts by the nurses for seven consecutive days.

The hospital pointed out that the restraint belt was used because Gao Zai had fallen off the bed before. However, in the "Elderly Care Service Contract" signed by Gao Zai and the hospital , he did not agree to use restraint belts for the elderly.

03. "It is normal for an old man in his 100s to die. How can a rope tie a person to death?"

Gao Zai's family filed an application for filing a case with the Public Security Bureau, but received a notice of not filing the case because there was no criminal fact in the case.

Gao Zai's granddaughter said that her grandmother once said to her, "I didn't steal anything, so why did I bind my hands and feet?" When the family questioned the situation of the nursing home, the nursing home first said that the elderly were like children, and they could not fully believe it.

Regarding the death of Gao Zai, the elderly care institution believed that the old man was more than 100 years old, and it was normal to die. A rope would not tie him to death.

In the end, the relevant agency stated that the nursing home did have serious management problems, and ordered it to suspend business for rectification and properly accommodate the elderly who had already moved in.

The rate of aging in China is accelerating. By the end of 2021, the number of elderly people over the age of 65 in China has exceeded 200 million, accounting for 14.2% of the total population, which is already the standard of a moderately aging society. It is estimated that by 2050, there will be 380 million people aged 65 and over in China.

Therefore, how to care for the aged has become a practical problem that needs to be faced urgently.

**## 04. Three modes of pension, which one do you choose?

At present, there are mainly three types of old-age care modes: firstly, home-based caregiving, which most elderly people are willing to choose; secondly, community-based caregiving, where the elderly can obtain necessary services in or near the community; lastly, institutional caregiving, such as nursing homes , the main service target is the elderly with dementia.

Among the three types of models, the most important choice for the elderly in China is home care , and most elderly people are reluctant to go to elderly care institutions. Why is this so? The reason may be related to the price and service of the nursing home.

On the one hand, although the price of low-end private nursing homes is relatively low, the low level of nursing, poor living conditions, and lack of medical conditions make it difficult for the elderly to choose. The price of high-end nursing homes is generally unaffordable.

On the other hand, there is a lot of negative news from nursing homes, and the situation of the elderly is also worrying. More importantly, it is often difficult for the elderly to part with their family, and moving into a nursing home often means losing familiar relatives and friends.

Although some elderly people hope to raise children to prevent old age, but when they get old, they always feel that "the children also have a big family" and "don't want to make trouble for their children", and some elderly people do not want to live with their children.

05. What should I do if I don't want to go to a nursing home or drag my children down?

What better option is there for seniors who don't want to live with their children and don't want to go to a nursing home?

1. "Home bed" service

This kind of old-age care is to extend professional care and nursing services to the elderly's homes by relying on qualified elderly-care service institutions, so that the elderly can enjoy the same care as living in a nursing home without leaving their homes.

Nursing staff can provide various services such as meal delivery, bathing assistance, cleaning assistance, rehabilitation training, purchasing agents, psychological counseling and other services for the elderly living alone in need every day, and the cost is not high, and this model is more acceptable to the elderly.

2. Hotel pension

This is a new type of old-age care. There are many benefits of long-term renting in a hotel. The hotel has a comfortable environment, complete supporting facilities, and the staff are more concerned about customers. They are polite and disturbing, so that the elderly can also have their own space.

However, the hotel pension model also has certain shortcomings, such as the low cost performance, the inability to cook and take out, the small storage space, the poor ventilation, and the inability to keep pets.

3. Property + pension

Property staff usually serve the owners and have frequent contact with the elderly, so they can better grasp the needs of the elderly in each household, and the property is rooted in the community 24 hours a day, which can solve the emergency assistance of the elderly in a short time.

By adding elevators, safety handrails, emergency pagers and other equipment to the homes of the elderly in need, the property allows the elderly to contact their own property contacts at any time, and let them be responsible for docking with third-party agencies, so that the first time Get a response from the nearest service.

The property + pension model solves many problems of pension, and this pension model is not only easy to be accepted by the elderly, but also does not leave their home, which can greatly reduce the worries of children.

Pension is a thorny problem that an aging society needs to face urgently. The emergence of various pension models provides more choices for pension problems. The elderly can choose a suitable pension model according to their own conditions.

References:

[1] "Only the elderly in China are reluctant to go to nursing homes? The truth turned out to be...". Xinhua Pension Weekly. 2020-02-04

[2] "Building a Home for the Elderly". Healthy China. 2022-06-14

[3] "The new way of old-age care, no need to go to a nursing home, only 500 per month, would you like it? ". Middle-aged and Senior Times. 2022-03-12

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