Caretakes Vs Intitutionalizations

            
             Caretakers have a better advantage than institutionalizations.
             Study of institutionalizations and caretakers.
             A. Ill people in nursing homes.
             B. Ill people who are taken care of at home.
             II. After study finalized risk were diminished.
             A. Deaths decreased among elderly people with caretakers.
             B. Minimized disabilities outside of institutionalization.
             III. Price range.
             A. Very high cost for nursing homes.
             B. More efficient cost at home.
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             Institutionalizations are well known for the service they give and attention they provide towards the elderly. In nursing homes the elderly are taken care of by helping them with some daily basic activities, like getting up from bed, and incase of emergencies quick attention. But placing an elder in a nursing home will not replace the laving affection that Caretakers have when they decide to keep them home for numerous reasons. So therefore, caretakers have a better advantage than institutionalizations. In a study recently done in the University of Chicago, caretakers and nursing homes were compared. Elderly with disabilities who were recovering from bad illnesses and were known to be at risk for nursing homes were assigned to stay at with a caretaker in their home, and some others were sent to the nursing homes. The groups were dispersed according to risk of diseases that could be contagious or risky to the nursing home, the other ones were sent home. Six months later, the patients treated in the nursing home had significantly more functional improvement in three daily activities, which included standing up alone, socializing, and eating (Centers). In contrast, those in the hands of the caretakers improved in seven daily activities including the ones already mentioned plus reading, TV, driving, and exercising (Centers).
             A year after, the patients who were with caretakers had to be transported to nursing homes for six months because of illness treatment that could not be treated in the house, but instead, only in the nursing home.