It is sad, but I work in a totally different environment than most of you. I work in a continuing retirement community where family values are observed and expected. This was a practice that we did just by involving them in separate activities, monitoring there whereabouts, etc. We never said that we would keep them separate, we just stated we would try to intervene in keeping them preoccupied with other things. They are still friends but not doing inappropriate sexual things in the common area, etc.
Brenda W. Chance, RN, RAC-C MDS Coordinator CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. -----Original Message----- From: Elizabeth Knight [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 7:54 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: RE: Brenda, it is sad and I wonder if it actually is best practice to intercede in these relationships. The first question I would ask is: Is there any harm to any of the residents involved? I know families (and sometimes our own staff) may find these situations uncomfortable, but it is the resident we need to focus on and never give up on trying to help families understand the limits of our power to control the actions of the residents. /---------------------------------------------------------- The Case Mix Discussion Group is a free service of the American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordinators "Committed to the Assessment Professional" Be sure to visit the AANAC website. Accurate answers to your questions posted to NAC News and FAQs. For more info visit us at http://www.aanac.org -----------------------------------------------------------/ /---------------------------------------------------------- The Case Mix Discussion Group is a free service of the American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordinators "Committed to the Assessment Professional" Be sure to visit the AANAC website. Accurate answers to your questions posted to NAC News and FAQs. For more info visit us at http://www.aanac.org -----------------------------------------------------------/
