While Older Adult age ripen so does the risk of Suicide in Nursing Home Patients. Older European males are at greater suicidal risk with increase of age. Caregivers and Nursing Home Staff should be aware of signs of suicidal behavior in residents. Here is what you should look for, as well as what you should do when you witness these signs and symptoms.
What to look for
- Loss of Interest in common daily activities and relationships
- Always feeling Helpless
- Feeling trapped and having few options and No Good Choices
- Not having any Hopes and Dreams about the Future
- Feeling like a Burden to everyone or other thinking people would be better off without you
- Talking about Suicide (Example: “I wish God would just take me”)
- Any type of behavior that would Harm the Nursing Home Patient
What to do
If you see your love one showing signs or symptoms of suicide Tell the charge nurse of the nursing home that your love one is in or their doctor right away. The physician will probably put the patient on Suicide Precautions and ask for an urgent psychiatric evaluation.
This is an extremely important situation that you defiantly Do Not want to Ignore, so please if you notice any of the following signs or symptoms that were mentioned above report it immediately you might just save a life.
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