Re: Can't leave single mom. What to do?
I don't think it has anything to do with taboo...I have volunteered in several nursing homes and the way the nurses order the seniors around is really sad. Most of the nurses are really rude and impatient and push these people around. And one doesn't necessarily have 'company' in nursing homes. People are still very lonely coz having old people all around you and hearing of a death every week isn't very uplifting! You need your blood around you.....your kids, your family. I swear, based on my experience with nursing homes, it's the most horrible thing one can do to their parents.