Nursing Homes for the Facebook Generation

February 11

After a week of nights answering a call bell system at the retirement community where I work, I began to wonder how things might change in the future. What is it going to be like when our generation reaches that age?

Probably, the building would be equipped with computers setup in a network with us as residents who were accustomed to updating their mood in real time and Facebook time. Wouldn’t it be a hoot if the call bell was replaced with status reports from each patient’s room?! Maybe it’ll become the sixth vital sign – temp, BP, pulse, resps, O2 sat and… mood status.

Betty Owens is needing to go to the washroom.

Clive Bartlet needs his bed made.

Jack Ellis is taking a shower.

It sorta makes me giggle to think of it. Because I bet we really are making our way there.

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