tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post8322526964200077986..comments2024-03-04T16:39:30.609+13:00Comments on Lindsay Mitchell: The care of aged MaoriLindsay Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437693272797130833noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-78887075568805470102013-08-10T09:43:20.104+12:002013-08-10T09:43:20.104+12:00Caring for myself at home has the exact same pitfa...Caring for myself at home has the exact same pitfalls (I would look after my parents far better than myself), should I be put up in a rest home? <br /><br />Your assumption is fairly meaningless, you can't just cause dementia, it happens or it doesn't, whether you're in a rest home or not. On top of this rest homes can be some of the most depressing places in the world, they are far more likely to cause you mental problems than 'unsanitary practices and unsafe houses', and their food is almost guaranteed to be worse than what most parents would be eating with their kids.Hamishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-28356889229554848182013-08-07T14:12:00.805+12:002013-08-07T14:12:00.805+12:00"That's a good disproportionality in my v..."That's a good disproportionality in my view."<br /><br />OTOH caring for the aged at home can be bad for them, issues of inadequate or unsuitable food, not on top of health issues, unsanitary practices and unsafe houses.<br /><br />I assume many more Maori don't have much or any equity in the houses and can't afford a rest home so are pushed in the end into State psychiatric or dementia wards regardless of their mental health.<br /><br />JC JChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00875768024598278750noreply@blogger.com