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No, and no one ever said it would be easy or convenient but those issues are nothing compared to what the elderly face in these facilities. Knowing that the vast majority of these institutions represent an affront to human dignity is enough to dissuade me from ever accepting them as a viable option. The doping and physical abuse aside, 94% don't even meet basic health and safety codes, 30% are so understaffed that they spend less than 12 minutes a day with their patients and residents, and 54% less than two hours! If you're concerned about just taking the time for a few winks then how do you feel about 22 hours of zero interaction, oversight, or care surrounded by health and safety code violations?
Placing someone in a nursing home does not mean abandoning them. It's not like a prison where you can only visit for a few minutes, once a week.