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DANIEL LIPTAK, EASTER SEALS JOURNAL NOVEMBER 7, 2017 !

I observed adults of all ages at the Easter Seals program. Most of my day was spent

in the older adult daycare, but I did also spent a little bit of time observing the adults

down the hall experiencing developmental disabilities. Throughout the day, I fed patients,

observed their daily routines, and interviewed the two nurses working. The daily routine

consisted of adults arriving in the morning followed by some games, arts and crafts, lunch,

bingo, and then they began getting picked up by their loved ones. In the morning, the

more capable adults read the newspaper, did crosswords, and watched the news. We then

made Christmas tree ornaments that will be donated to the Christmas tree at Mill Creek

Park.

Course objective: “Examines health related issues that impact the individual client

and his family and reflect in weekly summary/journal.” What comes to mind to me when

reading this course objective are the patients that can and have been mistreated, neglected,

or abused at home. Similar to adults who work in a daycare or preschool that are

observant for the potential signs of child abuse, the nurses and nurses’ aids at Easter Seals

are observant for signs of adult neglect and abuse. When interviewing the nurses and

asking them questions about their jobs, they told me of several patients that came to the

daycare from homes that there unfit for living. In one instance, an adult was physically

abused evidenced by bruising and remnants of the hay he slept on in his uncle’s basement.

Another adult was in a similar situation who was physically abused and sleeping on the

concrete floor in his relative’s basement. What I thought was most noteworthy about these

scenarios is that the first adult felt comfortable enough to come to one of the nurses and
DANIEL LIPTAK, EASTER SEALS JOURNAL NOVEMBER 7, 2017 !2

talk to them about their home life. The nurse then consulted adult services, and it had

appeared that they were consulted previously as well. After another try or two, the adult

was finally removed from the home and placed elsewhere. Such a case is exemplary of

just how important it is to be open to each and every patient one comes in contact with, so

that they feel comfortable and able to talk privately when there are problems at home such

as this.

It is helpful knowing that there are community resources such as Easter Seals

around for adults who can not and should not be left home alone. Although I have no

intentions of staying in the Youngstown area after graduation, I think it will prove to have

been helpful having experienced this clinical. When I relocate, I will now know to look

for programs such as Easter Seals among the other programs we have experienced in

community clinical. In hindsight, something like this would have been very helpful for my

grandfather when he was in his earlier stages of Alzheimer’s disease.

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