What you think the issues are with this type of practice

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GERO 365 Ethical Case Studies Assignment - Select one case study, and provide your response

Ethical Case Study 1 - In many nursing homes and assisted living communities, there is a well known and accepted practice to wake up patients/residents early in the morning, sometimes as early as 5am, so that the staff has enough time to complete tasks for all of the residents such as getting them dressed, administering medications, doing treatments, giving showers, etc. This practice stems from the need for fairness among staffing assignments, in other words, to avoid all the work needing to be completed on the day and afternoon shift, it is necessary that some residents have to get up before they are ready.

Discuss what you think the issues are with this type of practice? Discuss the possible ethical principles at play and your recommendation to resolve this dilemma.

Ethical Case Study 2 - Gloria is a housekeeper in an independent living community. While walking through a hallway, she noticed the door of a resident's apartment was left open, which was unusual. She stepped in to check on Louis, and quickly realized that he was on the phone in his living room. As she turned to leave, she over heard him saying that he had stopped taking all of his medications because he was ready to die. She could tell that the person that he was speaking with was trying to reason with him. Gloria knows that Louis has a very loving and involved daughter that visits him every Saturday. She left the room determined that she would tell his daughter what she heard when she saw her on Saturday.

What issues are facing Gloria? Discuss the possible ethical principles at play and your recommendation to Gloria.

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