“Specific Page Title or Article Title” | "Get Over Feelings That Prevent You From Visiting the Nursing Home" |
Primary Contributor to the Website (if given) (author, editor, producer, etc) | Author: Carol Bradley Bursack |
Title of the Entire Website (not www. ) | AgingCare.com Connecting people caring for elderly parents. |
Publisher or Sponsoring Organization of the website (if given) | AgingCare, LLC |
Date Page was Last Revised | Does not say. |
Date You Read It | 30 January 2012 |
<URL address> (ALL of it) | http://www.agingcare.com/Articles/visiting-elderly-nursing-homes-guilt-stress-emotions-139127.htm |
FIVE FACTS FROM THE SOURCE (Embedded): |
Carol Bradley Bursack, elder care author, columnist, and speaker, writes about how "to determine if the residents seem to be treated with respect," giving multiple ways to study the staff at nursing homes and see how they treat the patients (Bursack). |
The article also states that many of the elders"who have not lost their ability to remember" like to "talk about their lives growing up"(Bursack). |
Some people might like to communicate less and would appreciate it more if you "order some old CDs" and make sure you play the right songs and if they "seem agitated," it is best if you play more "soothing" music (Bursack). |
This article also stated that it is important to "watch the person's body language"and sometimes holding their hands or "gently stroking their arm" will make them feel safe and relaxed (Bursack). |
Another way we can entertain them is by reading "an old Bible story or a chapter from a beloved novel." This will be a "powerful way to connect" (Bursack). |
Summary of Source (Three-Four Sentences of the Who, What, Where, Why, and How in your own words. NO OPINION):
Carol Bradley Bursack brings together tips on visiting elderly people in nursing homes, giving the reader ideas on what do with the elders to make them happy and feel less lonely. Bursack starts off by stating why many people do not like to visit their parents or the people in nursing rooms, thinking that it will smell bad. Bursack gives advice on how to overcome our fears of going to nursing homes and tells us that we need to get over it if we want to be there for our elderly friends and family.
Credibility of Source:
Author or Site: Who is the author? What training have they had? If there is no author, examine the site. What is the purpose of the site? Who funds the site?
The author is Carol Bradley Bursack, an author, columnist, and speaker. Bursack is also a consultant who writes for several elder care websites. She as well is the forum moderator and a regular contributor to agingcare.com. Bursack has not only cared for a neighbor but six elderly family members as well, making her experienced in the topic she writes.
Attachment: Does the author or site have anything to gain from writing this, or is it simply informative? For example, is it a cigarette business posting an article about the benefit of cigarettes, or is it a scientific community unaffiliated with the cigarette business?
The author or site does not have much to gain from writing this other than being happy to inform and give advice to people on how to approach and spend time with the elderly in nursing homes.
Bias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing?
I think that there is a slight bias because it lists more positive things than negative. It does not talk about the bad things in nursing homes, and when it is mentioned (for example, the bad smell in nursing homes) it tells the reader to get over it. However, it focuses mainly on the people in nursing homes and not the conditions of the nursing homes.
References: Does the author cite references in the writing? If so, do these add or take away from the credibility?
The author does not cite references in the writing, however, if she did, I think that it would have made her argument stronger.
Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project?
I plan to use this source to support my opinion that if I visit the elderly in nursing homes, I can keep a smile on their faces and I could give Bursack credit for giving me advice on what to talk about with the elderly.
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