Research Source Log for Online Source #5

“Specific Page Title or Article Title”	"Experiencing Life, Briefly, Inside a Nursing Home"
Primary Contributor to the Website (if given) (author, editor, producer, etc)	Katie Zezima
Title of the Entire Website (not www. )	The New York Times
Publisher or Sponsoring Organization of the website (if given)	The New York Times Company
Date Page was Last Revised	23 August 2009
Date You Read It	14 February 2012
<URL address> (ALL of it)	http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/24/health/24nursing.html?pagewanted=all

FIVE FACTS FROM THE SOURCE (Embedded):

Although perfectly healthy, Kristen Murphy decided to live in a nursing home for 10 days; learning "to navigate a wheelchair" (Katie Zezima).

Ms. Murphy had to eat "pureed foods" and even get help being "raised out of bed" (Katie Zezima).

Ms. Murphy stated that, "she knew patients cried because they knew that they would most likely never live anywhere else" and this shows how in need of company people in nursing homes really are (Katie Zezima).

Ms. Murphy felt very "lonely" and even "got depressed" at times, as she was in their shoes (Katie Zezima).

According to Murphy, "bonds in a nursing home are forged quickly and deeply" (Katie Zezima).

Summary of Source (Three-Four Sentences of the Who, What, Where, Why, and How in your own words. NO OPINION): 

Katie Zezima brings together information about her experience of living in a nursing home for 10 days. She did it for a student study in geriatric since she is a medical student. Zezima then describes how Murphy felt about nursing homes after she stayed there.

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, Katie Zezima, is a journalist for The New York Times. However, the training they have had is unknown. 

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 has nothing to gain other than keeping a job withe The New York Times.

Bias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing? 

I do not detect much of a bias because she states both the good and bad and how the people in nursing homes felt about it.

References: Does the author cite references in the writing? If so, do these add or take away from the credibility? 

The author cited Dr. Marilyn Gugliucci, Rita Morgan (administrator of the Sarah Neuman Center for Healthcare and Rehabilitation), Dr. Cheryl Phillips, Dr. Silverberg, Mr. Vogt, and medical student Kristen Murphy. These definitely add to the credibility.

Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project? 

I plan to use this source to support my opinion of how people staying at nursing homes really feel and how it effects them negatively.

Research Source Log for Online Source #4

“Specific Page Title or Article Title”	"The Nursing Home Exodus, Part 2"
Primary Contributor to the Website (if given) (author, editor, producer, etc)	Paula Span
Title of the Entire Website (not www. )	The New York Times
Publisher or Sponsoring Organization of the website (if given)	The New York Times Company
Date Page was Last Revised	8 December 2011
Date You Read It	14 February 2012
<URL address> (ALL of it)	http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/08/the-nursing-home-exodus-pt-2/?ref=nursinghomes

FIVE FACTS FROM THE SOURCE (Embedded):

According to Edwin Murphy, a 91 year old living in a nursing home, he does not want to spend his last days in a nursing home when he has a "a one-bedroom apartment where he had lived for 27 years" (Paula Span).

Murphy states that he "can't enjoy life being institutionalized" and that he would prefer to go home (Paula Span).

Mr. Murphy not only wanted to go home, but he also thought that he was not "getting adequate care in the nursing home" and he even "fell three times" which shows that they are not taking the best care of him (Paula Span).

Murphy feels very "helpless" in a nursing home and feels that he has to "take what's dished out" and "keep my mouth shut" (Paula Span).

Although there are a lot of people who "won't be able to function or live safely on their own," Mr. Murphy was one of the many who felt he would be better off living on his own and forming his own schedule (Paul Span).

Summary of Source (Three-Four Sentences of the Who, What, Where, Why, and How in your own words. NO OPINION): 

Paula Span brings together information about Edwin Murphy, a 91 year old man, who was trying to go home from a nursing home. He wanted to go home because he felt like he had no control. According to this article, it is actually very hard to try to go home and live by yourself and it takes a long process.


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, Paula Span, is a journalist for The New York Times. The training they have had is unknown.

 
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 has nothing to gain. She is just spreading information about nursing homes.


Bias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing? 

There is a slight bias in the fact that it only stated the bad things in nursing homes and did not say much good things.

References: Does the author cite references in the writing? If so, do these add or take away from the credibility? 

The author uses Edwin Murphy and Edwin Murphy's transition specialist. These definitely add to the credibility as Murphy explains how he feels in a nursing home.


Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project? 

I will use this source to support my opinion that there are many people like Edwin Murphy who feel alone and controlled in a nursing home and if we visit them, then maybe things will change.

Research Source Log for Online Source #3

“Specific Page Title or Article Title”	"Depression in the Elderly"
Primary Contributor to the Website (if given) (author, editor, producer, etc)	John McManamy
Title of the Entire Website (not www. )	mcmanweb
Publisher or Sponsoring Organization of the website (if given)	Copyright 2010 John McManamy
Date Page was Last Revised	15 February 2008
Date You Read It	4 February 2012
<URL address> (ALL of it)	http://www.mcmanweb.com/elderly_depression.html

FIVE FACTS FROM THE SOURCE (Embedded):

Although we might think that it's completely normal for old people to be depressed as they age, "depression is not part of the normal aging process" (John McManamy).

"Isolation and hopelessness" can lead to depression, which can lead to suicide; and elderly people who talk about suicide are "far more likely than the rest of the population to follow through" (John McManamy).

The article also mentions that "depression is twice as rampant in nursing homes as elsewhere" (John McManamy).

A 1997 study showed that one-hundred percent of 141 physicians agreed that "treating depression in elderly patients was important," but twenty nine percent admitted that "depressed elderly patients frustrated them" (John McManamy).

A 1998 study showed that in a time period of just one year, "medical illness triples the risk of depression in older adults"(John McManamy).

Summary of Source (Three-Four Sentences of the Who, What, Where, Why, and How in your own words. NO OPINION): 

John McManamy brings together information about depression in the elderly and proves to us that depression should not be something the elderly endure. Many of the sources cited talked about different studies and the different types of depression. It also briefly stated how depression was more likely in people at nursing homes.

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 John McManamy, an award-winning mental health journalist and author. He started this website to help cure his depression.

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? 

John McManamy has absolutely nothing to gain with this site other than the pride for providing free information to people. He believes that "Knowledge is necessity" and that's why he writes articles.

Bias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing? 

This article was mainly about depression and what can cause it. So I suppose it is biased but I'm not sure since there is nothing good about depression.


References: Does the author cite references in the writing? If so, do these add or take away from the credibility? 





The author uses Dr. Reynolds, long-time educator and advocate, to make his explanation more powerful. These add to the credibility because Dr. Reynolds also provided two studies done on depression which proved their points.
 

Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project?

I plan to use this source to support my opinion that people in nursing homes can develop depression from loneliness. And with that, I can explain to them all the effects of depression on the patient and the patients family, which is provided in this article.

Research Source Log for Online Source #2

“Specific Page Title or Article Title”	"Revealed: Sad plight of the thousands of elderly left alone in homes 'without letters, visits or calls' in their final years"
Primary Contributor to the Website (if given) (author, editor, producer, etc)	Daily Mail Reporter
Title of the Entire Website (not www. )	Mail Online
Publisher or Sponsoring Organization of the website (if given)	Associated Newspapers Ltd
Date Page was Last Revised	11 November 2010
Date You Read It	2 February 2012
<URL address> (ALL of it)	http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1328425/Thousands-elderly-left-homes-letters-visits-calls-final-years.html

FIVE FACTS FROM THE SOURCE (Embedded):

According to the Relatives and Residents Association (R&RA), there are about "40,000 elderly people" in nursing homes in England who live their lives in "social isolation" (Daily Mail Reporter).

There are up to 13,000 who do not receive letters, phone calls, and visits; leaving them without "kith and kin" (Daily Mail Reporter).

Although only seven percent of nursing homes responded to the survey, they claimed that "the estimated 13,000 living in complete isolation was 'conservative'" (Daily Mail Reporter).

Not only are they in "complete isolation," but they are also being financially abused and neglected; to the point where the manager bought a room for his son, which according to the article is "unethical" (Daily Mail Reporter).

According to the article, ":the Government is determined to strengthen community action," providing more core for the elderly in nursing homes (Daily Mail Reporter).

Summary of Source (Three-Four Sentences of the Who, What, Where, Why, and How in your own words. NO OPINION):



Daily Mail Reporter brings together information about nursing homes in England and tells us how most of the elderly living in them feel isolated and lonely. It talked about the negative effect of nursing homes and how it effects the people living in them by making them even more depresses than they already are. The writer tells us that we need to pay more attention to them because it IS an issue.

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?

Daily Mail Reporter writes a variety of articles, mainly focusing on news, right minds, and TV&Showbiz. Daily Mail Reporter mainly writes articles about U. K.

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 people about the issues in nursing homes and how nursing homes affect most of the elderly in negative ways.

Bias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing?

I do detect a bias in the author's writing because the author mainly focuses on the cons of nursing homes and says nothing positive about them.

References: Does the author cite references in the writing? If so, do these add or take away from the credibility?

The author uses people such as Judy Downey of the R&R and Care Services Minister Paul Burstow to make the argument stronger. This adds to the credibility because it shows that Daily Mail Reporter is not the only one that thinks this is an issue.

Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project?

I plan to use this source to support my opinion that the elderly in nursing homes need more attention and visitors because most of them are getting neither.