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A Nurse's Perspective: Blindness in Long-Term Care Facilities

The blind elderly residents of long-term care facilities often have multiple, complex problems, both physical and psychological, involving loss of hearing, immobility, language barriers, brain syndrome, and depression. To care for these individuals better, more intensive in-service staff education programs need to be initiated. Experiential techniques, such as the “blind walk,” are extremely potent in raising the level of sensitivity toward these individuals. Many specific suggestions for improving care are also offered.