A request for honesty about modern day practice in long term care facilities

Follow-up toEthical occupational therapy practice in nursing home careStudying historical phenomenon is helpful for framing modern problems - and so I would like to draw attention to an article that appeared in Modern Hospital in September 1922.The author of the article, Christine Newman, was Head Aide of the Howell State Sanatorium for Tuberculosis in Howell, Michigan.  The facility isdescribedas " a self-sufficient entity that aimed to meet the patients ' and employees ' every need with a working farm, apple orchard, convenience store, post office, water and heating plants and kitchen staff. "This model of ' self sufficiency ' was common among asylums and sanitariums in the 19th century.  I would like to recommend Dr. Katherine Ziff ' s bookAsylum on the Hillas well as herblog; these resources are invaluable to understanding a model of asylums during this time period and offer a counterpoint for understand modern institutions.Ms. Newman ' s article, entitled " Defending my commercialism in occupational therapy, " reminded me of the self-sufficiency model described in Ziff ' s book.  Ms. Newman ' s article describes the way that she views the occupational therapy service in 1922 and provides a justification for her perspectives and methods.To start, she overtly states that the purpose of her occupational therapy work has both a " money and therapy aim. "  She is decidedly pragmatic in her approach, believing that occupational therapy can serve both a ther...
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