Myths about Elder Restraint

Ms. Sarah Dye, a 92‐year‐old woman with moderate cognitive impairment and multiple chronic illnesses, resides in a nursing home. This morning, as is routine, Ms. Day was awakened early, changed and fed breakfast, bathed, dressed, placed in a wheel chair, secured with a vest restraint and wheeled to the common lounge. She was not alone: of the 30 residents present, 12 others were also tied to their chairs.