Gracie Jones Gracie Jones is an 83-year-old African American woman who lives with her husband in a senior housing complex in the central city.
Gracie Jones Gracie Jones is an 83-year-old African American woman who lives with her husband in a senior housing complex in the central city. Her husband requires extensive care following a stroke that has paralyzed him totally on the right side. He is able to communicate quite well, although, at times, he cannot remember the names of common objects and becomes very frustrated. He tends to take this frustration out on his wife in the form of verbal abuse. He requires assistance with toileting, feeding, and transferring from his wheelchair to the bed. Mrs. Jones is very healthy and has remained strong; therefore, helping her husband has not been a problem for her. She does heavy physical work around the house and remains extremely active for a woman her age. Two afternoons a week, she also cares for three of her grandchildren. She enjoys the company of the children, and they help to keep Mr. Jones entertained. Mr. Jones is a retired factory worker with a small pension. Mrs. Jones was a homemaker. The couple has adequate insurance coverage and has always had sufficient income to provide for the necessities of life. However, rising medical bills and prescription drug costs have been cutting into their savings. Mrs. Jones has begun to worry constantly about what will happen to her husband if she dies, despite the fact his health is much more precarious than hers. She does not explore skilled nursing facilities or assisted-living arrangements and resists when her adult children offer to do so. Mrs. Jones has had several heated arguments with her adult children about what is best for their father. Mrs. Jones believes it is her duty to care for him till death do us part. She has also been known to say, We take care of our own. Mrs. Jones broods about how he will never cooperate with anyone but her and how he will probably die from neglect if she did not care for him.
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