THE ELDERLY BLIND IN NURSING HOMES: THE NEED FOR A COORDINATED IN-SERVICE TRAINING POLICY

This article addresses a number of issues surrounding the problem of delivering services to elderly blind residents in nursing homes. It is pointed out that general public misunderstanding, blind service agencies' lack of resources and general nuising home problems like high staff turnover rates make it difficult to establish ongoing effective training programs. It is argued that rigorously evaluated trainings could solve some of the problems involved in coordinating the blind service system and nursing home network to establish a national in-service training policy on blindness for staff who work with elderly blind in nursing homes.