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Cohen (as cited in Butts & Rich, 2020) said elders often focus all of their energy toward avoiding "the ultimate defeat, which is not death but institutionalization and which is regarded as living death." What effect does institutionalization in long-term care have on a client's self-esteem, feelings of loss, roles and relationships? How can nurses assist clients with these?

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Most elderly individuals who live alone or without a spouse tend to enter into
institutional care regardless of their baseline health status. The elderly individuals who opt for
nursing institutionalization tend to have cognitive impairment and dependency for basic
activities of living (Lini, Portella & Doring, 2016). Therefore, institutionalization in long-term
care has social and psychological implications for the elderly. Cohen said that elders often focus
all of their energy toward avoiding "the ultimate defeat, which is not death but
institutionalization and which is regarded as living ...
