A visitor to this blog shared the following comment a few days ago. I think her comment speaks directly to the issue of corporate greed and that leads to both the neglect of nursing home residents as well as mistreatment of nursing staff. A nurse wrote:
"At one time I worked in a nursing home that was so understaffed that I dreaded work every day. I provided care to 24 residents at one time (on a unit with a total of 48 residents).
On my shift there were just two CNAs and two nurses for 48 residents.
One time I was forced to work while having the flu and a 102 degree fever. Management told me that I would be fired if I didn’t report to work and they would demand the state revoke my licence for abandonment. It is really sad what happens in these nursing homes.”
Source:
NursingHomeReality
I wonder how big the nursing home reform movement is these days...
ReplyDeleteI wonder how much the operators are giving the legislators.
ReplyDeleteAnd nurses get stuck with tons of paperwork. Patients suffer. Profits increase....
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