What is happening to our Nursing Homes?

Question

Need more care, but staffing being cut drastactly!

Answer 1

hey hun i have worked in a nursing home for 8 yrs. i am a cna i will tell ya they cut them and it puts strain on other cnas and the care slumps .. todays society cnas arent what they used to be they have no heart whats so ever .. some do dont get me wrong and some dont care they try to wing out the bad ones but its hurts actually but you can do something about it write your congressman

Answer 2

Our loved ones go from having a career and living in a nice place they call home. Then they age. They might end up living with a family member because they can no longer take care of themselves. Then their family members can no longer take care of the because various reasons. They are then moved to a over-sized cubical called "home." A nursing home is where our loved one come to die without dignity. Shame on our congressmen and legislatures for such poor care. We can spend billions on prisons, vendors of the military, companies who rip off the government, etc., etc., etc.,
It's time we do something about this. We need to band together. I've seen it all. I've heard it all. For every good one, there are 6 bad ones. Our nursing homes are care centers, they are businesses. That is how we must look at them.

Answer 3

I used to work in a nursing home and so did my daughters, one still does, and I can tell you that they have changed a lot. My late mother was in one 4 months ago, they treated her horribly. In 4 weeks she hadn't had a shower, they didn't even have a tray table for her to eat. I had to hold her bowls and plates up to her mouth so she could feed herself. They never answered the call button. I stayed the night one night and they sat there in the living room area, reading the newspaper or just chatting, while lights were being lit. They didn't even bother to answer them. One woman had fallen, and they left her there for over half an hour or so. I left my purse in my mothers room while I had her outside so she could have a cigarette, and someone stole the only money I had in my purse. It was only $4 and some change, but still, it was all I had. The nurses and aides were standing out in the hallways chatting about their lives and problems and neglecting the patients. Even in the dining room, they served them their food, but didn't even bother to help those that couldn't feed themselves. I sat and fed the patient who sat next to me while I helped my mother too. The last day my mother was there, (we moved her to another place) an aide was teasing this other woman by pretending to poke her in the face with a fork. Sooo don't tell me about being understaffed. It is pure and simple neglect and abuse.
We had her in there because she was dying of cancer. One of us, her children, was with her 24-7. We thought they would help us with her care. BOY WERE WE WRONG! We had her moved to a hospital instead. They were wonderful there in the cancer wing.

Answer 4

All the money going to nursing homes, like 4000 dollars per patient a month.
All that money, old folks should live like kings and queens.
Some big CEO is rackin all the dough and cant pay the helpers decent wages.

Answer 5

They are warehouses for old folks but there are some high end places for the rich that are nice.

Answer 6

NURSING HOMES ARE THE DISGRACE OF AMERICA. WE THROW ALL OUR OLDER PEOPLE IN THERE, SUCK UP ALL THEIR MONEY AND THEN GO TO MEDICARE OR MEDICAID AND WHY? BECAUSE ADULT CHILDREN DO NOT WANT TO BE BOTHERED WITH THEIR PARENTS. THERE IS A SPECIAL PLACE IN HELL FOR PEOPLE WHO DUMP THEIR PARENTS IN NURSING HOMES.