[purpil29]

idk but i always thought LTC should have no more than 30 residents to a nurse, i went straight LTC i was trained by an agency nurse for two days then given my hall of 40 residents (no tx nurse) and state walked thru the door. i learned fast .
however, after several months i moved to another home where 30 pt per nurse is the norm and tx nurse is on deck 7 days a week i was pleasantly surprised not all LTC FACILITYS are alike. i now do mds and work the floor when im needed. i always enjoy getting back on the floor.l

[TheCommuter]

Originally Posted by builder

i work in a LTC facility, does anyone know if there is a "legal" pt/res ratio?? two nights last week, night nurses came into a shirt at 5pm with no help for the floor...1 nurse, 3 CNA 4 halls with approx. 75 pts. 12 hr shift, not only near immpossible and unsafe but is it even legal??...i'm so afraid it will happen to me...i think i would run...

What you're describing is perfectly legal, because there are no laws in existence for or against it.

There are no legally mandated ratios for LTC facilities anywhere in the nation. The only legally mandated nurse/patient ratios in the U.S. exist for acute care facilities in the state of California. The remaining states do not have ratios.