Does your facility send someone home every shift?

[Blackcat99]

At my LTC, they have now over-hired on purpose both nurses and CNA's on all shifts. Therefore, even if you were hired for full-time hours you have to take your turn and go home. They never call anyone at their home and ask them if they want to take the day off. No way. They always wait until everyone has arrived to work and then decide whose turn it is to go home. Everyone at work is absolutely furious about this situation. I was wondering if any other LTC's are doing this same thing?

[SarahMaria, MSN, RN]

Are you unionized? If you are contracted full time, can't you refuse to leave? I don't think you can be forced to go home.

[Adele_Michal7, ASN, RN]

No. We are so chronically understaffed that if someone extra showed up, we would scream with joy.

[middleagedRN]

Yes it happens at my facility, it's called ABC (absent by consent). As night shifters we discuss it the night before and decide who is going to take the day off. But we still have to call in at 10pm and make sure no one called in. If there is a call off we have to go in then.