CNA/Patient Ratio Laws

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happthearts

192 Posts

Just Call and ask your states odbudsman should be posted at your hospitial somewhere on a wall on a poster .Happy

please tell me how many residents should a cna have is there a limit how can you give good care with 15,16 or more residents on a shift

lee1

754 Posts

We have an HPPD (hours per patient day0 system in the law for long term care such as SNFs.

They count the RN DON who does ZERO care as well as the clerk.

I gave my two week notice my first week as a CNA in a nursing home. We had 12 to 15 patients to bath, feed, and groom. Linen was locked up and the "Highly educated LVN" would allow is 6 sheets for 12 incontinent patients. She would not give PRN medication to patients in pain.

The RN on the weekends had us sit everyone on a towel in a wheelchair all day. She medicated the residents so they slept all day. At 2:00 we would clean everyone, put them back to bed, and mop under the wheelchairs where the urine dripped off. PMs would find clean patients in bed. Nights had patients awake all night because they slept all day.

I am told it is nearly as bad now.

The public needs to be aware and write, e-mail, and telephone elected officials to increase staffing.

This needs to be reported to the department of health, human/senior services in your state. Did anyone think of that??

Reesa23

70 Posts

I've been a CNA and I have not worked in a nursing home in over 10 years. This thread brings back horrible memories for me. I saw some HORRIBLE things and I'll never work in a nursing home as a CNA ever again. I'd rather work at burger king or Mcdonalds. It's about the same pay and insurance benifits anyways and your exposed to alot less.

Mirai Kangofu

125 Posts

Wow, I though I had it bad. My facility is a very highly ranked one, but that's because the assisted living and retirement home for Catholic preists are wonderful, not the regular nursing home. On my floor, there are about 50 residents, 2 nurses, and idealistically 5 CNAs that usually end up being 3. At least the place is clean, but I'm waiting for another job so I can make about 50% more than my current $6.90/hr paychecks. After I become a nurse, I doubt that I'd be able to do LTC.

lill_darlin

1 Post

I'm working in a nursing home for the time being. 3rd shift crew is wonderful, but it is burning us out. we have over 100 residents and some nights only 2 cna's. Corporate wont do anything to help. Complaints have been made to the state but as usual it gets covered up. The company pulls cna's from 3rd to cover on first and second so it looks good to the state and then our residents have to suffer because only 2 people are working 3rd. when you have over 50 people each to tend to and call lights are going off like christmas tree lights, it makes a person angry. What can we do.? We deserve better and the residents deserve better.

We are told not to let the family know we are working short. I think they can see that for their self. If only state would come in on 3rd shift and talk to cna's without management looking over their shoulders.

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