Ohio laws for the legal NA to resident get up

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I have been an STNA for three years now. Just recently I started at a new facility that is basically around the corner from my new house. What I am concerned about is the fact that as a 3rd shift aide we are expected too get up 6 residents (7 on some halls) plus complete 1-2 showers per aide. We get the shaft of all hoyers and two assist residents while first conveniently gets 2-3 EASY one assists. Is there any laws that helps protect us? Thank you!

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I'm more concerned about the residents' rights. To do 6 "get ups" by yourself, on third shift, this means you're starting at what, 3am?

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Specializes in Peds Medical Floor.

I know in my state you can't get residents up until 6 am at the earliest, unless of course they want to get up earlier.

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Unless you have a union there is little or no protection for most workers.

I am somewhat confused about what you are trying to say.

Please rewrite or rephrase.

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We start at 5 am and are required to get up (as in awake, dress, clean - get out of bed) 6-7 residents. Which includes 1-2 showers. So in 2 hours is this overkill? I'm not asking because of me, yea its a pain to do especially when call lights and alarms are going off but because it seems unfair to the residents and also considering first shift who has 1.5 hours until breakfast only has 2-3 residents to get up.

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I found this site; if you scroll down to "State Mandated Staffing Ratios", you will see that Ohio is not on the list.

http://www.cnatips.com/

Here is a link to the Ohio Department of Health, the agency that regulates health care facilities. You could call and ask them.

http://www.odh.ohio.gov/landing/phs_quality/quality.aspx

From what I can gather with a simple Google search, it doesn't look like you have any legal protections, but that this is facility policy. If you have questions about how the work at your facility is distributed between shifts, best to ask your supervisor.

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Specializes in Renal.

When I worked as an STNA at a nursing home 2 years ago I remember it was illegal to operate a hoyer lift by yourself - I'm not sure that that's your question though. We had 3 aides on evening shift and put probably 15 hoyers to bed every night + 20 one or two assist residents......annnnd that's why I quit. Felt very unsafe.

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Specializes in LTC, AL, hospice.

I worked LTC as an LPN for 6 years and was always told that it was Ohio state law that no one could be up before 6am.

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