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I understand that. Somedays I'm like if you call me one more time....and having two aides assigned happens a lot. I realize there's a lot of people to care for but what does the office do all day? And why do they always need u right then?! Like really, the person JUST called off 10 seconds ago? Or did they call off days ago but u didn't bother to find a fill in til now?

Supervisor just said that our company's policy would have to be for her to report things stolen and file police report which she obviously doesn't want to do. They asked if I was requesting a new client and I said no not right now, Probably in the future though. They said she raved about me to the nurse And how great I am but I know what she says to the other aides about things like how I don't have enough to do and how she had the other girl check to make sure I didn't steal any trinkets. I don't know what to think. I know it's the elderly and they like to pick and complain, but I'm jut so stressed. One day she's happy an loves me and the next she wants to kno if I stole. And then she's always telling me what good work I do. Aughhhhh. I'm ready to cry. And I sure don't trust the grandson. (Not to point fingers but if anyone's stealing....)

Didn't really wanna say it, but I think that could be a big part of the issue...

That's exactly why I'm worried about. It has escalated even since July. I don't want to be around for it to get much worse

There are 3 other aides, 2 are as fed up as I am and the other I dk. I don't think so. The notes are too ridiculous and detailed for someone who isn't there all the time. The other aide only works Nights.

So I have this client.... Had her since I started working for this agency in July. She's nice (to your face) but when the other CNAs come in she will complain about you to them. Her grandson lives with her and he is a lazy fool. He is in his early 20s. Sleeps til 1 or 2 sometimes 3 everyday and expects us all to do his dishes and clean his bathroom. (As in, the dishes by his computer magically appear with his grandmothers in the sink the next day, and leaves his toilet full of pee.) My client showers in that bathroom so I mop and clean the shower but recently I am DONE cleaning his spit out of the sink. ANYWAY. Down the the BIG issue. The grandson always posts these notes all over the house about how things aren't done right, etc. DK if it's coming from him or her. And most of the stuff is untrue. IE, note said not to dump dirty mop water in sink. Well none of us use the mop bucket. (I'm the only one assigned to mop actually) Well I guess that's not the main issue, let me continue.... Before I came along, there was another aide that was awful. Stole, called in the middle of the night, was rudeeee, etc. So I understand the bad experience. One of the aides showed me a cabinet that she said when she started working there was full of crystal and now it's all gone. So things have been taken, at least in the past. My client always talks about things that have gone missing. I've not noticed, but she says things like silverware are gone, little figurines, etc. Many times she's talked about it being family member but recently she is more and more focused on us aides. For instance, my client had all these little trinkets lined up in the kitchen, and they were covered in an inch of dust. I offered to wash them for her. She said yeah, do that and put them in the china cabinet. So I did. Then one of the other aides tells me she had her check to make sure they were all still there. I understand, I really do; strangers come into your home, you are in the living room all day while they are all over your house, I would be nervous too. But she is starting to make ME nervous. (But what would I want with those little knick knacks?!) I understand it's their home, and they can post whatever notes they want in their home. And if they feel like items are being stolen I understand their frustration. But if it's really that bad CALL THE OFFICE. Don't accuse us all by posting notes everywhere. The most recent one listed things that have been 'taken'. Silverware, trinkets, things like that. (Many things with no real monetary value) And she had a supervisory last week and gave us all glowing reviews. And I almost feel like her grandson is egging her on. Esp because he's the one that types all the notes up. Almost like he's saying "yeah grandma, this is missing and this and that". I'm not saying that nothing has been taken, but I'm also saying that the elderly are forgetful. They misplace things, aides misplace things. things break, and get thrown away. But again, I'm not saying nothing has been taken. I don't live there, I don't know every single object in the home. I can'y say either way. My MAIN issue is that I HATE going into work terrified like "Oh man, what new note is going to be up today?" or "Is the office going to call me and ask me if I've stolen?" Just to be clear, I will say, I have NEVER taken anything. Never even crossed my mind as a christian. It's difficult because I'm assigned there for 4 hours and there is not that much work there. If I go SLOW and run an errand, I am done with everything in 2 hours. I've washed all the windows, washed down the cabinets, scrubbed the grout in the bathroom with bleach (As you can probably tell I am there doing a lot of cleaning, which I AM assigned to do, I don't mind cleaning). So my point is I know that someone being in your house that long can make you uncomfortable. Esp when they don't have a lot to do. But if I told the office to cut her hours, they'd tell me I needed to make my time stretch. SO I think all I can do is tell my supervisor about the notes and the accusations. The problem is they are all indirect accusations. No names have been named. I don't want to QUIT this client, but man do I feel stressed out. I dread going to work. It's not even just the notes about the stealing, it's also the notes about how things aren't done properly. I acknowledge maybe one or two of the other girls may be lazy, but that's not my fault. In all honesty I think I would prefer a new client. But I don't want to seem like a jerk for quitting on this one. And what if the next one is worse? *Sigh* Thanks for reading. Had to get this off my chest to other people who may have dealt with something similar. Any similar experiences or advice would be appreciated. Has anyone else ever had something like this happen to them??????

YESSSS. If everyone would just HELP each other instead of refusing and just doing their own thing and leaving you out to dry.....

Woah! I started at 9. the people that had been there 5 years made 10+

That's why I quit LTC and went to home health. It's not fair to the aides or residents to have one person caring for all those people at once. And for all the aides that are more experienced than you to be acting all high and mighty like they are perfect and just because you refuse to throw a 200lb person from the chair to the bed by yourself makes you lazy..... I Just don't understand. Put two people on a hallway and MAYBE then the residents will get the care and compassion they deserve and that we aides want to give.

Tell yourself that you know what you are doing. You know your stuff. You are good at it. Act like it's a normal day at work. You will be fine. :)

And also again, as far as schedules go, LTC is 5:30-1:30, 1:30-9:30, 9:30-5:30. Strict. But home health is more 7-5 (not straught!!) broken up. Of course there are overnight clients you may be offered. Just depends on your availability

And also I was making $9.00 per hour in LTC (which is not fair for the amount of work you do) but in home health the aides start out at that or more, at least. Hospital start out around 10 I think depending on experience

LTC is the hardest job you may ever have. Sweating, litteraly- dripping all day. Never getting everything done. Rudeeee aides who won't help you when you need it. 8 hours straight of changing briefs, showers, and call lights (most of the time means more brief changes). I went into it thinking that you were holding hands and bringing light, but honestly you don't have time. It's awful. Home health is totally different. Of course you are still giving showers and occasionally changing briefs, But think about it- these people are well enough to be at home so they aren't as bad as people in nursing homes. My agency isn't allowed to do any lifting either. And you are only caring for ONE PERSON at a time, not 15!!!! You get to do your hand holding and really learn about your client and be there. A lot of sitting and watching tv. Not always a bad thing Hospital aide I can't speak for. I'm thinking you have the big amount of people you have in a ltcf but I don't think you would be showering and changing pooy bottoms all day.

Thank you all for your encouragement! I interviewed today at an assisted living facility that is wayyy closer to home that the LTC facility I was at. I also passed my state test today! :) i think I am going to get the job :) but I will probably end up still working at the LTC place one or two days a month, whatever is required (am a casual employee) just to get my federal refund for my cna program

I passed today!! :):)

Mine was 3 weeks, Monday-Friday, 8-4. One week of classroom, two weeks of clinicals

And I think I mean its the physical part of the job that's really hard, and also how sad it is these people live normal lives like us then end up with dementia and broken bodies

I'm a very new cna and I got a job where I did my clinicals, a nursing home. When I was in my clinicals I loved it, but that was because I was only working a few hours and with a partner. Now, working 8 hours, responsible for people, I hate it. I'm having panic attacks just thinking about going into work. It's hard hard work and I knew that going in but I guess I just didn't realize HOW hard it was. I guess my question is: if I was working as a cna in a hospital, would I like it better? Would it be easier on me? I don't want to sound lazy or anything, but this is my first real job and its hardddd. Or could I work as a cna as a receptionist at a dr's office? Does anyone have advice for me? Thanks so much

I start a 3 week cna course at a ltc facility in a couple weeks. The first week is classroom and the last two are clinicals. I've not been given really any info on what to expect. Can anyone describe to me what I'll be doing both in the classroom and my clinicals? I mean will I have a book will I have homework will I have tests? What do I do in clinicals? Do I follow people around what do I do? I'm just really scared of the the whole process because I don't know anything.

Federal regulation at 42 CFR 483.152©(1) states that "No nurse aide who is employed by, or who has received an offer of employment from, a facility on the date on which the aide begins a nurse aide training and competency evaluation program may be charged for any portion of the program (including any fees for textbooks or other required course materials)." Also, the federal regulation states at 42 CFR 483.152©(2), that "If an individual who is not employed, or does not have an offer to be employed, as a nurse aide becomes employed by, or receives an offer of employment from, a facility not later than 12 months after completing a nurse aide training and competency evaluation program, the State must provide for the reimbursement of costs incurred in completing the program on a pro rated basis during the period in which the individual is employed as a nurse aide." Only Medicare/Medicaid facilities have to reimburse training costs. State regulations do not require licensed-only facilities to reimburse nurse aides for NATCEP. Only nurse aides who successfully pass the NATCEP may receive the reimbursement. What is covered by the reimbursement? NATCEP costs cover: All of the training coursework; fees for textbooks or other required course materials; registering individuals on the nurse aide registry; and any costs of giving or grading the examinations. When does the nurse aide have to be reimbursed for the training program? When a nurse aide pays for non-facility-based training costs and is hired within one year of successfully completing the NATCEP, the provider is expected to pay 100% of the costs. This can be paid at the time of hiring or can be prorated over a reasonable period of time. A reasonable period of time cannot be more than 12 months. Does a nursing facility have to pay for the class for a nurse aide working in their facility or at a community college? Yes. The nursing facility is responsible for paying for the class regardless of whether it's at the facility or at a community college, within the time frames as stated above. If the person does not pass the training program evaluation, does the facility have to reimburse the costs? No. If the person does not pass both the written or oral and the skills tests, the facility does not have to reimburse him/her. A person only becomes a certified nurse aide after passing both sections, and the facility should only reimburse people who become fully certified. Since the facility paid for the training, does the aide have to work for the facility for a certain amount of time? No. A facility cannot make a nurse aide work for a certain length of time. As long as the person passed the evaluations, he/she must be reimbursed for the training. How does the facility report the reimbursement costs? All costs that have to do with nurse aide training and competency evaluation programs (NATCEP) should be reported on Line 321 (NATCEP Costs) of the Medicaid Nursing Facility Financial Report. These costs include: (1) reimbursement made to nurse aides who personally paid for the cost of training classes, (2) wages for trainers, (3) costs from train-the-trainer classes, (4) training materials and supplies, and (5) costs for nurse aide testing. Wages for nurse aides while in training should not be reported on Line 321, but should be reported on Line 314 (Nurses Aides). How do I know if the nurse aide was reimbursed at a different facility? The nurse aide should only be reimbursed by one (1) facility per one (1) training program completed. It is theresponsibility of the facility to do an employee background check to see if the nurse aide has completed the training, and if a different facility has already reimbursed him/her for the cost of training. This might mean the facility has to contact previous employers to find out if the new employee has already been reimbursed for his/her training program costs.

I'm starting my cna training next month at a ltc facility. I have friends that work there, and I know that once you secure a job there you get reimbursed. I think you get half back upfront when u get hired, then the other half over a period of time. It is state law

I'm going to be 18 next month, so I am young, admittedly. There is a LTC facility here where I can take a 3 week CNA course. The problem is, LTC facilities scare me to death. I feel so, so bad for those people who can't take care of themselves, who don't even know their own family when they see them, I worry I wouldn't be able to handle it. Does anyone have any advice for me on how to handle it? Looking long term, I would really like to work in a hospital as a ER tech or Psych tech (Here where I live, the hospital only requires you to be a CNA to be a PCT) or as a CNA on a Med/surg floor. I have done internships at the hospital shadowing nurses and CNAs and I really like the hospital setting. I know that one major thing that I would need to do is toughen up if I'm going to be training and possibly working at a LTC facility. And hospitals as well require you to suck it up. But I'm just wondering what the best way for me to do this is? Because I really want to be in the healthcare field, I want to be around people and help them, it's just the elderly I fear I can't handle.

So until today, when a nursing student friend of mine told me, I never knew that a MA could would outside of a Dr. office. So now I'm wondering what an MA does in a hospital? I know that they do everything a CNA does and a little more, but I'm just wondering what the specifics are? Like, I would love to be on a surg floor, a peds unit, psych floor, or in the ER, what does an MA do in those depts? This past summer, I did a student internship and one of my rotations was in a Peds Dr. office where I shadowed the MAs'. I HATED how all they did was the same thing over and over, take height, weight, temp, history, swab throats, test urine, and clean the room. ALL DAY LONG. I know that a CNA takes temp, weight, etc., but in a hospital setting, it seems a lot different to me, because I also shadowed a CNA in same day surg during one rotation, and I loved all the things she did. Maybe I just don't like the Dr. office setting haha.

Thank you all for your comments. The CNA course I will likely be taking would be on the continuing care floor of the local hospital. (Continuing care is just like a LTCF) It's not where I want to stay, but I can handle starting out there. I want to get into a dept where I can possibly work with children, or maybe even the ER. Just somewhere where I am helping people and enjoying it.

So I am graduating high school this May, and I know that I want to get into the healthcare field. What I really REALLY want to do, is become an OB Tech. My problem is, I don't know if that's an actual position? I guess my questions are, is there actual training for that? Do you have to become a CNA first? How would you get hired as one? My fear is that you just become a CNA and hope that you get placed in OB.