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Have you contacted the state about this place? Tell them your concerns.

OP you said in another post that you have been an aide for 4 months correct, so I am really wondering why you were training someone new in the first place? Training a new people is even hard for a seasoned aide let alone someone who is rather new herself. Anyway, I wouldn't worry to much about the complaint but I would recommend not helping the resident unless there is another staff member in the room with you. This way you have a witness is she tries to complain on you again.

I agree with what this person said. I would like to add that most aides like this get themselves in trouble in some way. When I first became an aide I thought that I knew everything until I had something bad happen and it brought me back to reality.

Try taking the resident to the bathroom at least every 2 hours. If you notice him looking like he has to go then direct him to the bathroom if possible. Also get some Geri pads for the chair so if he goes it will not make a mess. It sounds to me like he still knows when he has to go, but he might need help to find the right area.

Thanks for your reply. I guess I'm worried about the pace as well. I like it when my shift flies by.

I agree with the pp on this topic. In my experience, I had a job when I got out of my training. Were I live CNA jobs are a dime a dozen.

I have worked in SNF's for many years and wanted to try something different. Anyways, do you think that working in afh is less stressful?

My work actually tried to enforce no peeing unless you are on on break lol. Sorry but I'm going to use the bathroom when I need it.

Does the LVN know that you are a brand new aide? I'm sorry to say that most Ltd homes like to treat the newbies like garbage. Hopefully it will get better for you.

20 residents per evening shift is way too many. Run away from this place and fast

I hope that this is for NOC shift to have 20 residents. 20 for days or eve shift is way too many IMO.

Wow that's a lot of residents to take care of. I don't usually have that many residents and I feel overwhelmed at times also. Tbh when I'm at work its all about how fast I can get these residents down for the night and for me to go home. I hope that things get better for you. I just wanted you to know that your not alone.

I found that I can buy name brand scrubs for about the same price as Walmart.

I agree with the others that you get used to it. It still hurts to lose a resident but I work in Ltc and have to be there for the others.

Yes I agree with this totally.

My facility wants a room light answered in 5 minutes and a bathroom light in 3 minutes. I'm having trouble meeting this.

I like my scrubs with lots of pockets. I hate the breast pocket because the stuff in it usually falls out.

Sadly this is the way a lot of places run.

The more you do the more the facility can charge for care given.

I think the school needs to be repositioning him as well. Home and school must be on the same page. Does he get changed at school?

Okay try this: get your residents brief ready and other pads as needed. Roll the resident either away from you(if they had a bm)or to you if just urine.after Peri care of buttom. Take the brief and pads and tuck them as far under resident as possible. Then turn resident the opposite direction and pull the brief and pads to that side. If done correctly you should have the pad and brief on correctly. Fasten tabs and that should be it. I guess I have a concern that they are using slick sheets in the patients bed. I would be really concerned about them slipping out of bed onto the floor. I wish you all the best.

I'm only a nac but can relate to some of what your going through. In my case it doesn't seem like what I do is good enough. Maybe you need to take a mental relief day off of work.

If your residents are not helping you then I would recommend getting tabbed briefs for them. Briefs are a thousand times easier to put on them then depends.

Thats great!!!

Would it be possible to have another person in the room with you while you use the equipment? I work in LTC and it is mandatory that we have 2 people in the room when we are using equipment.