WenRob430

Thanks for all the input...I too would like to know where the money will come from-our benefits have been cut-corporate offices were downsized and several depts. took major budget cuts recently(dietary?hello-now the residents eat brocoli stems instead of the florets...housekeeping?staff hours cut back-less staff in house on the weekends.Now I have my very own mop,bucket and supply of cleaning solutions in my med room)These actions were taken in order to give the rank and file a significant raise...But recruitment and retention is a big problem in this area for every facility....We do have a wonderfully trained black lab,birds and a big fat rabbit...and the activity aides do care for them all....It's a never ending problem--we will spend big bucks on bells and whistles in every health care setting but put the well being of the direct caregivers on the back burner.... I for one do not like the eden plan at all. I want to leave work after my 8 hour shift. I love animals but I cannot walk a dog and take care of 36 demented residents and pass 500 meds per shift not to mention treatments, charts rnp and general nursing care.Its getting so bad where I work we need a committe to form a committe. We have more useless inservices and I really think manegement thinks we should just live at work and forget our families.I have 6 mandatory inservices not too mention in house ones. Not all Eden but they are getting to that. We had dogs and half the staff hated them! I personally think the whole idea needs a staff of its own they are killing the good nurses with all this overload!