question-- new to LTC

I'm really happy to have found a job on a skiiled unit in a beautiful facility, but I have a question about ratios-- does this sound OK?

The patients are not super acute-- no vents, a few IVs, some wounds, but mostly post MI-- that sort of thing.

Ratio 14 patients per nurse, 7 for CNAs.

Thanks.

My background is hospital-- acute care so I am used to less patients.

Count your blessings! Most ratios are 20+ to one nurse...on long term floors even higher especially on 3-11 and most CNA ratios are 10/1 or 12/1

I'm really happy to have found a job on a skiiled unit in a beautiful facility, but I have a question about ratios-- does this sound OK?

The patients are not super acute-- no vents, a few IVs, some wounds, but mostly post MI-- that sort of thing.

Ratio 14 patients per nurse, 7 for CNAs.

Thanks.

My background is hospital-- acute care so I am used to less patients.

7 residents per CNA and 14 pt per nurse? Lol are you dead and in heaven??? It's got to be too good to be true. :) Once corporate finds out it gone lolol.

Yep...to good to be true!

Leaving for work in a bit and I will have house supervision (48 beds) 26 pts myself with 10 or more being complex with mulitple wounds, IVs,treatments etc, I will probably have 3 or 4 cnas for the house and an lpn with 24 residents of her own.

Yep...to good to be true!

Leaving for work in a bit and I will have house supervision (48 beds) 26 pts myself with 10 or more being complex with mulitple wounds, IVs,treatments etc, I will probably have 3 or 4 cnas for the house and an lpn with 24 residents of her own.

Wow! That sounds tough-- house supe and 26 patients!

I'm really happy to have found a job on a skiiled unit in a beautiful facility, but I have a question about ratios-- does this sound OK?

The patients are not super acute-- no vents, a few IVs, some wounds, but mostly post MI-- that sort of thing.

Ratio 14 patients per nurse, 7 for CNAs.

Thanks.

My background is hospital-- acute care so I am used to less patients.

This Ratio is just a teaser it will get worse soon Good Luck.

Yep !! Too good to be true !! I am in a wonderful facility too and until recently I had 55 folks ...2 with trachs and 3 tube feeders all by myself...on the 7a-7p shirt. Luckily it is a nonprofit facility and were listening when we said it was too much. I do have help so my team is 30 but as the only RN inhouse for 2 of my shifts I still have 55 to watch over. So count your blessings !!:balloons:

Wow, UNBELIEVABLE!!!!:icon_exclaim: Truly count your blessings.

Fantastic ratio!!!!!!!!! umm, are ya sure???

seriously, that actually sounds wonderful, and I'm sure you will still be very busy.

I'm a new grad and I just got a Job in a LTC facility, in my floor the ratio is 22:1. I did not give meds yet, but I'm thinking what is going to be like (I will probably will take the whole day) Do you have any sugestion?

This is truly a great ratio! I also work in a non profit SNF, and we've recently added a new cart, now dividing 85 resident amongst 5 med carts. Its absolutely wonderful! However, this isn't a cakewalk either.......The patients that come in are much more acute.

Count your blessings.......not a lot of facilities have "seen the light!!"