Why do nursing homes/LTC facilities have trouble hiring good cnas?

[iznoodle]

I have been a CNA for about 3 years. My biggest frustration is my coworkers. They are always late/don’t show up, and when they do show up they often do a poor job. And it seems like it’s tolerated because they are so understaffed it’s like they can’t be picky. It seems to be this way across the board in all LTC facilities. Why is it this way? I want to get into nursing school so badly so I don’t have to deal with my coworkers anymore 

[ThursdayNight, CNA]

On 4/17/2021 at 9:45 PM, iznoodle said:

I have been a CNA for about 3 years. My biggest frustration is my coworkers. They are always late/don’t show up, and when they do show up they often do a poor job. And it seems like it’s tolerated because they are so understaffed it’s like they can’t be picky. It seems to be this way across the board in all LTC facilities. Why is it this way? I want to get into nursing school so badly so I don’t have to deal with my coworkers anymore 

Not all SNF is made equally. Where I used to work, I've never had 20 clients but was in the ventilator.  The highest number I had was 16. In my new workplace, which is right next to my home, on some days, we generally have 20+, 30+, or 40 per CNA. Some days, each CNA gets 14 or 16 clients. We get busy. Very very hectic. The administrator and nurses help to get everyone changed because we have many of those who are immobilized and psych residents. 

Where I stayed longer, was a subacute hospital. Many families came in regularly than in the LTC. We regularly had admission and discharge. I was floated in LTC on some evenings.