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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Because it’s such a high turnover and hard job and they need to meet staffing 24/7 even when people are sick or don’t show many facilities rely on agencies to fill openings or gaps and those agency workers go to multiple places. [/quote] My father lived in a skilled nursing unit at a local, “fancy” nursing home for nearly 4 years. Very common to hire a “private duty” aide (a CNA) to simply “sit with” (a common term) a skilled nursing care resident. Ugly truth is that the few nurses on staff are all business and overworked and underpaid. Yes, a nurse is available but otherwise, the skilled nursing resident just sits or lies down alone, in maybe a shared room for hours. Call buttons are ignored. Learned quickly that to guard against negligence, you have to supplement care. These are unlicensed, independent caregivers and they typically approach family members, hoping to be hired. [/quote]
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