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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]just remember when you vote that there are excellent immigrant health care aides that are doing jobs americans don't want to do. [/quote]

Yes, there are some excellent health care aides who are legal immigrants. There are also others who are nightmares (just like non-immigrants) and many facilities do not complete background checks like they should to include verifying identity. It is not unheard of to find out a facility has hired a caregiver (immigrant or not) who is actually a wanted criminal or has felony convictions.

More Americans used to work in facilities when they were not owned by greedy corporate conglomerates. Especially in smaller communities. The workers were treated better because the ownership cared and were known in the community.

One of the serious issues that crop up with immigrant caregivers is many do not speak English or are only semi-literate. If a resident asks for help with something specific they do not get an answer. Medication instructions are not understood which can be disastrous. I've had many residents tell me they are frustrated because there is no communication possible when the staff do not speak English, and I've observed it myself first-hand.

Imagine being wheelchair bound and asking over and over again to please be wheeled out of your room to join others in the activity room and be ignored. Or ask to please have your TV turned on to a specific channel. Instead, you sit in your room alone.[/quote]

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