Even before the pandemic revealed how poorly run many nursing homes are, thin staffing was rampant. Now, things are even worse.http://apne.ws/2NJ7dHP
-
-
Some workers fled over fears of exposure. Others were lured to easier work for similar or higher pay at restaurants and stores. And some were laid off by the nursing homes they worked at as occupancy fell.http://apne.ws/okw442D
Show this thread -
The problem has grown so much that when the biggest industry lobbying group asked its members about staffing shortages last month, 99% of nursing homes said they were experiencing one.http://apne.ws/WjSum6a
Show this thread -
Families of nursing home residents say their loved ones are being left without help at mealtime and fewer showers. In the worst cases, when a resident chokes or falls, it may be too late before one of the few caregivers on hand discovers the problem.http://apne.ws/UpmHd3e
Show this thread -
Tamika Dalton couldn't visit her 74-year-old mother at a nursing home in North Carolina during the pandemic, so she watched through a window. She saw her mother sometimes sitting for hours in a soiled diaper, her toenails growing long and her hair matted.http://apne.ws/KMGMxaR
Show this thread -
As conditions continued to deteriorate, Theresa Dalton, a retired minister, contracted COVID-19 and died Feb. 12. By June, the facility’s staffing was down 15% from the start of 2020, and 25% from the start of 2019.http://apne.ws/W0ptmAF
Show this thread
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
Bring foreign workers.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
@AP in florida required staffing hours are expressed in number of cna hours required per patient in 24 hours. Same for nurses. The thing is 16 hours may be very very short and they make up what is needed the other 8. Or they count people not actually doing patient care.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
Show additional replies, including those that may contain offensive content
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.