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Every employee in a nursing home should receive a decent salary, have a reasonable workload and be properly trained. Until the companies managing nursing homes provide that, the situation is not going to improve.

Downvoting because in America, SNF have been systematically taken over by for-profit firms. The very first thing that happened was to cut staff to unsafe levels. I had to laugh last week, listening to NPR do an interview with a CNA in DC who was upset by the 15:1 ratio. In NC, double that, 30:1, if you're lucky. It's gross and it's wrong, and that's why I left. Most of these employees are being worked to death because of the horrible conditions. They KNOW it's awful. They aren't the problem

It's that you're constantly overworked, understaffed, get called in on your days off, get called in to work sick(I've worked double shifts wearing adult diapers because I was so sick but couldn't go to the toilet every time), relatives let out their anger and dissatisfaction on you even though it's nothing you can change, youare expected to always be there for the residents and do all the paperwork, so you stay overtime, unpaid and run some errands in your free time because you genuinely care for your charges but you are always tired because you worked three nights with half a day off. And you want to be nice and patient but it gets harder and harder and that makes you hate yourself. Stop blaming us. I applaud everybody who gets out of this job we chose once because we loved he work and the people with a shred of their mental health intact. You can down vote now, but the next guy who thinks we should be thankful because you clapped and cheered better runs fast.

I'm a CNA, I work with the elderly. Thank you for posting. The elder abuse/neglect I see is heart breaking . I refuse to work for a facility or agency. I work private duty.

I worked in a nursing home, was paid minimum wage, continually understaffed, had to do many jobs outside of my job description, given health insurance that would have cost more then my monthly salary to use, and was fired for getting chronically ill with a infectious disease, all while the company brought in over half a million dollars every month you think we don't work hard or understand what the problem is? You think we don't know? Acting like we don't work hard enough is beyond insulting. Maybe try working that hell job and then try saying we aren't working hard enough.

Or have a loved one be in a nursing home for awhile as their health deteriorates 🙁

I worked in LTAC. Some of the staff disgusted me, and I ended up working overtime to be with my patients bc I considered them family... I have lasting trauma from what they went thru, only being able to do so much, and holding hands while they died... When I'm old, sick, or dependent, it will be one of my last memories to fade... Staff at hospitals and nursing homes are chronically underpaid, and many of them d.g.a.f... it pays worse than a fast food restaurant in most cases.

Everyone should have to work in retail too.

A huge part of the problem is nursing homes pay like crap compared to hospitals and other facilities. Makes it less desirable to work in such facilities. So they end up under staffed with high resident:staff ratios meaning the staff get over worked. Additionally, because of the low pay, they don't tend to attract the best talent so they to lean toward the bottom of the barrel, rather than the best and brightest. Not to say there aren't good people that work at these places (there certainly are), they're just more likely to attract a less desirable sort. Furthermore, because other places pay better, there's a lot of staff turnover. People might be willing to tolerate the low pay for a short period just as a way to get experience, then springboard into a more lucrative position else where.

Same with prisons

It would make it easier on the staff if families came around to help out every week or so. Unfortunately, some senior care homes are barring families from the premises due to the neglectful, filthy conditions they don't want people on the outside to see. There was a big bust during 2020 and 2021 when it was found seniors were abandoned for a month in one nursing home.

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THOSE DARN ONION NINJAS

I'm not, but this does bring a smile to my face.

Yes I am, and I'm proud of it. :)

yeah... 😭

yea i know *smiffle, smiffle* (yes i mean to spell it that way*

I'm crying too! I brought tissues! Anyone need some?

We know you're not crying.

YES I AM I DO NOT DENY IT

nAh mAtE, lOST mY tEaR duCtS iN tHe wArRrr... (jk im totally crying)

I’M NOT CRYING! U R CRYING! Darn onion cutting ninja’s!

I am crying.

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I mean it's nice. but crying in CAPS over that seems a bit like an overreaction..... Thanks for the downvotes.. people are so sensitive on this page

and maybe a little muddier? :P

Never thought word would come to mind XD

Enchanto won best animated movie :D

I watched Dune. It was good, overall.

Something about a dog I think. Was it Beethoven 9? Didn't see it though.

I watched Encanto and Spencer. Both were actually really good, but We Don't Talk About Bruno...

I saw don't look up

I've watched Drive My Car. Most touching movie I've seen in years.

There's an Honest Trailers for the Oscar nominees if you want to look it up

I watched CODA. It’s terrific.

Ditto! I don’t know if I can name one movie nominated.

Encanto, Luca, The Mitchells vs the Machines (the ones I knew were nominated and watched)

Encanto

Um look it up?

I watched King Richard and nightmare alley AFTER the award shows.

Yes it was really good. It's called king prince

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I always check the best picture category every year so I could avoid those ones. They are sooo long and drab and difficult to understand (except the animated ones).

I hear ya, but that's why this year's big winner ("CODA" for Best Picture) should have grabbed all the headlines. It was the first time a big-time studio movie didn't win ("CODA" was distributed by Apple TV+) and the first time the majority of the cast were deaf. The guy that won Best Supporting Actor, Troy Kotsur, has been a real delight on the congratulatory interview circuit.

I would be living in the Swiss hills with my grandfather and spending my days with a goat herder boy.