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mokutou t1_itaohgw wrote

Reply to comment by sarcago in Failing nursing homes to face tougher penalties by Thetimmybaby

One of the reasons I quit the nursing home I worked as a CNA at was the administrators informing the CNAs that they would be given a predetermined number of adult incontinence briefs per resident, and it was on us to make that allotment stretch through our shift. They said we changed briefs too frequently and it was costing too much money. And this facility was one of the “good ones.” But we were having to stuff briefs with towels because adequate and dignified incontinence care was cutting into administration’s bottom line.

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lajih t1_itb32nv wrote

They said the same thing to my friend. She was reprimanded for changing diapers too often, changing gloves too frequently. There was no soap or hand sanitizer. She was bringing in all of her own cleaning supplies. They let her go for not lifting the 300lb disabled guy herself. They paid $8/hr and wanted her to do insulin shots with no certifications. It's just a temporary holding facility until people die.

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