08-01-2023, 11:16 PM
I wasn't able to read the article but some patients get bedsores even with the best care. (Christopher Reeves died while getting treatment for an infected bedsore). But the fact that they were cited probably means the neglect was pretty bad.
My daughter used to work at a hospice and they had minimum staffing requirements. If somebody called out sick and they couldn't fill it with overtime or whatever somebody from the administrative staff had to cover the shift, and that was a regular occurrence. The shifts were 12 hours long so if the staffing issue was the night shift that meant somebody was working a 24 hour shift, which left them unable to work their next morning shift, which created another staffing problem. They were constantly trying to hire CNAs but so was everybody else. It's a growing need with a shrinking pool of applicants.
My daughter used to work at a hospice and they had minimum staffing requirements. If somebody called out sick and they couldn't fill it with overtime or whatever somebody from the administrative staff had to cover the shift, and that was a regular occurrence. The shifts were 12 hours long so if the staffing issue was the night shift that meant somebody was working a 24 hour shift, which left them unable to work their next morning shift, which created another staffing problem. They were constantly trying to hire CNAs but so was everybody else. It's a growing need with a shrinking pool of applicants.