Why Would Anyone Want To Work In A Nursing Home?
There is a general assumption that the more you work you put into your career, the more opportunities you will have for advancement. That is, unless you are certified nursing assistant (CNA) at a nursing home. A new study published in The Gerontologist paints a relatively bleak work future for CNA's working in nursing homes today. The National Nursing Assistant Survey sampled 3,017 CNA's working in nursing homes. CNA's were surveyed in: recruitment, education, training and licensure, job history, family life, management and supervision, client relations, organizational commitment, job satisfaction, workplace environment and work related injuries. The survey outcomes...
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Make Sure There Are Enough Nurses
The Legal Medicine Blog written the Dan Frith and Lauren Ellerman commented on a recent incident involving a Colorado nursing home's failure to provide assistance to a nursing home resident using the the bathroom. Firth and Ellerman get at the meat of the issue with respect to many nursing home falls and scores of nursing home injuries--not enough nurses. Sure shiny, pretty facilities are nice, but when evaluating facilities, the most important criteria in the selection of the facility is if the facility has enough staff. Not just nurses, but also nurses aides, physical therapists, maintenance personnel and even cafeteria workers...
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