...and you reward them with miniscule health benefits, if any, no pension, no every federal holiday off, little vacation and slighly more than minimum wage to clean butts, take care of wounds, feed people, and lift and position them constantly.....
its amazing what people will pay for their dog pedicures and yet don't want to pay for care of their elderly....
When my dear 92-year-old father was on a home hospice program in my home for the last 2 1/2 years of his life, the program (funded by Medicare) sent in CNA's who were kind, dedicated, competent, and doing physically demanding, essential services for my very debilitated father. I was dismayed to find out they themselves were getting almost no benefits, and really low wages.
I was very grateful to them but it was an eye-opener for sure.
That is true. But many nursing home operators are part of the problem, they hire the cheapest help but then scam extra money from Medicare and insurance plans. Some nursing home “doctors” send their bills directly to collection agencies instead of the patient.
I tend to agree with your comments.
And, in many cases, the bad attitude and arrogance are mirroring the condescension they see in visitors to their patients.
I, for one, try to treat these people kindly and receive the same in return.
No, I don’t have much money for either a dog pedicure or elder care but we work with what we have.