NY Nursing Home Workers Charged With Abuse
July 15th, 2009 | by nursing |AssociatedPress asked:
An investigation using hidden surveillance cameras inside a Long Island nursing home has led to criminal neglect and other charges against four employees, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday. (Oct. 7)
EDMOND
27 Responses to “NY Nursing Home Workers Charged With Abuse”
By NYCLPN on Jul 16, 2009 | Reply
DAMON
Bottom line for me, the GREEDY nursing home owners need to pay their employees better money so that they can hire qualified non-trashy types. And they need to hire MORE employees to give provide better care. When I had the chance to care for ONE complete care patient, it made me feel like “this is the only correct way to properly care for a fellow human”. GREEDY nursing home owners need to PAY UP!!!
By ethicomm on Jul 16, 2009 | Reply
CARLOS
Elder abusers need to be beaten.
By seekersofthetruth on Jul 17, 2009 | Reply
ARIEL
It outrages me to see and hear that a Lawyer says that she is OVER CHARGED . The Proof of outright ABUSE is in the Videos and here we have a Lawyer who is defending what has happened by saying she is Overworked. What a disgrace to the Profession.
By amille88 on Jul 19, 2009 | Reply
EDWARD
I’m not going to say that this is right, but I do know from experience(I have been a Certified Nurses Asst. for 3 years) that working in a nursing home is a hard job. I worked at one nursing home where I had anywhere from 15-18 paitents to take care of by myself. I had 2 or 3 showers, vital signs, getting them all ready for dinner and then laying them all down after dinner. it’s a very very hard and stressful job. not anyone can do it. it takes a strong person.
By imdamama1 on Jul 21, 2009 | Reply
ALVIN
She was the ONLY one on staff at night except for one lady who was hired by a family to sit with their mother. I was not on payroll,I did it because it needed to be done.Niether of us had finished high school yet but want to know the real shocker?We had the keys to the meds. and had to give them out.We even had the security code and were given permission to let our friends come in to see us!We worked there for about 2 weeks and quit. Not because it was too hard but because of the risk.
By imdamama1 on Jul 24, 2009 | Reply
ARLEN
100% right about being under staffed.When I was 17,my best friend worked in a nursing home 3rd shift.There were about 30-40 pts.there and had to ring hand bells if they needed anything,not electronic buzzers.Some were unable to ring the bells so we had to walk the floor the whole night,changing linens because they had an accident,emptying colostomy bags before they exploded because the shift before failed to do it,putting double amputees on and off the potty chair. See next post please!
By imdamama1 on Jul 25, 2009 | Reply
BRYANT
Oh,that poor single overworked mother! I guess it’s a good thing she is the only one in the world in that situation or we’d all be in a mess. If it was so bad and she really cared, she knew who to call and try to change things. What I’d like to know is were there any attempts to get more staff? Punishment to the max. Don’t slap them on the wrist and tell them no-no, not just the nursing staff but the higer ups, they are responsible for being short staffed but are often unaccountable for things!
By bksaginaw034 on Jul 26, 2009 | Reply
BRENTON
let the family have some uh private time with thse little bastards…and let us watch these familys take care of these little F##ks
By ENEMYTAK1GOODLOKATME on Jul 27, 2009 | Reply
FREDDY
Nobody cares for these people…not there family one bit or these people wouldn’t be in nursing homes.
Why keep someone in a nursing home? If it was there decision..it would probably rather be death.
People who neglect residents in nursing homes are horrible people.
If I have ever found one of these people…They would be the ones who would be dead.
Horrible people like that don’t deserve the lives they have…one day the world will learn to get rid of these kinds of people……pure evil.
By NuttyPope on Jul 27, 2009 | Reply
FOSTER
Its very sad to see these clips but I think I agree with the majority of the people.
Looking at these video clips, I am sure most of the time good care was given.
Its typical to pick the bad apples from many of the good ones who are truly dedicated to there jobs. However, the one clip with the towel is unacceptable and I believe she should be removed.
By chuckieB1 on Jul 30, 2009 | Reply
ALBERTO
Sounds to me like you need to find a new line of work. Health care is not for you.
By ashado19 on Aug 2, 2009 | Reply
BUD
very true, I do Housekeeping/laundry in a nursing home and the even the ones who don’t have alzhimers threaten to hit aides and such(and the aides do thier best to treat them all well)
By mattmedwards on Aug 4, 2009 | Reply
AMOS
Working as an aide in a nursing home is the hardest job I’ve ever had. What they don’t show you is the demented residents hitting and abusing the staff. Just today I was hit by an alzheimer’s patient while trying to help him use the toilet.
By llyn52 on Aug 7, 2009 | Reply
EDWARD
It is not fair to condemm the staff when staffing and skill mix levels are not in their control. A private business it is about making a profit and where do you think that is going to come from but in compromised patient care. I feel sorry for the patients but also for the staff who are expected to perform at a level that is impossible to achieve. Also the scene of the person using the lifter by themselves, I have done that! it is becasue there is no one around to help, and why they buy lifters!
By WinterHaven on Aug 8, 2009 | Reply
DARELL
Some nursing homes are better staffed than others. Instead of prosecuting the workers, they REALLY need to focus on the administration and the care giver-patient ratio. Keep in mind many of these patients are 300+ pounds and completely resistant to being turned. They are basically dead weight. ANd **** right in their beds because they are too lazy to roll over.
By oo00shaft00oo on Aug 8, 2009 | Reply
ARIEL
I don’t think top notch care is the concern, any care at all really. Like giving the patients their damn medication so they don’t die in their fucking sleep. Also, you act like this behavior is the excusable norm. MOST care facilities actually do their job just fine, not outstanding, but do acceptable at their care. so whats the excuse here? You can’t say that a city cop gets a pass for shooting a innocent bystander just because of stress? Its a life, you don’t avoid that kind of responsibility.
By WinterHaven on Aug 10, 2009 | Reply
BRENDAN
This is all medicare/medicaid excuses to not pay-too many patients, too few staff-what the **** do you expect? Under their guidelines you pretty much need one on one care. Children need to take their parent OUT of nursing homes and care for themselves SINCE THEY THINK THEY CAN DO A BETTER JOB! Or hire their own private duty nurse.
By WinterHaven on Aug 13, 2009 | Reply
FREDERIC
I hope you realize this is medicare’s excuse for not paying money under alleged “quality care” so more money can be diverted to the Iraq war. It is IMPOSSIBLE to meet those standards when you have too many patients. People need to hire private nurses-one on one care-if they can’t then SHUT THE **** UP. Or people need to get their parent OUT of the nursing home and take care of themselves since they think they can do better.
By WinterHaven on Aug 14, 2009 | Reply
BRENDON
Nursing aids make minimum wage. They have far too many patients to care for. These patients bite, kick, scream, are dead weight, **** and **** all over the place, oftentimes too heavy to turn (literally), yet everybody expects top notch care with very little staff. I always say–If YOU want top quality care-YOU pay for a private nurse or take care of your parent YOURSELF-like I said, if children think they can do better-then take gramps or mom/dad out and care for him/her yourself.
By oo00shaft00oo on Aug 16, 2009 | Reply
ADOLPH
yeah. IF they can do better. In the best of circumstance you have 2 parents, 1 to work and 1 to look after kids or grandparents. Lets say your a single mom, how are you going to work 2 jobs and care for some who needs constant attention on the hour every hour if your work 60+ hour weeks (Alzheimer patients usually try to escape, and can even be dangerous/traumatic to have around small kids) Sometimes the only alternative is to send them to homes and see them whenever possible.
By SSanf on Aug 18, 2009 | Reply
ANTONY
If the workers were well paid, had a reasonable work load, reasonable hours and more respect for doing one of societies nastiest and hardest jobs, they might have a lot less reason to be frustrated, angry and become abusive.
Health care workers who are happy in their job is the best protection for the people in their care.
By rtr2006 on Aug 21, 2009 | Reply
DOMINGO
Couldn’t agree more!
By SSanf on Aug 23, 2009 | Reply
ABEL
Those are jobs of last resort that people only take when they can get no other work. Many who are forced by circumstances to do them are angry, bitter and resent being there. They need to raise the salary and greatly increase staffing.
In one way, of course, these cameras are good. But, now it will be harder than ever to hire anyone to work in those places.
By LU29UN99 on Aug 23, 2009 | Reply
EMANUEL
damn stupid lazy workers should be ban from working @ nursing homes ’cause they think they can collect their salary easier than working @ Mc donalds. they are abusive, verbal, disrespectful to eldery, they take advantage of disable.
By pistonpenis on Aug 25, 2009 | Reply
EMERY
ho ho ho!!!
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