One aide in Mom's nursing home keeps offering to do "private" work for my her on weekends...in the same nursing home. Weekends and holidays are always short-staffed at this place, but has anyone ever hired a private nurse to supplement the nursing home staff? How does the nursing home administration handle that?
What is the nh rated by Medicare ? Is it possible to move her elsewhere ? Unfortunately Ive seen firsthand bed ridden folks calling for help while the CNA is asleep in the hall or reading a magazine or on a cell phone
Most only get their diaper changed a couple of times a day
Do you have family friends or church members that drop by for at least a short visit each day ?
It's expensive to hire a sitter but most of us have done so
My moms first stay in rehab following a broken back resulted in renal failure from dehydration and hospitalization for a UTI requiring treatment by an infectious disease specialist and this at a five star rated facility