Some patients might need more social workers or occupational therapists, rather than more nursing care. Sometimes nursing homes can hire nurses in the afternoon shifts rather than the morning shifts. Peggy Kearsey said SEIU is willing to negotiate with nursing home representatives to make the bill as flexible as possible, but the staffing standards must be updated to reflect the current medical needs of people in nursing homes today. The compassion and care has been taken out of nursing home care. They are lucky if they are awakened, fed, kept dry and turned when they need to be.
Staff feel overwhelmed.
House Bill 34 will allow for better care and more attention to each individual. Laura Yeomans is the research director for Ohio Citizen Action, P.O. Box 8, Dover, OH 44622-0008. Please include your phone number and a self-addressed stamped envelope. Yeomans reserves the right to edit and print letters.