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mopinko

(71,371 posts)
33. they're whining cuz this isnt a private home.
Sat May 4, 2024, 03:06 PM
May 2024

it’s a place where they get paid a ton of money to take care of ppl who cant live alone.
by definition, picking them up after a fall is part of that service. what they get paid to do.
no, they shouldnt b pushing this off on the tax payers.
esp since i assume these days there arent as many emts as are needed in most places.
someone w no choice cd die while they’re taking care of someone they shouldnt have to.

This message was self-deleted by its author AllaN01Bear May 2024 #1
I was a LTC nurse for 11 years. I was a 911 queen, for anything out of my scope of practice. ismnotwasm May 2024 #2
Excellent answer. . . .thank you! h2ebits May 2024 #4
Thank you. Goddessartist May 2024 #8
Speaking of fall prevention Tree Lady May 2024 #9
It's become the other F-word... n/t Hugin May 2024 #11
"LTC facilities don't have the luxury." krkaufman May 2024 #17
+1. There are immense profits in elder care dalton99a May 2024 #20
That is actually a good point ismnotwasm May 2024 #25
Thanks for the post and what you do. You nailed it. twodogsbarking May 2024 #24
But isn't the point they are making that these places charge a lot of money JI7 May 2024 #26
For-profit assisted living facilities are supposed to have trained staff to provide care. Lonestarblue May 2024 #27
At $7000 / month, they should have some professionals on call. Hermit-The-Prog May 2024 #34
In Florida... AmBlue May 2024 #36
I Could Be Wrong RobinA May 2024 #43
Good perspective. Did you notice connections between medicines and falls? lostnfound May 2024 #38
A woman in a local nursing home was having chest pains. shrike3 May 2024 #3
In our town we've been told not to try to pick someone up, to call EMS ... marble falls May 2024 #5
Most nursing homes don't have many nurses. Certified Nurses Aides are the folks that do most all flying_wahini May 2024 #6
We had to call 911 three times when my mother lived alone and fell. Diamond_Dog May 2024 #7
They could invest in a Mobil hoist. multigraincracker May 2024 #29
Did someone say the 911 EMT/firefightwrs vanlassie May 2024 #30
"It was the kind of call that veteran firefighter Chad Callison said he dreaded." Mariana May 2024 #35
Ah. I see. They dread having to do their jobs. vanlassie May 2024 #37
It's for safety reasons that 911 is called. Elessar Zappa May 2024 #10
Excellent discussion - both the OP and comments. erronis May 2024 #12
As a senior, a fall needn't be in your future if you do resistant training to maintain your muscle mass. elocs May 2024 #41
There is equipment designed to help lift people Farmer-Rick May 2024 #13
You're probably talking about a Hoyer lift. Needed for my mom after she had surgery after a bad fall. highplainsdem May 2024 #14
Yes! That is a mechanical lift, and personnel must be trained to use it. My MIL in Canada LauraInLA May 2024 #16
My firefighter son said to always call 911 if a fall occurs and they cannot get up Lettuce Be May 2024 #15
they're whining cuz this isnt a private home. mopinko May 2024 #33
I'm a 6 foot male RN. markodochartaigh May 2024 #18
How about thinking of this as a shared problem flamingdem May 2024 #19
this post (OP) didn't go quite like expected. stopdiggin May 2024 #21
The facilities should have trained personnel JI7 May 2024 #31
depending on the facility - some are fairly expensive stopdiggin May 2024 #32
$8,500 a month. rubbersole May 2024 #22
The US...the only place you can pay 12k a month to a care facility Hope22 May 2024 #23
What an incredibly informative thread. TY to all. Hekate May 2024 #28
Do the care homes use this inflatable device? The NHS in Britain use it. IcyPeas May 2024 #39
excuse me but why the hell are taxpayers funding this for workers the care facility should be hiring??????? Takket May 2024 #40
Maybe the facility wants the EMTs to check out the patient to help prevent future Ziggysmom May 2024 #42
For falls that don't involve injuries, there are devices the LTC facilities can purchase. Jedi Guy May 2024 #44
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