Staffing, Training Problems at Assisted-Living Facilities Can.... Kevin McCoy and Julie Appleby.
by McCoy, Kevin; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2005Article 57Family. Publisher: USA Today, 2004ISSN: 1522-3213;.Subject(s): Congregate housing | Employees -- Monitoring of | Employees -- Training of | Employees -- Workload | Labor turnover | Older people -- Health risk assessment | Older people -- Long-term care | Risk assessmentDDC classification: 050 Summary: "As America's population ages, many of the nation's seniors turn to assisted living facilities for the long-term care that overworked and overstressed families can't provide. Fireplaces and big-screen TVs make the residences a welcome alternative to bare-bones nursing homes. But the facilities are often less safe than popularly perceived." (USA TODAY) This article reports that a USA TODAY investigation found that "staff shortages and insufficient training place elderly residents at risk with inadequate care, delayed diagnosis and treatment and even death."| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Staffing, Training Problems at Assisted-Living Facilities Can..., May 25, 2004; pp. n.p..
"As America's population ages, many of the nation's seniors turn to assisted living facilities for the long-term care that overworked and overstressed families can't provide. Fireplaces and big-screen TVs make the residences a welcome alternative to bare-bones nursing homes. But the facilities are often less safe than popularly perceived." (USA TODAY) This article reports that a USA TODAY investigation found that "staff shortages and insufficient training place elderly residents at risk with inadequate care, delayed diagnosis and treatment and even death."
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