Comments on: Aides Gone Wild

By: john arthur

john arthur — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 04:33:59 +0000

People are born good, but they are changed by the environment

By: Dawn

Dawn — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:30:13 +0000

Wow, this story is shocking. However, I recall working with a male CNA who did similar things. When I brought it to the attention of the DON, nothing happened. It was extremely frustrating. He was well liked by his actions on the outside and fooled the management. They did not believe the accusation! He was later fired for lateness.

I also agree that abuse from someone is not because of youth. It all depends on the person’s value system, no matter what stage in life he or she is in.

By: Patti

Patti — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:50:01 +0000

Steve thanks for stopping by…and you’re right to a point. But I see Heather’s point. In my experiences it almost always been the younger or foreign aides who cause troubles. Not all. And not always…but the majority of abuses, neglects and poor work ethic standards violations have been committed by these aides.

On the other hand, I know older mature aides who are from the OLD SCHOOL and who are just terrible with attitude, skill, adapting to new things AND who are rough, tough, mouthy and disrespectful. It comes from all. And it’s up to all to stand up to it and end it.

By: steve. R

steve. R — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:09:46 +0000

It isnt fair to suggest they commited theese acts in part because of their youth keep in mind that nearly all career nursing assistants got into it at a young age i myself got into it at 19 i am 25 now and have worked at the same facility the entire 6 years and have performed my duties with dignity and class and have reserved a seat in an upcoming lpn program to take it to the next level i think its rediculous that anyone would play the “age card” here and i fail to accept that my healthcare story is the exception not the rule theese cna’s were ignorant and childish at best however i have witnessed much worse things by not cna’s or even lpn’s RN’s who have no patient care concept seeing as rn’s in ltc are no more than secretaries and when rarely are made to give direct care they have a fit and take their frustrations out by rushing the resident in an effort to get the menial task of “cna work” over with asap and return to their clarical work

By: Cherry Walker

Cherry Walker — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 15:18:44 +0000

I was a witness to abuse where I used to work. One aide would scrape the leftovers from several plates of food and force feed her “pet resident”, another shower aide would take residents into the shower, strip them and pour baby powder on them and redress them…no bath at all. Her excuse…not enough time or they refused their bath among others.
When I reported them I got written up for not being a team player…I got very disillusioned and left that place for a different career path. When I went for a visit recently the very aides I complained about had all been fired for “abuse”. Family members had eventually caught on and made it happen.

By: Pennie

Pennie — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 12:44:52 +0000

“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you”. I was always told “what goes around comes around” and the ones that did this, WILL HAVE THEIR DAY. The sooner the better.

By: Kim

Kim — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 11:44:21 +0000

Where do we find such fine people to work among us?

I bet we find them graduating from the CNA mills. Really. That, and the basic respect for other people is a foreign concept for so many young people now. Where do they get there morals, values and a simple knowledge of right vs. wrong?

How do we screen for these bad apples? Up the education and training requirements; make it more expensive; make it more book worthy and homework worthy; up the age requirements…among many other things. I hate to suggest becoming a CNA harder, but we need to do that. We need to have more training, education- not some fast classes that can be done in a couple weeks.