Comments on: Oregon to Create Nursing Home Jobs with Stimulus Funds http://phinational.org/archives/oregon-to-create-nursing-home-jobs-with-stimulus-funds/ PHI works to improve long-term care -- by improving the jobs of home health aides, certified nurse aides, & personal care attendants. Sat, 19 May 2012 10:15:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: retirement communities http://phinational.org/archives/oregon-to-create-nursing-home-jobs-with-stimulus-funds/comment-page-1/#comment-2803 retirement communities Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:10:29 +0000 http://phinational.org/?p=2930#comment-2803 This is good news for the state of Oregon. I just hope this improves the quality of care of the nurses that tend to the patients there. This is good news for the state of Oregon. I just hope this improves the quality of care of the nurses that tend to the patients there.

]]> By: Jean http://phinational.org/archives/oregon-to-create-nursing-home-jobs-with-stimulus-funds/comment-page-1/#comment-2800 Jean Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:58:14 +0000 http://phinational.org/?p=2930#comment-2800 This is very good news for workforce in Oregon; but I will attest even better news for nursing home residents. My beloved mother was a resident in a very well-respected facility in their award-winning "Alzhemiers Unit" where she was unfortunately abused by the night nurse who was the only staff person on the floor. I am convinced that proper training and a higher staffing ratio would have prevented this henious crime from happening to my sweet mother who could not tell us anything, (fortunately her roomate could). This may sound like sour grapes, but creating a workforce that is professionalized; and offered a livable wage with the same benefits as others in their career sector is an excellent return on investment for any state. It would decrease turnover, decrease cost to the state and the facility, and increase the skill level while stablizing and enhancing care for those in long term care. GOOD FOR YOU OREGON! Hopefully other states will follow your lead. This is very good news for workforce in Oregon; but I will attest even better news for nursing home residents. My beloved mother was a resident in a very well-respected facility in their award-winning “Alzhemiers Unit” where she was unfortunately abused by the night nurse who was the only staff person on the floor. I am convinced that proper training and a higher staffing ratio would have prevented this henious crime from happening to my sweet mother who could not tell us anything, (fortunately her roomate could).

This may sound like sour grapes, but creating a workforce that is professionalized; and offered a livable wage with the same benefits as others in their career sector is an excellent return on investment for any state. It would decrease turnover, decrease cost to the state and the facility, and increase the skill level while stablizing and enhancing care for those in long term care. GOOD FOR YOU OREGON! Hopefully other states will follow your lead.

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