Ohio nursing home workers say they're pushed past their limits
Rackell Ellis, Michelle Pirigyi and Michelle Nikita of SEIU 1199 outside Chardon Healthcare Center.
“I simply don't have enough hours in the day to do what I'm supposed to do. I’m routinely picking up duties of the aides and people get their showers and answering call lights because there just isn't anybody physically in the building to do it,” said caregiver Michelle Nikita. “It's like putting out little fires all night long. I don't have time to spend with my patients, the quality time that they deserve, and sometimes we're all that they have.
Although Chardon Healthcare Center is run by CommuniCare, SEIU workers say that the problems caused by unsafe staffing ratios are industry-wide. Ohio’s nursing home industry performs poorly compared to other states and was ranked 39th in the country by Medicare. “Why would anyone want to work as an aide in a nursing home or in the hospital or any kind of health care facility when they can make a higher wage doing something else? It's really a shame,” Nikita said. “Most of us who do this do it because it's in our hearts and it's what our callings are. I've been [at Chardon Healthcare Center] for seven years and the only reason I don't leave is because I'm worried about what's going to happen to people if I'm not here.
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