That is no excuse for demeaning them as a class, especially when they come forward to whistle blow without any personal gain.
It’s easy to disparage a class: politicians, priests, teachers, by race, national origin or by hair color.
While there are some who will deserve the disparagement it is very sloppy thinking, unfair, ungenerous and to be deplored. People deserve to be evaluated individually not by group stereotypes.
That’s why I wrote, “Many don’t deserve that reputation. Many do.” Depends on the policies of each nursing home, too. What I found out about one state-run veteran’s home was bad. Same about some private ones.
I’m acquainted with one nurse’s aide who lives nearby and works in a private nursing home. She seems nice and appears to be very conscientious, but she lives in poverty and strife as a single mother with several adult children.