[nmh]

Thanks for you detailed response.

It's unfortunate but in old age homes and places catering to the disabled this is NOT so uncommon. The folks there don't always have people visiting them or caring about them for that matter. These facilies OFTEN attract undesirable people to work for them. I'm referring to people who enjoy abusing others when no one is around.

[PeyersPatches]

"These facilies OFTEN attract undesirable people to work for them. I'm referring to people who enjoy abusing others when no one is around"

I am in college for nursing and we are required to go thru CNA training as a prerequisite. I am a CNA-II. We trained in Resident Facilities and, after training there, I told my husband to "shoot me first" if anything ever disabled me rather than put me in one of those h*ll holes. We were training with one horrid person who was talking about the resident as if she were a piece of meat with no brain. Once the trainer walked out of the room, I and another CNA began talking TO the patient and she fully responded and we understood every word. The trainer said the resident didn't know what was going on. B.S! The resident just choose to have no conversation with the person because that person was so cold and uncaring to her. I think I noted and turned in about 3 before I got through my training. Fortunately, the RN who was our instructor is a pit bull on people not taking care of folks. We gave her the info and she was all over them.