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Shifts are 7 to 3, 3 to 11 and 11 to 7. According to my daughter, an aide can have 10 residents. These residents have to be up and dressed by 8am for breakfast. My daughter has told me within the last few years, Medicare has required that residents start physical therapy by 8am. Kind of puts a crunch on the aides. Showers are given throughout the day. Changing of beds is probably done after residents are readied for breakfast? And maybe done by housekeeping?
So yes, they probably do get residents up before 6am.
No, not if getting meds. Night shift could be getting off at 7, so the nurse comes around to give meds so she/he can go back and have time to do their report before the day shift arrives.
If one is in a SNF as rehab, then maybe it's to get meds or do a vitals check.
Is your elder LO telling you this? If so, please consider that your LO may not have their facts correct, especially if they have any memory impairment or dementia.
My MIL is 89 and in a LTC facility. She is sometimes still eating breakfast at 9am.
When I was in post-op recovery (last year for a knee replacement) the nurses were waking me up round-the-clock to give me pain meds and to check on my surgical site and take my vitals.
So, what is the reason given for the early wake-up?
I doubt there is a "law" Think of the logistics if you have a SNF with 50 residents. (and there is probably many more than that.) If a CNA or Aide is assigned 4 and maybe more residents (wild guess on my part but we are playing a game here) If it takes a CNA 90 minutes to get 1 person ready. (changing the person, getting them dressed, changing bedding and this is not even a day for a shower cuz that would add more time) If they waited until 8:00 am to get people up there would be people eating breakfast well after NOON.
If this is a loved one that you are worried about being awakened before 6 you could request that they delay your LO until later. I am sure a shift in the schedule could be done. Keep in mind that your LO will probably be awake anyway due to the activity around them. Add that to the fact that most are going to sleep earlier than you or I do and they have had a full 9-10 hours of sleep and maybe more.
A law question requires a lawyer, which I am not. However, I’d be astonished if the legislature of North Carolina went to the trouble to pass a law making it illegal to wake people up before a certain hour (in a SNF or otherwise.)
My guess is that your LO is being woken up early, and you think this is too early, and so I suggest you talk to the administrators of the facility.
I live in NC and haven't a clue, but I'm guessing that the person who owns/runs the SNF would know the answer. I'm guessing the reason to get folks up that early is to be able to get them showered and toileted before the breakfast hour and because most if not ALL nursing facilities run so short staffed these days, that that is the only way to get everyone taken care of right?
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APFM does not endorse or recommend any provider. It is your sole responsibility to select the appropriate care for yourself or your loved one. We work with both you and the Participating Communities in your search. We do not permit our Advisors to have an ownership interest in Participating Communities.
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We do not charge you any fee – we are paid by the Participating Communities. Some Participating Communities pay us a percentage of the first month's standard rate for the rent and care services you select. We invoice these fees after the senior moves in.
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APFM tours certain Participating Communities in Washington (typically more in metropolitan areas than in rural areas.) During the 12 month period prior to December 31, 2017, we toured 86.2% of Participating Communities with capacity for 20 or more residents.
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So yes, they probably do get residents up before 6am.
If one is in a SNF as rehab, then maybe it's to get meds or do a vitals check.
Is your elder LO telling you this? If so, please consider that your LO may not have their facts correct, especially if they have any memory impairment or dementia.
My MIL is 89 and in a LTC facility. She is sometimes still eating breakfast at 9am.
When I was in post-op recovery (last year for a knee replacement) the nurses were waking me up round-the-clock to give me pain meds and to check on my surgical site and take my vitals.
So, what is the reason given for the early wake-up?
Think of the logistics if you have a SNF with 50 residents. (and there is probably many more than that.)
If a CNA or Aide is assigned 4 and maybe more residents (wild guess on my part but we are playing a game here)
If it takes a CNA 90 minutes to get 1 person ready. (changing the person, getting them dressed, changing bedding and this is not even a day for a shower cuz that would add more time)
If they waited until 8:00 am to get people up there would be people eating breakfast well after NOON.
If this is a loved one that you are worried about being awakened before 6 you could request that they delay your LO until later. I am sure a shift in the schedule could be done.
Keep in mind that your LO will probably be awake anyway due to the activity around them. Add that to the fact that most are going to sleep earlier than you or I do and they have had a full 9-10 hours of sleep and maybe more.
My guess is that your LO is being woken up early, and you think this is too early, and so I suggest you talk to the administrators of the facility.
I'm guessing the reason to get folks up that early is to be able to get them showered and toileted before the breakfast hour and because most if not ALL nursing facilities run so short staffed these days, that that is the only way to get everyone taken care of right?