President According to the New Brunswick Nursing Home Union Council, 49 out of 51 nursing homes have a staggering number of vacant beds.
According to Sharon Teare, president of CUPE Local 1190, the nursing home CUPE Local 1190 resides in has 295 beds available.
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382 people are waiting in hospitals for beds in nursing homes or long-term care facilities. She said it was largely due to the staffing shortages the sector faces, similar to state hospitals and medical facilities.
"The numbers were very alarming," she said in an interview Monday. She said more research is needed to determine why the numbers are so high.
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She said in some nursing homes, 19 for one personal support worker. There are 100,000 residents. I am concerned about what level of care residents will receive when resources are very limited.
"It's really like, 'Okay, I really have to do something,'" she said. "The time is now. Governments must take real, collective action to find out why and put in place the right incentives."
He said working conditions were not good and there were gaps in the care of residents.
"Zero vacations. These kinds of working conditions are ongoing, so they are in some ways preventable," she said. "I think this is a source of frustration. Sadly, we hear about overuse of antipsychotics and sedatives due to staff shortages. No, no."
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Cecil Cassista, Coalition for Seniors and Nursing Home Residentials' Rights said the numbers were concerning, especially the number of residents calling the hospital home.
This worries me because I am in their room all day,” she said in an interview Monday.
According to Cassista, the total number of people waiting for beds in nursing homes is about 700, the majority of whom are hospitalized.
She said she wrote to her new Minister for Social Development about her concerns.
"But I also informed the Prime Minister," she said. “Elderly people should not make the hospital environment their home, but should do everything possible to enable them to live in the environment of their choice.”
The Department of Social Development said it was "working on a variety of projects related to recruitment and retention and is working on staffing issues with the State of New Brunswick." Nursing home associations, individual nursing homes and other stakeholder groups.
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Email Statement said. "It will suggest a stronger continuum of care, a more integrated approach that can deliver sustainable, high-quality services to older adults over the long term."
As of the end of July, the state It said there were 275 vacant beds out of more than 4,953 beds overall.
"Most of the vacancies are due to staff shortages, but other factors include temporary bed closures due to the outbreak and the absence of anyone on waiting lists for some homes. ,” the emailed statement said.
Vacancies may also result from the type of services provided, physical space-related issues, or the configuration of the building's infrastructure, according to the agency.
Nonetheless, Tiare vows to continue to speak out about staffing issues that keep precious beds vacant. said. “Our seniors need this.
