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"...when the pandemic hit, the staffing levels went from a strain to a crisis unto itself for many nursing homes." #ProtectAllWorkers #ProtectAllResidents #SafeStaffing #Union skillednursingnews.com/2021/03/staffi…
"Over and over again, the witnesses testifying in the hearing emphasized that the issue of low staffing in nursing homes predated the pandemic — a point that was also made in one of the first hearings on the impact of COVID-19 in nursing homes in 2020."
"Nurses and CNAs leave their roles for multiple reasons, Ramos testified. But the short staffing conditions tend to feed into that turnover, because it creates an unsustainable workload, alongside low wages that necessitate multiple jobs."
"Over one-third of Ohio nursing homes and long-term care facilities faced a shortage of direct care workers in January." #Union #ProtectAllWorkers #ProtectAllResidents cincinnati.com/story/news/202…
"Kay Bishop is a state-tested nurse aide from the Cincinnati area who has worked in nursing homes for over 40 years. She said when a nursing home is low on workers, current workers often take on more responsibilities..."
"I can tell you from personal experience, when you are short-staffed, you're not worried about taking that break," she said. "You're worried about taking care of that resident."
In Ohio, data shows that 8,268 nursing home residents have tested positive for COVID19 since April 15th. 4,261 nursing home workers in Ohio have tested positive in that same period. #ProtectAllWorkers #ProtectAllResidents 
With 86,497 cases in Ohio, the nursing home workers that have tested positive, those make up around 4.9% of all positive COVID19 cases in the entire state. With everything we hear about COVID, nursing home staff members make up nearly 5% of all positive cases. #Heroes #Union
In total, nursing home residents and nursing home workers make up 14.4% of all positive cases and we only have data going back through April 15th on nursing home cases. #ProtectAllWorkers #ProtectAllResidents
