Why don't they change LTC facilities?

I wanna know. I hear terrible stuff about them like understaffed, can't provide good care for the patients, forced to falsify charting/documents, etc. So, why can't they change all that and get adequate staffing, etc?
I left LTC for the EXACT reasons you mentioned above. I hated that we were constantly understaffed. I hated that these residents did not get good care. Not all LTC facilities are like this as I've worked for a pretty decent one before but most of them all. Nothing will ever change it. All they care about is saving a dollar....

Quote from wish_me_luckI wanna know. I hear terrible stuff about them like understaffed, can't provide good care for the patients, forced to falsify charting/documents, etc. So, why can't they change all that and get adequate staffing, etc?

LTCs depend on payments from Medicare and Medicaid unless the patient is private pay. In other words, the government is highly involved. TONS of paperwork making it top heavy in staff to do paperwork, leaving less to go towards those that do the actual bedside care. When's the last time you seen the government do anything the right way?

Why? Because quality care requires money.

Quote from wish_me_luckI wanna know. I hear terrible stuff about them like understaffed, can't provide good care for the patients, forced to falsify charting/documents, etc. So, why can't they change all that and get adequate staffing, etc?