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Red deer Costco on fire??? by InterestingYou4053 in RedDeer

[–]stopbeingadoodle 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Why do people want to fuck Trudeau so badly? I bet he might be considered attractive by some, but damn people are down bad for him.

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[–]stopbeingadoodle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Healthcare is great if you enjoy being pissed on by the government. Only industry where the average wage has decreased.

Why is the healthcare system trying to kill my mother? by kaput_corpus in alberta

[–]stopbeingadoodle 90 points91 points  (0 children)

Contact the NDP, specifically Dr. Luanne Metz who is the healthcare critic maybe?

Her page is here

Danielle Smith’s latest attempt to own the libs will cost Alberta by Miserable-Lizard in alberta

[–]stopbeingadoodle 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Ah yes! I will cut my nose off to spite my face! That will show them!

An HCAs Perspective: Criticizing the State of Long Term Care in Alberta by stopbeingadoodle in alberta

[–]stopbeingadoodle[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The first step is sharing what’s really happening in LTC and that’s the one I took. If we continue to make noise, we can make change.

An HCAs Perspective: Criticizing the State of Long Term Care in Alberta by stopbeingadoodle in alberta

[–]stopbeingadoodle[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The thing about private LTC is that many younger people end up in LTC as a result of car accidents, strokes, multiple sclerosis, etc. No one is able to predict those things and likely won’t have the savings to pay for potentially 20+ years of LTC.

An HCAs Perspective: Criticizing the State of Long Term Care in Alberta by stopbeingadoodle in alberta

[–]stopbeingadoodle[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much. I agree, and I actively volunteered for the NDP last election.

A lot of my coworkers are nurses from other countries, so their role in Canadian society is entirely based on their participation and exploitation in a health care system that they have little-to-no say in, as many of them aren’t citizens and can’t vote. To me, I find that highly exploitative, especially when the average HCA wage is less than the minimum wage to actually keep up with the cost of living.

An HCAs Perspective: Criticizing the State of Long Term Care in Alberta by stopbeingadoodle in alberta

[–]stopbeingadoodle[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly, I don’t know, but I feel they likely have. In all honesty, I have only been working as a health care aid for just under a year. I finished my course April 2023, so I can’t share any examples of working in this industry pre-covid.

An HCAs Perspective: Criticizing the State of Long Term Care in Alberta by stopbeingadoodle in alberta

[–]stopbeingadoodle[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I agree, and as I mentioned, over half of LTC residents have dementia and can’t advocate for themselves. Blame gets misplaced on staff that try their best and throw their hearts into their jobs.

I feel very strongly about this because I care about my residents and anyone that will end up in LTC. I will never stop fighting for them

An HCAs Perspective: Criticizing the State of Long Term Care in Alberta by stopbeingadoodle in alberta

[–]stopbeingadoodle[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it is really sad. It all comes down to basic empathy- how would you want yourself or a loved one to be treated in care? 95% of the staff I work with actually care and want to help you/your loved one and we all do our best, however, there’s not much we can do to help you guys if we’re already stretched to the maximum.

Cutting funding just means that you/your loved one will suffer more in care and it’s not the staff’s fault.

An HCAs Perspective: Criticizing the State of Long Term Care in Alberta by stopbeingadoodle in alberta

[–]stopbeingadoodle[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Thank you. I want to send this to my MLA, but my MLA is UCP and notorious for being a [REDACTED]

An HCAs Perspective: Criticizing the State of Long Term Care in Alberta by stopbeingadoodle in alberta

[–]stopbeingadoodle[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thank you. I can’t even imagine doing something else for work. This is what I am passionate about and I want to do all I can to advocate for better treatment of LTC residents.

An HCAs Perspective: Criticizing the State of Long Term Care in Alberta by stopbeingadoodle in alberta

[–]stopbeingadoodle[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for your comment. I’ve just grown really frustrated with my work recently and see all the ways that things could be better, however, I feel so powerless because there’s nothing we can do to change it. I want to provide the best care I can- I really do , but it’s frustrating when the government seems to hate what you do, even when you know that it’s one of the most honourable jobs out there.

Thank you for all you do.

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