• malloc@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    2 years ago

    Disgusting. Some of the SNF (skilled nursing facilities) in good ole USA are just criminal organizations

    @[email protected] appreciate the shoutout. Oddly enough I just happened to stumble upon this post. Did not see this in my “Mentions”

  • Clbull@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    2 years ago

    My ex (we broke up a year ago and don’t talk) worked as a nurse in an expensive nursing home. Some of the stories she’s told me about how they treat staff and even patients are shocking.

    • taigaman@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      2 years ago

      Oh no. Please don’t tell me that’s what that diseased morsel in the top left corner is.

  • Champange Equinox@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    2 years ago

    My dad is in an assisted living facility and this is unfortunately the type of food he gets. I have to send him groceries every week just so I can be sure he’s getting enough to eat.

  • jerry@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    2 years ago

    I worked at a nursing home as a cook, I guess it was a nice one? We had a nutritionist and made like cafeteria food, then chopped half of it up for the people who had problems, then puréed it for the ones who couldn’t feed themselves.

    Profit has become a tyrant. We used to make people happy in its name, now we shape everything in its service.

    • Tigbitties@kbin.social
      03·
      2 years ago

      Profit has become a tyrant

      Unfortunately, I disagree. I think it’s become hero. It shouldn’t but it is.

  • chicken@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    2 years ago

    for anyone with a loved one in a nursing home: try to visit often! there are pros and cons to letting them know ur coming vs coming unexpectedly. if u let them know ur visiting, theyll probably make some nice food for everyone that day (in my experience at least). on the other hand, if u visit unexpectedly, u can get a better idea of how theyre really treated.

  • Creecher10@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    2 years ago

    Looks about right. I worked in a retirement home for 4 years. 2 in the kitchen and 2 doing maintenance. These residents were paying upwards of $10k a month and the food was fucking awful 90% of the time. Not only is the food super shitty but they dont even get all their meals included in their monthly rent so if they wanted 3 meals a day (Breakfast, lunch, dinner) then you had to choose which meal you wanted to pay for out of pocket. These retirement/nursing homes are predatory as hell. I know its not possible for everyone but if you love your parents, do them a favor and keep them out of these homes.

    • Thadrax@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      2 years ago

      This doesn’t look appetizing at all, however the amount doesn’t seem that unrealistic for old people.

      • linearchaos@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        2 years ago

        I’m not sure about that. The veggies are relatively low in calories. The chicken and dumplings would be really high in calories but that’s a very small amount.

        My best guess is this plate is less than 200-250 calories. We’re missing a lot of detail here though. It might not be three equal calorie meals per day. This might not be what your average person gets someone might have just pissed in their Wheaties.

        Assuming that’s one of three daily meals with equal calories, that’s probably about half the calories even someone in total lethargy would need to survive.

    • Piecemakers@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      2 years ago

      People leaving USA… Maybe we need to leave…

      There, FTFY. 🤓🤘🏼 There’s more than enough reasons these days. Frankly, the main one keeping me here for a little while longer is just the youngin’ aging into independence. We’re GTFO after that. 🤌🏼