mainemom06

I am currently an Activity Assistant in a LTC facility in New Hampshire. We are a no-lift facility, so I cannot help the LNA's with ADL's because I have not had that training. However, what we (activity staff) must do is give a "snack pass" in the morning and afternoon. We have 45 residents, so each nutrition/hydration pass takes about an hour. We would prefer not to do this, because it takes time away from other activities that we could do with the residents. We are also responsible for knowing any special food restrictions of the residents when we do the snack pass (and I see this as a big responsibility). Since I have no choice in this duty, I use it as an opportunity to visit with residents, and chalk it up to 1-1 time! I agree that the answers to this question are going to vary from state to state, but also more commonly from facility to facility depending on resident population, number of staff, and training of staff. I agree with one of the other posts....the facility is taking a big risk when they ask staff to perform duties for which they are not qualified or trained. To me, that is the most important point.