hi,iv been working in a nursing home for 4 months now,im fining it very stressful and difficult,iv been using lifters and handling people on my own who are meant to be doubles,im just wondering if this is a normal thing in aged care,i know most places have 2 people when transferring residents and manual handling etc,im finding this exhausting coming to work everyday and having to transfer and shower people on my own when they are meant to be doubles(2 people assisting)
iv talked to staff and they said that's how it works and everyone has to do it you just have to deal with it.we have had people fall out of lifters before as there should be 2 people transferring but they only have one person do it. :( what are your experiences at your work and how have you dealt with them? thankyou
