A ratio of 1 Certified Nursing Assistant to 5 patients/residents should be mandated on a federal level for every Long term Skilled nursing facility in the USA.
Elderly are paying thousands of dollars a month to receive bare minimum care due to staff shortages in nursing homes. CNAs are being forced to neglect residents due to having such an overload of patients to care for at one time. CNA burnout from too high of a ratio raises the likelihood of neglect and abuse in nursing homes as well. Schooling for CNAs and Nurses should be free or close to free to help with the shortage also.