r/Firefighting Jun 22 '25

Photos “Firefighting”- 90% E.M.S.

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u/WittyClerk Jun 22 '25

The private nursing homes ought to be held accountable for the endless lift-assist calls, and start hiring competent staff, and paying their staff livable wages to do their jobs. Such a waste of resources. I've heard some fire departments have started charging for lift calls. Sounds like a swell idea.

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u/Vprbite I Lift Assist What You Fear Jun 22 '25

I don't know. I just came on. This isn't even my patient

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u/MuscularShlong Jun 22 '25

We had a nurse say “I just got on shift” and the patients supplemental oxygen tank was completely empty.

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u/WittyClerk Jun 22 '25

That's awful...

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u/MuscularShlong Jun 22 '25

Yea they were at like 55-60% on the pulse ox for who knows how long.

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u/WittyClerk Jun 22 '25

Someone needs to do something about these "nursing" homes, for real.

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u/reddaddiction Jun 22 '25

Those things are big money and all types get into that business purely for profit.

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u/KGBspy Career FF/Lt and adult babysitter. Jun 22 '25

Yes fuck Athena Healthcare and you’re “award winning” facility in my city that we go to 3-5 calls a day, the award must be for the least urine smelling and most useless staff.

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u/Vprbite I Lift Assist What You Fear Jun 23 '25

Least urine. But not urine free.

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u/KGBspy Career FF/Lt and adult babysitter. Jun 23 '25

I honestly feel for the residents there, my uncle had my grandfather in there when he started going and I was like…get him TF out of there, my father in law was in there too for a time before he passed and he was a retired FF from the same department. Back when I got on it was a nursing home, now it’s an anyone with $$ facility of all ages. I’ve even had a guy I went to high school with as a patient. The place sucks so bad.