My mom has 24hour care on an NHTD Medicaid program in NY State. When we first started with this program we had 4 aides. One for Mon-Fri days. One for Sat-Sun days. Two aides that split a 14-hr overnight shift. The weekend aide left and now the agency is insisting that one of the night aides also cover the weekends. They won’t budge on this. This means that one aide is working 76 hours per week, with 36 hours of overtime. To me, it seems like an excessive amount of hours for one person. Is this common practice or is something amiss? Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thank you.
I know with my daughter an RN, that they can only work so many hours by State law. Something about 16 hours, which is a double. The agency may want to do this but it may not be legal. I am surprised that your Medicaid allows 24/7 care in the home. Do you have a shortage of LTC facilities where you live? My cousin could only get 8 hrs a day in our State.
"The NHTD Program refers to New York State’s Nursing Home Transition and Diversion (NHTD) Waiver, a Medicaid-funded initiative designed to support individuals in the community as an alternative to nursing home placement."