West Virginia residents who have loved ones in four state-owned nursing homes are concerned now that they're being sold to a private company.

Last month, Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced the sale of this state-owned nursing home and the three others to a private company.

And while the company says it has no plans to cut staff, public records show it employs fewer nursing staff on average at its facilities in other states than are employed at the state’s hospitals.

Hospitals built to provide safety net for West Virginians

Well West Virginians that voted 70% for Trump and Republicans, hope your loved ones have the day you voted for.

  • ImgurRefugee114@reddthat.comEnglish
    2·
    6 days ago

    You’d think legislatures would care more about elder care given the fact that they’re all fucking ancient but I guess 1) theyre rich so fuck the poors and 2) ghouls don’t care about discomfort anyways

  • frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io
    29·
    8 days ago

    Prepare for intense urine stench, pressure wounds, skin degradation from lack of hygiene in incontinent patients, unexplained falls, and constant visits to the ER

  • Phoenixz@lemmy.caEnglish
    23·
    8 days ago

    And while the company says it has no plans to cut staff…

    That would be a lie. Again.

  • relativestranger@feddit.nlEnglish
    19·
    8 days ago

    fewer on staff is only part of what will happen. the for-profit entity buying the nursing homes has to “pay” for the acquisition somehow, and it will come from squeezing everything they can out of those properties.

  • JoeBigelow@lemmy.caEnglish
    28·
    8 days ago

    I feel like maybe we need to stop wishing the other side I’ll, and instead start showing them how we can help.

    • phoenixarise@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      3 days ago

      We tried that already. I’m tired and out of compassion. Fuck them, let them enjoy what they voted for.

    • Ironfist79@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      3 days ago

      You get what you vote for. Now piss off.

      Besides that, helping people is socialism and we know the right doesn’t like that.

      • JoeBigelow@lemmy.caEnglish
        11·
        3 days ago

        I can piss through a leftist Cheerio at 10 paces, my credentials are valid, and you don’t need to be nasty like that. If ~30% of the country is lost then what do we do? Exterminate them? Reeducation camps? What’s YOUR solution if you think kindness is wasted effort?

        • Ironfist79@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          2 days ago

          I never said exterminate anybody. Boundaries are a healthy thing and I’m not going to waste my energy reaching out to people who would never do the same for me.

    • JoeBigelow@lemmy.caEnglish
      1·
      3 days ago

      Your sentiment went over about as well as mine did. And I get it, I’m as furious as the next person. But I live in a small rural town, these are people that despite myself I DO care about, and care about returning to the fold. I miss political disagreement being over what taxes are used for, not who qualifies as human. We used to get a long.