Nurse says staff members don’t feel safe at The Grand at Barnwell

Nurse says staff members don’t feel safe at The Grand at Barnwellby:Mikhaela Singleton
VALATIE, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Kinderhook Town Supervisor Patsy Leader says for more than two weeks she’s been hearing the horror stories that allege unethical and even negligent practices towards patients at The Grand at Barnwell.

“It’s nonstop chaos. You feel like you’re literally, as they say in the Bible, in the belly of the beast,” says the anonymous nurse. She says she’s spoken to staff members there who are also just about to their breaking point.

“One employee told me she goes home at night, puts her hands in her face, and cries,” Leader explains. “They are frustrated, tired, their hands are tied, they don’t wanna lose their jobs, they love their jobs.”

NEWS10 found one such nurse who says even if she loses her job at Barnwell, she had to speak up.
This woman says she’s been a nurse for years and Barnwell has always had issues with communication and staffing. However, she says since the coronavirus outbreak, staff has become so limited, daily mental breakdowns are almost normal. Read more...
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