VetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 17 days agoWhy exactly are nursing aids paid so poorly?discuss.onlineimagemessage-square220fedilinkarrow-up11.32Karrow-down19
arrow-up11.31Karrow-down1imageWhy exactly are nursing aids paid so poorly?discuss.onlineVetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 17 days agomessage-square220fedilink
minus-squareXaphanos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-217 days agoMy uninformed guess would be insurance. When 95-year old grandma dies, someone is getting sued. If only to defray some of the funeral costs. The aides aren’t worth suing. But the agency is. … plus, capitalism.
minus-squarewizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·17 days agoThat happens a hell of a lot less than you’d think, even in cases of obvious malfeasance.
My uninformed guess would be insurance. When 95-year old grandma dies, someone is getting sued. If only to defray some of the funeral costs. The aides aren’t worth suing. But the agency is.
… plus, capitalism.
That happens a hell of a lot less than you’d think, even in cases of obvious malfeasance.