Ways to Thank the Staff at a Nursing Home. The nurses and CNAs are far from the only people taking care of your family member. There are all sorts of people you may never see. The laundry staff, housekeeping, maintenance, cooks, dishwashers and the list goes on and on. There are also those staff members that work in the middle of the night or on a shift that you don’t visit. Most Long Term Care facilities have a day, evening, night and weekend staff. You may only see one group if your visits tend to be at the same time. The entire staff works together to take care of your loved one or family member. If one part of the staff fails then all the staff fails. So how do you manage to show appreciation when it is well deserved? You should never offer cash or individual gifts. You are placing the staff member in an awkward position and they could be fired for accepting the gift. Here are some ideas and I bet you can add a few more. Simply say it. The words “Thank You” or “I appreciate what you do” goes a long way. Flowers… a bouquet of flowers for the staff is an amazing gift and the residents love seeing them too. Send a card to administration letting them know what floor or ward your family member was on (or is on) and the care they are getting. Pizza! Just remember to send it to all the shifts, not just at noon time. Sub sandwiches, cookies, vegetable trays etc…. We LIKE food! Consider a donation to the staff emergency fund, Christmas fund or other similar fund that the facility has set up to benefit staff members. Ink Pens!! We go through a lot of these every year. Send a case! LOL Badge holders or lanyards. These are inexpensive and we use them. Every day. I like the clear plastic badge holders myself. There are different price ranges and they go from fancy to simple. Gum, Chocolate, jelly beans… we snack. A smile. Really, that can make our day.
Posted on: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 14:13:52 +0000
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