Tired workers cost biz billions. NO SHIT

[abaris]

No sure what state you are in but minimum staffing and supply requirements are set by state law, look it up. If you think the home is under staffed you should be reporting it. Nursing home surveys and audits should be available to you through the state. If you are not happy with the service from the "dickheads" have your mom transferred. 

Or could it be that you (and maybe your mom?) have unrealistic expectations?

Just wait till you or one of your relatives end up on the receiving end. It's not that common that I agree with Brian, but I have worked the emergency services for 5 years. A job that took us to nursing homes quite often. It's but one of the reasons why I didn't want my mom to end up there. Her last days at the hospital weren't much better either. She got an MRSA, which ultimately cost her life.

Truth is, and I have to say this, you're talking out of your ass right now. Staff in any of these facilities is overworked and underpaid. It's on the ass end of desirable jobs. People tend to look away when any of this is mentioned. It doesn't concern them, long as they're healthy. And if they no longer are, they've got no lobby.