Should I hire a private nurse for Mom in a nursing home?

Hello i am a CNA HHA also and i do go into homes and nursing home and take care of love ones and trust me its a big help for the family cuz mostly nursing are very short on the wkends and with us like me come in its a big releif for the nursing home and the family ..sometimes they take her home and i go into the home i even went on a trip with them (i flew too) cuz they didnt want to leave their mother here alone..so yes by all means hire her to help out on the wkends its good thing

please help me, my mom's in a nursing home for 2years now and has had 18 UTI's. They say she is prone to them. She never had them home. I go every day and many times she is sitting In feces. She is wheelchair bound and can't use her legs. She tells me she calls and calls to go to bathroom, they say in a minute. HER DIGINITY is gone. She has slight dementia, but remembers some things very well. I have only two rooms and she requires an aide 24/7. Her SPIRIT is gone. I am not just talking about my MOM but have heard others residences BEG to go to bathroom. I am so depressed I don.t know what to do. Can anyone please give me some advice. Thank You. Lena

Lena
What is the nh rated by Medicare ? Is it possible to move her elsewhere ? Unfortunately Ive seen firsthand bed ridden folks calling for help while the CNA is asleep in the hall or reading a magazine or on a cell phone
Most only get their diaper changed a couple of times a day
Do you have family friends or church members that drop by for at least a short visit each day ?

It's expensive to hire a sitter but most of us have done so

My moms first stay in rehab following a broken back resulted in renal failure from dehydration and hospitalization for a UTI requiring treatment by an infectious disease specialist and this at a five star rated facility