A very dear friend of mine sent me this topic. Knowing that I am a nurse in a LTC facality. I said I wouldnt post here again but he told me I needed to lighten up and give it a chance. True we do get a bad wrap I have heard everything from you cant be a real nurse that is why you work in a nursing home to omg I cant believe you are wasting your talents in a place like that. Just like 416 said there are good and bad in every profession. I prefer the LTC facality because I am the one that advocates for them when they have no one. It breaks my heart to see some of the people that are there we are their families they have no one. We have actually recieved some residents from a home that was closed down these people were abused that is why the state closed down the facality. We have nurtured and loved them and yes even spoiled them to a point. LTC is just a job like any other there are crappy homes and crappy workers. But you find that in every profession, from any aspect of heath care there are crappy docs down to crappy cnas its not the profession or the facality alot of times it just the employees that work there. I get rewarded every day in my job the politics sucks but the residents make up for it. But it all boils down to this do the job to best of your training and ability and it will all work out in the end.