Texas lawmakers consider 'workforce challenges' in nursing homes, assisted living

AUSTIN (KXAN) --Long-term Care Ombudsman Patty Ducayet worries about nursing home residents left waiting on staff for help getting out of bed or to a bath. She told lawmakers she also thinks about low activities budgets which leave few resources to entertain residents, broken facility transport vans sitting in parking lots, and poorly maintained HVAC systems that affect residents and staff during winter weather or on hot, summer days.
Tasked with representing and advocating for residents in nurs