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Nobody!

I have a full time assistant that is trained in every aspect of the job; whether it's doing care plans, MDSs, CAAs or attending meetings such as RAR, Medicare, Stand-up; etc. She and I work Mon-Fri, with my 2 part-time assistants working 1)Sun-Wed. and 2)Wed-Sat w/ them alternating  on Wednesdays. Any call-offs are filled in by the part-timers.

I have one full timer who works Mon- fri and 2 casual who work 1-2 days a week and fill in if one of us is sick.

I am suposed to find volunteers to replace me for the calendar programming.  Sometimes I get lucky and it happens.  Some of them are good at checking attendance, and I get back with them later about just how much some participated.  If I actually do call in sick or bad weather (rare), I'm told "we'll take care of it."  Last week was the flu.  Yes, someone got bingo quarters, and they called bingo.  I heard a res. who has not even shown interest, was taken there.  She sat and looked at numbers and nodded and laughed.  No attempt to play, which was what she had been doing for about 2 months before I stopped "making sure" she was able to get to bingo.  No charting; couldn't find any proof that another activity scheduled had occurred.  I had a singer coming and called to make sure someone could announce and make sure people were there.  Didn't get any feedback from that and the singer actually has made 3 cds, so he's a good local talent!  Hated to miss him.  Weekend managers don't fill out attendance forms-had to bring that up again at meeting to remind them that I can't chart what I don't know and as far as I know, nobody attends any weekend activities-except one that a volunteer charts herself.  Isn't it odd that volunteers know more about what you do than your own managers/boss? hmmm...

It's just me and a 16-hour/week assistant. I work 5 days, and she works on the two that I'm off.  If I'm sick or need a vacation, our care managers are supposed to run programs... they never do.