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The suit claims thin staffing made it impossible to address residents' needs. Some residents were left overnight in soiled diapers and beds soaked with urine, while others fell and injured themselves after their calls for help went unanswered.
New Mexico's lawsuit relies on calculations for how long it takes to complete basic care tasks, from helping residents to the bathroom to feeding and bathing them.
By calculating the total minutes required to properly care for residents and comparing them with the actual number of hours worked, the state found deficiencies of as much as 50 percent in the total hours worked by nursing assistants.