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I live in NC and haven't a clue, but I'm guessing that the person who owns/runs the SNF would know the answer.
I'm guessing the reason to get folks up that early is to be able to get them showered and toileted before the breakfast hour and because most if not ALL nursing facilities run so short staffed these days, that that is the only way to get everyone taken care of right?
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A law question requires a lawyer, which I am not. However, I’d be astonished if the legislature of North Carolina went to the trouble to pass a law making it illegal to wake people up before a certain hour (in a SNF or otherwise.)

My guess is that your LO is being woken up early, and you think this is too early, and so I suggest you talk to the administrators of the facility.
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That's why dinner is at 4:30 or 5:00 and they are all in their PJs ready for bed by 7:00
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cover9339 Jul 21, 2024
Not if dinner is late (say 6 or 6:30), then the night shift gets them ready for bed, happened often at the facility,
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I doubt there is a "law"
Think of the logistics if you have a SNF with 50 residents. (and there is probably many more than that.)
If a CNA or Aide is assigned 4 and maybe more residents (wild guess on my part but we are playing a game here)
If it takes a CNA 90 minutes to get 1 person ready. (changing the person, getting them dressed, changing bedding and this is not even a day for a shower cuz that would add more time)
If they waited until 8:00 am to get people up there would be people eating breakfast well after NOON.

If this is a loved one that you are worried about being awakened before 6 you could request that they delay your LO until later. I am sure a shift in the schedule could be done.
Keep in mind that your LO will probably be awake anyway due to the activity around them. Add that to the fact that most are going to sleep earlier than you or I do and they have had a full 9-10 hours of sleep and maybe more.
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Wake them up for what reason?

If one is in a SNF as rehab, then maybe it's to get meds or do a vitals check.

Is your elder LO telling you this? If so, please consider that your LO may not have their facts correct, especially if they have any memory impairment or dementia.

My MIL is 89 and in a LTC facility. She is sometimes still eating breakfast at 9am.

When I was in post-op recovery (last year for a knee replacement) the nurses were waking me up round-the-clock to give me pain meds and to check on my surgical site and take my vitals.

So, what is the reason given for the early wake-up?
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No, not if getting meds. Night shift could be getting off at 7, so the nurse comes around to give meds so she/he can go back and have time to do their report before the day shift arrives.
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Shifts are 7 to 3, 3 to 11 and 11 to 7. According to my daughter, an aide can have 10 residents. These residents have to be up and dressed by 8am for breakfast. My daughter has told me within the last few years, Medicare has required that residents start physical therapy by 8am. Kind of puts a crunch on the aides. Showers are given throughout the day. Changing of beds is probably done after residents are readied for breakfast? And maybe done by housekeeping?

So yes, they probably do get residents up before 6am.
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