physical therapist

speech language pathologist

physical therapist assistant

rehabilitation aide

human resources coordinator

Advantage

After a period of employment at Advantage, I have decided to step down from my role. This decision was influenced by a series of experiences that led me to reassess the alignment between my professional values and the company’s practices.

While there are aspects of the company that are commendable, potential candidates should be aware that there might be differences between the expectations set during the recruitment process and the actual working environment. This is an area that could benefit from greater alignment and transparency to ensure that all parties have consistent expectations.

Operational efficiencies are another area of concern. The pace of decision-making and certain management practices could be reevaluated to boost productivity and employee satisfaction. A culture that supports autonomy and fosters trust among team members could potentially enhance both morale and performance.

I believe that with some adjustments, Advantage has the potential to offer a more positive and empowering workplace. My hope is that the company continues to evolve and improve its practices for the benefit of its team and its overall success.

I am grateful for the opportunities I had with Advantage and wish the company and its employees the best in their future endeavors.

I have been working for AHHS for close to 11 years and it is an awesome place to work with even more awesome owners who really care about their "family".  I enjoy coming to work every day as we have a great staff and a great management team that really cares.  
Everyone is supportive of each other, and this makes coming to work an easy thing to do.  The most enjoyable part of my day is talking with patients and their families and hearing the great things they have to say about the company and the staff that is taking care of them.  I am always learning new things and enjoy the freedom of completing tasks in a relaxed atmosphere. I have been employed for 50 years and AHHS is the first company that I have worked for that really cares about their emplyoees.  They are always holding events that bring everyone together to decompress and to thank everyone for their hard work,, i.e., ball games, Christmas party, pot luck luncheons, happy hours, pancake breakfasts....the list is endless.   I would highly recommend AHHS as a great place to work!

I don't recommend working for AdvantageCare Rehab. I was promised a mentor immediately as a new grad and was not provided with one until 3 months in my job. They allowed my DOR to overwork me like crazy for a year. I worked 10-12 hour days consistently for months. I didn't sign up for this. I had no quality of life and was depressed for a long time. Several broken promises were made to me from management. Management is not helpful and act like they know more than you, yet they do not work in your building. I asked for a raise after working with the company for a year and they turned it down. Upper management ghosted me after several phone calls discussing switching buildings within the company. Did not answer my phone calls nor texts. They did this to my friend as well. They are obsessed with productivity and have unrealistic expectations. Area directors come into the building to do check ins, yet they have no idea what actually goes on in the building and how things function like the therapists do.

Avoid at all costs unless you are a family member or a friend to them. All family members get to make up their own schedules and do as they wish with little to no repercussions.  

The atmosphere is very tense due to everyone being on edge and looking to stay out of the spotlight on who will be targeted next. If you disagree with any of the family members or voice your input that goes against them or their idea in any way you will become the target and either let go or pushed out.
 
Expect to work long hours for little recognition and still be scrutinized regardless of if you are right or not with your work. Benefits are mediocre at best and time off is basically non existent since you must accrue all time before you may take it. Unless of course you are a family member, then you are allotted 5+ weeks of vacation and get full pay for it all while other staff struggle to maintain a work life balance. 

So many honest good employees have been pushed out or let go due to the family only mentality at this company. Don't be the next and avoid at all costs.

The team and environment were amazing. The problem was more on a corporate end (which is based out of Pittsburgh). Tech support, administrative needs, HR problems were all pretty much non-existent to us, contracted on the east side. They also tend to make changes with little to no notice. First I was hired as a Coordinator with a contract, only to find out 2 months later that they "changed" the parameters of the contract and now I was a "tech".  I was started Full Time at the beginning of 2018 and was called in and notified that I was dropped to Part time (they were dropping hours for several positions in all facilities local due to cutbacks) a week before Christmas, so as I would lose my holiday and personal time. So definitely not a stable move if you are looking at a company with which to grow with.

However, that said, the immediate team with which I worked was amazing. Very professional, worked well with each other and together we provided some great service to both patients, family and the facility with whom we are contracted.

I have been at Advantage for not quite a year and love it! It is very fast paced, a busy productive atmosphere. I love what I do and  working with my patients. I have learned more than I ever did in the hospital. Some days my schedule can get busy but it's not often for me to still be working with patients at even 2-3pm. Our management is wonderful and extremely helpful with anything you need! The team we have is equally as amazing. We work hard and work together. The only difficult piece to to job is the charting, however if you get majority of your charting done while in the patients home, you have little to do at home. Over the last few months I have found a rhythm to charting and almost always have my charting done by end of day and am rarely behind.

Before contract was signed, was promised verbally X # of dollars, then reneged stating they had a vision issue and offer was then $1000.00 less than agreed upon. Agreed to look past that in the hopes that company would live up to the reputation they had gained to that point (strike one was already in the books with me). Then, manager places tons of work responsiblities in the essence of 2 therapists to cover 4 counties (strike 2). When approached about this, manager stated to hang in there and things will get better. Another 6 weeks go by without any changes evident, then pull me into staff meeting to tell me I wasn't holding up my end of the contract. Three strikes and yer out...company does not meet my expectations for many reasons.

Telehealth with AdvantageCare is a total waste of time. I was promised a certain number of hours of telehealth, yet there was no caseload for it. I had DORs emailing the morning of asking me to do telehealth with them that day. This caused a lot of stress on my DOR at my in person facility adjusting my schedule frequently. I asked the higher ups if I should get a medical license in another state to get more hours (aka money too) and they said no but they would get back to me. They never got back to me, resulting in me not working full time, as promised. I lost a lot of money. I did like working with different people and meeting new people in the comfort of my own home, however, this is the only pro I can think of. 

A typical day involved reviewing all information about assigned patients, communicating with Physical Therapist about any special issues, and providing an ideal treatment session that best challenges the patient. Documentation was an important part of the treatment session, as well as covering ongoing progress with the patient and family or caregivers.
Co-workers were very professional and always available to assist with any patient. 
The hardest part of the job was working around all other activities that patient might be taking part in, including activities, outside appointments, illness, etc.
The best part of the job was seeing the ongoing progress of a patient, proving to them that therapy was helping them to achieve all of their goals.

The most frustrating part is the billing and insurance rules that put restrictions on what we can and can’t do & how much time we can and can’t spend with residents. At the end of the day this is a business that needs to make money and unfortunately the residents are that source. 

The schedule is very flexible & the therapy team is great. However the facility you work in plays a big factor in how much you like your job. I would not recommend any placements in Lock Haven as the majority of nursing staff were consistently ignorant towards the therapy department and careless of residents needs. 

Overall it’s not a bad company. The president seems to truly care about quality services being provided & wants everything to be patient centered. It just was not for me. 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Physical therapist 1 salary reported	$44.50 per hour
Speech language pathologist 8 salaries reported	$39.97 per hour
Physical therapist assistant 2 salaries reported	$33.50 per hour
Rehabilitation aide 4 salaries reported	$15.50 per hour
Human resources coordinator 3 salaries reported	$22.00 per hour

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