human resources coordinator

maintenance technician

licensed practical nurse

social worker

registered nurse manager

Atlas Healthcare

 I am writing this review as a current employee at a healthcare company to warn prospective colleagues about the realities of working here. The experience has been overwhelmingly negative despite my initial hopes. I’ve maintained a professional approach throughout my tenure, but the toxic work environment has made it extremely challenging to stay positive. Here is my honest, direct, yet composed overview of the situation:


Pros

Hard to find any real positives. If pressed, the only possible upside is gaining exposure to the healthcare field. You will handle a lot of responsibilities quickly (a trial-by-fire experience), which could build your experience. However, even this small advantage comes at tremendous cost to your personal well-being.


Cons

Extreme hours: Be prepared to work weekends and night shifts on top of your regular full-time schedule. The role routinely demands far more than a standard 40-hour week, leaving you exhausted.

Underpaid and undervalued: Employees are underpaid for the amount of work we do and rarely (if ever) receive any appreciation. Everyone is pushed to their limits, yet management behaves as if we are easily replaceable cogs.

At-will employment (no job security): This company is strictly at-will, meaning your job security is non-existent. I have seen colleagues fired or demoted without warning, and even seen salaries or roles changed with no notice. You can be doing a great job one day and find your position eliminated the next – all entirely legal under their at-will policy.

Zero work-life balance: The phrase “24/7 job” truly applies here. Work-life balance is nonexistent; you’re expected to put work above everything else. Personal plans often get canceled due to last-minute demands, and burnout is extremely common among staff.

Toxic management and culture: Management (including regional leadership) provides no support to employees. Instead of teamwork, they foster a divisive culture – gossip, favoritism, and blame are unfortunately common. Employees often feel pitted against each other rather than working together. There’s a palpable lack of respect from the top down, making the environment tense and discouraging.

No growth or advancement: There is no room for advancement here. Don’t expect promotions or career development – those simply do not happen. Likewise, no raises are given for high performance or long tenure, so you have no financial growth to look forward to. It’s essentially a dead-end position in terms of career progression.

Terrible benefits & PTO: The company’s time-off policy is shockingly poor. You get no paid time off (PTO) or sick leave for the first 90 days of employment. Even after 90 days, it takes over six months just to accrue enough PTO for a single day off. In other words, you might work nearly a year before you can take a meaningful vacation day. There are also no meaningful benefits offered at the start – health insurance and other benefits (if any) kick in very late, and there’s zero support if you fall ill early on.

Lack of support for new employees: From day one, you’re largely on your own. There’s no proper training or onboarding, and no mentorship. New hires receive nothing in terms of initial support, which makes an already tough job even harder.
Unhealthy work environment: Overall, this job is unhealthy even for those just seeking experience. The chronic stress, exhaustion, and lack of support here will likely outweigh any experience you gain. I’ve seen people’s physical and mental health suffer due to the constant pressure and toxic dynamics.

Overall: I cannot in good conscience recommend this company to anyone – even if you’re eager to get experience in healthcare. The negatives far outweigh any positives. Employees are overworked, underappreciated, and left without support or work-life balance. My goal in writing this is to provide an honest warning: think carefully before accepting a position here. There are other healthcare organizations that value their staff and offer a healthier environment. Until this company makes serious changes, it’s an environment best avoided if you care about your career growth, sanity, and well-being.

My start of the day after change of report and initial assessment of residents begins with my residents who are always on top of events on the unit. They are ready to meet, greet and let you know how their day went whether happy or sad. I promise I will give them a lending ear after I collect information to structure my shift and their care. You are always trying to manage medication pass with meals Insulin coverage, phone call demands for patient care to outside sources and/or family,staff needs for assistance, required documentation,    observe  residents continually and behavior monitoring.
I have learned that sometimes I need to re-evaluate my time management based on needs of each resident's critical condition and not emotion of residents behavior with safety as always part of the measure while protecting my residents and our license. I learned to be the Nurse in charge  at all times and delegate to the staff as required of their job whether it is the CNA,  house keeping, engineering etc.accordingly. I have been exposed to learning how to use different feeding pumps, GT pumps, Inhalation/Oxygen set ups and skin care treatment regimen. I have learned to realize my strengths and weaknesses when addressing concerns for plan of care and management. .I've learned when to step back and hand off to the appropriate person in command when it is required on behalf of the facility and issue at hand. 
 Co-workers and management usually are putting or have placed things to have continuity in care ongoing and communication is vital Our staff being familiar with one another personality's can sometimes see where to chime in with the help on the unit. It is nice to see when management may have heard staffs concerns and you can see it.
The hardest part of my job is when we are short staffed with CNAS, unfamiliar faces to residents which may cause non-compliance and they need reassurance, meds not on hand, mis- communication among est  staff which at times lead to indirectly not meeting the needs of the unit, The hardest part of the job is when my patients health is failing and my energy lessens because I can't seem to make a difference while yet focused on the plan of care for all. When over- time seems to be a part of not being enough hours in the day to feel you have done a satisfactory job regarding the residents.
The most enjoyable part is  my residents engaging with the staff and being their usual self which identifies them as that individual!. Residents returning from the hospital in better shape then when they left. A smile, moment of a thank you, a nod from family, co-workers or management for pulling it together for the team. Also allowing a patient to pass on with dignity and as they wanted.  

What is the best part of working at the company?
It's  only a paycheck for a person, who needs the money. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The current Administrator is a Micro Manager, with no working knowledge of departments, will decide what to do against people with knowledge of how to do things, because he is smarter than Department Head because he knows better. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Toxic, management is going to work you to the max, not caring of build Loyalty.  Profit is the aim.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Total chaos, the Administrator demanded that I work as a regular worker, blowing up my phone all the time, and wanting to have meetings after I have for the day. Then demanded that I come in on Christmas Eve to figure out a minor problem, but he can't be reachable on his religious days. The Administrator will work any Goy to death to make them quit, he has no compassion,.

What is the best part of working at the company?
My reporting manager was very nice 
and helpful. I learned a lot on her unit.
And some nurses and staff was cool, but not everyone. I never mind helping anyone. I believe in treating people with respect & how I want to be treated. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Most of the staff, the people seemed to have a chip on their shoulder. I was warned the first week I started; that people don't stay here. And I was not going to last very long.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Very hostile. Not friendly, energy was not welcoming. Hot & cold. Sometimes I wouldn't even be greated.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Helping my peers, answering phones, 
typical administrative work etc.

A typical day at the Arbors is bittersweet. Management is filled with unwanted drama that gets in the way of the job's purpose. This job is meant to ensure quality to the residents. The residents are our number one focus. The hard part about this job is dealing with residents who are having bad days. You have to be caring, compassionate, and understanding of their situations. The sweet part of this job is having the opportunity to build relations with so many different people. It is fascinating to hear about their life stories and to meet their families. Planning and hosting special events always brings smiles on their faces, which then becomes contagious, Smiles and love all around. I consider them all my grandmas and grandpas.

I was hired as their external liaison.  On the first day, I was told there was no mileage reimbursement for liaisons! Who doesn’t offer mileage reimbursement for liaisons who are on the road all day? This was completely false, as I know other liaisons here who are receiving it.   I was also told, the the “regional director” to lie to a hospital social social worker regarding a former patient, which I absolutely would never do.  I learned that if I had chosen to stay here, by integrity would be massively compromised.  No thanks.  

I lasted one day and quit.  Everyone at the facility was very nice but the “regional” was someone I would’ve never felt comfortable working with.  

In 2 weeks, 5 Nurses resigned; the turnover rate is unreal; use of agency is ridiculous, even replacing the contract regulars with the cheapest; Renege on contract by management on promised salary; patient's health/safety compromised; new titled supervisor Lakiesha has made it impossible for nursing staff to work in a suitable working environment and all because of a title, SMH!! Needs management training101 ASAP! The regular staff work so hard and are so underappreciated. Maybe the administration will appreciate what they had once it is gone!!

One can not do their job if others don't know how to, don't care to, or don't have time to do theirs. Front line staff try to do what they can with what they have, but as you go further up the chain of command, the people care less and less, and are cheaper with their time and support. Upper level management is rude, condescending or unresponsive and the owners are non-existent. Front line staff don't stay,  and upper management (DON/ADMINISTRATOR) turn over is extremely suspect. Staff, supplies and resources are limited. No care in Atlas healthcare.

It has been a few years since i worked there but i did enjoy the job.  The residents are delightful and the feeling of family is very apparent. The nurse manager was very critical of everything and everyone. Acted differently to you, than how she talked when a person wasn’t in the room.  That was a very negative experience and with that attitude I felt like I was never going to meet her standards. 

I worked there for 4 years and in the 4 years their was 4 different DON's. The administrator is a witch. No kind of loyalty in that place. They use you up and spit you out!! The staff other then those 2 are great. The pay sucks and we barely got a raise. In that place the family members are in charge. If you want to be treated like a slave then that's the place for you.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Human resources coordinator 3 salaries reported	$26.50 per hour
Maintenance technician 2 salaries reported	$16.00 per hour
Licensed practical nurse 1 salary reported	$31.00 per hour
Social worker 1 salary reported	$60,000 per year
Registered nurse manager 1 salary reported	$39.00 per hour

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