medical technician

caregiver

server

cook

housekeeper

Avamere Communities

I worked with Avamere for 5.5 ish years. Had an amazing run! Started in a management position made incredible progress from where my position was to start with, to where I left it! Then during COVID, to my delight, I got a promotion! During such a difficult time, not only in healthcare, but in the world. I was extremely fortunate enough to be promoted! The last position I held was Arbor Administrator. It was my dream! Except the hours. Expecting the Admin to work the floor is a terrible set up in staffing. The structure could be entirely different to achieve the same goal! Patient care! After all, that is what we are meant to do. Being expected to cover open shifts or call outs, left no time for me and my family. Outside of work, I have 3 kids and 2, I already only see half the time. I was on the floor so much that I couldn’t do the job I was hired to do. I am not a person that gives up easily. I stuck with it on a few different occasions because I thought things would get better. Being told that temps would be coming in to help on the floor to take me off. I was told that RCC’s would help to cover Arbor shifts. Nothing came to fruition. I felt it was honestly smoke being blown at me to convince me to stay. I ended up staying a little longer and did a wonderful job on my first survey. That was a whole experience in itself! But I did so much better than the person before me! I finally felt like I made change. That I was successful in what I was doing. There is no incentive for employees to stay. Underpaid and treated unfairly is what I would hear. If I heard anything….. the walking out and leaving coworkers and residents stranded is another issue. But not in Avamere’s control as a whole. I think restructuring expectations for each position is a must! Working over 70 hours every week is not sustainable. Especially because I was a salaried employee. I wasn’t getting any compensation for that. I was technically earning less than the minimum wage for the state during that time. Even though most of this sounds negative, I am extremely grateful for my time there! I have cultivated relationships that I still hold dearly to this day. I still speak to people that I had met over my time there. I have completely adopted some of the beliefs that Avamere has! Integrated above all else being the biggest! To me, it means do the right thing even when no one is looking. I LIVE by this. I teach my children this. Avamere is a great company with great intentions and morals. I just think that making more of an effort to allow people to have a life outside of work is very important! 

Go in at 10pm to 6am take care of residents that need to be changed and cleaned.
I learned that they don't know how to train people with little to no experience in what they do or how to do it, they will expect you to figure it out on your own and read their minds on how to do it since they clearly don't know how to train.
Management is perfect fine aside from the hour's they want to reach out to you after your shift is over at night.
Workplace and culture is simple yet cruel from what I have seen from the workers lacking in empathy to residents.
The only time it is hard is when taking care of dementia residents as they could become aggressive when taking care of them.
Their is nothing enjoyable about this job even when working night shift, the people make it horrible to enjoy it even just do your job without them complaining about everything you do every second of the night.

Management is rarely onsite and when they are, rarely interact with the staff. After 6 Executive Directors in as many years, they have no loyalty to the location they are serving. They talk the talk, but are not willing to do the work, nor support or love the residents, get to know them, share their days. That includes how they treat staff, turn over is horrendous due to management throwing bits out without any real caring. Having a plate of donuts left on a table for staff to find is hardly a pat on the back. No respect is shown to the few staff that have been there for 10 or more years, in fact, it seems to be a goal to remove them as they know more than managment about the facility.

Loved working with the residents. Management plays favorites with staff and and lets certsin employees get away with breaking rules. Management never follows workplace standards and will only enforce standards on certain employees. They have staff that have done things and have been caught but still have a job working there and have wrongfully fired others for less than. The staff is all about the money and making their paycheck they don’t really care about the residents especially memory care. Management is horrible. Some of the staff was great to work with. The pay isn’t great and they won’t work with you if you have any personal things going on

Save your mental health. Toxic workplace environment. I was a long term employee here. I’ve gone through thick and thin for my residents and peers. I have too many horror stories to even fit here. Management DOES NOT care about you. No pto. You have an emergency?? Someone passed in your family?? Find coverage or you’re getting written up or harassed til you come in. Favoritism specifically for employees that gossip with the managers and neglect residents. I have witnessed management openly speak poorly of residents, and employees on the daily. They do not care about you. Your personal life, your children, or the residents. The pay is not worth the amount of abuse and stress I went through working there. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Probably one of the best companies I’ve ever worked for.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Mundane tasks that you need to click off that shouldn’t be there in the first place. It absolutely creates more work that  is not necessary.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Work environment is good, and on my unit, I try to bring a level of positivity to it every single day.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Very busy from the moment I arrive until I leave.

What is the best part of working at the company?
My position at the company! I love what I do and who I do it with!

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
It is fairly new. We are all still finding our bearings but once we get another year under our belt we will be golden!

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Most of the time, great! Still ironing out a few wrinkles.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
It changes almost every day which I love. 4 out of 5 days a week I am on the road working with our DSOs at the communities.

The residents are absolutely amazing. The staff.. not great. management seemed like they had no idea what they were doing. I was hired on for memory care but then they tried to put me on the other side which is not what I signed up for plus i liked the current manager for the memory care at the time. The caregivers and med techs were an absolute nightmare. It was like highschool all over again. I quit without a hesitation. I don't work in toxic environments and neither should you!
Also the days you work rotate so everyone gets a weekend at some point. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
The corporation allows for lots of peer support. However, my Administrator was regularly abusive and there's noone to report it to.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Short staffing, lots of dual roles, inadequate Administrator.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Toxic Administration protected by corporate management.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Very busy! Must perform many dual roles.

Arete Living and the people there that I work with are exceptional individuals. I've never felt so part of a focused team with a goal..to enhance the lives of others fits with my personal beliefs. I value the direct care I get as an employee with a manager concerned with my well-being, job satisfaction, and growth potential. This truly is a company that recognizes hard work and dedication. I love my job and look forward to each day.

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