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My time at Ebenezer was the best employment I'd ever had. If it weren't for the fact I had to leave the state for college, I'd easily have stayed for many more months and years. 

Where do I begin? The workplace culture was wonderful and each and every one of my coworkers made me feel at home in what otherwise could have been an incredibly stressful environment. I spent most of my time helping in a memory care unit, and the people who worked with me were patient and caring and gave it their all for the patients in our facility. Working in memory care was stressful and heartbreaking at times and coworkers, team leads, managers, and nurses had a litany of great coping mechanisms and advice to share. 

Being in senior care and especially memory care can be very emotionally draining at times, though. If you don't have thick skin and can't consistently be around death and terminal illness it is not the place for you. But at the same time, it is very rewarding to be there every step of the way in end-of-life care for people who, at times, have no one else. It really makes you feel like your work has a purpose and you're doing something good. For some of the residents, you are their whole world, and that is not a responsibility you should take lightly.

Though it can be exhausting, there was never a time I came out of work wishing I'd stayed home instead. It's tiring, it's taxing, your body will keep the score, but there's nothing quite like healthcare in this world. If you have the qualifications, opportunity, and ability, Ebenezer is the place for passionate, kind-hearted people who are looking for meaning in their work. 

When I come to work I count narcotics, and then I start my day as a med passer, I also assist with any help that needs to be done on the floor with the residents. I learned that you have to have really good patience for a job working with the elder, I learned different ADL's that need to be done, I learned all the different routines that the residents go by. As far as managment, we got new management about a year ago and ever since then, the environment has slowly been changing. Instead of this being a happy place to come to it is now an unhappy place and its not just the employees but the residents are unhappy as well. My co-workers are great. I love the people I work with. I think that attitude is everything so I am typically a very cheerful and happy person so I get along with all my co-workers and have built some pretty amazing relationships with them. We all come together and work as a team. The hardest part of the job I would say is watching residents slowly decline until they pass away. I know that this is probably their last stop until they pass away, but getting to know them and building relationships with them and then they pass away, that is never easy. The most enjoyable with the job is having such a great relationship with the residents, learning about them and where they came from, getting to know their family members who are so appreciative of the work that you do. 

After getting the job, I was very excited about working for this company, but I quickly learned that working there was not all they made it out to be. The company intentionally overstaffed the place, so they had absolutely no hours available for me after a month's worth of intense training. I was not making enough to live off of and the management was not sympathetic at all. They told me to just pick up shifts when other people called out, but otherwise only scheduled me for every other weekend. 

The only other issue I had with the company was the way the RA's treated the residents and I. They would speak badly of the residents behind their backs and constantly belittle me because apparently another RA they liked better wanted to work my weekend. It was overall a horrible experience and I always left work feeling bad. 

Lastly, when I put in my two weeks' notice, they told me they would blacklist me from all Fairview companies if I didn't fulfill the two weeks. But when I showed up for work last weekend, they had already taken my badge and key away and I could not access the building or memory care unit. I ended up calling out sick because at that point my anxiety over the whole situation had made me sick. I will be livid if I am actually blacklisted over all of this.

But otherwise, the pay is great, if you want to deal with all of that. 

I began working for Ebenezer almost 6 years ago (wow!-- the time has flown!) as a Nursing Assistant at Ebenezer Ridges Care Center in Burnsville. I absolutely loved working hands on with the seniors and decided at that point that I wanted a career in senior care. Much like all healthcare jobs, the job itself was physically and emotionally demanding; however the rewarding feeling of helping someone was always there.   Since then, I have held various positions within Ebenezer as they have helped me grow in my career. When I graduated college, I interned with Ebenezer, after that I took a position as a Campus Project Manager and now work as an HR Consultant at the Corporate Office.  Ebenezer is a company that is not only devoted to providing quality senior care, but also helping their employees reach their career goals. The people that I work with are dedicated, passionate, and driven. Ebenezer is a company that is always looking to improve themselves and try new things. I feel valued as an employee and have felt supported throughout my career. I am proud to work for this organization!

I know this is going to sound like a commercial but I’m being serious. People ask me all of the time if I really LOVE my job as much as I say I do and YES I really do. Here a just a few reasons why.

They value my family life and my personal time.
It feels like family, the organization is warm and inviting.
We’re part of Fairview and the benefits ROCK!
They encourage and support growth and learning opportunities so you can help add to the organization.
They promote and hire within for opportunities you want to explore.
 
Don’t worry about your degree and experience for certain positions, we want people with a good heart and passion for serving older adults.  If you are a Nurse (need degree), Caregiver, Administrative, Concierge, Dining/Nutrition, Maintenance, Environmental Services, Custodial, Housekeeping, Sales/Marketing, Business Office or more – check it out!! You'll be happy you did :-)

What is the best part of working at the company?
One of the many best parts of working for Ebenzer was the overall care about the employees and them noticing that what we do is crucial.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
I think the understaffed because we can't be a team on that.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Friendly, inviting, very pleasant, warm and welcoming.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
I would log on to the laptop in the office, then change the daily sheets for MC. I then would gather residents, lead the morning activities, check in with the aides if they needed help serving lunch, take my break, then lead afternoon programs until dinner. In between I would chart people's participation and take a 15 minute break at the end of afternoon activities as well as plan things and help find ideas if there was time. I then would go to the unit and lead the evening program. Then I would finish charting and clock out.

Worked for this company part-time in nursing, there was a high turn-over in staff due to poor management and hostility within management practices. Aides were not properly supervised, some would sleep during night shift hours, were very rude to residents and staff, and lack of team work. Management was very protective of poor, incompetent staff that could not perform the duties or responsibilities of their job and in caring and providing services to residents. No nursing staff was available on week-ends or after hours. Family complaints were ignored or covered up and poor conduct among nursing assistants towards residents and other employees was ignored. I would not recommend this place to any seniors who are looking for safe, exceptional care and quality. Very cheap in hiring qualified decent staff who have the skills necessary to perform their jobs. Management and current housing manager need improvement on professionalism.

I loved all of the elderly individuals I worked with, but if I needed help with someone (transfers, meds, diabetic needs, colostomy bag changes, etc.), nobody would be available to help until they were done with all of their individuals. Have to finish helping each person in a certain amount of time so you can get to the next person. Nobody can help you bc they are busy with their people. I was expected to change their colostomy bag, w/no training on how to. Told my manager I was not yet comfortable working in the Memory Care Unit bc I needed more training, but still got assigned there. I resigned bc I knew I wasn’t providing the excellent level of care these elderly individuals deserved.

I worked in the Dietary department at MLCC and loved it! everyone in dietary is great to work with, especially the supervisors. they are very flexible with students working on breaks/summer and the pay is very good compared to other companies. there's lots of opportunities to pick up shifts if you want more hours. even as a part time employee, you can accumulate paid time off. they offer tuition assistance for nursing students working 10+ hours a week too! the residents are very friendly and you get to know them well. i do think working as a NAR here may be a different experience... there were always a few NARs that I was unimpressed with. overall, i loved working here and would recommend, especially as an entry level job.

Getting report in morning , passing medications and taking care of patient's and making sure all of their needs were met. How badly people need transitional facilities to help improve their health before they are discharged. The management was difficult to get ahold of sometimes. They could have been more available for employees. My co-workers worked very hard and knew when to step away for a few minutes and then approach the patients and the patients would be fine. I worked on an alzheimers unit. They hardest part of the job was seeing family members see their loved ones decline and we were available for any questions. We also gave family members big hugs. Always trying to keep the patients looking very nice and helping patients to keep their dignity..

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Registered nurse 1 salary reported	$43.00 per hour
Resident assistant 21 salaries reported	$22.24 per hour
Dietary aide 11 salaries reported	$17.79 per hour
Nursing assistant 1 salary reported	$37.96 per hour
Licensed practical nurse 10 salaries reported	$34.98 per hour

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