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First-Atlantic-Healthcare

What is the best part of working at the company?
The residents are wonderful. The facility is kept clean by the housekeeping staff.  

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The most stressful part of working at the company is trying to perform a demanding job in an environment where professionalism, consistency, and accountability are often lacking. Employees are expected to manage a high resident workload while routinely dealing with short staffing, frequent call-outs, and uneven enforcement of policies. Scheduling appears to favor certain employees, while dependable staff are left to absorb the burden. Leadership often seems reactive rather than organized, which creates confusion, low morale, and unnecessary stress. The frontline staff and residents deserve a stronger administrative structure than what is currently in place.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The work environment can be challenging and often feels disorganized due to inconsistent leadership, staffing shortages, and uneven accountability among employees. There are hardworking staff members who genuinely care about the residents, but morale is frequently impacted by favoritism, poor communication, and lack of consistent standards. The culture can feel stressful rather than supportive, especially for dependable employees who are often expected to compensate for others. With stronger leadership, fair treatment, and a more team-oriented approach, the workplace could be significantly improved.

The place is beautiful but don't let that fool you. Staffing ratios are in the toilet.. you will work within minimum staffing ratios and are expected to perform as if your overstaffed. There is no human resources person to talk to, you have to beg for a corporate compliance number. Management will retaliate when you bring up concerns and report deficiencies to the state. Your treated as if your lucky to have a job, and you will be reminded daily that you a "dime a dozen" READ the fine print on anything you sign, it will be used against you also  MAKE copies of anything you sign. The weekend incentive program is very misleading the extra money you receive is not on top of incentives already offered but in lieu of.. so that 3 or 5 dollars an hour you get is actually a dollar or 2 more than what you would already be receiving. No paid holidays you will be required to pay yourself with your EBT time. They will treat you like your a million bucks until you stand up for yourself, for your patients and than find ways to push you out the door. They will write you up without any investigation. They find pleasure in reporting hard working nurses and CNAs to the board of nursing and DHHS. I wouldn't bother giving a 2 week notice when you finally decide to move on. If your doing so to get your EBT time or to keep your name in good standing with the company... neither will happen regardless. Good luck and happy job hunting.

1st week of hire no pc or phone. 2nd week same. The weeks with out phone or pc I just watched as my boss was all over the place not training me to do my job. Then finally my 4th week they came up with a uniformed way of doing the admissions job. With that being said the process was being changed every other day!! Admissions associate needs access to insurance portals in order to do there jobs, well good luck with that. When asked to have these set up no one seemed to know how and who to go to. So then when it was time for us to do our job we couldn't. This was the worst on-boarding experience that I have ever experienced in my career. I consider myself a smart/fast learner that was set up to fail from the very beginning. In the interview I was fooled into thinking that this company cared for there employees, but as the weeks went on and seeing people leaving this didn't seem to be true. I was told that this was a work from home position would only need to come into the office a couple days at the very beginning. the first 2 weeks was in office. Then home and in, then just when I thought we was finally working from home they emailed at 3:55 on a Monday saying that for the next 3 weeks Tues - Thurs we would need to be in office. Love the notice when you have little ones at home and they don't care even if they say they do. Please stay away from this company!!!

I worked there for almost a year, having only 1 call out and busted my butt for these people. Whenever they needed me I was there. In return, they knew I was having issues with certain sets of staff members (that were dating no less) on my unit. If you're in with Management then you're good but if they don't like you. Good luck! I loved the atmosphere and the residents but staff and management were just too much and they wonder why they cant keep people. I can work at Burger King and make more and be a lot less stressed out. I had anxiety for weeks going to work for this place. Cried a lot. And if you cry because of a job then its time to move on! New C.N.A.s were getting reported on a daily basis by other staff members for something as simple as leaving a piece of clothing on the floor by accident. If you want people to progress at a job like this then reporting them everyday isn't going to help and probably will mess someone's life up when they lose a job. I have a child who I needed my healthcare for and they didn't even care. They knew I had an issue with these staff members (and I wasn't the only one) and instead of offering me to move my unit, they fired me because like I said the person who had reported me was friends with the firing manager. I can guarantee that, that place will not be a better place without me!

It is extremely busy on my unit with a variety of tasks to accomplish in 8 hours. I like the pace and although some days it seems all tasks can't be done, we all work as a strong team and it flows. I have learned a lot in areas of wound care, pt. safety from simple positioning in a wc to pts with dementia. Management is challenging. It is a big facility , and although I am not part of the management team.....I am part of the implementation that comes from management. Some day's are difficult with call outs, short staffed....that's probably the most challenging for me. To keep the flow going takes focus and a desire to be there for the residents. It is my goal in those 8 hours. And at the end of the shift as I walk to the time clock, I am thankful that I had that extra 5 minutes to make someone a milkshake or set up a movie for them.

What is the best part of working at the company?
I had a short commute and I enjoyed working with the residents of the facility.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
I  was the scheduler for the CNA's, CRMA's and Nurses.   Having a very short staff and worrying about how to fill some spots on the schedule.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Not good, too much negativity there which is a huge part of why I left.   They need better management.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Both stressful and enjoyable.  When I would walk out of my office, I would run into residents.  They were the best part of my job.

I have worked at several first Atlantic homes and have found management to bully, undermine and do nothing to try to retain good employees. The company itself at the corporate level does not pay attention when employees call them directly regarding in-house management. The homes management is a big reason why they are not keeping staff. They directly told their house staff they had to work around travelers schedules, that they were increasing rates for agency staff at the same time giving no increases to house staff. They overwork their staff and rarely pitch in to help some do but most do not. 

At first it seemed like I was welcomed, but it was very clear I was not welcomed by everyone. To much talking behind each others back. Co-worker spent more time calling her home to dictate and control what her husband was doing every day then spending time help the new person succeed in their new role. This person also made it very clear that as the new person I was not welcomed. Very Rude. It was hard to go the manager about it as they are friends. Was lead to believe there was more to offer when in reality if your not welcomed you will be let go.

If anything, I was always part of a team, and my opinion was welcomed and heard. Not everything is sunshine and rainbows but for the most part it is one of the best facilities to work at. Not only is it a newer facility and clean, the biggest thing that is promoted at Seal Rock is "we are a team" and that matters especially to me. Not only do they provide excellent resident care, they are always sought out for families to place loved ones. It's unfortunate the world today is all about $ and not about the care and compassion. 

I have been an employee for greater than 15 years and have found that the longer I am here the more connected I am to the facility, staff and most important the residents. In today's economy and work force everyone is looking for money which is important but there is something to be said about having a healthy work-life balance and feel like you are important and part of a bigger cause. I could not picture myself working anywhere else and enjoy the longevity staff who have been my work family for over a decade!

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Nursing assistant 174 salaries reported	$25.32 per hour
Licensed practical nurse 73 salaries reported	$33.01 per hour
Registered nurse 79 salaries reported	$40.37 per hour
Dietary aide 73 salaries reported	$16.61 per hour
Cook 40 salaries reported	$19.85 per hour

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