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Kirkhaven

Honestly, This place is just not clean in my opinion. The staff are rude, and almost all of them carry an ego. As far as pay goes, they do pretty well in that category. They offer health insurance. For myself and spouse. It was around 450 a month. With co pays that where around 30 dollars for PCP and 50 for a specialist. Don't get admitted to a hospital. because your copay will go from around 150 to 750. Overall the atmosphere of Kirkhaven ins't that pleasant. With high egos everyone feels as though they are in charge, and this is due to the structure of how things are set at kirkhaven. They have way to many cooks in the kitchen so to speak. Also, when they give you your job description. Its unrealistic. I cant even recall how many times I said to myself...this is not what I signed up for. People's roles change like the seasons. So If you like walking into the unknown then I guess that's a perk. I feel they often try to get blood from a stone. Ive sat in on meetings with management daily. Its the most unorganized place ive ever worked at. Some pros of working there though are that you really aren't supervised, especially if you are management. If you are regular staff you are really not supervised that well either in my opinion. I was there for 3 years. I watched 3 different administrators come in and all of them had these great ideas that all fell flat when trying to implement them. If you've watched the movie casino where robert de niro goes to the chef and says " I want an equal amount of blueberries in each muffin." that's basically what you'll get here. Unrealistic expectations.

You know a facility is bad when in the interview your told they do their best to staff nurses and you'll be working by yourself. I gave it a try anyway really needing a job. Mandatory 12 hour shifts, nothing less. Your supposed to get another nurse from 7pm-11pm to pass meds on one hallway. Lies, you end up being the only nurse passing meds to the whole floor from 7pm-11pm, then your alone all night per usual. There is no way you can possibly give the proper care your supposed to give, passing meds and doing all treatments, you have to cut corners. Supervisors hate taking carts. The staff are nosey and tell your business. The mini supervisors ( House Managers) they have are CNA's and they swear they run the facility. no place for advancement. Terrible place overall and they don't even compensate you through pay. Don't waste your time applying there would even be 2 aides on an evening shift. 

Count and complete controlled substance count. Receive and commmunicate report from night nurse to day certified nursing assistant. Take blood glucose and administer insulin. Assess resident skin on shower days, which I checked from 1-3 people skin per day. Skin treatments per MD order. Update carecards, careplans, assignment sheets, bowel sheets, weekly weight sheet. Document skin assessments, any conditions, behaviors, mds notes, ensure certified nursing assistant signed bowel book and sign it to make sure it was done, etc.

My typical day at work:
I would come in and say hello to everyone.
Then get report of any changes or condition on elders.
I then would put the elders that need to go back to bed in according to their care plan. Depending on the day of week it is, I would get together with house coordinator for our floor, for our social worming meeting. There we talk about concerns, changes we can make .
and vent our problems. As evening goes  on we have activities for elders of the house. Then we would ask if elders want to get ready for bed. Then before we leave, we answer lights and do last rounds before next shift starts. And f finally we report of to our nurse for the night.

I worked on alzheimer's floor. I really liked my work.I arrived and my afternoon start off doing my floor walk checking, my resident first.Setting up cart with towels, sheets, soaps, with all the cleaning  product wash clothes,pillow cases etc... after I set up my cart, I do my first rounds of chaging my resident, walking them until its time for dinner. I feed resident,bath, also clean there rooms, mop,dust, clean bathrooms. That was what my evening was like when I arrived at Kirkhaven.

Kirkhaven has a phenomenal dementia care unit. It has so many things to offer seniors who have difficulty with memory issues. Many fun activities are available with adaptations for all levels of functioning. The medical staff was great dealing with the needs of seniors. As for the work environment, I felt included and staff strived to make the workplace culture positive. The staff consists of people from all walks of life, with many ethnicities and religious preferences represented. The atmosphere was accepting and pleasant.

A typical work day would be getting report from the night nurse, passing meds, glucose monitoring, changing wound dressings, obtaining vital signs, assisting CNAs, EMR charting, and feeding reidents at meal times.  
Most days there isn't coverage, so you end up leaving late.  Management is unreliable.  You have to basically fend for yourself.  The job culture is terrible and they allow some employees to do whatever they want.  The most enjoyable part are the residents I formed a relationship with.


Working with the residents was great most of the staff was amazing with the exception of the administration structure and staff. The administrative staff would benefit from actually talking to their employees instead of talking at them. They are also bad at communicating. Another downfall of the company is that they have certified workers in certain positions where they supervise licensed workers in areas that they are not acutely able to supervise.

There are no advancements for LPN's a CNA is my boss who has no nursing/clinical experience. LPS,s are disrespected by administration and the CNA's. Administration is like a" click":" LPN's are not allowed to correct the CNA's if they are not doing their job. I'm frustrated there. I miss pediatrics and internal meds.

A typical day was spent trying to get everything done you needed to do for the 20 elderly people you had to care for. Trying to fit in the time to give the extra TLC needed when someone needed it most. Just let me say I used to approve of Kirkhaven  a lot when I first started, There have been many changes to the nursing homes here.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Occupational therapist 3 salaries reported	$34.33 per hour
Physical therapist 3 salaries reported	$43.33 per hour
Nursing supervisor 1 salary reported	$41.50 per hour
Maintenance technician 1 salary reported	$21.50 per hour
Director of nursing 1 salary reported	$90,000 per year

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