licensed practical nurse

nursing assistant

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registered medication aide

cook

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I worked at The Culpeper for a little over a month and it is not what they projected to me in my interview. I had been there only one week and staff were telling me how bad it was. Firstly, there is very little diversity in the facility and there is a lot of high school drama. People spend more time gossiping than working. I reported one of my staff members to my boss because she was continuing to bully my other staff and she did absolutely nothing about it. That same staff member openly has discussed in our office how she is racist and homophobic. I also had a meeting where I was told ‘We can’t change peoples negative attitudes and personalities, you just have to deal with it’. I was never given a fair chance at the job and was nagged daily about how to do my job when I was doing exactly that. Ultimately I left because Dawn in infection control came into my office because she failed to properly screen one of my employees during COVID-19 and she approached me very disrespectfully and unprofessionally during the conversation and for that reason I decided to leave. They allow people who are disrespectful, stuck up and have nasty attitudes run the building. It truly isn’t what they make it seem. 

The management does not actively prevent interdepartmental micromanagement, creating an environment where individuals from different departments feel entitled to dictate the tasks of others. This issue is particularly prevalent among the nursing staff who believe they have the authority to instruct anyone regardless of their role. The managerial team fails to provide assistance when such situations arise and resolves the matter by attributing it to varying attitudes, without actively addressing the problem. Despite this, I generally enjoyed my job, with the exception of facing constant criticism from nursing staff who felt it was appropriate to publicly criticize and humiliate others in front of residents. What exacerbates the situation is that managers are incapable of receiving feedback regarding the lack of support, causing them to react emotionally and unprofessionally. The facility is beautiful, the management is not.

Working here is a constant learning experience because we have two 5 week menu cycles with different items every day, so I am constantly learning new recipes and working with ingredients that I may be unfamiliar with and i greatly enjoy the learning experience. Management is very easy to work with and treats all employees fairly. A typical day for me is going in @ 9am, preparing lunch for all assisted living and healthcare residents including mechanical soft and puree diets. Then I work on tommorrow's prep. After lunch I prepare dinner for assisted living and healthcare residents, and get ready for the idependent residents who dine in the Glebes dining room. Dinner Service is from 4:30 pm until 6:30 pm. After dinner service we label and store all items, then clean up and go home. All of my co workers have a culinary degree and are competent in their work. I really dont have anything bad to say about this job.

The Glebe is a great place to work. The residents are amazing and you get attached to them quickly. The nurses and cnas are amazing . They all pitch in and help out when help is needed. They do self scheduling which is in a way good but can be an issue at times. They are extremely understaffed ! Most days your lucky if your working with three cnas. Management seems to think this is ok. It's very hard on the cnas and nurses when they are short handed. A lot of stuff does not get done because of it , yet you get the blame for it. I wouldn't recommend working for the Glebe until your assured they have enough employees to work with. Oh and i almost forgot. If somebody does not show up they pick somebody to stay over and work a double. Mandatory so you can plan on staying over and working your tale off for minimum wage.

A typical work day for the facilities manager was 8-5.On-call 24/7. Interaction with staff and residents was one of the daily pleasures of the job. The main learning experience was interacting appropriately with seniors and lower level staff in a manner that was pleasant and productive.  The hardest part of the job was office politics and managing in a manner that was fair and impartial while showing the proper amount of dignity and respect towards all parties. New management brought in stringent cost cutting standards that greatly affected the work environment and placed significant restraints on staffing and services. Interactions with the residents and staff under my supervision were the most enjoyable parts of the job.

My part my job is to keep them residents smiling while I'm cleaning there rooms . As that what my purpose of being there . Housekeepers are over work, under pay and have work sometimes 2 or 3 floors a day  to meet ends meet. Than over top that sometimes have  clean guests rooms and go other departments after you finish your work. On weekend one person have do whole people running to floor to floor to get things done and still have make time get 1 or 2 guest rooms done. . As feel they put housekeeper low class why they can't keep no one , Most leave because work their self  for low pay . Some of management look down on us life we can't do  nothing better.  With out clean place no one wouldn't want live there .

A typical day at work is a challenge everyday. Handling different patients with different needs, personalities and having to use different skills within a matter of minutes is a challenge. What I learn is that helping others who are not able to help themselves makes a difference is their life and mines. My co-workers are just as willing to help others as I am. When help is needed thru staff or patients they are there to help. The hardest part of my job is not being able to help a patient that does not understand. After all, directing them on a different path resolves the issue. The most enjoyable part about my job is when the job have activities for the patients and the patients are anxious to attend these events that make them happy.

I had to charting of all patients on computer, 2 hour checks on patients to make sure they were in bed and make sure they were dry and comfortable also had a phone on me at all times so if they needed anything they could page me. I learned different things about Dementia and Alzheimer's, having a parent that has it. Provided classes and certifications on the subject.The best thing about working there was my patients and my Boss, she was caring and professional. Great atmosphere.I guess the worse thing was seeing the disease on some of the worst levels take it's toll on people's daily lives.


The only good thing about working at the glebe, is the residents. Scheduling in horrible, You get the new schedule the day, the old one ends. There's no planning ahead. The management thinks your life revolves around your job.  There is no benefits, no free lunches unless you want left overs, that are usullay left in refrigerators for days. You bearly get a lunch break.!!. Mangment doesn't care about their employees, you never see them. The glebe is a place where you don't question , you just do. If you question, they find a way to fire you. They love drama. You are always short staffed, and they dont care. I would not recommend working at the glebe. Oh and all the good reviews on here are from management.

It has a small gym,whcih is nice, but im PRN with no benefits so i cant say much. But from my 2 years working there, its like disney land, but if it was a retirement home. We are expected to smile all the time, even though we are meant to do 2X more than what our job description entails. Some managers dont even feel like doing their job so they leave work to thier assistants, who have very little or no experience in what theyre assigned. If you call out a manager for anything, youll get written up. Depending on your position and department, it can be nice, my co workers are great, but if you dont have a fancy title or degree, they dont care.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Licensed practical nurse 87 salaries reported	$34.04 per hour
Nursing assistant 96 salaries reported	$21.61 per hour
Server 37 salaries reported	$16.73 per hour
Registered medication aide 42 salaries reported	$22.51 per hour
Cook 33 salaries reported	$19.18 per hour

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