licensed practical nurse

nursing assistant

housekeeper

cook

server

Lutheran Life Villages

The residents and their families are wonderful and the work is fulfilling. The management team seem to lack focus and change directions so often that little gets accomplished. Appointments to upper level management are often baffling, damage morale, and lead to problems for a staff that is already underpaid and overworked. 

All too often, upward mobility depends upon successfully flattering executives. For example, one high level manager was promoted twice in the individual's first three months on the job in spite of falling far below productivity expectations - simply because she flattered and complimented her superior. Other staff see this type of thing and grow discouraged and jaded. 

The care is good and clinical staff work very hard, but until upper level management positions are held by those who are truly qualified and make decisions based upon established strategic criteria, this is not the place to make a career.

I have worked for Lutheran Life Villages of Pine Valley for 5 years now. I thank God that I am apart of this outstanding organization. They are a faith-based company and it shines through their mission and actions! There is a large amount of staff members that are loyal and truly feel like they belong. We are a family - all staff, residents and their loved ones. We stand by each other in challenging times. The residents receive amazing care and are always involved in some kind of activity! Their personal preference and rights are the standard of care. The building is not an institution. It is a home. Whether a resident is there for long term care or a short stay to get stronger, all are treated with compassion and respect for independence, wellness and spiritual life. Lutheran Life Villages as a whole is truly the provider and employer of choice. 

The administrative staff was always encouraging and joyful, always loved talking to them. Some Co Workers were always constantly hostile in some sort of way, like there wasn't a day where I didn't hear a complaint about something. My temporary position was mostly a joy to work as despite the very hazy goals in mind and very limited training. Due to the circumstance of COVID I understand but I believe it's always a bad thing when there isn't a clear goal in mind. Everything was tried to get rid of the spread and it ended up still infecting every resident in the facility. Overall I loved the job because working with seniors was incredibly enjoyable however coworkers and my own health was hard to handle some days.

Lutheran Life Villages on Anthony Blvd used to be a wonderful place to work. Until March 2016, a new Director of Nursing was hired and the employee morale has gone down ever since. The DON is dishonest,  treats employees (especially management) unfairly, and is a bully. LLV wants to be the employer of choice, and provider of choice, this will never happen as long as the current DON continues to lead at that facility. DON enjoys creating disharmony among the team. DON wants to  be the only leader to express ideas and will take credit for other people's  work. If you want to be underpaid, expected to work for no additional incentives, be belittled and lied to on a daily basis, and have favoritism thrown in your face on a daily basis then LLV is the place to be!  I would not recommend anyone work there until management changes.

The facility has a Christian based Mission Statement, to provide services to clients and their families with Love and Respect. I took this mission statement to heart, I enjoy giving showing love and compassion to others, often I would  enjoy live sing-s-longs with clients and  from the children at the nearby daycare. I found data recording was made much more effective with the facility's electronic recording system I really enjoyed documenting, however it was made most difficult because of the level of multitasking required  or hands on task consuming a majority of the 8 hr. shift.

Little to no training, just expected to catch on and made to feel inadequate/ignorant when questioned as to why you're not performing your job at their level. Management does not care about the residents welfare as they are nothing more than a number on a report or dollar figures in their bank accounts. 
I was not only belittled but blatantly laughed at while just short of actually being called stupid (body language and human mannerisms speak way more than weak words coming from your mouth). I was then intimidated daily and non stop into quitting until they fired me.

I was a dependable, loyal, responsible employee, who enjoyed going to work and helping others; I got injured on the job and was fired the day before my surgery. They claim to be a Christian Organization but they don't treat their employees in a Christian manner. I seen several wonderful loyal employees who truly cared about their jobs and the residents that lives there, those employees were either fired, forced out or left for better employment. To bad that such an establishment turns its back on it's employees, staff and residents.

LLV is a company filled with hands on people that enjoy helping the elderly. The front line staff, the CNAs, Nurses, kitchen staff, maintenance staff, housekeeping and laundry staff all care for the well being of the residents as if they were family. This is evident daily in the environment and by the levels of inter departmental cooperation that takes place constantly. 

The only negatives come from a disconnected upper management that frequently changes priority which only weakens the staffs ability to care. With positive, direct, involved company superiors; the environment would only flourish more.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The pay was great for upper managment and so was the PTO policy

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Being on call 7 days a week and the staffing issues 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It was hard work being there on the front lines day in and day out and I felt like my personal life always came second to the job. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
The days are always made longer and harder than it needs to be by all of the constant changing of regulations and rules in the healthcare industry

Depending on which shift I am at work at 5:30am or 11am
I have learned what kinds of food makes the residence happy
management does expect a little more then they should from the
cooks
I enjoyed working with my co-workers and got along good with them 
hardest part of the job was when you have to make more then the normal between daycare and the main because it is a menu item that  most will nit eat (fish)
My most enjoyable part of the job was when I made special treats for the residence on my own time. I liked seeing them light up.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Licensed practical nurse 3 salaries reported	$30.50 per hour
Nursing assistant 4 salaries reported	$18.30 per hour
Housekeeper 6 salaries reported	$500 per week
Cook 1 salary reported	$500 per week
Server 1 salary reported	$500 per week

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