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Scarborough Veterans Home employs travelers from all over the US who get away with everything. They take all the regular employees hours, get to choose the unit they work on and treat regular staff badly. They are paid far more then regular staff and walk around like they own the place.  Therefore the regular staff are leaving in groups to other facilities who treat them with respect and pay more. 

There’s a lot of favoritism with certain staff. Some per diem gets to choose their unit. Other staff (including full time) get floated to accommodate these “special employees”! 

The facility allows families to disrespect staff on a regular. Wives, daughters in particular chase staff down as if their loved one is paying for one on one care and expect staff to bow down at their every command. These family members make it hard on the limited staff we have. If we do not cater they report the facility to the state and disrupt our care to the others Veterans who need our time. They are a huge disruption and take a lot of patience to deal with. These wives and daughters are a huge burden to our veterans and staff and need to get a life. Their loved ones are happy when they go home and leave them alone for the day. 

There’s one unit so disorganized that no one wants to work on it. The nurse manager is too busy with the maintenance guy to do anything of importance. 

They are putting all their money into the new facility in Augusta and travelers that they are asking us to donate our leave time. How disrespectful. Why don’t the upper management take a pay cut. That’s an idea.

I started working in high school in the kitchen, at first it was great, that was until you saw the true colors of the cook. Once she was let go we kept going through cooks, couldn’t keep anyone due to the poor working conditions and stress they were put under. As a person working 4-8 and being in high school the job was easy, mostly washing dishes and helping serve. The part where it gets frustrating is when we were so short staffed, at one point only 2 of us working 4-8 so meaning we would work every other day with 1 or 2 cooks sometimes just being one person working 4-8 and one cook. We were over worked and almost went over hours many times. Once more people where hired or got easier but the kitchen manager doesn’t know how to let people go. We would have people show up to every shift late or not at all multiple times and still not get let go, call outs are through the roof as well and she still would not let them go. I personally was let go over a misunderstanding and was fired over a text message. It’s also a horrible place to work if you play sports. I played basketball and gave my boss my schedule for all my games at the beginning of the season as soon as I was given it and she gave me all the time off. But on my yearly review I was told I needed to work on my attendance because of basketball, even though I had asked for every day off and DIDNT call out because of a game or practice. It’s a very hostile working environment and just all around a horrible place to work. The nursing staff and residents are amazing but  the kitchen supervisors and management are horrible.

The new Maine veterans home is absolutely beautiful. To me look’s don’t mean a thing when what’s happening behind the scenes isn’t  to expectation. Management don’t support the staff at all. When talking with management about concerns they often refer to the “handbook “ that’s years old. They aren’t open to new ideas that staff bring to attention and the residents needs aren’t met. Especially when reporting skin issues, concerns of UTI’s. All this gets ignored. Meanwhile these issues worsen. Seems the only real concern is on the exterior, and if staff are serving meals correctly. They are single many staff out and others whom call out consistently get away with not changing residents, hiding call bells and so on. We work these new small house models short staffed with high acuity levels. As far as pay goes they offer a sign on bonus they find reasons to revoke and base pay is better elsewhere. The place has potential for sure if they would start with all new management around the board. People that have worked there for 30 plus years aren’t receptive to change and form biased opinions. If any of us go to them about concerns they often won’t even make eye contact either which I find unprofessional. The only thing enjoyable is a new building but they are barely maintaining that. Windows are dirty, bathrooms and equipment braking all the time 

Don't waste your time working there. Everything is rosy when you start, but once your there for a while, lookout! You have to constantly cover your a**, the gender population consists of women as the majority. 
If you give them anything to stab you in the back,they will. Not every person there will but most will. The housekeeping manager is a great guy, and will do what he can to work with you. He is fair and honest. So are a few cna's. Just watch out because they will find a way to get you in trouble and get you fired, once they dont like you anymore. And they will try hard too. They are crafty and extremely deceptive. Word to the wise!! Keep your head down and your mouth shut, is the best approach. You cant trust most of them at the end of the day, if they say you can dont believe them, its a ruse to trick you into giving them something to screw you over for. And theres a nurse manager there thats a real ball buster too!!!

Prior to my employement with Maine Vets home, I had negative, pre-conceived notions about working in a "nursing home". I was so wrong! Caring for our veternas gives me a sense of satisfaction like I've never had in my 20+ years working in a hospital setting. There is a sense of comradery between the residents as well as the staff. The administration team truly cares about both the staff and the residents, working colloratively on probelm solving and constantly looking for ways to improve the quality of life for this special population. My benefits package is comparable to that of other local healthcare facilities. The tuition reimbursement is far surpasses local hospitals. You don't have to be a veteran to work here, you just need to have passion to care for one.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The residents are great , the management is another story .  it could be such a great place to work if they got rid of some of the bad rotting apples in management . They will continue to have high turnover until they take it seriously to do something about management . The staff is very clichy too .

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The people working there are not friendly at all . 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
A lot of clicks and people trying to run the show . 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Most of the time , I deal with the residents and that’s the best and my favorite part . When we have a great team of people working for the day , it’s wonderful  but that few and far between . So many great people have left this company

I worked this job when I was in high school/college and was able to create hours that fit my schedule according to my school schedule. The job definitely gives you a purpose and I feel like I was doing meaningful work. The culture and people are mostly great. Some co-workers just didn't show up sometimes and that made for stressful shifts. There was high turnover due to this being an entry level position that didn't require much experience. Overall, good entry level job that gives you baseline experience in customer service and people skills (interacting with residents, families, nurses, etc). Would recommend for people in school needing a part-time job with flexible hours.

Worked there for a total of 14 years. On the most part, it was an enjoyable place to work. However, like any facility there were always brown nosers, favoritism by management , as long as you spoke up for yourself & demanded respect all was good! Benefits were good if you were single & didn't need health insurance for a family. China virus came & ruined everything. Didn't appreciate the fact all big corporations fell for the GOV bs. No one needed an experiment, no one needed vs every day, no one needed swabs stuck up their nose every day to tell them they may have a cold?! They weren't even accurate! Overall I would recommend working there compared to other facilities in the area. Thank you


come in review needs with previous staff and set up station or work gear, 
there are educational opportunities, management revolves around nursing and everyone else is secondary. if your not nursing or in with the click in each pod your not valued much. Hardest part is dealing with the nursing staff and the lack of holding them accountable when everyone else can take the blame. helping the vets as best you can is the good part of the job and the happiness when you find a way to make their day better.

MVH–Caribou has an extremely poor work environment, largely due to ineffective leadership. The Administrator demonstrates poor supervisory skills, often relying on public shaming and embarrassment as management tactics. She procrastinates on her own responsibilities and then shifts the pressure onto the Administrative Team. Although she expects staff to be independent, she also insists that everything be done exactly her way—and if it’s not, she considers it wrong.

I’ve seen many highly capable employees come and go because of these conditions. The work itself is meaningful, respectful, and humbling, but the workplace culture is in serious need of improvement.

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Nursing assistant 72 salaries reported	$23.78 per hour
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Registered nurse - operating room 1 salary reported	$23.99 per hour

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