medical technician

dining room server

housekeeper

qualified medication aide

cook

MorningStar Senior Living

This company USE to be great. They are all about their money now. When I started with Morning Star I was sold a lie. They made it seem like I was going to be able to move up, work with a great team, and learn a lot. At first I loved it. Then COVID changed everything. The manager's running Arvada Morming Star have shown their true colors. They are horrible. All they care about is momey, money, money. The resident's are NOT being fed right here at all. The food quality is awful and to top ot of their new head chef has no clue how to cook for seniors. The food is greasy, hard bread( for people with dentures), spicey, or minimal. Salads and sandwiches for lunch EVERY DAY! These resident's are paying 8,000$ + they can afford to feed them right. Then their management comes in hollaring and snapping at people thinking we will deliver respect. In order to get respect you need to give it, even as a boss. Set examples. They drove my hiring manager off to better opportunities because they punished her and treated her differently for having a voice. Speaking up for resident's who cannot speak up themselves. Let me tell you. This place is not doing things correctly! Number one thing. Their medication carts are a mess. If state ever popped up on them for medications they would be in hot water. They don't have a good system for ordering Medications. They leave it up to their nurses( who are terrible btw) month's and month's some of these resident's have gone without some of their meds. Then if these resident's have something medically wrong with the The nurses will either wait until it becomes very serious to do anything, or they falsely diagnose them. These nurses obviously barely passed nursing school. Their terrible. Sometimes they will wait all day before paying attentionbto residents. 
Examples a resident had a large cist growing on her hand, it started getting bigger and turning her hand purple and swollen as the day went on. I called the nurse in the morning and continued to call her until my shift was almost over. She never came until thw hospice nurse came and said this resident need to be sent out. She came after 8 hours.
Another example a resident was complaining pf pain in her toe. I looked at it and could clearly tell it was infected. Called the nurse and ahe said "I thibk she just needs new shoes, her shoes are too tight." So she calls the residents family and has them send her shoes. Two month's later the resident is still crying in pain about the same toe. Then the nurse sends out the pedietrist and he had to remove her toenail because it was so infected.
This type of nursing and cargiving ia exactly what Morning Star of Arvada is about. 
They don't like caregivers who avocate for resident's they will come up with lies to fire them or push you out like they did my boss. 
Cherly and Teresa are horrible greedy women who have no idea what it is to take care of anyone but themselves. 
This company ia a crock. They lie about bonuses and about raises. Work here and you won't get a raise until you've been there a year and your lucky if you even get Decent raise. My friend who is an amazing care giver and their lead at the time only got a 15 cent raise. 
This company is terrible.  
Dont get sold a lie. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
From my experience working shifts at this facility, the caregivers and medication aides are hardworking and genuinely care about the residents. They do their best to provide compassionate care and treat residents with dignity.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
However, staffing levels often appeared very tight for the number of residents in the building. When staffing is stretched thin, it becomes difficult for staff to keep up with medications, resident care, and safety needs. Situations like this create unnecessary stress for both staff and residents.

Communication from management toward staff also did not always feel supportive or professional. In healthcare environments, respectful communication and teamwork are essential, especially when staff are already working under pressure.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
This facility operates as a Memory Care and Assisted Living setting where mechanical lift equipment such as Hoyer and sit-to-stand lifts are used to move residents who cannot transfer on their own. Much of the staff responsible for operating this equipment appeared to be unlicensed caregivers. Because these machines can cause serious injury if used incorrectly, situations like this raise significant concerns about resident safety.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
The frontline caregivers deserve recognition for the effort they put in every day. With stronger leadership support and improved staffing practices, this facility could provide a much better environment for both staff and residents.

Morningstar has a lot of room for growth and advancement. However they do not tell you or provide proper training for those growth advancements. After being with the company several years , I learned everything on my own and was a "universal" worker. Some would say it was an advantage but it wasn't. I got pulled to do everyone's job and failed to do my own. Expectations for the "newbies" where not the same as me which became annoying and exhausting. There " Home Office" wasn't helpful at all. 
Which is really sad. There is one person in particular who makes it so difficult to work for. The V.P of operations. She was just awful, she has no professionalism in the way she delivers messages, she's a finesser asking the Activity directors to book her son for entertainment knowing he is out of their budget, and plain out rude and only there for herself. She could careless about the residents and the training the leadership team receives. Everyone still there deserves so much better than they deserve.
Those residents there are truly what make that place and are so deserving of so much more than what they receive. It breaks my heart for them, their families and the care team who half the time is unsupported and just doing the best they can with what they got. 
I pray that for the sake of those residents , and families things get "better".
I waited for it to happen and it just never did.

I have worked for MorningStar for 5.5 years and I would recommend this company to anyone! What I like best about MorningStar is that I've seen the company and the teams at our communities really live out the core values, especially kindness, love, and respect. The people at the company are caring and passionate about serving seniors, and the leaders have servants' hearts. I got in to senior living because I love and cherish seniors, and I have stayed at MorningStar because I find like-minded and like-hearted people here, and I love the core values. I also found a place that appreciates and values team members for the amazing, life-changing work they do everyday. I've also been so grateful for the many opportunities for growth that MorningStar offers team members in any role. While no company is perfect, the people at MorningStar are constantly focused on doing the right thing for residents and team members, and always innovating ways to better enhance the lives of those that live and work here. 

One final thing that I truly love about MorningStar is the company's charitable foundation, which continues to live out the mission and vision of the company by supporting those in need across the world. To be a part of an organization that is changing lives makes me feel an extra sense of purpose in the work I do. 

I've worked at MorningStar since I was 20 years old, and have worked my way up from Concierge to Administrative Assistant to Life Enrichment Coordinator to now Associate Executive Director. This community has become a second home to me. The residents are the reason I show up to work every day along with my team that I work alongside. There're definitely good and bad days, but we push forward and it makes it all worthwhile. One of the most appreciative groups of clientele we have the privilege to serve. Regardless in what part of the community we work in or the role we serve, we work together as a team to meet the needs of our residents, their loved ones, and our fellow team members. I've literally grown up at MorningStar, and I'm excited to continue to learn and grow in this environment.

   _ Relentlessly negative  no constructive feedback.    The management  seems lack of competence and is very rude! _Management is also  good at covering things up whether it be a med error or accident report! The unessary stress and drama and lack of honesty  constant nitpicking from managers sister is a constant all day accorance  most staff refuses to work that shift any more! Its become a toxic work environment.  The job itself is purposeful and the  residents and some staff were Amazing!  They exercise and occasionally do activities, depends who is working most of the time they sit on their phones.   Supposed to be two people on duty  some shifts you are on your own. 
Its extremely Neglectful to the residents as well as dangerous!  The  cook is not certified or knows the proper portion in servings. The residents have so many rules like not being able to read the newsper until after eating because the cook said so, the cook seems to manage the place while some sit at the computer all day and play solitary.  
Nepotism is huge factor of why that place is horrible!  They don't like when staff defends themselves! They Will  continue to have a high turnover rate until corporate or owner address the issue! 

Morningstar at Mountain Shadows used to be a great place to work. I had great co-workers who understood what team work meant. I have been with the company for over 4 years, and it just deteriorated over the years from management to coworkers and pay. I went through at least 5 different Executive Directors,  at least 7-8 cooks either fired or quit, 4 Wellness Directors,  4 Marketing Directors, and luckily only 2 RCC I had the pleasure to work with. This is all in a span of several months to all my 4 years here. And of course when Covid hit, the work and being short-staff even more, it became dangerous as there are multiple times when you have terrible co-workers who do no-call no-show. It leaves just you and one other coworker. They would have one QMAP pass meds for the ENTIRE building, in addition to providing care. It got to the point my job was no longer enjoyable. I took this job over a high paying one, and I definitely regret coming back. I came back for the wonderful residents who deserved better. I finally left the company, and it has been the best decision ever. 

I currently work here and am looking for new jobs. The kitchen is so understaffed that I work about 35 hours a week while going to school. I have absolutely no free time. Several months into working here, the executive director was let go. Everyone was upset, staff and residents alike. The new ED's, yes, two, were extremely lackluster. The old ED would help in the kitchen and go out of his way to talk to employees. The new ED's only come into the kitchen to get food. They rarely make conversation with staff or residents. Several of my coworkers have expressed their dislike of these new ED's, how they never seem to be in a good mood. There is a lot of problems here. Many things in the kitchen are broken, and maintenance is not capable of fixing them. It is currently winter and the air conditioning is on, we have debated about taping bags over the air vents to stop the air, and so people stop getting sick from it. Overall, I would recommend this if you are hired on as upper management, you can get away with a lot.

I have worked for a few different companies as the Health and Wellness Director, and I must say, even though MorningStar has its share of issues, as a lot of assisted living facilities do, the time I was employed there was an overall positive experience . The ED was fast to rectify the issues that arose.  They do not micromanage you and I loved their good work life balance. The other coworkers I worked with were very welcoming and helpful. A few individuals I met from Home Office could use a little assistance, but on a positive note, they are very involved and quick to action if there is an issue. For the most part, my time at MorningStar was positive. Yes, training can use a little improvement and the approach of individuals from Home Office could be better. But, these are all things that can be remedied…and some have been already. The foundation for this facility to really shine is there, so I would definitely recommend Morningstar for a company to work for! 

I have literally nothing good to say about MorningStar and the building in Littleton! The ED is a mean terrible person with no heart and the corporate team thinks shes hung the moon. Corporate gives you zero support and expect you to perform 100% all the time. Looking back at my few months with this company, it is hands down the worse experience I have ever had in my career. They lied to me in my interview. God forbid I had to do anything for my kids I got in trouble. I have recorded conversations with the ED and corporate that would make people sick to listen to. Disgusting attitudes and talking poorly about everyone. If you want to work for a company that literally thinks you and your family should come last and cares nothing about you as a human, then work for them. I can’t say this loud enough, STAY AWAY FROM THEM if you are a descent person and want to work for a good caring compassionate company. And their religious BS they try to preach is all fake!!!!! I seriously don’t know how this company is still around. 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Medical technician 226 salaries reported	$20.76 per hour
Dining room server 283 salaries reported	$18.18 per hour
Housekeeper 199 salaries reported	$18.94 per hour
Qualified medication aide 154 salaries reported	$21.21 per hour
Cook 195 salaries reported	$21.88 per hour

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