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A typical day at work consists of updating the daily activities board based on the monthly calendar, preparing for whatever activities are planned that day, gathering any supplies needed, and running errands as needed. Activities usually consist of things that exercise fine motor skills and supply a creative outlet that are modified for each stage of Alzheimer's and Dementia for all residents to be involved. Other activities are to give the residents a form of exercise without over-stimulating the resident. On special occasions, activities consist of live entertainment and ice cream outings. Any spare time goes to planning for the next week's activities and making the following month's calendar. 

I have been able to research and learn a good bit about Dementia and Alzheimer's. It provides hands on experience and teaches a good deal of ways to communicate to the resident in ways they understand. It provided the opportunity to learn how to handle and lead groups of people. 

Management is great. They try to be fair with each situation and do whatever they can for their residents.

The co-workers care about the residents and try to do whatever the residents need. 

The memory care ladies are sweet and grateful. They are usually very happy and love to sing and dance. It is hard to have a bad day when working around these sweet ladies.

I have been employed with provision living for quite some time now and I strongly disagree with the way management handles residents along side with staff. This place is not by any means a good place to place your loved ones. The care here is absolutely horrendous, residents are not care for properly and staffed is not handled as they should be. Everything is left for the next shift to take care of the residents. And management does nothing to correct this behavior. Along with management doing nothing to correct the staff, they seem to blindly hire individuals without any experience  or training for any positions that are available in this facially leaving residents in terrible conditions where the health of the residents is compromised as well as their safety. There seems to be a correlation between the care of the residents as well as the health of the residents. They seem to quickly decline once entering this facility, I have been to other facilities and I have never seen such accelerated decline. Employees are required to act in different positions while hired. They are required to care for residents as well as act as if they were hiring for cafeteria as well.

Starting this job, I loved it! The residents are absolutely amazing but DO NOT get the care they pay for! Your team members,  were amazing and I become close to a lot of them! It's always short staff because management runs them out as fast as they come in! Managament does not help and expect the RA's and L1MA's to  do 3 peoples job at once. They treat the employees as if they are worthless and will ignore anything you say even if it's a major concern you have. They do not care about the employees at all! They play all nice when they NEED you to work (usually by yourself with minimum help) then will turn around and treat you awful! They also will fire L1MA's for leaving meds in rooms or the cart (which yes can be understandable) BUT WHEN MANAGEMENT TURNS AROUND THE NEXT DAY AND DOES THE SAME THING, THERE ARE NO CONSEQUENCES!!! Management leaving pills in the cart and not even administering them to the resident at all! And God forbid you speak up and say something in a meeting because then you will have a big target on your back! This is by far the worst place to work! I don't know how many times I've watched me or one of my co-workers almost in tears because of how badly the place is ran! 

Never in all my life have I worked for a company where the Director does not acknowledge the employees. There is no "Hello " or "Welcome to Oak Pointe" when you first start. You don't even know who the Director is for awhile because she is so UNFRIENDLY. You walk in in the mornings, and she turns her head. You get no acknowledgement ever unless she is asking you to do something. You want her to say hello to you then be prepared to ALWAYS say hello first, and most of the time that comes with a smirk. Not sure why a company that helps the elderly would want such a smug Director. Ask most of the employees about working under her. She talks down to everyone. It is because of her alone that I didn't enjoy working there. Her attitude and the lack of acknowledgement whatsoever makes the whole work environment a not so pleasant one. Oak Pointe, you really messed things up when you hired this Director. Maybe if you were involved with seeing how things were run in your company, you would change how things are ran.

I've worked here now for 5 months and it's been a great experience. As a dietary manager and chef I get to know  people in depth. Provision living trusts my experience and relies on my talents to compliment the expectations of their visions and goals. They provide all the support and encouragement needed to succeed and add value to each community. A job is what you make it and the harder you work the more the support and encouragement you recieve. If you prefer to be negative it will show and this company is no place for you. Yes it's a business but it's also a calling. It's a company like no other and believe me I know. Their standards are high but why not. Millions of dollars and years of experience has created a community atmosphere where retired elderly can excel and add value to theirs lives. I'm so proud to say I work here. It's not about you....it's about giving and making life better for our seniors who worked hard to deserve the Peace and comfort they deserve. If you have a servants heart this company wants you.

If you like to be talked down to, embarrassed and scolded in front of other employees , and unappreciated please apply here. The activities " director" is a childish person who is best friends with the Executive Director. She talks down to people and is so loud its insane. She became thr xirector because thr old one walked out due to thr disrespect from the Executive Director. Ghr Executive Director has her faborites and if your not one good luck. She follows you down thr hallways and throws hissy fits when things dont go her way. Dayshift is a year long waiting list. Med errors are made then cobered up to where they werent made at all. The residents complain daily about certain employees but it does no good. Thise good complain about are just said to be loud people who are misunderstood by the reaidents. This was by far the worst place to work for just because of all the criticisim and lack of actual managment. The readients are sweet and deserve alot better than the incompetent people they have working for them.

I have worked here for a while. The only thing that keeps me coming back are my residents. There is only a handful of caregivers that actually care and do the job. Management is horrible anyone that walks through the door is given a job which equals poor work ethics. Complaints of work not being done is pointless. People sleep an entire shift and no one cares. The ED is only concerned with with having a body in the building. Worst ED. This is a good place to steal company time. I am currently looking for a new job. The company is money hungry instead of hiring ppl for a job they just pile more work on the caregivers from care to serving and housekeeping. Overworked and underpaid . They even make a big deal about employees eating when it clearly states we get a free meal per shift now it’s a problem. DO BETTER PROVISION and just maybe your turnover rate wouldn’t be so high

Very overworked for what you’re paid, residents are so sweet & make it all worth it. Management is the biggest issue here, they lack communication & emotion for staff.  Fail to report resident concerns or problems, show a lot of favoritism to certain staff members who aren’t there for the right reasons. Managers walk around and try to pin employees against each other making it a very hostile environment. The place hasn’t been open for a year and have gone through 2 administration 3 DON 2 activity directors & 3 maintenance men. Corporate doesn’t care to hear about the real issues in the building. The business overall only cares about their monthly income and what they’re making from the resident families. I believe this place may get better if corporate starts listening to who pays them other than the people they have to pay. 

On a typical day, I spend the majority of my time talking to residents, family members, and care staff;  giving directions, answering questions, giving tours of our building, and assisting with activities. It's a steady stream of people so the day goes fast and it's rewarding (and relatively easy) work. This is a new location, so management is still working out some policy and communication kinks and sometimes new staff doesn't know what they are doing, so sometimes there is confusion about who is supposed to do what. This meant I took on a lot of extra hats without extra compensation. I really liked this place, but I wanted more recognition (and pay) for all the extra responsibilities that they couldn't provide. 

When I first started working for Provision Living it seemed to be a very fun loving and wholesome environment. I enjoyed coming in to perform patient care for the residents and talking with them. Ill have to say the best thing about the job was understanding the stages of dementia with the residents and learning how to deal with it appropriately. and Just spending time with them. The cons of the job was when your co-workers would complain about a matter of fact things that we all knew we had to complete everyday. In addition to my supervisor at the time claiming that she tried to contact me to come in to work and didnt. and proceeded to send me a pink slip and I was a prn worker. I thought mangement was very unprofessional and child like. I would definately come in as a partime worker to see how you like and that will make your decision.

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