nursing assistant

registered nurse

licensed practical nurse

caregiver

medication aide

Regency Pacific

The place is alright to work for.  I will not say my own times I worked there because I fear of being singled out in the healthcare field.  I did work there for quite some time and got along with most of my coworkers.  The DNS there was great.  All of the coworkers who were there while I was employed there were great.  Then came the problems.  Regency in their wisdom decided to change administrators over and over again.  There was roughly 3 or 4 of them in over a 3 1/2 year time span.  The last administrator came in and went through the normal motions of changing things around.

One person who would often bring their dog in was fired for it after having been doing it for over a month.  Note that at the time NO rule was in the employee handbook against this.  All of the nursing staff knew about this and were ok and the residents loved it, but lo and behold administrator on a power trip fired this person for it regardless.  

Onto resident complaints which is why I will tell each and every person to stay far away from any regency pacific place.  Any complaint made against any employee is true until proven innocent.  Countless times there were plenty of residents that would purposely try and get the CNA's and other care staff into trouble just because they didn't like them or their gender.  Not only that but WHEN a CNA was talked to about it, no feedback was given on how to change it nor was the complaint told to the CNA.   Which means, the upper management was not doing their due diligence on maybe getting the CNA into more training, shadowing a person a little more, or even taking them off the certain complaint rooms.  A long while ago they WOULD do this, then for some unknown reason, they stopped.  

Which means, if you got a complaint, you had to work with that certain resident over and over until the complaints got you fired.  I have been a CNA for a long time.  I have never been fired from any job in my long working adult career until this place.    After I was fired others quit or were fired who also had seniority.  Then they do another batch of fresh CNA classes and fill in the holes with them.  They keep certain CNA's who are their favorites and eventually end up letting everyone else go because why not, the fresh new CNA's are paid less.  

Lastly to the playing favorites.  There were a number if CNA's who when working with Hoyer lifts would do it with one person.  Note that by law it requires two people.  One CNA actually hurt a resident by dropping them out of a Hoyer lift.  The person did NOT get fired.  Yet others are fired over a resident complaint that is not 100% factual with evidence.  It is just a bad place. Another CNA managed to catapult a resident out of a shower chair and hurt them badly.  Yet....other people with seniority get fired over small issues and those that break the law and HARM residents are kept and at least one is still working there.  

Lastly, I know of a CNA who asked for a pay raise and within a week was fired for some trivial "resident complaint" that was unfounded.  Yet other less experienced CNA's were being paid more than the seasoned veteran CNA's.  Lets not forget that you are called everyday on your day off to come in.  

And people wonder why there is a huge crisis in the medical fie.d

Take all of this how you will.  I have no reason to lie about this.  I am already working at a much better brand of place(s) as well as being paid a lot more.

Meaningful work with residents who deserve compassion and patience. Many coworkers genuinely care and do their best under difficult circumstances. The role can feel purposeful if you value hands-on caregiving and resident dignity.

However, this work requires a very specific kind of personality. 

You need to be able to function well in environments with:
-shortcuts
-tacit rules
-social trust rather than documentation
-emotional conformity rather than procedural precision

The hardest part of the job:
-blame must land somewhere
-morning shift and night shift are adversarial by default
-management is structurally incentivized to avoid liability, not discover truth
-classic institutional defense behavior (Once a system decides someone is “the problem,” evidence stops being corrective.)

Example 
Instead of: “There is a reporting integrity problem”

The system chose: “You are manipulating the system”

Because acknowledging the former:
-exposes liability
-implicates senior staff
-forces structural change

A work environment can have real strengths and still be unsafe for a particular person. Those two things are not mutually exclusive. 

This job is not a good fit if you are someone who:
-needs language to be specific
-treats safety rules as real constraints, not suggestions
-asks clarifying questions under pressure
-does not default to “just do what I mean”
-does not play along with plausible deniability

What would have helped:
Training and communication were inconsistent, especially for overnight staff. Expectations around care procedures (such as change frequency) were unclear during onboarding and later contradicted, which created unnecessary stress and confusion for new employees. Overnight shifts were physically and emotionally demanding, with workloads that often felt unrealistic without additional support. Management communication tended to be reactive rather than preventative, and clearer written protocols would have helped significantly.

I was assigned as a Nursing Assistant. I worked with a partner assigned to several patient receivieng care at the facility. I was assigned ensuring all tenants receieved excellent daily general hygiene, took required medication at speciifed time, made necessary appointments, arrived at meal and activities on time. After one year I was promoted to facility activities director. The focus of my duties was to ensure coordination and planning of activites and special events for all 115 assigned patients to participate. I was assigned to managed an annual budget of $50,000. All of these activities were geared toward sharpening patient motor and critical thinking skills. I was frequently charged with creating new innovative exercises and games that could not only keep patients sharp mentally and physically but also be fun to participate in as well. While working at Regency on Whidbey I learned the basics of nursing such as administering different types of medication, upkeep of cathater, sanitation and bedside manor. My co workers were mostly women and we had a great working relationship. We frequently worked in a team setting and were generally able to complete assigned taskes in an efficient and timely manor. The hardest part about my job was dealing with the sudden loss of life and sometimes degenerating health of patients in our care. The most enjoyable part of my job was getting t know the patients and their families, and the on the job training I received in the work enviroment.

This place has the potential to be great. I no longer work for this company but there are still some  fine employees sticking it out . I used to love my job there. I wanted to make a difference. When the most recent management took over, most employees were on board with making it great!  unfortunately, that quickly changed. They fired some employees who deserved to leave (new management usually cleans house). They moved loyal employees to new positions (I was one and was very grateful) and gave applicable raises. They paid me well, in my opinion. However, due to the fact that the new DNS began talking about the floor staff to other employees and turning people against each other, it quickly fell apart. Nurses and cnas alike were used as pawns to get rid of people she didn’t like. It was always evident who was next.  She has the administrator in her back pocket and they definitely showed a united front. In stead of bringing people together, they basically ripped them apart. I was not fired. I left willingly and of my own volition. I watched a couple of really great coworkers leave there because, in my opinion, the DNS felt threatened by the fact that she was not always the most shining star. It’s very unfortunate because, as I stated before, the potential to have a wonderful facility where residents could have their needs met was there. But due to a young, hot-headed, gossip driven, drama-loving DNS, along side an over-confident, ego-inflated administrator, I don’t believe it will reach its full potential.

I walk in with a smile and sense of excitement for a new day, a new challenge, new families to meet and new things to learn.  Enthused by the positive vibe we have in our building with our current residents and employees.  I check in with other Management and employees see if there is anything I can help with.  Work with my database to see how I have the opportunity to meet with during the day either a potential resident at home or a professional in the community.  I currently work a Tuesday through Saturday schedule and love being the Manager on Property on Saturday's.  On Thursday's I attend the local Rotary Prosser Club and strongly practice the 4 Way test in business and personal. We do several fundraisers throughout the year I am on the Garden Party committee and absolutely love it.  

Our community puts on huge events which hosts sometimes up to 150 visitors along with our 87 resident's.  We have a blast different bands, comedians, dancers, and DJ's.  We enjoy having fun with National Days and bring business's in town fun little baskets of goodies throughout the year.  

I have leaned to be a Jackie of all trades in this career and feel very fortunate that I have had the opportunity work with such fabulous, loving people.

A typical day would start with count of narcotics and report. Blood glucose checked with coverage if indicated prior to first medication pass. Medications would be passed in a timely manner with treatments intermittently. Staff took turns for lunch intermittently so we all got a break. Blood glucose checked again and then the 2nd medication pass with any treatments that needed to be done would follow. Doctors, Nurses, CNA's, Physical Therapy and any other facility worker worked closely together to maintain safety and dignity at all times while providing optimal patient care. Charting took place all day long when appropriate.  
I learned how to manage my time more efficiently and effectively
while working with my co-workers who also had patient care as thier priority.
The hardest part of my job was when someone would pass away.
Often times when consoling a loved one, a tear or two may fall from my eyes.
The most enjoyable part of my job would have to be when the patients care plan is effective, the patient realizes it, and the smiles come. Sometimes the occasional "thank-you" that you never thought you would hear because that person very rarely speaks.  And most of all, when they get to go home.
I truly enjoyed working with and for Regency at The Park.

Residents are fun to care for. many like joyful caregiver, ones that can playfully joke around with. Many love caregivers to talk to them. some don't sleep thru the night and enjoy conversations. There are 'roamers' that look for people to talk with.

Most co workers were great to work with, those were the ones who enjoyed their job and cared for the residents.
The facility and residents were great, tho the food wasn't all that great.

the hardest part of the job was the management. When a caregiver or a certain shift had a complaint from the pervious shift, management just said, 'well everyone needs to do their job'. most complaints went unnoticed, or ignored many times. some employees were 'terminated' if they made a complaint to many times, and the problem never got solved.  Every facility has its difficulties, but when the facility terminates the employee instead of trying to solve the problem is not good. Many caregivers are replaced mostly due to this problem.

I would put a family member in Regency Gresham Facility, IF management was replaced.

I enjoyed the co workers and  the nurses.. many were fun and grand to work with.

the food and management tho really needs a  great 2nd look at them.
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the most enjoyable part of the job there were the Residents! and some caregivers!

A typical day at work, i’d usually feel alone especially when I asked for help. The managers are very nice people but they weren’t patient with me learning how to do my job. I tried getting comfortable and figuring out my routine and after a month I got laid off because I “didn’t change their briefs enough”. I only had one person throughout my training there who actually treated me like a human and who genuinely tought me important things I needed to know to be a good nursing assistant. Everyone else seemed annoyed or even straight up ignored me when id ask for help/assistance. And then I was the one who got in trouble because I wasn’t working hard/good enough. The hardest part of the job wasn’t even taking care of the residents, in fact I loved talking to them, getting to know them, and taking care of them everyday. The hardest part was working with most of the staff I had to be around. Don’t get me wrong there were a few people who helped me out along the way but everyone else was honestly just rude. The most enjoyable part was knowing I was helping out and helping the residents enjoy their time there as much as they could. It was an amazing job, and a great opportunity to be able to do, but the other staff I had to work with were not very nice or welcoming at all.

Census reports for all manager heads of departments. Answered all field calls from the community in regards to Assisted Living as well as walk ins.  Gave tours and brochures to all perspective clients. Scheduled luncheons for groups as well as individuals.  Arranged and scheduled events at the Regency such as open house, musical events and craft fairs.  Outreach events in the community as well as bringing marketing gifts to new businesses, Chamber of Commerce meetings and business marketing events. Responsible for arranging and planning Fourth of July and Christmas parade for the residents to participate.  From start to finish paperwork, Dr.'s orders, 2 step tb test for all residents prior to move in, worked closely with Medical staff to ensure medical needs were met.  Ensure apartment was move in ready. Fine tuned customer service skills and worked closely with management and staff as a team to ensure smooth transition for all move-ins.  Hardest part of the job trying to get it all in a scheduled 8 hours a day, lots of times worked the weekends and holidays as well.
All of it was enjoyable to the wonderful residents and their individual idiosyncrasies to the hard work and great personalities of the staff and management.  Such a wonderful staff to work with.

Regency at Northpoint for the most part the environment seemed pretty chill. A few things I didn’t like about the company was the staffing coordinator would choose the days she felt like being nice and schedule you assignments according to her moods. That got very true of after awhile because there was literally no consistency. If you had a problem and approached management you were labeled a trouble maker. Management isn’t very involved with employees individually you are more of just a number. I did love how they did bbq and fun activities for staff occasionally which felt like they somewhat appreciated their staff. If management listened more to their employees and paid more attention to the games the staffing coordinator played I think the company could have great potential. But the pay is not competitive at all and nobody will want to stick around with low pay and unsupportive management. Love the residents, hated all the gossip and backstabbing. They need stricter policies on bullying, but management seems to be doing the same thing. 

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