licensed practical nurse

registered nurse

nursing assistant

dietary aide

activity assistant

SKLD

This unfortunately, was not a good company to work for.   I love the work and I love the patients, but I did not feel like I could give them the care they deserved.  The work load is  extraordinarily inappropriate for the acuity of the patients they choose to take in.  The work environment is unorganized in every area you look at which sucked up valuable time every time I needed something.  Everything is on the computer and there is very little training on it.  I found out quickly that after your done training most people don't have time to teach you throughout the day as tasks that your not familiar come up....which is frequent.  I was also quite embarrassed at the state of the center.  It is extremely dirty.   The floors were sticky, the blinds were grey from dust, and the amount of bugs in the rooms indicated more issues.  Lastly, the food was some of the worst food I have ever seen a place serve.  Daily complaints of how it looks and taste.  It was very hard to encourage people who need nutritional support for wounds and other chronic issues when you know they are being feed the cheapest , most processed food they could find. This could be an amazing place but  everywhere you turn you understand...and the patients understand, because they were completely with it, that the company only cares about profit.

The nurses will get to work whenever they decide to waltz into the facility. Management does not issue verbal or written warnings for constant tardiness. It is an acceptable 'policy' for them to be late. The management team
 are always asking you to become a manager/supervisor for the building. I would not recommend accepting that position. You are hired for a night time position for your personal reason and they are always asking you to work mornings. If you are scheduled to work on the North Side, you will have 30+ residents. CNAs on the North side take their time answering the call lights. One in particular had an attitude because I awoke her to get her lights. I am not going to do your work while you are sleeping! The co workers are really great people except for a couple. The nurses are too lazy to reset the tube feeding volume. How can a person eat 1800ml at 7pm when the feeding was started at 6pm? Lazy.... Management does talk a really good game during the interview but unfortunately that's all it is. That's how I feel anyways! Well, I tried to state facts so you can decide if this is a place you would want to work. The pay rate is pretty good for nurses. But the workload for me was a little bit too much! Three nurses left all in the same week! Not a good sign! 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Sometimes they have bonuses for picking up extra.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
A lot more was put on me than what my actual job description was for. Very stressful. Made for constant stress. Kitchen very very rude. CNA’s very disrespectful and rude. No team work with CNAs.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Messed up. Would be staying after my shift for hours because they lied to me about when work deadlines are due. When really all that work should be split between shifts (I work at a different place now and know better).

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Felt like walking on egg shells.

I started as a CNA at SKLD Livonia. My interview was not an interview, just sat with the scheduler bad she said “you will be on days”. Unit managers micromanage all day but don’t assist. LPNs sit on their phones all day and don’t answer any call lights. Majority of the residents are combative or disobedient. Training is a joke, they throw you on the floor after 5 days.
There are too many residents assigned to one person.

The scheduler is very vindictive, petty and unprofessional. Will have you come into work if you are ill with covid symptoms and manipulates the schedule to give you difficult residents if you “upset” her.

There are never any socks, supplies or towels. Management got rid of the wipes. The facility also looks very outdated.

If you have a passion for caring for others in a way that doesn't involve those nasty bits like vomit and poo cleaning, activities assisting is great. I got hired for their Activities Assistant role and had a really fun time doing it. Getting to know and talk to every resident was incredible, and you feel a deep bond with them.

Management is good, I never had too much contact with them with my role. 

I definitely learned a higher level of compassion for those that are in nursing homes, most of the time all these people want and need are friends or someone to talk to, and as an activities assistant I could give them that, it was really rewarding.

Working here and working at a different company has made me realize how horrible SKLD was, especially to their residents. I saw so much neglect from employees who were just there for a paycheck. 

Nobody wants to stay because management is awful, residents are unhappy, and everyone is overworked. 

SKLD is a horrible place for residents with dementia/Alzheimer’s. Most memory care residents are either confined to their rooms or placed in the lounge area where they just sit there all day, unattended to.

Coworkers were often hostile, lazy and unreliable. 

There are many more things I could complain about but I’d be here all day lol. 

Seriously, don’t work here. Don’t even send your loved ones here unless you actually hate them. 

This was my first job out of college. I had a lot of respect for the leadership here, but that quickly dwindled when I realized they didn’t care about me. I put in for vacation months in advance, only to be told I couldn’t have it off one week before the date because my boss wanted the same day off after already approving me, and put in for it after me. After I found a new job, I respected the company’s policy of 3 weeks notice, and they let me go because I was sick. Leaving me without compensation just before Christmas. Overall bad experience. Work life balance is not good and they don’t show their employees any appreciation. Do yourself a favor and work elsewhere. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
I enjoy working with my coworkers team eork makes the dream work SKLD Livionia rocks

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
I really don't have a stressful part the job is a job it don't mean it's always easy but definitely douable

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Good and the culture is diverse 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
My typical day is pleasant and welcoming from my staff and residents

Management is horrible , DON & Administrator are cool with the nurses & other staff, they let the nurses get away with whatever  they treat cnas & residents however they want , they’re lazy they don’t help with anything, residents get half  care , short staffed 24/7 , heavy loads of work pay checks messed up not matching the hours you’ve worked, not enough pay, honestly everything is just horrible i stayed for 4 months but that is all , worst job I’ve been to in a while i would not recommend 

Bottom line: This is a nursing home. If you have a conscience, you will not stay long. The administration is abhorrent. The supervisor will genuinely not care about your needs and straight up try to gaslight you. Just plan on an adventure! One good thing is that you will stay busy. Basically, if you get hired as a receptionist, plan on being expected to manage the building. However, no manager title or pay. You can do better! Good luck! 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Licensed practical nurse 4 salaries reported	$29.75 per hour
Registered nurse 3 salaries reported	$35.01 per hour
Nursing assistant 3 salaries reported	$17.38 per hour
Dietary aide 2 salaries reported	$13.00 per hour
Activity assistant 2 salaries reported	$13.50 per hour

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