server

wellness nurse

nursing assistant

in home caregiver

dining room supervisor

Shannondell at Valley Forge

Working at Shannondell was a challenging experience. Despite being a committed and hardworking employee, I often found myself working alone on the first floor with 40–60 residents, many requiring two-person assistance, with very limited support. Instead of being supported, hard work was often met with more responsibilities and little recognition. After earning my CNA certification, I requested a raise and was met with delays and avoidance. PTO was always denied. Leadership lacked transparency and fairness, and there were clear signs of poor management and unequal treatment among staff( name starts with a M ends with ATT). Ultimately, after finally receiving a raise, I was let go under circumstances that felt both unfair and unethical. I value workplaces that support and respect their staff unfortunately, this was not my experience here.

Working at Shannondell has its ups and down, but in my case... it mostly been up! The environment is friendly and the workload is easy. So you won't be getting any complaints from me there. 

However, if I do have to make a complaint then it has to be the late night orders. Most of the time, late night orders has delayed Utility Workers from finishing their work on time. Especially if you only have 2 Utility Workers at the end of the day. 

Well, besides from this issue; I love working here so far. Most of the Utility Workers get along pretty well and there is almost no conflict besides in opinions. This also applied to the other workers who works in different fields. 

Maybe not the Servers, though... They complain and argues a lot.

They ask us to get more certifications to help with assisting residents in the dining rooms because they don't have enough aides during meal tines but they don't feel we deserve any compensation for this.  But it allows them to count us to improve their ratios 

In addition,  our raises were capped at 2% even when cost if living was in excess of 6%.  So after a few years we are can't afford what we could when we started.  They love to spend big money on remodeling but not in keeping associates earning living wages

They also had a retention bonus for a while but suddenly stopped it with an email that came out more then a week after it took effect.  So only those who were eligible in January got a bonus but everyone else didn't..

you come in and there’s no one to get report from the overnight shift because they usually have one nurse or no nurse at all. They pay well but not worth your license or mental health. They don’t care about workers they just want a body to fill their constant short staffing issue.  management is unprofessional. Just run far away from here as possible. You’ll be expected to hand meds out to 20+ residents, treatments, write nursing notes and turn around and be the CNA with no help from an aide because they can’t staff properly. if you know better don’t come here. High stress and no accountability from anyone. 


The staff are overworked and underpaid, and management does not care. They will call and text you constantly about covering shifts, even after you say no. Half the staff are miserable and there is rarely any willing teamwork in the place. You have to beg for help. Staff are afraid to make recommendations for fear of having a target on their backs by management. Employee lateness and callouts are an ongoing issue, which leaves floor staff struggling to take care of all their patients. Not a good work environment for anyone, especially a new nurse.

on a typical day is easy
we learn about cook food and severing food and taking orders
good management
Residents enjoy well-appointed dining rooms with abundant natural light and comfortable seating. Daily menus provide a variety of tasty options and take into account special dietary needs. All meals are served tableside by courteous servers who enjoy getting to know residents, including their individual tastes.
the hardest part is getting backed up
the most enjoyable part of the job is the residents and co workers

This is the worst job to ever work at! HR DOESNT GIVE A CARR IN THE WORLD ABOUT ANYTHING NOT EVEN THE RESIDENTS. DON IS LAZY workers are lazy. You’ll get fired for being 1 minute late. You will be overworked because there is short staff you may have to work by yourself and hire up wouldn’t care or appreciate the effort you put in. The only good thing is maybe the overtime since it’s so short staffed you’ll always be able to pick up hours. Also everyone there does nothing but gossip no professionalism at all

This is a great place to work, the staff is pretty great minus some less than active workers. I feel like the nurses (most) and aids(most) care about their jobs and the patients. Best patient conditions I’ve seen in a nursing home. The residents like the staff and the food. Managers can do a bit better with their care of staff and the scheduling as they cancel and rearrange shift frequently. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
The only part is that i got a pay check nothing else 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
not being able to do your job properly to make you feel you did a good job 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
no body cared environment stressful and no help from staff or higher up 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
couldn’t wait to be done to look for another job

This was one of the worst jobs I've ever had. The pay and benefits were lousy and the working conditions were bad. My coworkers were lazy and incompetent and the managers were terrible. After I received my degree and got a good job I was relieved to finally put this job behind me. Maybe Shannondell has improved lately but it was a nightmare when I worked there. As much as I hated Shannondell I love my present job.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Server 1 salary reported	$18.00 per hour
Wellness nurse 1 salary reported	$30.00 per hour
Nursing assistant 1 salary reported	$22.59 per hour
In home caregiver 1 salary reported	$18.00 per hour
Dining room supervisor 1 salary reported	$20.00 per hour

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