nursing assistant

cook

direct care worker

respiratory therapist

registered nurse

Special Tree Rehabilitation System

You know, for years I have loved working here.  A typical day at work was hard but I felt like I made a difference and was part of something good.  I really have learned a lot about brain injury.  The best part is working with clients that get better and leave.  The worst part is working with clients that don't need therapy anymore but have to be seen to keep billables up.  But the culture has changed for the worst.  Year after year you tell us the results of the employee survey and despite the results the problems continue.  If the shoe were on the other foot, I'd be fired.  For the last time:  we do not trust you, communication is poor, you need to find more funding sources other than just auto no fault.  There's more but what is the point if you don't CARE to listen??  How will we still have jobs next year if you don't get your head out of the clouds?  You get rid of the people who really tell it like it is.  You really don't seem to CARE about us.  Your open door policy is a joke and you sure don't spend any time mingling with us serfs.  You want us to be team players but why should we keep doing something we know is wrong?  But when people do the right thing they get bullied and fired?  Shame on you.  You know the changes have been coming for years and all of us are freaked out because it's finally happening.  You probably have a back up plan but how many of us are ready if the company starts going down.  Anybody with a lick of sense needs to get a job somewhere else.  NOW.  That's what I'm telling everybody I know.  Don't work here and if you do you better start looking and jump ship before it sinks. There are actually some people that still hope things are going to change.  I say that based on MY annual evaluation of YOU that you have failed to meet even minimum standards.  YOU and your little pets need to go.  Go ahead and fire me for speaking the truth.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Honestly, I feel so lucky to be here! My manager actually cares about us. They take mental health seriously. We just need more people willing to work and help create a good environment. All of the issues we have are not due to poor management or being overloaded with work. This is a facility, and there will be three to four people on a hall; you will have five clients at the most. It's a great company to work for; our management team is hilarious and warm! I am truly glad to be here, and I have been here for three years!

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The regular co-workers. People who don't take theyer job seriously and drama. Management does everything they can to put a stop to it but when 2 people don't get along it out of the hands 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Caring, understanding, loving, and learning. It can get exciting at times, you are getting to know and love our patience and you become family. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
I work nights, doing 12-hour shifts 3 days a week. It starts off a little busy, then slows down to where there's nothing to do for 2 hours at a time. So, by choice, we start organizing things or setting up for tomorrow by doing the daily board and fixing the calendars. We even walk around in the hallway quietly. Since we work nights, the clients are sleeping. We do check on them, change them, and turn them every 2 hours. Then, closer to the end of the shift, things get busy again as we get some people up for the day shift.

Training was and is a joke.  Your manager will know less than you and you won't be able to rely on them.  Most, if not all, of the people in management probably can't tell you what care and treatment these clients need.  I have zero respect for all but 2 or 3 people in management and administration.  You better check with your co-workers to find out what you're really supposed to be doing.  Turnover is so high I don't understand how this place is top rated.  It's so disorganized and communication is so poor you could tell 20 people something important and the odds are there will be no follow through.  But who has to face the client and their family every day? 
You will be forced to work harder, not smarter.  You will be expected to do things you know don't stand a chance of working out. 
 Your manager will lie in order to protect themselves and their ridiculous ideas.  Your manager will lie so hard that they will delude  themselves.  It's a totally different world and really bizarre sometimes.  Like you went back into time.  But in some ways that makes it easy so you can coast through most days until they come up with some new bird brained idea they get all hot and bothered for.

Please heed my warning! This place needs to be shut down. Management is unprofessional and unethical, joining in the bullying by the RST's (a made up name of people picked up off the street that have no education, but run the place with a gang mentality) by turning on you and making up lies to get rid of you, if you complain. This is the most unprofessional, toxic environment you can think of. The owners put their trust in the wrong people and those people are running the place into the ground. Their parents would be so disappointed on how they allow so much to be swept under the rug and overlooked, especially when it used to be ran with love when the dad ran it. I'm surprised they haven't been sued yet. Please do not place your loved ones here with these people, or waste your time thinking you are joining a great team. The management team are nothing more than experienced con artists. Most of the clients here are unable to speak and/or advocate for themselves and if an employee tries to advocate for them, they are fired. The state needs to shut it down and place management under arrest for ongoing unethical behavior. The sad thing is that they have gotten so good at it, that it would be hard to prove.

The DON will not fight for nurses. Nurses are basically a necessary evil that get treated like third class citizens.  I believe this place would do away with nurses and replace them with unlicensed employees if possible. The company is all about the therapy aspect because that is the money maker.
Do not be fooled by their advertising. They proudly rave about being voted as a Free press "Top place to work" but believe me, this is not due to nurse satisfaction. The office staff and lifetime employees grossly out number nurses and are the reason for that award. 
This place is a glorified nursing home that has only been successful because they have been allowed to suck off the teet of auto-no-fault (ANF) for decades. Their is really nothing unique about the therapy here that patients couldn't get in any other rehab facility. They have cool toys, but again, they've had ANF as a golden goose.
The upper management and owners talk a good show, but will blacklist you if you are not part of the family or an extraordinary butt kisser. They operate on policies and ideas that are 30 + years old and they do not tolerate ideas that do not come from the core clique, that includes a handful of upper managers and a woefully out of touch president.

The pay is decent and the benefits are nice. raises are given annually based on performance. PTO adds up prettt quickly. Management sucks all across this company, many staff from all over complain about their managers. There is a lot of unprofessionalism between staff and management, people aren’t properly trained. Lots of gossip, lack of discipline, lack of respect for staffs personal time. There are a lot of last minute call-offs and tardy incidents,and there is mandated stay. The workload can vary depending on the home but it’s definitely not fair and equal across the board, some shifts do things that could be done on another shift to lighten the workload and give a better balance. Just be ready to get your hands dirty because this isn’t a pretty job. . People get fired for HEARSAY so to be on the safe side. Don’t let anyone HEAR you SAY much lol . On the bright side it’s nice to help the clients but beware of snakes, just stay to yourself because I’ve heard horror stories. It’s a good starter job but not a career to settle down at. There’s always some drama going on and it’s a very stressful place.dont kill yourself for$11.55

I spent a decade (not intentionally) working for this company. It is a great job for going to school. This is a "stepping stone" job and nothing more than that. Yes all the reviews are true about the b.s. you may encounter but if you do your job you should be okay till you can find a different job. Pay is in no way near enough for the work you will do. Shower clients who are grown adults including transfers so you better have a strong back. You will have to pass medications and make food and go on transports. You do get holiday pay and a Xmas and thanksgiving bonus. I don't know why I stayed so long but it can be a fun place to work at times. Training is short and not the best. Use common sense and you should be okay. The hiring process is somewhat of a joke so anybody off the street can get a job. Management is usually too busy to deal with us lowly RST's so you will have to suck it up. In conclusion if you are looking for a short term job to get you through school, be up front with your schedule and availability. Better to have a job than be broke. Special Tree Rehabilitation, stepping stone.

Low pay. Chaotic. Constantly behind the eight ball. Short sighted.  Lies, gossip, ignorance from management. Lots of talk. Male owners prefer “loyal” managers who will use you, your ideas and then lie to fire you when you dare to stick up for yourself .  ALL family know and do this, don't be fooled. ALL family, every last one of them. This is the main tactic they use. If you are comfortable with lying this is the place for you. Certain types are preferred. Even for customers. Know this, there are certain customers they like and then certain customers they don’t. If you are not like their people then you will never BE with his people. Really, anyone who advances or is an old timer are the most dangerous as their continued presence is a token of his (THEIR) appreciation. You don’t want this company on your resume. Direct care staff should have representation. There are really good staff that are too kind and too vulnerable. But when you hire and keep incompetent staff, then good workers end up carrying the burden.  Its not just cream that floats on top. Why do good workers put up with this?

On a typical day I would see which set I had to provide care to, "clients" then i would do my rounds to make sure all clients were ok and didn't need anything at the moment , then i would get my shower client ready for a shower. After completing the shower, it was time to do my rounds again and provide care to the clients, my co workers were very helpful. With the company every client is a two person transfer, which worked out good for the employees. Working at Special Tree gave me the hands on experience to deal with brain injury clients and different kinds of fractures and how they play a big part on how the body function. The hard part of the job, was seeing young children in a bad state and also waiting on co-workers to help you with your transfers. My most enjoyable part of the job was learning about the human body and listening to my clients stories about their life, but most importantly was being able to make my clients smile when their day hasn't been so great.

Working for Special Tree is very stressful. Half the time you are Overworked and underpaid. Special Tree as a Company is a good concept , but if you aren't with the "IN CROWD" there in NO advancement whatsoever!! I worked Here over time and still haven't gotten a raise and if i do get a raise it will only be 3% which is basically nothing for the amount of work they expect you to do! Don't call off or you are the worst person on the planet! God forbid the actual manager has to do her actual job and not her little Lackeys or Teachers Pets! Don't even think about telling her anything personal because the next day the WHOLE HOUSE knows everything about your business!! Dont kill yourself for only 11.55! it's not worth it!!
CAMERAS are coming and don't forget we are constantly being pulled to another house without being informed ahead of time ,because other houses and managers cant get it together at all! its very inconvenient!! Good Luck with this place! :)

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