licensed practical nurse

nursing supervisor

dietary aide

nurse's aide

housekeeper

Tennessee State Veterans Homes

This is a beautiful building and in the beginning it was top notch for Clarksville and serving the Veterans but over the years it has went south from management being at its worst now to most of the staff being burnt out. Majority of the nursing staff bust their butts to provide the best care while getting no recognition and no appreciation. Management is awful!! There is constant changes with no communication until the day of and YES they will expect you to change your personal schedule to accommodate such changes with no concern to your personal life. There is no fairness in advancement and this seems to be done on a who knows who basis.  The schedule sucks while you work 6 weeks before a weekend off. This means any time off you need for the next 6 weeks must be submitted. Do you know what will happen in your life next week let alone 4or 6 weeks out!? Probation period is 6 months so you better not need any insurance til then :/
Activities is below par and residents are bored!
In short, if they actually listened to their staff and did a sweep on a few of the upper management along with other staff that clearly do not have the heart to be here than this place would actually be a 5 star and not just look like it on the website. 

Ben Atchley state Veterans Home was very rewarding. A lot of work but worth it. There’s been a lot of growth with managers. The staff are great. They truly care about the patients. The job is challenging. Their attendance policy needs to be updated. You need to be able to use a sick day if your sick and not your PTO first. Policy states you will be written up for unscheduled absences. How can you schedule being sick? Nurses salaries are comparable, CNA salaries are not high enough. Incentive pay used to have a big impact on staffing, it was cut out. It needs to be brought back. Made a lot of friends through my co workers. Felt like family. The residents and their families become your family.

There’s not anything positive to say about this place, except the residents are amazing! Upper management runs it like a prison. Staff are a dime a dozen. They don’t care if you stay or leave, but they do a good job pushing their staff out the door. You are harassed every day you’re off to pick up a shift. It consumes your home life. Management talks about staff behind their backs, and the employees hear it because nobody keeps things to themselves. The residents are mostly extensive assist with a short staff, and the supervisors don’t help. You have to worry every day about getting written up due to not being able to fulfill your job duties due to short staff. DON always micromanaging but doesn’t help on the floor. If you want to protect your license or certification, consider other job opportunities.

I loved helping the Veterans make their day brighter with a smile, song and laughter! I received constant daily, hourly compliments! The conversations I had were so amazing! I truly miss the Veterans and they are forever in my prayers. 
Unfortunately, there is way too much constant drama. Leadership fails to acknowledge their employees that work hard and go above and beyond for the Residents. This location keeps losing them due to that fact that they are either let go or moving on. It’s very sad for the Residents since they are the ones that lose out! They miss the employees that they grew a connection to and don’t understand. I was unaware that this was the reputation here. Sad how management is aware but doesn’t care! 

What is the best part of working at the company?
The residents and helping veterans is the best part of the company 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The pay is extremely low for the kind of work you’re doing and your title unless you come in as a nurse aid or from a staffing agency. The nurses and some techs are rude and nasty to residents and are not in compliance with state regulations. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It’s all over the place. Nobody has any real direction and they are ghetto, loud and curse a lot in the presence of residents and guests. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Some days calm… other days are stressful and chaotic.

The Murfreesboro location is bad to work at,administration and supervisors don’t care about you unless you have a higher up title or if your a favorite,this place is NOT worth being stressed over everyday. and can I say nobody stays here unless they already been here for 15 plus years.you’re always watched like a hawk on cameras,even tho claim they don’t have “time” to watch cameras.clocks you on your breaks and lunches.who wants to be babysat at work?they fire the best employees but keep toxic management.they over work you but never show their appreciation just find something to complain about rather.you could paint a room gold and they’ll complain it’s not silver.I wouldn’t recommend this place to my worst enemy.talking to the residents was my only favorite thing about working here…..

What is the best part of working at the company?
Absolutely nothing. Thee worst I have ever worked. No real leadership, hostile working environment and if you speak up for yourself, you will be retaliated against. Run as fast as you can. They have thee highest turnover rate. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The lack of leadership. No ones wants to be accountable but rather through each other under the bus. Everything is reactive instead of being proactive. They lie to cover up stuff.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It depends on the day. It was very tense and hostile most of the times and that’s why they high turnover rate. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Defending myself. Working with people who won’t read information that’s given.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The residents are the greatest ever.  They are funny, kind and protective. I love helping them achieve their goals and love to listen to their stories. They are true heroes.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
There isn't alot of communication between the dayshift and nightshift. The training could be a little better as well. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Great teamwork from most of the staff.  We all work together to make our residents feel cared for safe and at home.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
We monitor the residents medicines, their health not only physical but psychological as well. We also  strive to keep them as healthy and happy as possible.

Working there was so rewarding and I truly enjoyed working for the veterans as well as getting to know their families.  There are a lot of hard and dedicated employees that continue to work there.  The therapy department is a miracle worker. The problem with this facility is that the administrative staff are horrible and no one holds them accountable for anything.  In 3 years there have been 3 DONs, 3 Staff Development getting ready to be 4, 2 Admissions Managers, 2 Patient Accounts Representatives.  This is not a good record.

There is no typical day, every day is different. Everyone is ever changing, nothing is consistent. One day your told to do something one way and the next day its wrong. I've learned not to trust anyone and to keep my mouth shut. Gossip fly's everyday. Co-workers are back stabbing. The only advancement there is if you openly kiss butt to your supervisor and it is obviously "beauty over brains" in this "5 star" facility. It makes me nausea that the people in charge are still there, and the ones who work the hardest and actually know their job are overlooked consistently, but the "supervisors" have no idea what their employees jobs are anyway.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Licensed practical nurse 21 salaries reported	$29.38 per hour
Nursing supervisor 13 salaries reported	$39.69 per hour
Dietary aide 16 salaries reported	$16.75 per hour
Nurse's aide 13 salaries reported	$19.87 per hour
Housekeeper 15 salaries reported	$15.68 per hour

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