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The Delmar Gardens Family

A typical day at work is exhausting. I work day shift, so every morning, I receive an assignment of approximately ten residents. If I am lucky some of them will be awake and ready for breakfast when I arrive. Otherwise, I get all of my residents up, toliet-ed, washed, brushed, dressed, and out to breakfast in an hour and a half. During breakfast, the other aids and I are assigned a breakfast duty, such as feeding some of the residents, plating the food properly, passing out the proper drinks, and bringing the proper food to the right people.  After breakfast, I get all of my residents out of the dining room, and begin my assignment for the day. I usually take vital signs and pass ice water first while I toliet anyone who asks or is scheduled. Next, I do my shower assignments, which is approximately one to three showers every day. While I do the showers, I also do the skin and body assessments on these particular residents. After my showers, I try to toilet anyone who still needs it, and then I go on my half hour lunch. After my lunch, I bring all my residents back into the dining area for lunch and repeat breakfast just with different food. After lunch, I toilet everyone even if they do not want me to because it is my job to make sure they are clean. At this time, I usually offer my residents the opportunity to sit in their recliners or lie down in bed for a nap. I also tell them the activity going on in the afternoon and offer to take them if they want. When my replacement arrives, I tell them how the day went and if anything unusual is going on with any of my residents. 

I have learned a ton working with the elderly. I have learned some very valuable skills and had some life changing experiences working at Delmar. It makes me feel more comfortable about the future of my loved ones and the decisions I will one day have to make for them. 

This is a very difficult job, and sometimes I think management lacks simply because we are so understaffed all the time. It makes me upset because we have peoples' lives in our hands and making our job harder is not how I am able to take better care of them. Although management offer overtime, I still think this job is too difficult to be working 100+ hours every week; it's not good for the residents or the workers. 

My coworkers are all very hard working. We are all team players mostly because most of the residents we transfer require more than one person. We work together all day to make sure everything is done in a timely manner. They all deeply care about the comfort and dignity of the residents as well. 

The hardest part of the job is death. As a CNA working with the elderly, I know that death in inevitable. When my residents eventually do pass away, I will be very sad, but having known them, I keep a special place in my heart for all the memories I made with each one of them.

I would say these memories, are the best part of my job. It is amazing what their generation has to pass on.

The average work day was an eight plus hour day.Sometimes, in order to get the job done weekend work was required. This position entailed gathering accurate data from a number of sources on the patient care team. It would require daily chart reviews, coordination of assessments with the direct nursing staff and treating therapists. I would also be rquired to supervise the floor staff which consisted of charge nurses, med techs and CNA's at times and make sure the staffing was adequate for the acquity of the residents.

I learned various managerial techniques as well as how to multitask in a fast paced environment. I learned the importance of organization, attention to detail and the use of my interpersonal skills in order to be an effective leader.

The management team consisted of the Director of Nurses, Assistant Director of Nurses, Patient care coordinator, social worker, and the Charge nurse. The management team's objective was to provide superior patient care which would ultimately lead to Delmar Gardens being recognized as one of the areas leading patient care providers.

Overall, my co-workers were team oriented and willing to assist in reaching Delmar Gardens overall objective.

The most difficult part of the job was dealing with disgruntled family members regarding the services rendered to their loved ones.

The most enjoyable part of the job was being apart of the successful rehabilitation of patients and watching them return home to their loved ones.

This was by far one of the most wonderful places I have ever worked. The atmosphere was all about the care and hapiness we instilled in our staff and residents. From the beautiful settings, to the beautiful smiles, I have rarely encountered such a loving environment. Every problem reported, whether regarding staff or resident, was thoroughly addressed and appropriately handled. The residents chose what they wanted to eat, wear, and what they wanted to do and when they wanted to do it. Everyone was glad to assist them. With a ratio of 10-12 residents to care for per CNA, the balance of the workload was perfected. There was time to enjoy talking to residents, rather than the rushing and stress I was accustomed to as a CNA.
Their bonuses are awesome, and they "auction" off having help atay over, starting at 50 cash plus overtime on up until someone agrees to stay. Once it made it to 150 cash plus overtime. And you got the cash on the spot! You ought to be there for the 4th of July party, all of the community is invited. Outside 2 bands, beer tents and fireworks. Too bad I was on the floor, but I had a good time, cause the residents were outside enjoying it and so was I just no beer. The Christmas party was just as big, great gifts and cash prizes and the residents got real presents, not deodorant and soap. By the way, they serve the best food around, from shrimp to steak, I ate there all the time, the cost was way underpriced. Just like a five star resturaunt no joke. The hardest part of the job was when I had to leave. If I had the vehicle I have now, I would of still worked there, but with the drive and a gas guzzler at the time, I had to find closer work to home.

Working at Delmar Gardens  in the special care unit, I learned a lot about the good. bad and the ugly. The most beautiful thing is the humanity in it all and keeping a situation that is heavy for others light and happy while ensuring each resident was properly taken care of with the tools that were given to us. It taught me to go beyond myself and work the best I could for the so many that needed assistance just to walk, eat, brush their teeth, use the restroom, get in and out of bed and so much more on emotional levels. The hardest part of the job was having a friendly relationship with a resident and their family and they'd pass away. Of course this meant taking care of them after they'd pass making sure they were presentable for the family and at peace. The good thing in that is if you knew the resident well . Your last farewell to them was taking care of them and maybe play their favorite song or something else that would make it a little easier as you get them ready. The hardest part was how short staffed we were and how hard and fast you had to work to just get the basic needs to the residents of the nursing home when you could be doing so much more if you had more of a team. Management didn't take our needs as CNA's seriously and we often worked in very hot conditions working in a fast paced environment lifting other people all day. I loved being in the nursing field, learning and making a difference in the environment around me  but didn't enjoy working for management that didn't have the same feelings towards their company. The person that interviewed me showed up two hours late and in their pajamas. I should have known then.

The Delmar Gardens core value is based on love, care, and understanding. This is clearly the heart and soul of the facilities and incorporated into its daily operations. 

The Residents are the number one priority, as they should be. This is their home and each employee is there to help them and make their daily experience enjoyable.

Hardworking employees are rewarded and there plenty of room for advancement. Management is very involved with its employees and has many unique ways to reward them. There are frequent staff appreciation days and many other perks that are rare anywhere else in the industry. I have never seen another company that values its employees and staff as much as Delmar Gardens.

 This top notch facility loves and cares for its residents and employees in a way that reflects a family environment . This is especially important for the residents as this is their home and also for all the employees because it is where they spend 40 hours each week outside of their own home. It helps to make going to work a seamless transition.

Activities- The activtitvities for the residents are so well thought out and it is a special privilege to watch them enjoy music when live entertainment comes to perform.

Management- The administrative staff is great and rewards hard working employees.

Advancement-It is so rewarding to see an employee begin as a nurse assistant, become certified, and continue to advance up in the company. I have seen Delmar Gardens support several employees to advance as far as a Nurse Practioner. The opportunities are endless.

Management are completely removed from reality - seem to have no idea why their staff cannot handle workloads far beyond their capacity. Not inclusive of others. Solely motivated by getting bodies into beds and checks in the bank. Understaff units and then complain when people call out or quit. 

This place is part of a family of locations, all the rest of which are well-kept, clean, and reasonably staffed. This facility is the "red headed stepchild" because of its status as the designated Medicaid facility. Building is in disrepair, leaking ceiling every time it rains, carpet should have been removed long ago, scabies and bed bugs run rampant but residents' and nurses' concerns are dismissed until the facility is overrun and can no longer deny. Patients who are completely inappropriate for services are accepted for their money. Never enough staff to provide real, quality care. Patients frequently go without showers due to low staff ratios. CNAs are pushed to their brink and their poor attitude comes through by neglecting and resentful treatment of patients. Residents are treated as obligations. 

All nurses - new and old - are equally abused as slave labor. This place will chew you up and spit you out. The CEO would be aghast if he knew this place were such a stain on the company name. It is not an issue of corporate, it is solely the mistakes and misjudgements of the current nursing management to blame.

I love the work I do. I love helping people and it is very rewarding because The Residents and their families are appreciating things we do for A Mom or Dad. 
My typical day at work is waking up our residents in the morning, administer their medications and help them with activities of daily living such as dressing, bathing, brushing their hair or apply a nail polish or pick the right jewelry or a tie for the outfit they would like to wear for that day. I also assist with serving their meals and what ever might be needed to make the day of our dear residents to be brighter and  better. I learned that getting older means getting wiser and that people, once they retire and have more time to focus on things they love, they love to teach younger generations, and they have so much to give in form of wisdom, if we  accept it and listen.
The hardest part of my job is to part from them when time comes to separate for various reasons,such as leaving the job or residents move to different place to live.

some of the co-workers are cool but that place is very horrible they act like they care about their employees which they don't only place that make their aides wear white pants and the nurses all white. They have a high turn over in nurses and aides. The office personnel are stuck up don't speak to the other employees.The human resource lady act likes she can't never do nothing for the staff like for insist they don't put your vacation hours or sick time on your check so you have to go to HR about it and she act like she can't never tell you nothing, and the only time you could use your sick time is when you go to the hosp.and you can't use your vacation time unless you been there a whole year. The staffing person dosen't know what she doing they don't use agency they work short almost everyday the nurses don't help. State been in that place so many times i'm surprise they haven't been shut down. The residents are great i liked working with them. That company worries about the wrong things instead of focusing on their employees and residents. i wouldn't recommend nobody there to work. If you friends with certain people than you get away with a lot.

I have worked here for a while but I intend to move on to somewhere else. I have moved up through the ranks but I still struggle sometimes. I think they ask a little too much of the staff at times. A couple of the other staff agree with me. The benefits that are available are pretty good though which is one reason I have stayed for as long as I have. An upgrade in the area of computer documentation would be VERY helpful since they still have paper charting. Not all of the hoyer lifts fit under all the beds. Some of the CNAs are great but there are a few that the facility could stand to lose and it would make things run a little better. I really enjoy the cultural diversity of the staff, though. This is another, and major, reason I am still there.

you will quit after a short period of time if you decide to join this company. I felt like I was working on a farm with barn animals everyday. not all the workers are bad, but most of them are very bad and its not worth your mental, emotional, physical health. money comes and goes, but its harder to get your happiness back. Please work at a higher rated facility to avoid these inevitable problems. Higher rated facilities do not tolerate workers that act like barn animals that is why those workers are only employable and stuck at low rated facilities like this one. This facility has no choice but to tolerate and support bad workers (nurses, aides, management, etc) because no real healthcare professional with integrity and work ethic would adapt to a work environment that has no standards and that is low quality. 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Dietary aide 36 salaries reported	$17.64 per hour
Cleaner 18 salaries reported	$17.61 per hour
Nursing assistant 33 salaries reported	$23.00 per hour
Laundry attendant 17 salaries reported	$17.41 per hour
Dishwasher 3 salaries reported	$18.00 per hour

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