resident aide

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Villas of Holly Brook

I have worked for the Villas of Holly Brook since November of 2015, and this by far has been the best place I have ever worked. The owners, and upper management are very involved in what is going on in the community and genuinely care about you as person not just a spot to fill. They care about your whole well-being inside and outside of the workplace. It is a company where you can establish roots and accomplish your goals. No matter the role within the organization all team members are respected and valued. There is always support and encouragement!

Working in senior living is one of the most challenging yet rewarding professions. For the right individuals, the Villas of Holly Brook can provide an opportunity where you will never be bored and you can form lasting professional relationships.

The Villas of Holly Brook and all of its communities are wonderful places for residents to live and for individuals to work. A growing company with opportunities across Illinois, Indiana, and Florida. It is a Family Owned and Faith Based organization, that stands by their mission statement and values, it is unlike any company I have worked for previously. I love the mission statement “We build and operate senior living communities that create value for all by providing quality senior care, a fulfilling work environment and targeted financial returns. Listening and responding to the changing needs of our customers is crucial to our success”.  Every one that enters through the doors of Holly Brook is surrounded by just a calming and peaceful environment where they can just sit back and know their loved one is being cared for.

The staff and residents both have become like a second family to me, and their family become your family also. One of the many great things about the Villas of Holly Brook is that staff from all areas work together to make everyone's job a little easier. The residents are wonderful to work with and there is never a dull moment. The hardest part of the job is seeing the struggles of the aging process and losing people, whether it’s losing a beloved resident or a staff member, it is always hard. 

At the end of the day, you can say to yourself “I made a difference” and that makes you feel blessed!

I would strongly recommend this company to anyone I know. If you have never been to one of our 18 open communities, please take some time to stop by and take a tour.  You may find our locations on our website at www.villasofhollybrook.com We have a lot to offer!

It was my dream to find a company that is innovative, growing, and provides opportunities to staff for personal and professional growth. The owners of Villas of Holly Brook are great Christian people who love seniors and love to see staff be successful. They are curious and involved regarding every level of the organization. Our owners visit Communities and provide feedback to leaders regarding the physical building, food quality and presentation, feedback from rounding on staff and residents, and so much more. 

It’s amazing to watch this company grow and provide employment opportunities in small towns around us. The Villas of Holly Brook’s story is inspiring and began in 2008 when the housing market was shifting. If you don’t know, the owners of Villas of Holly Brook began as a residential home builder in the 80’s and as the housing market screeched to a halt, our owners had already seen around the corner and began investing in the Assisted Living market. The part most people don’t know, even today, is that they didn’t build Assisted Livings for themselves, they began building them because they feared they wouldn’t have work for the fifty employees on their payroll. They worried how those employees were going to feed their families. As I sit in meetings in present day, I still see the same consideration for the 1000 employees on our payroll now. 

Our journey is not over, we are still growing and with that comes pain points, but if you stand where we are now and look back, there is so much pride in what we’ve been able to accomplish together. We want to continue to grow our team with visionary and resilient people. You don’t grow when you are comfortable, so I encourage anyone who is passionate and ready for a challenge to join us.

I was one of the lucky few who had the privilege to open a BRAND NEW building. Not only were we here to watch the building grow, we were also able to build an amazing team! Many of us are still here after 3 years of being open... and there are many reasons for this. The building is beautiful, it feels home like and not like typical assisted living communities that look for feel like a hospital or nursing home. The staff isn't here just for a paycheck. Our staff truly care for the residents and the upkeep of the building as if they would for their own family. Each day is something different and I love being able to put a smile on our residents faces each day. Everything you'd need is under one roof! 24 hour nursing care (just in case you may need it), laundry is taken care of, along with any housekeeping, maintenance, or lawn work. Dietary provides 3 home cooked meals daily along with snacks and drinks provided in our cafe and dining rooms. Our Activities department keeps you active with games, baking, crafts, sewing, manicures and so much more. There is always something for everyone. Not many places have a movie theater... we do! Our residents and their families are welcome to sit down in the comfy chairs with a bag of popcorn and enjoy a nightly movie. We provide transportation to and from doctors appointments and go on outings once a week! The corporation invites each community to join them for new groundbreaking ceremonies and we regularly talk with other directors to get ideas from each other... it honestly feels like one big family! I'm so glad I decided to go out on a limb and try out a new company that is family AND faith based! I'd suggest and will continue to suggest working or living at Villas of Holly Brook!

Since starting my career at Villas of holly brook there has many changes, but all for the better. The company is growing and with growth comes change. We have been offered many new benefits that are wonderful for my family. The Corporate team is always offering training to make sure everyone understands how to do their jobs, state regulations, and systems. I have had nothing but positive and supportive experiences. Yes there are new processes being put in place but it is because they are trying to empower us to run the community the best we can for the teams and residents. 
It is a shame that so many people are making negative allegations purely because of processes and structure. To run a successful business there has to be structure. All businesses have structure and processes, and we have very supportive leadership and corporate team that has help us through all the new processes. I can call and speak anyone at any time, all the way up to ownership if i have a problem or concern. The ownership and Leadership teams are always looking at how we can make our residents lives better. So I dont feel it's a negative that they are raising the bar and asking that we make sure we are giving our residents THE BEST. 
I am grateful to work for a company that I know the passion for our residents is most important and that we are giving them the best. And they truly care about the employees too. It's clear by the constant added benefits, employee recognition, and trainings to help educate us for our roles.

So overall I highly recommend working here! I have never been happier and feel that I am heard and that my opinion matters.

When arriving to work I would have a few minutes before I had to start to do medication reminders for the residents. Then at about 4:15PM it was time to go assist a select few down to the dining room before supper. Then at 4:30PM we would meet the rest of the resident's in the diining room. There was a buffet that they self-served at. Some of the resident's we would make their plate for them. Other's we would assist in putting food on their plate and getting their drinks. Some nights in the theater there would be movies the activities director would leave for us to manage. At about 6:00PM we would start popcorn and prepare for the movie that started at 6:30PM. At 8:00PM we would do floor check and would knock on all the resident's doors and poke our heads in to check on them and see if they needed anything. When 9:30PM came around we did more medication reminders and gathered the trash the resident's would leave out for us to take to the dumpster for them. Finally we had our last medication reminders at 10:00PM and 10:30PM. Our clock out time was at 11:30PM, but the next shift arrived at 11:00PM. I learned that it is always best to pay close attention to detail and to be flexible with needed. When I first started at Villas of Hollybrook, I loved management. There was a great flow to everything. Then managment changed and things became so unorganized and stressful. My co-workers on the other hand were great! The hardest part of my job was dealing with my schedule always being messed up. The most enjoyable part of the job was intereracting with the residents and working with such a great fun stuff.

A typical day at work is I’d walk in look to see what side of the building I was on and go to what side I was assigned. Make sure every resident was comfortable, get them out to play games or watch a movie, etc. Then later on we’d get all the residents out for dinner, chart how much they’ve ate, then take them back to their rooms (if wanted to). Usually if they wanted to go back to their room they wanted to go to bed so we assist them into their pajamas and assist them into bed. Then at the end of the night we clean the dining room up and chart. Also you have to do laundry if baskets were full. I’ve learned a lot from this job especially because these residents have dementia, they don’t always know what you’re talking about and get very confused, this causes them to get agitated and upset. You have to learn how to handle the situation. I believe management does a great job on making sure you know your schedule only downside to it is that not many of us employees feel very appreciated. Now I know they get busy with more important work related stuff but appreciation goes a long way. Other than that the management is great. Most enjoyable part of the job is when a resident tells you you’re a good person or that they love you or that they really appreciate what you do for them. It really hits the heart, you grow onto these people a lot.

A typical day at work is filled with conflicting assignments from corporate and the building's director. A typical day also consists of trying to complete those unrealistic assignments while being micro-managed and not being allowed To use your skills and expertise, along with correcting accounting mistakes that seem to come from the top of the corporate chain.
The workplace culture is based mainly in fear, and chaos with a lingering feeling of under-appreciation. 
Working there I learned not to get too comfortable when things are going as they should be. As Problems and issues come seemingly out of nowhere...Like a super-villain is sitting around plotting on how to stall your progress and disrupt your department.
The hardest part of the job to me, was managing a staff while being undermined by the building Director at nearly every turn. Anyone considering working here should be advised that you would really just be a Figure-Head or Fall Guy. If using your skills, doing a great job and being acknowledged for it, and having a life outside of work is important to you...this may not be the right place.
The best part of this job is easily the residents, who are for the most part really nice. Just be prepared to catch the brunt of their discontent when corporate, or the Director makes irrational changes without considering them.

Being the Activities Director was not easy, there are certain expectations and a sense of persona you have to have. By far, one of the greatest and most amazing jobs I’ve ever had. Even though this was a minor stop along the path of life for me, it has taught me so much and I can take everything that I’ve learned here, and apply it to much more looking into the future.  The job had its ups and downs, but ultimately, it is a great work environment especially if you love working with the elderly.  The residents are wonderful, I love them like my own grandparents!  Spending time with them really was the best part of the job for me, and It’s never a dull moment.  I’ve worked there seven or eight months, and the time I work there was pretty great!  The job as Activities Director was a very self gratifying job, making an impact on resident lives and improving them through activity was the most rewarding part.  They are a faith based, and family oriented company that really make you feel like family.  To me, being at the villas was a great feeling, coming to work every day knowing that you had family to support you! I am leaving currently because I am going back to school to better myself, but maybe someday I will be back!  To make a long story short, this is a wonderful place to work! Highly recommend!

I often have a lot of fun at work when we have a good group of team members. Everyone is pretty helpful. Every job has bad apples so you can’t blame everyone or the job as a whole for how things happen. We work hard and try to help as much as we can because we love our residents. I’ve never had an issue going to management about a situation and it getting taken care of. This job is nothing like some of the nursing homes in the area and I never feel upset when I have to go to work because it’s easy going and a lot of fun. I don’t think of it as just going to another sucky job. I truly do enjoy going there and helping all of our loved ones. If you come there and do what’s in your job description, there really isn’t a problem. The families of the residents are very helpful and often make your job a lot easier to do. Also every time I ask a member of management to assist with something, they never have an issue either helping or finding someone that can if they’re unavailable. Our nurses are pretty great as well and take concerns very seriously. We get raises after being there for a year and each year after and also if you bump up going from resident aide to CNA and so on. Pay is based on experience. All in all, this is the best facility I’ve worked at. 

Basically management sucks! I was told to not get close or spend too much time with any resident, so basically be cold and uncaring. I was fired for getting sick at work because of something that happened AT work. They can't keep the place staffed because employees aren't treated well. Whenever one person does something wrong we have a whole meeting about it instead of just privately taking that person aside. You have to come in on your day offs for meetings even if they are only 15 minutes long. Worked there 2 years and never saw corporate. Smokers get more breaks.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Resident aide 286 salaries reported	$17.46 per hour
Licensed practical nurse 170 salaries reported	$33.65 per hour
Dietary aide 150 salaries reported	$16.26 per hour
Dietary cook 99 salaries reported	$17.68 per hour
Activity assistant 69 salaries reported	$16.25 per hour

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