Problems/Issues encountered as an administrator

Staffing cuts, budget cuts, more staffing cuts, more budget cuts.......forever being asked to do more with less resources........and keep a smile on your face and positive attitude while doing it and at the same time keep your staff happy and morale up! Good luck and let us know how things turn out!

I absolutely agree about the morale & keeping staff happy with their job. Obviously not everyone will be happy with their job or situation, you can't help that. But just prove you care, get out & help them, show that you're not afraid to get your hands dirty. Also make sure the residents know that they're your top priority...I've heard countless residents talk about administrators in the past with things like “coffee with the administrator, like he's gonna listen us or our needs”...truly sad when they're the whole reason we're there!!

Budget cuts, budget cuts, and more budget cuts. Deciding what staff will be cut with the next budget cut.......also it's hard to keep good staff when there haven't been raises in 3 years due to the budget cuts. Oh BTW did I mention the budget???? Medicare/Medicaid expect the same excellent care year after year while cutting money to the nursing homes year after year