tarachristamom

tarachristamom has 21 years experience and specializes in geriatrics, pediatrics.

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1. as DON/ADON ....do you help or hinder your staff?

   tarachristamom replied to sasha2lady's topic in LTC Directors

   i am so soory that you do not feel support from your DON. As a New DON myself it particulary bothers me. I came to a facility that has had at least 7 DON's in 18 months. The staff here didn" t feel supported and rightly so. THeir boss was the DON...

2. LTC big dogs at the top

   tarachristamom replied to groovetta's topic in Geriatric

   don't give up. The elderly truly need all of us. WE become their family . In June we had to evauate our 110 bed facility due to flooding . SOme of the residents had family members show up and wanted to take them home and our residents would not go ...

3. LTC big dogs at the top

   tarachristamom replied to groovetta's topic in Geriatric

   be careful what you generalize. I'm one of our top administration in a small not for profit home. Lst week some of my staff saw me getting in and out of a limo as I was taken to "jail "for Muscular dystrophy. and then had to recruit donations for ba...

4. MDS Coordinator salaries

   tarachristamom replied to Nascar nurse's topic in MDS

   I'm in delaware and make more the $30 per hour. I am considered management and have on call as well as responsibility to oversee QI. I have 5 years exp as a LTC manager prior to this position. Right now I have to also review referrals for our MEd A...

5. Expecting too much???

   tarachristamom replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric

   well here's my 2 cents. I manage a 45 be unit-23 Med A 22 LTC . WE have 5 nurses on days(12) hour shifts This is broken down into a charge nurse, 3 for the med A patients( grp of 7, 8, 10) and one for the remaining 20 LTC. I have personally worked...