Serenity USVI

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1. Overtime Not Being Paid HELP!!!

   Serenity USVI replied to Serenity USVI's topic in Geriatric

   Look I do not want to argue with you.....I believe my post was misunderstood.... I am looking for assistance in whom to contact regarding the continual breaking of the law by my ex-employer.....I have friends that work there that are afraid of reperc...

2. Overtime Not Being Paid HELP!!!

   Serenity USVI replied to Serenity USVI's topic in Geriatric

   The latter part of your post is precisely why Nurses in LTC have no respect....Instead of trying to be a solution to a problem, you walk away....put your blind folds on and ignore the problem.....With your belief system you are not helping your fello...

3. Overtime Not Being Paid HELP!!!

   Serenity USVI posted a topic in Geriatric

   I am in need of some advice from all of you......I was terminated from a LTC Facility well over a year ago....For not having enough PTO for being sick. I lacked 2.6 hours of PTO time. I posted about this quite the while ago....Here is the question. W...

4. Question about State Surveys

   Serenity USVI replied to Serenity USVI's topic in Geriatric

   Yes, thank-you very much for your prompt response. I am aware of this site. It is very general. I am looking for more technical information, but do not know how to go about acquiring the more technical info. My question is how does one get their ha...

5. Terminated from LTC!

   Serenity USVI replied to Serenity USVI's topic in Geriatric

   I was an "at will employee." Like I believe I stated earlier I have never ever been fired or the fancy terminolgy of todays' work world "terminated" from a job. I have had numerous jobs throughout my lifetime. It really has messed with my world. ...

6. Question about State Surveys

   Serenity USVI posted a topic in Geriatric

   Hell-o all you fellow long term nurses!!! How does one go about finding the state surveys and the plan of correction? Does any one know? TIA

7. Terminated from LTC!

   Serenity USVI replied to Serenity USVI's topic in Geriatric

   Just an update on my situation, and I thank all of you for your kind words. But check this out: In searching the internet I came across the www.medicare.gov website that list all the LTC Facilities in the Country. It provides lots of useful info and...

8. Eden Alternative???

   Serenity USVI replied to debRN0417's topic in Geriatric

   Continued from above.... The fish acquariums are also contracted out. But, guess who feeds the fish? Staff, and not Management or the Administrator. And of course the Eden Alternative is supposed to have sufficient staff! What a joke it all is. ...

9. Eden Alternative???

   Serenity USVI replied to debRN0417's topic in Geriatric

   Greetings everyone! The last LTC Facility that I was employed at used the "Eden Alternative." Personally I think it is a joke! Yeah looks all nice when families and visitors come in to visit their loved ones. But the reality of the matter is that t...

10. Terminated from LTC!

    Serenity USVI replied to Serenity USVI's topic in Geriatric

    nurse-clown i do not belong to a union. thanks for your support!

11. Private LTC vs. For Profit LTC

    Serenity USVI posted a topic in Geriatric

    Greetings All, I am curious as to how many of you work at Private LTC Facilities, and how many of you work at "For Profit Facilities?" Are Private LTC Facilities better for the resident's and employee's than "For Profit Facilities?" What are your e...

12. Terminated from LTC!

    Serenity USVI replied to Serenity USVI's topic in Geriatric

    Hi GingerSue, I was employed at this Facility for 3 1/2 years. I worked part-time. I had previously worked for this Facility on two different occasions. The first time as a call-in position approximately ten years ago, and than as a full-time Char...

13. Terminated from LTC!

    Serenity USVI posted a topic in Geriatric

    Interested in knowing how many of you have been terminated from LTC for speaking up for your rights and the rights of your residents? I was recently terminated. I was an "at will employee." The reason given for my termination was I lacked 2.7 hours o...

14. Mandation

    Serenity USVI posted a topic in General Nursing

    Could someone please explain "mandation?" Can someone be mandated in advance, like days or even a week? Can someone be mandated via a message left on an answering machine? Or does mandation only apply if you are already there? Just how does this ...