Acute Care to LTC

[Coleebee]

Hello all first time posting in the specialty.

I've been healthcare for a long time, it all started years ago as a firefighter paramedic. I've been RN for three years.

I actually got my RN after working an assisted living facility as a Med Tech and falling in love with gerontology. Gerontology is why I went back to nursing school, I was ready to leave the medical profession altogether.

Since graduating I have worked either cardiology or nephrology, I still have a desire to work gerontology itself. After all it is what made me fall back in love with Nursing.

My specific question is to find out some information on the church run retirement homes.

In my area there are two church run retirement homes, they both have an ALF and a SNF attached to them, for their residents only.

They both have great ratings with the Medicare.gov site. What is your experience with these places if any?

Thank you so much for your response.

[JBMmom, MSN, NP]

You might not find many people with the particular experience you're looking for. As with many nursing jobs, I think most of it will depend upon your micro-environment. The nurses, aids and management of the particular facility will make or break your job. Acute care and LTC are different skill sets, but if you love working with elderly, which you clearly do, you could adapt to the change in atmostphere without much trouble. Good luck.