DON Offer

[mercy1975]

I've been offerred a DON position at a a 57 bed facility which only

has 37 residents. The Administrator has been there 14 years and does

the staffing schedule.

The staffing is as follows for 37 residents: The DON and ADON are not counted below.

Days 2 nurses with 5-6 aides

Evening 2 nurses with 3-4 aides

Night One nurse with 2 aides.

The ADON also does the MDS.

The facility has had very few deficiencies. The Administrator and

I both have strong personalities but have mutual goals. The staff

appear and act professionally. Please give me any insights.

What do you think? How is the staffing? Would you consider a building with these staffing ratios? Thanks so much for your input! I really appreciate it.

[achot chavi]

Absolutely.

[DDRN4me]

just my:twocents://why only 37/57 beds filled?

what happens if the noc nurse calls out? will you be expected to cover>

sounds good initially just make sure you have all your ducks in a row ..what sounds too good to be true usually is!!

[noc4senuf]

I think that is a very good staffing ratio for a fcility that size. I usedto work in one with those same numbers and the reason for the low census was it was a small town and too many other small communities in the area also had their own nursing homes.

[mercy1975]

Thanks for your input. It is in a small town and run by a private owner. I'm not sure about the night yet, who who fill in. They say they have extra staffing otherwise the ADON and me would fill in.

[LesMonsterRN, ADN, RN]

Those are great numbers. Good luck!