Assisted Living Facilities.....

[Butterflybee]

Im a new LPN and there is a probability that I have been hired working in an Assisted Living Facility please can anyone tell me what that will be like.

[TopazLover, BSN, RN]

Depends on the place. Some it is giving meds and treatments, others oversight. The definition is all over the place. Basically it includes people who do not meet criteria for Skilled Care by Medicare requirements but don't count on anything until you have critically interviewed them as well as they interview you.

Best of luck.

[Butterflybee]

Depends on the place. Some it is giving meds and treatments, others oversight. The definition is all over the place. Basically it includes people who do not meet criteria for Skilled Care by Medicare requirements but don't count on anything until you have critically interviewed them as well as they interview you.

Best of luck.

Wow, "The definition is all over the place". I never even considered them but I happened to take a chance and apply. I already interviewed prior to this post so I did not have the chance to ask them what Im more familiar with now. Boy yes the sure did critically interview me. thanks for answering

[Blackcat99]

I have 72 residents and 20 diabetics. At our place we have med aides who pass out all the pills. I do all the diabetic blood sugar testing and giving of insulin. I do all the eye drops and any minor skin wounds treatments. It's a hard job. I run all day. I fill out incident reports for residents who fall and I call 911 for emergencies. Of course, the falls and emergencies usually occur in the early morning at the "insulin rush hour." I have to keep a walkie talkie on me at all times and of course I get phone calls from doctors office while I am on the toilet, on my lunch break or in the process of doing a skin treatment. The good thing is that most of the seniors are in fairly good shape and are very nice. I don't have to listen to the loud alarms on wheelchairs and beds that I had to when I worked in the nursing homes. I never have anyone on IV's or tube-feeders. I don't have to do a lot of heavy lifting like I did at the nursing homes. Best of luck to you.

[Butterflybee]

Did you have any clinical experience prior to taking this postion? That is what concerns me about taking this position because I am a brand new grad.

[Blackcat99]

Yes, I have over 30 years of nursing experience.

[NurseyPoo7]

I've worked in 2 ALFs.

The first one was basically a nursing home. Lots of problems. Stolen controlled meds. Skin tears and falls all over the place. Wandering pts. Stage 1 & 2s. Extremely short staffed. Nurses only from 8am-4pm

The second one was all walkie talkies -- Even on the Alzheimer's unit, there were walkie talkies -- some urinary incontinence, but there were rarely falls, never even saw a skin tear there. No pressure ulcers.