Sunrise Senior Living

Servingshots · Jun 15, 2011

Thier pay is a joke

Servingshots · Jun 15, 2011

For the amount of work you have to do

biker nurse · Jun 15, 2011

go on line and check out their star rating and any deficiencies!

worldtravelerRN · Jun 15, 2011

Sunrise was my first job as a CNA in 2003. Instead of hiring a dinning room staff, the CNAs had to work in the dinning room, set up tables, prepare food, serve food and then clean up the dinning room. Around 60 residents would show up for meals. All at the same time we were also expected to work on the floor to do our CNA duties such as dressing, bathing, ambulating, vital signs, patient laundry, etc. I worked an evening shift which consisted of 4 CNAs for 80 residents. It was often short staffed with a high turn over rate. For the amount of work that we were required to do the pay was low. I learned a lot of basic CNA skills, but requiring the CNAs to work in the dinning room was odd, guess I received some waitress skills as well. It’s been a while since I left Sunrise so maybe things have changed, also each Sunrise facility may operate a little differently. Good luck.

Hospice Nurse LPN, BSN, RN · Jun 15, 2011

The buildings are beautiful, but they seem to always be short staffed. From what I hear, the pay is low. I've had hospice pts in one of their facilities and always chat up the CNA's and nurse.

KimberlyRN89, BSN, RN · Jun 15, 2011

Sunrise was my first job as a CNA in 2003. Instead of hiring a dinning room staff, the CNAs had to work in the dinning room, set up tables, prepare food, serve food and then clean up the dinning room. Around 60 residents would show up for meals. All at the same time we were also expected to work on the floor to do our CNA duties such as dressing, bathing, ambulating, vital signs, patient laundry, etc. I worked an evening shift which consisted of 4 CNAs for 80 residents. It was often short staffed with a high turn over rate. For the amount of work that we were required to do the pay was low. I learned a lot of basic CNA skills, but requiring the CNAs to work in the dinning room was odd, guess I received some waitress skills as well. It's been a while since I left Sunrise so maybe things have changed, also each Sunrise facility may operate a little differently. Good luck.

Yeah, I have personally never worked for Sunrise, but when I went there for a group interview in `09 they mentioned that caregivers perform the dining services. I work at an ALF that is owned by a large company and apparently they modeled their current dining program after Sunrise's program.

SweetLikeSugar · Jun 15, 2011

The 2 times my grandfather stayed there he ended up in the ER. Once after a fall down the steps and he suffered a head laceration from that. The second time, he fell backwards into the bathtub and my mother found him. We have no idea how long he was laying there like that.

Hmm, maybe the nursing staff was too busy waiting tables to perform nursing care.... :uhoh3:

Servingshots · Jun 15, 2011

Yes they perfrom the dining services among many other responsibilities. They dont hire you as a titled CNA...your a "care manager". The Place is nice and expensive but they pay you close to minimum wage. Want my advice...find another job as a CNA

LadyinScrubs, ASN, RN · Jun 15, 2011

These facilities do not operate under the medical model. As such, there is no CNA title. You will be doing unlicensed caregiving and all that entails. The wages are minimum wage or very slightly higher. You may want ask for a copy of the job description.

Nalencars · Oct 26, 2011

Hello I had a group interview at sunrise ,after that I had a phone interview and then I went there to shadow a caregiver ,but now I don't know nothing? How is the hiring process ,someone works there ? Thanks

worldtravelerRN · Oct 27, 2011

It's been some time since I've worked at Sunrise, but when I was interviewed it was a one on one interview and I was hired on the spot.

You may want to follow up with them and call to see if they have made a decision. They may also be in the process of calling your references and doing a background check.