332 Posts
I have a friend who is a new LPN and he seems to like it. He had problems with the patient load (it seems pretty heavy), but stuck it out. He is a new grad LPN finishing the RN portion of the program as we speak.
Actually, I plan to apply there when I pass the PN exam. Wish me luck (or give me warning ).
CrazyPremed
458 Posts
2 Articles; 3,563 Posts
I worked at a Life Care Center facility in Tucson a few years back. They are a nursing home company, not a hospital. The pay is bad, and working conditions were horrible. Two of my former co-workers sued them for not paying them money they were owed and won.
I counted how many nurses came and went in the year I was there. It worked out that the nurse turn-over rate was 200 % a year!
lindarn
1,982 Posts
I just got a job here in Spokane for a Life Care Center. I am getting $25 an hour without benefits (my choice). The working conditions are a joke, and they have very high turnover from what I have heard. I worked the last three days, 8 hour shifts, and have not had a break or lunch yet, and I cannot finish charting until I give report. I am looking for another job.
Lindarn, RN, BSN, CCRN
Spokane, Washington