LPN Brookdale Senior Living Florida Question

[snowbug0818]

i am in need of advice please. bsl took over our facility in october. before all of this myself(lpn) and others had horrible experiences with our doh, asst. director and director, we had kept quiet hoping when bsl came in they would address some of these problems and make our lives better. so far of course nothing.

my questions are:

1. who are considered alf residents in florida by bsl, at what point is their care too much for alf?

2. what is the normal ra/cna ratio in an alf in florida thru bsl?

3. same for lpn?

4. what does bsl consider and alf lpn's duties? last question: does bsl let their lpn/ra/cna travel from floor to floor to take care of residents in the alf or do they require you have independant staff on each floor of care? if i ask the current management any of these questions i will probably get written up.

thank you so much in advance for any input....

[GoddessLilithLPN]

I worked at a BSL community in Central Florida for a year and a half. I was the evening LPN with 40-something residents and two CNA's to watch over. I really liked it...however the marketing director LOVED to admit total care residents! I'm talking turn q2h, OOB assist to W/Cx2, feeding, bathing and dressing. Resident couldn't do ANYTHING for themselves. We also had ALOT of dementia and alzheimers residents mixed in with completely lucid A&O residents who could do everything for themselves including all adl's and meds. As for traveling between floors, we only had one floor so it was just me and two CNA's for all of our residents. My duties as an LPN was to of course assure all my residents got the medications and tx's on time. The one's who were self care, I just checked on a couple times a shift to make sure they were okay also made sure they came down for dinner. Called physicians if any residents status changed, responded to emergencies, took VTO's from physicians and faxed them to pharmacy, did skin assessments-- I believe it was qmonth, but don't quote me...I haven't worked there in almost 3 years. On top of all the LPN duties such as meds, tx's, charting and so on, I also helped feed residents who couldn't feed themselves at meal time, helped the CNA's clear the table and do the dishes, helped with laundry which meant washer, dryer and folding if I had time, and helped with turning and changing briefs.

[SE_BSN_RN, BSN]

I put in a couple applications for HSD and health/wellness nurse for BSL. Why in the world would you get written up for asking questions?? Are they a good company to work for?