Need Help from LTC DON's

[RNPATL, DNP, RN]

I am considering applying for a job as a LTC Director of Nursing. Have a great deal of background in both acute care as well as LTC management. Has been a while since I have worked in LTC and wondering from other DON's out there, have things changed with the Federal Regulations a great deal? looking forward to your response.

[caffine addict]

Hi there I'm a LTC DON

but I've been raised with federal regulations

I don't relly know what is was like before.

I'll try to answer whatever I can. Is there anything specific you want to know?:)

[RNPATL, DNP, RN]

Like you, I have been raised with LTC regulations also. I have been licensed as a Nursing Home Administrator for the past 17 years and worked as an administrator up until 2000. But I could no longer deal with the stress and the strain of running a facility and all the senior leadership politics at the corporate office. I went back to school to finish my RN (I was an LPN for as long as I was an administrator). Once I finished my RN, I have been working in acute care. I am tired of the hours and grind of shift work and thought that I should try my hand with nursing administration. In acute care, I have been a floor director and understand all there is to know about management level positions, I guess my biggest question to LTC DON's, is what is your biggest challenge?

Thanks in advance for your help.

[CoffeeRTC, BSN, RN]

just thought I'd bump this thread up. Staffing is a big problem in our LTC...recruiting and retaining the staff. Try asking this in the Geriatric forum

[RNPATL, DNP, RN]

Thanks for your response. However, at this time I have decided to stay in acute care. I have heard from many of my friends that work in LTC that staffing is terrible and one of the worst challenges they have is recruitment and retention. Is it the pay or is it just general turn-over?

Thanks for your post.