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Just think how good it will look in your résumé if you can say that you came into a one star facility and within 2years you have brought it up to a 4 or 5 star facility :-)

I have worked in LTC my entire career - almost 20 years and have been fortunate to never work in a "bad" one. I am now the DON of a very busy SNF and encourage prospective employees or residents to view the nursing home compare website - as I am ver...

Congrats!!! I love when survey is over and has gone well :)

You are apparently not well informed if you think that nursing homes are making any profit right now. The government has cut the funding so much that many nursing homes will be out of business within a couple of years. If the nursing home industry ...

I love love love LTC and have spent my whole career (14 years so far) with the same company. Like everyone else has said the best part is the relationships you form with the residents. I work in a wonderful facility and it is like one big family :)

45 min on a good day. 1 hour on a bad day. I love my job and I also love where I live so I don't see anything changing any time soon :)

Isitpossible - the best advice I can give you is be prepared for a roller coaster ride for the first few months. Every day will get a little better as you get more of a routine and get to know the residents better. It is a very difficult job but al...

I don't know anything about that company. Just wanted to say congrats on your new job!!! I hope you enjoy LTC nursing as much as I have :)

JZ-RN Thanks for the advice but I prefer to keep my judgement where it is. As long as I am able I will continue to make sure SNF residents are treated with the dignity and respect they deserve. If that means that I'm on a high horse then I hope my...

I haven't read the other comments but the only thing I have to say is please find something else to do that will pay your bills. The residents who live in SNF's do not deserve to have nurses who feel like you do caring for them. I have worked in LT...

That may be the weirdest question I've ever heard:confused:

Just as with any other situation, our responsibility is to educate and educate and educate. Same thing with residents who frequently get up without assistance and repeatedly fall. We can't restrain them we can only educate and explain the consequen...

I'm sure your facility has a policy against verbal abuse and this should be reported to the DON. The facility has to investigate and send a report to the state within a certain time frame. Abuse in any form should never be tolerated for any reason....

maybe you could stop pointing out to everyone that you don't know jack for a start. i certainly don't want someone taking care of me that doesn't know jack....as far as what you can do to make things better - improve your attitude and provide the be...

all i can respond to this post is please please please don't ever become a don - quite honestly the residents and the staff in any facility deserve better. they don't deserve someone who looks at the don position as a "stepping stone" to get experie...

i probably would not list this position on my resume but if asked on an application or during an interview if you have ever been fired from a position i would definitely tell them. it's amazing how things travel in health care if you are looking in ...

i realize this was not addressed to me but as a don in a very busy snf i felt compelled to answer anyway :) first of all you need to realize that the mcr and mcd cuts that you mention were very significant and in order for many facilities to be able ...

I graduated in 1996 with BSN. Worked for 1 1/2 years as a psych floor nurse then went to LTC where I worked as MDS Coordinator/ADON for 13 years and now DON for the past 4 months. I have loved every position so far :)

It takes a special person to be a happy and successful SNF nurse. It does not sound like you are cut out for this position. You should find a position in another setting where you are more comfortable. The residents living in a SNF deserve to have...

Our company has always been "color coded", although LPN and RN wear same color. Employees are given one free uniform on hire and then are given a uniform allowance twice a year. We also have a uniform company come in quarterly and they can purchase...

Things must be really different in Florida.....In Ohio our State surveys are more involved in SNF's than they are in hospitals. SNF's in Ohio do not "let things like this slip through with little recourse". Some hospitals in my area have nurses tha...

OUr company requires an incident report for any new skin area: bruise, skin tear, pressure or vascular area. If they are admitted with skin problem it is documented but no incident report required

Love it!!!! I have been MDS coordinator with same company for almost 13 years and absolutely love it. My first degree was in business and second in nursing so this position is perfect for me. I am more financially oriented than patient care but fo...

Agreed. Report is greatly appreciated. Can't tell you how many weekends I have worked and had patients show up from hospital without us even knowing they are coming :)

I agree with all of the above. You should never accept responsibility for a med cart until the narc's are counted and both nurses sign off that it is correct :)