TiredRN-momto4

Just curious as to what kind of staffing you all have in your LTC facilities. I'm a new ADON in a facility with 65 residents. 15 of them are in a secure, locked unit. This is how we are currently staffed: 2 LVNs on the floor each shift. One takes ...

I was recently offered a position as ADON in the LTC facility I've been working at for 2 months. Prior to coming to this facility, I had no LTC experience, as I had worked both in the home health field and in the hospital. I really want to take thi...

Thanks for the info :) After talking to the regional nurse about the training I would receive, I decided to take the job and started today. Wouldn't you know it, state came in TODAY on a complaint...grrrr. It has actually gone OK, and the only thin...

Thank you so much for your response. This is what I assumed as well, but was told differently by the outgoing ADON. She told me that if I took this job, my license was immediately at risk due to the way things have been left. It doesn't make sense ...

I've thought about that too, CapeCod. This facility is in a little town, where the applicant pool is pretty small. I think there were only 2 applicants for the DON position, and I don't think either applicant had LTC experience. There are 2 large ...