Renashia

I did a clinical at a alzheimer's unit in Tigard during my Master's program. At that time the Director was receiving around 45-47,000 a year. That Director was also a ARNP. In Seattle as DON in an Assisted Living I make between 48-50,000 a year de...

I have been the DON for about 8 months up here in the Seattle area. I am having difficulty finding good resources to review for Assisted Living. Ifind myself haveing to reply on NH guidelines and policies and trying to adapt them to assisted living...

My facility got hit in Washington about 2 months ago. 75% sick in the Resident population. Our other facility had a 85% sick rate, but higher acuity. Word of warning. Norwalk is NOT killed by hand sanitizers. Staff must wash hands or use enough...

Actually part of the reason I posted was becuse I was looking for a journal in Assisted Living. We are really in a grey area. Not a retirement hoe not a SNF. Good and bad. I'm also lucky that I have a good boss. MAkes life so much easier for me.

It's also nice to see an age-mate as a DON. I'm the youngest person in our parent company running a nursing dept.

Weetziebat, I hope they have those every year. I think the only thing saving me is that my LPN has years of SNF expereince and I have a very small AL (58 rooms). My newest project is trying to memorize the WACs for assisted living. Making me cross...

That is too bad. I knida feel out on a limb in Assisted Living. I was lucky enough to attend an Assisted Living training put on by WHCA (washington Health CAre association) and got a lot of good information there. But I have no other resources to ...

Anyone in WA and OR probually saw the articles few weeks ago about licenced CNAs convicted as sex offenders in OR moving to WA and having there licence's re-issued. I unfortinatly hired one of these **** . Lucky for us, my administrator saw the pers...

If you have a PDA I recomend the free version of epocrates.com, nurse's version. (or if you have a computer at home, they have an on-line version that is also free). The PDA version is a great fast look up without flipping through a book and gives ...

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/news/local/licensetoharm/

Well the reson this article made the front page is the the State of Oregon didn't take away the offender's CNA licence for over a year. (well according to the media, and we all know how reliable THAT is) In which time he was able to secure a new CNA...

I agree! One teaching method I like to do with my caregivers is "reality switch". They get to sit in a wheelchair, drink a full glass of water, and try to get someone to help them. Or they get to be a guinea pig in transfers, hoyer lift training, ...

sigh, it was supposed to be rely.... not reply.:trout:

YES! Nurses are manditory reporters and above all PATIENT ADVOCATES! I personally find it appauling that anyone is put in this situation as a new grad nurse. And that ANY resident is "taken down". It suggests to me that the facility cannot meet t...

Before taking the DON position at an Assisted Living, I interviewed for Alzheimer's Director positions in Oregon/Washington, pay was varied between 45,000-55,000 a year. With the difficulties associated with the unit I hope you would have a good gam...

If the DON is not helpful I would approach the omsbudsman and get them invoved. If it is hapening to you mother it is happening to other patients who are not A & O. Also, and LTC facility is licenced by the state. Make a complaint to the state...

I have worked as a CNA on a SNF, a RN in an Acute Care Hospital, a HH RN, and now as DON at an Assisted Living. Hated the hospital 1 RN, 1 CNA to 12 patients on a 12 hour NOC shift, on an overflow Truama unit. CNA at a SNF was frustration and the n...

As a DON at an assisted living, I know how frustrating it is to teach carestaff how to approach residents correctly. Many of them come with preconceived notions of how to do it and cultural backgrounds that differ from ours. I'm not sure what stat...

Funny you should mention. Since dropping my CNS program I have gone into the Assisted Living world. Never loved something so much in my life. I definatly recommend it. I think I will probually go back some day for a MS, ut probually in Nurse Mana...

I will be graduating as a Gero CNS this June and have been looking around for a job, with little result since no one is posting for a Gero CNS. Anyone with ideas on how to find a job they aren't posting, but a CNS in Gero would be an asset? Also wh...

No I recieved no feedback. I have also since dropped my GEro CNS program d/t lack of interest in the job feild in the area (well at least no one is interested in hiring for a APN in the Dementia feild I choose to follow). Now they no longer offer t...

Guess there is another good reason to wear a sleep apnea mask.... no chewed up spiders in MY mouth. That is the nasties thing I have heard..... and how can they prove it!... Shudder :chair:

Well I am taking my degree at Oregon Health Science Univ where they offer a Gero CNS degree. Well they did anyway, they just cut 90% of the CNS degrees offered at OHSU, including Gero. The three remaining Gero CNS students have to take our degree b...

I work in home health under salary. Our serivce area covers 3 counties and I can put approx 30-100 miles a day on my vehicle. We are usually given the equivalent of 5-6 visits a day (resumtion of care and start of care is considered 2 visits, drivi...

Well considering the inserive I had on this issue last week in my home health agency, I think it is following nurses out of the hospitals. :chuckle