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  1. Ltc: Same Circus Different Tent

    donmomofnine replied to Destinystar's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That's certainly not true of me or where I work!:chuckle (the bonus!)I have a very committed and caring staff and I know that they feel valued by me despite the unpopular decisions I sometimes make....

  2. Ltc: Same Circus Different Tent

    donmomofnine replied to Destinystar's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I agree! I also think that the type of residents you have at your facility make a difference as

  3. Is LTC really this bad?

    donmomofnine replied to Sheri257's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I don't know if reimbursement is the same everywhere, but we get reimbursed for our medical assistance patients by an averaging of the degree of "problems" that they have. If they are just doing...

  4. Is LTC really this bad?

    donmomofnine replied to Sheri257's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work for a not for profit, church affiliated home (CCRC)and it is a wonderful place! I have worked for a chain and it was a nightmare! Reimbursement does not work well if you are doing a GOOD job...

  5. Is LTC really this bad?

    donmomofnine replied to Sheri257's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I guess it all depends on where you work! I like where I

  6. State Survey

    donmomofnine replied to NursesRmofun's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have my exit interview tomorrow........Unless they have a bomb to drop it shouldn't be too

  7. LTC is getting the best of me!

    donmomofnine replied to NursesRmofun's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    hmmmmmm, Tom....not REAL sure about your hospital, but we send our residents to the hospital, and ......never mind. It works both ways, ya

  8. State Survey

    donmomofnine replied to NursesRmofun's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thanks,

  9. Salaries of MDS Coordinator or Asst DON?

    donmomofnine replied to TammyArkansas's topic in Nurse Management

    In my area, in nonprofit, ADON $55,000 and RNAC (MDS Coordinator) 50,000. In for profit, you make more, but the facilities are much more difficult to work

  10. State Survey

    donmomofnine replied to NursesRmofun's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That's what I am counting on! I have put in place a new fall prevention and intervention team, reducing psychotropics and new policies for that, reduced to only one restraint, a best practices pain...

  11. Chronic absentee-ism

    donmomofnine replied to RN4ustat's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    A lot of our aides are single moms and so we do make a provision for callouts. If they get someone to cover or trade with them, we don't count the callout against them. It has

  12. State Survey

    donmomofnine replied to NursesRmofun's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I think my state survey will start on Tuesday. Only have been a DON for six months, so I am scared. Always worked 3-11 and the surveyors were always gone when I came in, or shortly

  13. Chronic absentee-ism

    donmomofnine replied to RN4ustat's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I know what you mean. I feel badly that we have a "no fault" absenteeism policy. Doesn't matter if you're hung over, or in the hospital with a sick child... a callout is a callout. Two episodes in...

  14. Med not available

    donmomofnine replied to dotter's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    WOW! When this happened at our facility, we switched pharmacies. There is a lot of money to be made by the pharmacy, and if they can't offer services needed, then I go somewhere else. We have a...

  15. Chronic absentee-ism

    donmomofnine replied to RN4ustat's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We stopped almost all call outs on weekends by having the policy that if they call out on the weekend, they make it up the next one. We don't have too many problems with callouts. I do discipline to...

  16. Ideas for CNA recognition?

    donmomofnine replied to burger914's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We are going to do some things that aren't too expensive. We are having a raffle for prizes each day of the week. I have asked the nurses to provide goodies to raffle off and I am going to make a...