c.oconnor

I am a fairly new administrator in LTC and I am wondering what the general consensus is among nursing about the administrators you work for? What are some of the things that administrators do that drive you crazy? What are some things that you actua...

Bad debt, charity care. Entitlement programs. Government regulations. Employee sponsored health insurance.

Oh yes....this is EXACTLY my job. I NEVER go out and check on the care of the residents. I just sit slumped over my desk all day counting ppd, and overtime, and trying to figure out ways to cut staff and still make more money. Absolutely. Oh, and...

You are exactly right. Thank you for standing up and making this point.

Well, you will most likely get unemployment. Whatever issues management had with you should have been covered in a timely manner. I have never heard of an activities director writing up an RN...I wouldn't allow that at my facility.

ABSOLUTELY! We pay a premium for therapy where I work. Even the assistants are highly compensated. And you never, ever hurt for a job!

why do you work in ltc? i am not a nurse, so know that up front. i am an administrator, which may be the equivalent of a four letter word to some of you! i work in ltc because: i have seen first hand the wonderful relationships that the nursing staf...

You've done a fabulous job! Thank you for your reply. Your grandfather is very proud, I'm sure!

I know this is an old post, but I was a bit offended by this. I am an administrator and I (just now!) spent 45 minutes on the phone with the family of a resident in my facility who has dementia. It is 8:24 pm in my part of the US, and I am still a...

The state that I work in would say that this is a dignity issue.

that is too much!!!!!! I love it!

At my facility, EVERYONE (including me, the administrator) takes turns sitting with some of our dementia residents who would love to escape from the facility to go home to their babies, or whatever. One day I was walking one of our wonderful ladies...

This sounds like a poorly run facility. You should have another nurse on the floor when you have so many residents who have behavioral issues. You have to be careful in LTC that you are not "doping up" your residents. You can't do this to accommo...

She had support and help.....lots of it! Truthfully, she wasn't a great DON. She has moved on by her own choice, and I wish her the best.

I am not an RN, but even if I was, I would leave clinical decisions to my Director of Nursing. Her job is to run the nursing department, and making clinical decisions is part of that. I am involved in the process, but my DON makes the final call. ...

Good grief...sorry, didn't look at date.

I FELT frazzled, but in the end, I think the team SEEMED pretty calm. I am an administrator, so the work load does not fall on me during survey time. My DON was burned out and out of the building for most of the survey. Thank goodness I have a fab...

Do you have union nurses where you work?

I wouldn't do that if I were you. This could lead to a sticky situation.

As an administrator, I would NEVER hire a new RN as a DON. I just went through the process of replacing my DON, and I had some new grads apply. I'm sure they will make great floor nurses, but no new RN is ready for DON right off the bat!

Obviously, management has failed most of the nurses who have replied to this thread. As an administrator, I do my best to listen to what my staff is telling me. All of the jobs in a nursing home are busy and hectic. It is an overwhelming job for ...