adamsmom2

adamsmom2 has 4 years experience and specializes in LTC.

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1. Accepting a CM job at a SNF

   adamsmom2 replied to adamsmom2's topic in Case Management

   I will be the CM. I am currently a ADON in a personal care home. Get stuck covering call offs a lot and not paid for it. Every date I want to take off my DON has something she wants to do so I get...

2. Accepting a CM job at a SNF

   adamsmom2 posted a topic in Case Management

   Think I am going to accept a position at a SNF which is next door and a division of the personal care home I work as a Assistant Director of nursing. It pays 19k more a yr and no on call no weekends...

3. Sick of being taken advantage of LONG

   adamsmom2 posted a topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

   Know I often post about this issue and do not do anything about it. But today was the last straw. I am a ADON in a personal care home. We do not have nurses at facility 24/7 but either me or the DON...

4. Level 2 background checks at LTC

   adamsmom2 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   We have been interviewing for care aides. Recently we had 2 good prospects that had experience. But when we told them we will be doing a background check using KROLL they both said they had a retail...

5. How many hours do you work as a ADON?

   adamsmom2 replied to jennysong81's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

   I am a ADON I work about 45-48 hrs a week. Does not include on call

6. DON works 40/wk.

   adamsmom2 posted a topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

   Does anyone else have this problem? I am ADON at a personal care home, I work 9-10 hours a day. I help out on the floor when aides call out and No one will come in. My DON works 6-8 hours a day. She...

7. ADON feeling alone

   adamsmom2 posted a topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

   I work at a personal care home as a ADON. My DON is on vacation for 2 weeks. So far I had 2 aids give notice. Have a cold starting in one of our buildings. The day before she left on vacation I left...

8. PVD/long

   adamsmom2 replied to adamsmom2's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

   That was what was written on a previous progress note. But we are a personal care home and we do not have a Doppler to check pulses or do skin assessments

9. PVD/long

   adamsmom2 posted a topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

   Hi I work at a personal care home that is not a SNF. Resident went to regular every 9week podiatry appt since she has PAD no diabetes. No c/o of foot pain, walking with walker, no odor, no drainage on...

10. Life Vest

    adamsmom2 posted a topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    I am a ADON of a personal care home. We are getting a resident that wears a life vest defibrillator. She will be discharged from her SNF. Has anyone ever worked with a life vest? We do not have...

11. Tired HH nurse

    adamsmom2 replied to IRNB's topic in Home Health

    I worked for 2 different agencies and ended up working 7 days a week for both. I gave up after 2

12. Mandatory overtime/on call

    adamsmom2 replied to Ccymom's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    NASCAR nurse I totally understand. I took a large pay decrease from my home health job where I was working 7 days a week and hours of paperwork every night. But now i mainly work 5 days a week. I have...

13. Mandatory overtime/on call

    adamsmom2 replied to Ccymom's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    I am a ADON at a AL/personal care home. I have had to come in a few times to cover the floor due to call offs. I do not get paid for it. We call everyone to ASK if they want to come in. We do have a...

14. home health paperwork

    adamsmom2 replied to sistasoul's topic in Home Health

    Agencies are different. But you will be doing at least some paperwork on your own time. You may get doctors returning your call in the evening when their office hours are finished. But every agency...

15. Week one of orientation done

    adamsmom2 replied to Detroitrn59's topic in Home Health

    You are very lucky to work for. I had one week then was on my own. I worked 6-7 days a week saw 6-10 pts mon-fri then saw a few on sat and sun and since we are paper finished up my paperwork on sat...