Do not let the name fool you. There is nothing warm, humanistic, or caring about “A Place for Mom (APFM).” While they live by the letter of the law, their ethics are highly questionable. During your job interview, they will brag that they are mission-focused. What they don’t tell you, is that “mission-focused” means their business-model is built upon identifying wealthy families, who can afford astronomical senior-living rates (for example: $9K per month for a dementia patient.) You will be told that you cannot help Medicaid patients, and you will be directed to “close” the accounts of Medicaid-payors so nobody else on the sales team wastes time on low-income families. Essentially, if you are hired for any of APFM’s sales roles, your job will be to hound wealthy families to institutionalize their Mom (or some other unfortunate relative) in a “senior living community” that will drain their financial resources and, eventually, force those families to resort to Medicaid themselves. APFM is not interested in employees who are creative-thinkers; you will be expected to think, talk, and act like a company drone. You will be electronically micromanaged by 2 to 5 people continuously if you work remotely. During your job interview, the recruiter will hype the benefits of working from home. The reality is, you will be strapped to a chair, without relief, and while you are “allowed” your legal right to take two 15-minute breaks and a 30-minute lunch, you will be pressured to put off those work-breaks to get your job done. (Frankly, I had more freedom working 10-hour days, 6 days per week, in a medical institution.) BTW: if you expect to earn commission, you should be aware that executive leadership re-invents pay-schedules every 6 months to 2 years, which means your sales commission will drop dramatically, regardless of any promises made to you during your job interview or your new-hire onboarding. My advice? Run -- don’t walk -- away from these predators. If, for any reason, you question the validity of this insider’s view, I strongly encourage you to read the hundreds of customer complaints about APFM on Yelp.
