True Shining Star of the Shoreline Community - Social Worker Essex Meadows Employee Review

5.0
Aug 23, 2024
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Pros

Essex Meadows is an amazing place to work, live and be connected with. Emphasis and value placed on dignity, life enrichment, quality of care, quality of life and overall coveted destination for senior care, retirement living and a career in the health care field.

Cons

The only downside is it would be nice to have an option for a compressed work week however in the industry that we are in, that is not as common place and therefore totally understandable.

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Essex Meadows Response
1y
Dear valued Essex Meadows Team Member, Thank you for taking the time to write a sincere and thoughtful review of our community as a workplace. We are truly grateful to you for your dedication to our residents. We appreciate your good constructive feedback, and we will continue to strive to keep an environment where people are respected and valued, and their personal life and work life are in balance as much as possible. We feel most fortunate to have you on our team! Thank you for all you do to support Essex Meadows. Kathleen Dess Executive Director

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5.0
Apr 15, 2026
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Pros

Working at Essex Meadows is a very rewarding experience. The culture is welcoming, team oriented and service driven. Leadership cares about staff as much as the residents, which makes a huge difference in morale. I feel supported and proud to be an employee here.

Cons

None to mention at this time

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Essex Meadows Response
1w
Thank you for your review and for being a valued member of the Essex Meadows team. We're delighted to hear that you find our culture welcoming, supportive, and team-oriented. Creating an environment where employees feel valued and empowered is a top priority, and we're grateful for your dedication to our residents and community. Thank you for being part of what makes Essex Meadows a great place to work!
2.0
Apr 7, 2026
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Pros

The pay is good better then other places.

Cons

Lazy coworkers, almost always short staffed they think it’s acceptable to leave a CNA to take care of over 15 residents by themselves leaving a CNA alone with that many residents for any part of a shift is unacceptable.

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Essex Meadows Response
3mo
Dear former C.N.A. team member, Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with me. I would like to take this opportunity to respond to your comments. With a total of 5 hours and 4 minutes per resident per day, Essex Meadows holds a 5 Star rating, the highest rating possible, in the CMS (Medicare) Nursing Home Compare website for staffing. Our overall rating is also 5 Stars. Essex Meadows consistently staffs our Health Center well above the Connecticut Average of 3 hours and 50 minutes. for more details, copy and paste: https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/nursing-home We schedule our team members to fully staff the health center on every shift, 24/7, and when staff cannot fulfill their scheduled shift(s), we work diligently to replace those shifts with our per diem and agency staff. We understand that the highest staffing levels and hiring and retaining the best, most qualified, caring and compassionate staff members, is the key to excellence in resident care and team satisfaction. We continue to seek the best and brightest applicants in senior living. Thank you again for sharing your opinion and please feel free to call me if you wish to discuss this issue further. Sincerely, Kathleen Dess, Executive Director
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