Pros
Caring management, competitive pay, generally generous staffing ratios. Management takes resident safety very seriously and looks for areas to improve. I was given an opportunity to learn new skills and work as a restorative aide. Care that the residents receive is significantly higher than at the other facilities I've worked in. If I had to live in a nursing facility, I would definitely want to be here.
Cons
The same things found at other similar facilities: employees frequently calling out or showing up very late without much visible repercussion. Ratios based on number of residents rather than acuity, unbalanced shower schedule (one CNA may have 4 showers in a shift while another has none). As with other facilities, pressure is put on staff to stay for another 8 hours to cover aides who have called out, even if we have just worked a full shift which we showed up on time for and worked hard on throughout. This- along with CNAs having to cover for others who show up late- leads to responsible staff members being urged to make up for less responsible members. Maybe an on-call CNA lead could cover shifts or work to find coverage, I don't know. I don't have a sure solution but I just know I hate when I'm clocked in on time and working hard and then I'm forced to pick up the slack for co-workers who did not. And unfortunately there's rarely either recognition or apparent repercussions when this happens.
