kindred central - Staff RN Kindred Hospitals Employee Review

1.0
Aug 22, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

hiring process was very fast

Cons

Short staffed, they take critical patients from ICU from other hospitals and place them on med surge floor which is mostly staffed with new grad nurses because they can't keep their experienced nurses. Nurse does everything, total patient care since most of the times techs can not be found anywhere, all lab draws, because there is no phlebotomy team, all wound care, which is hard because people do not work as a team and at times it takes hours to find someone to help to reposition patient so wound care can be done. This place does not even have an HR department, recently they fired entire HR team and now they only have HR help line. Equipment is broken, AC does not work most of the time, there are wholes inside the walls in the patients rooms and cob webs in the windows. Also there is no matching 401K contributions. I imagine every other job would have to be better then this. They also admit mental health patients they are not equipped or trained for and you have to take care of patients who want to punch you or they try to run away from unit. It is truly a huge mess.

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Cons

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Kindred Hospitals Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us. We appreciate and value your feedback.
1.0
Jun 22, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The people I worked with.

Cons

I can say this now that I no longer work there: Kindred was both one of the best and one of the worst places I've ever worked. On one hand, I learned an incredible amount and gained valuable experience that helped me grow as a nurse. On the other hand, I spent nearly every shift worried about the safety of my nursing license due to what I felt were unsafe staffing ratios, some* poor leadership, and decisions that often seemed driven more by finances than patient care. I repaid my sign-on bonus on March 6, yet I'm now receiving letters claiming the payment was never received and threatening legal action. Fortunately, I have proof that the payment was made. What makes this especially frustrating is that I ultimately left because the stress of working there contributed to serious health issues, including a heart condition. I've attached the resignation letter I submitted when I left, as well as my ECG’s I took from my watch while working that resulted in me going to the ER the next day. Everyone's experience is different, but based on my own experience, I would strongly encourage nurses to do their research before accepting a position with Kindred Hospitals or Scion.

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Kindred Hospitals Response
3w
Hello. We value all feedback, positive and constructive, and strongly believe that our employees are the heart of our company. Thank you for reaching out to let us know your experience. We can be reached at experience@ScionHealth.com if you would like to talk about any concerns. Ethics or compliance concerns can be reported to our independent hotline by calling 1-833-3COURAGE.
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