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      Kindred Hospitals reviews

      3.1

      41% would recommend to a friend

      (2,721 total reviews)
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      Douglas Shirley

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      29% positive business outlook

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      Kindred Hospitals has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,721 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Kindred Hospitals employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Healthcare industry (3.5 stars).

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      1.0
      Jan 15, 2025

      Think Twice

      Registered nurse
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Kindred is a place where you can learn at a slower pace than in a traditional hospital. This location is really flexible with scheduling.

      Cons

      Ratios are 1:6, this has happened to me several times in high-obs, where the ratio should be 1:3. These patients are vented, trach’d and potentially on drips. They are still paper charting. This causes higher chances of medication errors. Discharges and admissions are very unorganized. Their Charge Nurse Kris, is overbearing and will talk behind your back to other nurses. Toya is their other charge nurse. She’s very calm and pleasant. Management is TERRIBLE. There’s a new DON Timesha, who has written up the majority of staff and hasn’t taken the opportunity to get to know staff, let alone speak or check-in with them. The COO is Latoria, she has grown in her role but she was a lot at first as well. The New CEO Judy has threatened to confiscate phones if she catches people on them. I can honestly say nurses are working so hard on the floor no one really sits down or takes breaks. You also get written up if you don’t take a lunch break. There is a weird dynamic between respiratory and nurses. Respiratory will NOT suction when asked. The bottom line, nurses are expected to carry all of the weight. No one else is held accountable. If you speak up they don’t like it and if you’re quiet they don’t like that either. Therapy will disappear with your patient before you have the chance to assess them. This is so dangerous. And don’t ask dietary for anything extra for your patient because they will give you MAJOR attitude. Run for the hills. Don’t work here.

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      Kindred Hospitals Response
      1y
      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 to talk about your concerns. Or you may choose to remain anonymous and report your concerns by calling our Speak Up Line at 1-833-268-7243. Thank you
      5.0
      Jan 14, 2025

      Both challenging and rewarding.

      Registered nurse
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      My DON, CEO and house supervisors are the best. I’m really just blown away by them. How they all work together to make it happen for our patients and our teams. We have alot of good team work at my Kindred home. When I am spoken to about missing something or documenting something incorrectly I never feel like I’m being micro-managed. I genuinely feel like they care and want to see me be successful, so that the patients receive excellent care. With that being said, prior to Kindred I worked for one of the biggest chained healthcare organizations in Louisville for 7 years, I had just gotten my annual pay raise and MAX’d out. On my second telephone interview with Kindred they offered me a job and I told them I had another interview at UofL and then they asked me how much I made at the time. They said “we will match that with a dollar more an hour and a 15k sign on contract”. — so pay is GOOD and FAIR! I also love the assignments they give me. They are fair and well planned. Don’t get me wrong, it’s hard work.. but they do a good job at dividing the teams so it’s equal and you’re not drowning while someone else has a cake walk. (They use post shift patient assessment ratings called “KHATs” to distribute them evenly. They know I’m strong with neuro because I used to be an epilepsy nurse and I have a year in at the local certified stroke center, so I usually get the TBI, spinal abscess or stroke recovery.

      Cons

      They are growing. Making many changes to help improve how things run. I would say we are currently “under maitenence”. It’s hard for us to succeed when the turn over rate is so high. I think newly hired nurses get spooked about working the ventilated patients. It’s getting better though. It’s also not Kindreds fault, it’s just a challenging point in the patients care when it comes to the status they arrive in. They are usually on feeding tubes, on the vent or tpiece. I’ve had to call code sepsis before on two admissions at the same time.. So yeah, it’s hard. Most times I feel like I suck and I can’t be a good nurse, but when I enter my patients room those feelings go away.. so I just keep busy with my team. They do give us many helpful tools and allow us a generous amount of protocols. I’ve been here for a little over a year now and I’m still learning something new we have everyday. But if you’re a seasoned nurse you’d know this is typical for any hospital.

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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 your feedback and have shared it with administration.
      3.0
      Jan 9, 2025

      Lack of Teamwork

      Certified nursing assistant cna
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The CNA/Patient ratio was usually very good compared to a nursing home setting.

      Cons

      Lack of proper training. Lack of teamwork. Most of the people working there spoke languages other than English, even though there was a rule that you must speak English in hallways and in patient rooms, they never did. Patients often complained about it.

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      Kindred Hospitals Response
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      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 to talk about your concerns. Or you may choose to remain anonymous and report your concerns by calling our Speak Up Line at 1-833-268-7243. Thank you
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