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Stellar Senior Living

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Stellar Senior Living reviews

3.6

72% would recommend to a friend

(99 total reviews)

Evrett Benton

85% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Stellar Senior Living has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 99 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Stellar Senior Living employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Healthcare industry (3.4 stars).

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99 reviews
2.0
Nov 30, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- There are many staff members that have worked at this Redmond location for 5+ years. They have experienced many changes but they stick around because they care about the residents. - Staff members are very friendly and they really try to engage the residents

Cons

There is certainly more cons than pros. 1) There has been at least a different executive director each year for the last 5 years or so except for this year. The one that started this year is gone and a new one is there now. Families found out by seeing a black and white newsletter on the front desk. Staff found out about the letting go of other director and were offered minimal explanation. The owners were there to explain but it didn't help the situation. I personally liked the old director. He was fun and you could tell he cared for the staff members, the residents and the families. 2) The new executive director is really unapproachable. She hides in her office and stays there majority of the day. She has spoken to staff members, makes remarks and makes them feel like their job is at stake. She has not made an effort to know many of the staff members names. She doesn't know mine. 3) I have heard from families and residents that the census is low. They talk to each other, to staff. They don't know how low but they have counted many empty rooms. Many residents and families are just dissatisfied with the constant changes. 4) There has been issues with short staffing. 5) The residents that they have are harder to care for physically. There are a lot of residents that are very heavy care in the assisted living side. Most of the residents in the memory unit are heavy care too but that is expected since all have advanced Dementia. - There is a big chance that management will bring in people just for the sake of having people in the building. They may not be good for an assisted living setting. In the end, it is about the money and the staff members are the ones that feel the brunt of it. Same staff members with possibly more people coming in that require more time, are more demanding and need more help. - Culture is backwards. If I could give it a NO STAR, I would. I am staying for a little while because I care about the residents. I plan to leave soon. The work environment doesn't feel good.

1.0
Jan 6, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The ONLY pro of this place is the residents. I did meet the CEO, he seemed nice.

Cons

Pay- I have years of customer service experience and I was making just barely above minimum wage. People hired after me were making significantly more. But they had tons to spend on a holiday party where they gave out Instapots and Roombas and Shark Vaccums. Staffing- I can't tell you how many times the kitchen was closed, or IP services were canceled due to lack of staff. I had to do IP duties as a receptionist during my shift, then go "talked to" for leaving the desk -Not actually talk to though, management doesn't like confrontation, she sends out mass emails with "reminders" to the entire front desk staff. Just talk to the one person -Turn over- in the few months I was there, I trained 5 different receptionists -Scheduling- I was hired for a set schedule. 4 days/week. I go to school full-time. I was working 5-6 days when I left. They asked me to work 16 hours on Christmas Eve -Gossip- Other staff gossiping with staff about staff, or with residents about staff, even with residents about residents -Old People- look, I know it's Independent Living, but these people need help sometimes. They would throw up their hands and be like "it's independent living" and not help them, absolutely no human compassion. I had a lady who looked like she was having a stroke and thought it was 1980. I got the manager and she said "It's Independent Living" It's an excuse to not leave the office Treatment of staff- The ABOM and BOM are not nice people. They are petty and don't care. They do whatever they want and talk down to others. The ABOM is incredibly condescending and seems to think he is better than everyone. Also, this place is so incredibly expensive for the residents. Think current market 2 bed/2bath apartment and double it. For what? A closed kitchen, no guarantee of transportation, staff to gossip about them, no IP services. They can independently live in an apartment so much cheaper, but what do I know. Literally- DO NOT WORK HERE

1.0
Sep 6, 2025

Run

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Absolutely zero pros at all

Cons

I used to work here for a short 3 month period due to their ridiculousness!! They are infested with bed bugs and roaches! They “treat” the problem incorrectly so the problem just continues to spread!! The building is very old and literally falling apart! Maintenance couldn’t care less! They ignore all work orders and clear them as if they completed them! The executive director hates the residents and he makes it very obvious with the disrespect he shows them! People die here and are left in their apartments for days because no body completes their promised “door check” system, they have been sued more than once for this. The life pendants they offer run out of battery and no one changes them so your loved ones are left on the floor bleeding for hours and even days sometimes! The turn around rate for employees is insane so no one is trained correctly! The directors are all very racist and discrimination against all minorities is an everyday thing! The executive director Michael Brown hires white woman only as directors who have no brain cells what so ever who promise residents things that she never follows thru with!!! Run!!! Literally to any other community!! Take it from me as a former employee!!! I could not even work here because of the unprofessionalism, please do not allow your family members to live here unless you want them on the floor dead for days before you even find out!!!

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