Q&A With Senior Lifestyle Employees

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It was more intense because I had to interview with the entire management team at once after my initial interview with the executive director.

There is no way to feel secure in a position there. The turnover rate is so high that the average tenure of an employee is measured in months, sometimes days.

They do a background check and they do a cheek swab drug screening.

Have some sort of exposure to Alzheimer’s and dementia diagnosed individuals.

Do you have experience doing “xyz”?

Plenty of diversity among races. There are fewer men employed.

You are always on your toes.

Just how toxic the work environment is and how management really does nothing to deter it.

Flexible as long as the employees work it out among themselves

The morale is always lacking.

I would terminate employment for the employees that have had more than 3 complaints by other coworkers, family members, or service workers regardless of if those employees are the favorites of management. Then, I would raise the pay to be competitive in the area for ALL departments.

Only the people that are deemed “favorites” by management.

They are slowly losing the reputation that was built by Poet’s Walk’s Director.

They are dramatic, caddy, lazy, bullying, crude, rude until a director comes around or corporate comes to the facility.

Benefits are for full time people only; health, dental, vision, 401k, paid sick and vacation time.

Business casual clothing is recommended but I’ve seen people in jeans and shirts come in for interviews and get hired

They take between 30 to 60 minutes, depending on if they try to give you a tour of the facility too.

They let them fester until it noticeably effects the residents to the point that their loved ones complain

Just be yourself and highlight your dedication to elder care

I dread it. There is just so much drama with my co-workers and when they lash out at you, your boss tells you to take it

What do you do when multiple emergencies take place while you are the only manager in the building?