Eastview Medical and Rehab
Eastview has 6 of the 20 job postings listed in the “Antigo Job Listings on JobSearch” on the Antigobuzz.com home page.
Eastview is searching for a Rehab manager, RN’s, LPN’s, C.N.A’s, a cook, and a maintenance assistant. They recently just hired another new Director of Nursing.
Most of the quality employees who once worked at Eastview have all quit and moved over to Langlade Hospital which ranks in the Top 100 in the nation for Modern Healthcare Best Places to Work in Healthcare.
When national unemployment rates are over 9% and a facility has multiple job postings in 6 different departments that should tell you something about employee job satisfaction at Eastview.
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But but but how can that be?? The CNAs are unionized at Eastview.
I worked there once. The administration is horrible to the employees.
I thought unions were supposed to provide improved working conditions? Why isn’t this the case at Eastview then?
I have had family members who were residents at Eastview. I was very impressed with the care they recieved. The CNAs gave excellent care and deserve better wages in my opinon…either that or less of a work load.
I agree with Meezer…the important thing is that the residents are taken well care of. I was also impressed with the care my family members recieved. It is a hard job, but yet very rewarding.
How you crush unions? Be fair to the employee. When you are difficult to work for unions flourish.
I would like to respond to your comments.
I work at Eastview, and have worked there for five years. I have seen first hand staffing, labor, and hiring, as well as union involvement and other department matters.
I have gotten to know the ins and outs.
Eastview has a large staff, of many different departments. For there to be 6 job postings in a facility with this many employees is nothing special for any business, much less a skilled facility.
You would notice that the job postings usually require a worker with a certification or degree. These worker are still in demand in long term care facilities.
As for the job postings you listed, CNA’s and nurses are always in demand. Don’t let anyone fool you. Hospitals don’t frequently hire, but there is a reason for that. While we have a resident census of 130-150, the Langlade hospital, for instance, may only have 2-10 patients in house.
As far as every other position you listed, they all moved on to bigger, better things, and all within the company. I think that speaks a lot of about retention at Eastview.
And the DON was hired within the facility.
As for most of the quality employees moving over to the hospital, that is just not true. Rarely does an employee quit for a job at the hospital. And I wonder if you say that only because there are basically only two places to work healthcare in Antigo….?
And to comment on Moi’s post, speaking as someone that came from the bottom of the totem pole and worked my way up, I can understand the separation that may be felt between management and the direct care staff.
But I know that I can ask most all employees at Eastview how they feel about their supervisors, and they would have only good things to say.
To summarize.
-Eastview has had excellent employee retention, and from what I’ve witnessed, job satisfaction.
-Staff are not running out the doors, there is growth at Eastview.
-That’s 4 departments. Not 6
Eastview Employee has been drinking the administrators Kool-aid. A new job posting is now advertising a Staffing Coordinator. The job description for the Staffing Coordinator is advertised as
Duties and Responsibilities of the Job:
DESCRIPTION/RESPONSIBILITIES:
Our level of care depends on you. Plan two weeks in advance to have all bases covered, making sure that nurses are available where needed. Keep a pool of replacements; coordinate vacations and time-off requests.
Responsibilities:
* Maintain a current listing of employee contact numbers for call-in; develop/post work schedules at least two weeks in advance
* Notify Director of Nursing of short staffing situations; contact replacement personnel and modify schedule when required; coordinate with DON to secure contract labor when necessary
* Coordinate time-off requests with the DON
* Maintain records of employees who miss shifts; produce reports
* Conduct job responsibilities in accordance with the Company’s Code of Business Conduct, the Corporate Compliance Agreement, appropriate professional standards and applicable state/federal laws
Staffing Coordinator Staffing Assistant Staffing Manager Staffing Director Scheduler Regulator
There is a reason why Eastview can’t retain quality staff.
Eastview has had TEN different Directors of Nursing in the past 12 years or so. How Many D.O.N.’s has Langlade Hospital had in the past 12 years?
Average turnover rate for a D.O.N. at Eastview is about a year. Why ?
There is a revolving door of D.O.N.’s and nurses at Eastview and the only reason some staff are moving on to bigger, better things within the company is because someone else who once held those positions has left, creating an opening.
Eastviews parent company Kindred was formerly known as Vencor. Vencor was sued by the federal government for fraud and went bankrupt.
http://www.uow.edu.au/~bmartin/dissent/documents/health/access_vencor.html
Vencor changed its name to Kindred, came out of bankruptcy and went right back to its same old tactics.
Eastview Employee states she has been there 5 years and knows the ins and outs. Word of advice, keep your resume updated and have higher aspirations in life than to work for a company like Kindred.
As a former CNA, I can tell you something that outsiders do NOT realize.
First, working in the healthcare field in any capacity takes heart and compassion. Sometimes healthcare employees get just plain burned out.
Second, it doesn’t matter what long-term facility you are talking about, they go through a lot of CNAs. I can’t speak of DONs because I don’t consider myself qualified.
It has nothing to do with better jobs, better money, etc and everything to do with people finding out that they are not suited to the job or, again, that they just burned themselves out.
Short-staffing generally has more to do with real illnesses and mental strain than because the place is a hellhole.
Know your facts people, don’t bash a place just to bash it.
To comment to “Disappointed”
The staff coordinator position came open after my post. If it’s not already up, an admissions coordinator position is also open.
This is not abnormal for ANY long term nursing facility!
I have come to believe you don’t know what you’re talking about. For as many employees that have went to the hospital to work, we have received employees FROM the hospital.
And you keep saying, “Eastview can’t retain quality staff”
That’s just insulting and I wish you wouldn’t. You don’t know if they have quality staff or not obviously.
“Eastview Employee states she has been there 5 years and knows the ins and outs. Word of advice, keep your resume updated and have higher aspirations in life than to work for a company like Kindred.”
Do you have a personal issue with Kindred? It’s starting to sound like it. Were you a “quality staff member” and fired?
I’ve worked at Eastview and let me tell you whoever wrote what a great place it is to work is definitely a member of MANAGEMENT. I have not met a single employee who is happy there or at the least happy with the management. We are understaffed and all the ED cares about is saving money so she can get her bonus. The place is corrupt. There aren’t a lot of places to work in northcentral WI and a lot of people don’t want to commute, that is the only reason they stay. Patient safety is the least of managements concern, if it were they would properly staff, not go with the absolute bare minimum. Most of the RN’s are fresh out of school and have no clue but how to follow Kindred policies, they don’t have to think for themselves and the Aides are awesome but overworked. Would I put my parents there? hell no!
@ Eastview Employee, Eastview fires quality staff members ?
Eastview has some very good nurses. And some great CNA’s. There are also some that are not that great. These people are all human. This job comes with many stressors. Have you seen some of the residents there? They are hard to work with. I am sure there is bad things happening to the residents, but the residents are doing bad things to the caretakers too. This goes both ways. I am not justifying any wrong doing, just saying that there is no perfect place to work.
Eastview what a JOKE!!! I am a registered nurse and social worker. I have had family in that place and was thoroughly disgusted with the care. The housekeepers do not clean. The patient rooms are disgusting. The residents do not get the proper care. They are not ambulated nor given fresh water on a regular basis. If anyone has family out there check on them on a daily basis and insist the staff is doing their job. I am so sick of hearing their excuse: “We are short staffed”. If I would say that at my place of employment I would get the boot. The staff is second rate. The facility is horrible. The place is crawling with disease because of uncleanly environment. They need to axe the works and start over hiring qualified caring staff. I will not allow another of my family members to go in to that dive. Check out Pine Crest in Merrill if you want to see how a nice place is run.
I can only speak for the blue wing because that is the wing that I have had several family members as residents. I have no complaints on the care they recieved. The CNAs gave excellent care. I’ll be honest, I didn’t have much contact with the nurses…they always seemed busy passing meds.
@ what a crock…I am also an RN. I worked in a hospital. If you are short staffed you can not give the same level of care. Blame the administration for under staffing…not the employees that are working their butts off trying to do the best they can with a skeleton staff.
Meezer administration is poor I’ll give you that but really I have worked short staffed at hospitals, nursing homes and in-home private duty care. I’ve managed to give top-rate care without crying about being short staffed. I’ve managed a multi-million dollar budget and was the director or nursing on a surgical unit. I’ve worked in Emergency Departments, ICU, Ortho, Neuro, Surgery, Rehab and AODA unit for medical detoxz. I’ve pitched in and helped the aides even doing bedchecks plus my own nursing work. After all it is an excuse that the staff is all to eager to give. “Sorry, your family member is sitting in crap and fell on the floor because we are short-staffed.” “Sorry your family member got MRSA because we were too busy and short-staffed to wash our hands.” My family member contracted MRSA in that facility due to uncleanly conditions, poor housekeeping and awful handwashing habits of staff. I’ve not seen one aide or one nurse enter the room and WASH THEIR HANDS whether it is to do an accucheck, wipe a butt or anything. It is sad when a visitor has to ask the staff to wash their hands before touching the patient. I’ve witnessed this time and time again. I’ve worked off the clock after my shift to finish my work. I’ve even been written up at a nursing home I used to work at for toileting people after my shift and yes, this nurse does toilet people instead of walking out and leaving the call light on until an aide can be found. I’ve seen staff walk by call lights left blazing at eastview. I’ve timed lights at my own facilities because we had a standard to adhere too. Lights at Eastview can go unanswered for 30 minutes and you have to ask how accidents and falls can happen after a nurse gives lasix and walks out of the room. The call light is on but no one comes. Housekeeping does not keep the establishment clean. Again, I do not work at Pine Crest but have had the pleasure of seeing how a GOOD facility is run. They do not work short-staffed. They do call in agency personnel to help fill the gaps. They do ambulate their folks, rooms are clean, activites are done even in the evening. Their patients use far less pain meds because they are given the care and attention they need not treated like cattle and shoved in a room that is dirty. Staff there washes their hands. I am angry that my family member was given a horrible disease like MRSA at EASTVIEW–it should be called LASTVIEW!!! All I want to say is if your family member is at Eastview you owe it to them to monitor their care DAILY to make sure they are being given any care at all. Everytime I walked in the joint there was no water left at the bedside or it was empty for a person without dietary or fluid restrictions. What is most disturbing is the filth in the building. Does housekeeping staff even work there? I’ve not seen anyone with a mop in their hands. Nursing assistants that deliver trays plunk them down in the midst of a dirty bedside table. It is so unclean I wouldn’t even want my dog there. I am sure you can find cleaner barns than that joint. Rose, pink, blue all the wings are filthy. Staff needs lessons in basic things such as handwashing. My family member was brought back to their room from the shower with choclate smeared around their mouth. What are the aides blind too? PS I also worked as an aide for 10 years before becoming a RN and worked short plenty but ALWAYS give excellent patient care. If your family member is not a favorite of the Eastview staff you are left to fend for yourself. All I can say is check out Pine Crest to see how a top-rate facility is run. Anyone that has complaints similar to mine should contact the ombudsman to report. However when state shows up Eastview shines up the joint. Staff is coached on what to say to state examiners. They spend more time preparing for survey than taking good care of the residents. Call the state division of quality assurance a local number is: 715-360-5914. The only way to get things cleaned up is to keep reporting the deficiencies in care to the State.
@What a Crock…
I understand that you have plenty of experience in this line of work, considering that you were a CNA, social worker, registered nurse, D.O.N of a surgical unit and also managed a multi-million dollar budget? Worked in hospitals, nursing homes, private duty care, emergency rooms, the ICU, Ortho, Neuro, Rehab, and also AODA units. Might I ask why you had so many jobs? With all of this “outstanding” experience one might assume that you would be slightly more understanding. Most people that work or have worked in a nursing home are very frustrated with their surroundings and their job. It is usually due to feeling like you physically and mentally can not do anymore than you already are. You wish that you could be cloned. However, if you are in that line of work for the right reasons, you tend to realize that it can be quite rewarding…and who knows, maybe some people might actually love their job there.
So little miss millionaire…please be very careful how you word things…not “all of the staff” is as terrible as you claim they are. Just one more question…how long ago did you either work at Eastview or had a family member there? Because there is no such thing anymore as a pink, or rose wing, and there has not been for a long time. So, all of this nonsense that you are stating on here perhaps is not the truth at all, in fact all of us that are reading this that actually know the truth are sitting back and laughing at you, spouting off like you know everything. Ha-Ha! Oh yes…since you have the experience and the millions, and the fact that you know everything, why don’t you just buy Eastview and fix it to your likings, since it is so terrible?
P.S. I can not believe that someone like your narcissistic self wouldn’t be so proud as to put their name after writing a novel like that…
Oh dear Simon I’ve had very few jobs not that it is any of your business. I worked over 12 years at one facility and was promoted many times moving to better positions. In the last 30 years I have worked at only 3 facilities with the longest employment lasting 18 yearss. Also I have never worked at the dump that you so lovingly refer to as a wonderful place no matter what they call their wings it is a filthy germy place that gave my family member MRSA. Must I once again say that each staff person that ever walked in his room whether it was nurses or aides had to be told to wash their grubby paws before toucing the patient. My family member was there a short time twice once in 2009 and again in 2010. Getting MRSA surely was not good for the individual’s health and unfortunately as I was convincing the family member that was the power of attorney to pack him up and get him out before they killed him he died from complications of the MRSA given to him at Eastview so do not get on my case about my rants as they are truly justified. I am not a millionaire but a hard working individual that never complains about being short staffed for heavens sake a VISITOR should not have to tell NURSING STAFF TO WASH THEIR DIRTY HANDS EVER. These girls cry: “We are short staffed” and flit from one room to another not having the sense to know they are spreading disease and death to immunocompromised persons. I have done countless observations while visiting my family member and must I say it again NOT ONE PERSON WASHED THEIR HANDS BEFORE APPROACHING MY FAMILY MEMBER—duh–how do you think he got MRSA? He didn’t have it when he went in there. So before you tell me how wrong I am I want everyone to know that if you have a loved one out there watch for yourself as these incompetent stafff people place their dirty hands on your loved one and go from one person to another. Please google MRSA and how it is spread. People have the greatest risk of contracting that deadly bacteria in a nursing home or hospital because staff does not engage in simple hand washing procedures. You know what Simon I hope someday you are stuck in that filthy hell hole yourself and no one helps you when you are not given the care you deserve. Yes, even I would give you good care myself despite you being full of yourself. Furthermore I am an excellent provider that will not tolerate incompetent staff. I will mentor any staff member but do expect them to perform at competent levels in providing care. It is not like checking out someone at Walmart. These can be life and death situations. Many people working there may feel the job is rewarding whatever rewarding has nothing to do with competence. Again, if anyone has any complaints notify the state ombudsman to launch an invetigation. Once the investigation is founded and deficient practice is determined to exist Eastview is given sanctions such as no Medicare patient admissisons for a period of time. Hitting them in the pocket book is the only way these for-profit facilities make the necessary changes to provide the minimal care. You can look up the ratings for Eastview online to see how many deficiencies that state finds. Again contact state ombudsman if you feel your loved one is not getting the care that each and every human being deserves. It is not about me it is about the patients Simon, about the patients.
Hey Simon your little post is almost as long as my “book”. Simon says must work at Eastview. A little defensive are you??? Simon I say WASH YOUR HANDS BEFORE AND AFTER EACH & EVERY PATIENT CONTACT!!!!!!!
Don’t take What A Crock’s word for the deficiencies that are abundant. Google their last nursing home survey. There were 28 deficiencies–including those for unclean environment, infection control plan, etc plus 3 deficiencies for patient neglect/abuse between 2009-2010. You can check with Medicare as they print results of all the citations issued to these facilities that will not hire and train quality staff and work short-handed. Staffing was another issue on the last survey.
excuse me but Jane obviously doesnt understand what she is looking at, the facility received 4 minor deficiencys on their last annual survey (state average is 5) and no, staffing was not one of them. Not sure what is up with the 28 number and yes I do work at Eastview, have for years and still enjoy my co-workers, the residents, their familys, and the company that pays me for the hard work we do everyday.Nursing home compare has the accurate information for all centers that receive medicare funds not “facilitys that will not hire… And yes I wash my hands!!!!
good for you,, keep it up
CNA 101: wash your hands before leaving the residents room. You may not see the staff washing their hands because they just did. Or maybe you are too busy looking for fault in others that you didnt notice. Eastview is one of the largest employers in Langlade County, why, in this recessive economy, would anyone want to slanderize and bite the hand that is feeding thousands of people?
Eastview has wonderful staff, Management included. I am proud to say I work there. Not many businesses have the longevity Eastview does, and that is because of the wonderful employees, residents and families that have come through our doors since its inception.
There are many ways to spread disease, including slanderizing wonderful people who give their very best every day for the Residents who reside there. Each and every employee at Eastview is a Patient Advocate.
Come in anytime for a tour and you will see smiling faces, teamwork, everyone helping where ever needed and good people doing great things.
First off. i don’t believe that “what a crock” was a DNS because of thinking that MRSA is a “disease”
MRSA can come through over use of antibiotics just as easily as a spread from another resident. And even then, you don’t acquire MRSA unless you’re immunocomprimised like “what a crook’s” family member must have been.
That’s what really needs to be talked about here….
“What a crook’s” family member was there because there was nowhere else locally to go. I HAVE worked at Pinecrest, and work at Eastview now, and can say with certainty that I would much rather have my family at Eastview because I know to the staff there is honest and cares for the staff.
Facilities like Eastview take the people that no other facilities will. They take the people that need 2 assist care and a sling lift to move them. They take the people with aggressive behaviors because no one else will. But the part that is hard, they don’t receive any greater payment.
You have places like the Evergreen in Antigo that only take private pay of $3000 a month, just for assisted living. When Eastview takes a County paid assisted living person, despite needing more care, the payment is cut in half.
I didn’t have time to read “what a crock’s” article, but of what I did, it’s not correct. I’ll leave it at that. It’s sad to see the slander that happens on here.
I do know that for what Eastview has to work with, you have the best, most committed team of people there to do it. They live for the residents.
Hey Eastview Employee go back and look what Renegade RN posted and she works their too! She doesn’t paint the same picture as your spew. Just wash your hands you germy b*tch!
You are probably the one that gave my family member MRSA with your dirty little paws! Eastview is the dirtiest place I’ve ever been in that is purportedly a health care facility. Look around–better yet when you finally waltz your lazy behind in to a patient room wipe off the bedside table once in a blue moon. NO, you just waltz up and down the halls with a med cart probably making tons of med errors too!
Oh and Eastview Employee my family member was ambulatory when he arrived in your fine facility for rehabilitation. Although once he was given MRSA and lack of attention and care he ended up wheel chair bound as NO ONE walked him except the family that came to take care of him because staff couldn’t be counted on so take your aggressive bull and stick it. He was not aggressive nor nasty like you seem to be. So stuff a sock in it as you are not providing good image for the place you LOVE TO WORK!!! What a joke! The world is laughing at you especially if they take a walk down EV halls.
wow…what a crock…very professional! Speaking in such a manner. If you can talk like that to someone you don’t even know over the internet, I can just imagine how you are in person. How some people lash out when they are confronted. It’s probably a very good thing that you no longer work at Eastview with an attitude like that. YOU are the “dirty” one, using such language and anger. Definetly not someone that I would trust as a so-called nurse. I thought nurses were supposed to be professional and have empathy. Maybe you should see a psychiatrist with all of your anger issues before you even touch or work with another human being.
P.S. Of course I work at Eastview…yes it’s hard and there is alot of so-called BS that goes on…but isn’t it like that at every place you work? The bottom line is I go to work, I do my job ( and yes I enjoy it)…and of course I WASH MY HANDS! So PLEASE, everyone that reads ignorant posts from people like “what a crock” take in mind from someone who knows the truth, that Eastview is not a bad place…your friends or family members will be taken care of properly.
@ What a crook. Do you think anyone is buying the fact that your family member is/was not aggressive when you seem to have the aggressive gene and then some? No wonder you are not getting any results. If you are so upset and it is such a bad place why aren’t you stepping up and taking your family member home where you can provide better care? You can get home health care nurses to come and assists your family member and then he or she will have the care you would like to have.
Yeah you Eastview Nurses/Staff are exceptional—lmao!!!! Exceptional at talking smack, exceptional at being empathetic, compassionate and caring. Exceptional at sterile technique (not)—lmao (again & again at that)!!! Perhaps if you put as much energy in to your work as you do defending things that are untrue and can be observed by anyone that visits the joint the place may not have such a horrible reputation. My family member was not a difficult patient. He was a very quiet patient and that is why he got no care. The squeaky wheel gets the grease or the big mouths get all of the attention like you seem to need. Wow I am sure you have broken your arm trying to reach back and pat yourself on the back. You all say you are fabulous employees. Again, once people walk down the halls they can see what type of shape the joint is in. Maybe you will choke tooting your own horn as you seem to need your own validation. When things are pointed out that are obvious care deficits you get nasty! The fact is once my family member was given MRSA by you or one of the filthy contaminated aides he DIED and yes we were planning to have him at home with good care and honest caregivers however you people made him so sick he became septic and DIED!!! Show some respect as he did not enter your facility with an infection. HE DIED THERE DUE TO A STAFF GIFT of MRSA. So yes continue to delude yourselves with thinking you are top-rate caregivers when in fact you spread disease, illness and filth which cause death. My family member’s life was cut short due to poor care and lack of handwashing. Please you are so smart do tell the readers how MRSA is spread in these dirty people warehouses you are so proud to work for???? So YES IN MY OPINION EASTVIEW EMPLOYEES WERE DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS PERSONS DEATH!!!!!! My family has been deprived of our patriach because of poor excuses like you who want to say you are so clean and sterile but the truth is not so pretty. It is time you got your head out of the sand and realize your actions or lack of actions can rob people of their lives. Again I ask you to share with our readers how MRSA is spread and why it is called a nursing home or hospital acquired infection?????? So get off your lazy behind wash your hands and realize your part in infection control. NONE OF MY FAMILY will ever again be subject to such poor care, filth, disease and infection which leads to sepsis and death. How many others have died from staff gifts of MRSA????? My family member is not the only one. Let’s talk about the honesty of the staff too—new clothing brought for my family member that was labeled with his name was taken from his closet—NEVER TO TURN UP ANYWHERE in the facility. He was missing jeans, shirts, exercise clothing and sleep wear. All brand-new, all labeled with his name. He didn’t have a chance to wear any of it when the new clothing all disappeared and he was left with old sweats that were too big for him. I hope your husband looks good in my family member’s new clothing. I hope you can sleep at night. We tried to keep his wallet filled with a few bucks in case he wanted a soda but everytime we visited his wallet was empty and he was not buying sodas—so thefts are also common place. Again, you are so proud to work there. I am not lying or making this up. This is the type of horror we encountered when our loved one was there for rehab only then he was given MRSA. A temporary stay turned in to a death sentence as he became so weak and the infection was so strong and difficult to treat. I am sure since you feel that the old people living there are less than people it is okay to steal from them not only belongings but ultimately their lives. So you can spew all your hate that you want about me and my dead family member and continue to live in a fantasy land saying that he got good care but I wouldn’t want you to take care of my animals let alone vulnerable human beings that need care. You can spew hate but you cannot convey your sympathy that caused the death of my loved one because people like you were directly responsible for his death. Good luck may God help you when you get old because what comes around goes around and you deserve to sit in your own sh*t being fed a pureed piece of cake mixed with the glass of milk so someone else can save time and just shovel it all down at once and then when staff comes to help you maybe they will just grab at you and pull you up without explaining what they are doing. Then for the kicker maybe, just maybe the staff can come in without washing their hands and give you a life-threatening infection such as MRSA. No one will listen. No one will care. No one will answer your call light. Your wallent and closet will be regularly cleaned out. Karma Baby it is all about Karma! So killer hit those floors and spread your wings you angel of death and despair bringing misery and suffering to your patients and their familes.
Seriously? All I have to say is I believe it would be a good idea if you had a psych evaluation. I actually feel bad for you. I do not believe your story…I think there was extreme exageration. In fact, I know. I also think that you should maybe talk to a professional about your thoughts, because they seem to be out of control.
Wow, I was just browsing through messages and saw this one. @ what a crock- It sounds to me like you have some unresolved issues. To me it doesn’t sound like an issue with Eastview as much as it sounds like bitterness with the loss of your family member, and you needing someone to blame.
I agree with SimonSays. Please see someone for help. You may not realize that you need it.
WOW!!!!
@ whatacrock….you are a postal worker in the making.
please by all means…. announce your presence if ever you are at the buffet restaurants in town.. as I would hate to take the last chicken leg if you are behind me in line….good god!
I do agree that they all do not wash their hands, There are some RN & CNA there that really do care. So please do not blame them all!!!!!
Quality healthcare in our community is at risk! Sign the online petition to tell Kindred Nursing Homes to put quality care of the residents before corporate profits: http://hcwi.seiu.org/kindred
That is libel if i ever saw it. It states,
“By decreasing the daily shift from 8 hours to 7.5 hours per day, overworked and underpaid nursing home workers will have to accomplish the same workload in a shorter time frame”
This is not true. Staffing would stay the same. The half hour cut would be put into another 1 1/2 to 2 staff members on the floor.
“Caregivers will also no longer be able to provide the next shift with valuable updates on resident medical conditions”
This is also not true. The CNAs do not give shift to shift report, the nurses do, and their shifts do overlap.
“The workers at these homes desire to provide the best possible care for the residents they serve but are struggling already due to understaffing and high staff turnover.”
This is so not true! Everywhere has a busy day now and again, but Eastview is overwhelmingly slow right now compared to the past. CNAs are assisting CNAs on other units due to having less to do. And staff turnover? There has been very little turnover, everyone needs a job.
SEIU is not trustable. Look up some things on them once. Seriously, they are devious. That is why Walker did what he did. I can’t believe they can say things like above without getting in trouble for it like any political figure would.
Just like how the teachers union made a joking comment about praying for the death of Chris Christie without having to have any repercussions…
After reading all the posts, I must say, What a Crock seems to be airing out her dirty laundry on a public forum. Shame on you! Do you have Jesus in your life because you certainly aren’t speaking like a Christian. Generalizing that all Eastview employees are under qualified and “dirty” is a bold statement. There will be employees present at any job that may not follow Protocol. Did you ever stop to consider that maybe you were just unfortunate enough to witness those exceptions? The other day at a local restaurant I witnessed staff touch my food with their bare hands. (Notice I didn’t state the name? I’m respectful enough to not tarnish a reputation based on one bad move)
The hospital is not exempt from making uncleanly decisions either. My son was placed on an IV at St. Joe’s in Marshfield and the needle was left on the floor in his room. My friend had gone so long without having her Foley bag drained at Aspius
Excuse me…….posted accidentally ….at Aspirus in Wausau that it was leaking on the floor when we walked in to visit. My grandfather had surgery here in town and came home with…….MRSA. When working with human beings there are human errors……anywhere you go. It is very unfair of you “What a Crock” to slander all employees at Eastview. Maybe as you give advice to Eastview employees to “wash their dirty hands” you ought to take the time to “wash your dirty mouth”. To wish someone to “end up in a filthy hell hole like that?!” Wow! What is wrong with you, Nurse Ratchet? I wouldn’t want you caring for my dog let alone a person. I’ll pray for you. You sound like you have far worse issues than the patients at Eastview.
I have been employed at Eastview for 16 years and I think if you have never worked in a long term facility then you have NO idea what goes on. We do care about all of our residents. We can’t be everywhere at one time. Everyone feels their family member is the only one there, but we answer lights and assist all residents as quickly as we can. and we do WASH OUR HANDS OR USE HAND SANITIZER! Our state survey was very good, some years they need to really pick to find anything wrong. People need to know the facts not the words of a family member looking for someone to blame for their family members death. I am glad that I am able to go in to work and be proud to be there. The residents, their families, & our staff all work together to make the residents stay a good one weather it is a short stay or long term. Idon’t know how crock can get up and look in the mirror after the lies put on this site.
Ok, Crock, thats just what everything you posted is. A crock. First off, where do you get off thinking you can slander Eastview with all of your false info? IF you have never worked there, how would you know that the staff is coached on what to say when the state inspectors are there? I happen to work there, and know for a fact, that your staff coaching claim is false, That never happens. As far as your prior work, it is now the business of everyone here, because you stated your work history, so don’t contradict yourself on the things you say. As far as aids and nurses treating some residents special? That is false, Every resident is treated with dignity and respect. Oh, and they are residents, because it is a nursing home. Patients are customers of a hospital. With all of your history in the medical field, I thought you would have known the difference. I find it also surprising that as such an esteemed medical associate, you would have enough common sense to not work off the the clock. That is against the law. Did you document your cares given to those patients or residents for when you were off the clock? Or did some one else? Because now you would have ran into faslifying documentation…..And for walking by a call light…. Hello, we can only take care of one person at a time. I think Beth cleared that up just fine. As far as the rooms being cleaned, I feel the housekeeping doeas a great job. I see people mopping floors every day when I get there, and not to mention waxing floors on third shift. Maybe it’s that you were not there when all of this cleaning was going on. And, it is a residents rights to keep thier room however they see fit. Why, because it is THEIR home, not yours. Many of us aids, especially the ones that I work with, are washing and sanitizing to the point of having skin breakdown, so don’t worry about it. MRSA, can be contacted anywhere. These days, they are finding many people to have it as a dormant state in their body. Are you aware that it takes up to three months to claim some one with MRSA? So, whose to say where your family member got it. They could have gotten it from you, after you touched a dirty shopping cart, hand rail, door handle or such. Any one that would sit here and make a claim that Eastview is responsible for some one getting MRSA is just an idiot. I’d suggest you go back to school or do some research on the MANY ways someone can be in contact with MRSA. If you could have done better, why didn’t you have your family member in your own home for care then? Many false claims her are not making things look good for you here. Maybe you should move on to be an attorney. They seem to be able to make false claims just to be able to blame some one for wrong doing. Of course any one with your expertise and half a nats brain would have known to keep their big mouth shut in the first place. Have a nice day.
Have you noticed that with the election nearing, Ms. Crock has decided to cease comments…..? Hhhhmmmm……maybe she had second thoughts about her quick tongue.
Here’s a good one for all those anti-eastview bloggers. It may make you sit back and think, “Hmmm, what the heck is the administration thinking!?” and “What kind of moral standards do they actually hold their employees to?” It has recently been brought to my attention that the admissions coordinator had been on a leave of absence for being arrested on heroin charges and is now resuming his position in the facility. To add further insult to injury he had been paid to travel to area hospitals searching new recruits for possible patients without a valid driver’s license. Obviously, he lied about having a valid license and was being paid for his drive time. Why the hell was that never looked into? Lying on a resume’ would be grounds for termination in my book. As for the drug activity……really? Shouldn’t health care professionals be held to a higher standard? There are enough educators out of a job for their involvement with marijuana. Why is this acceptable on health care? I for one would not want any of my loved ones in a facility that maintains a position for someone with his offenses.
What!?! This is absolutely horrible!
Is any of that info verifiable, or just rumors? If it’s true, sounds like more Antigo cover-ups!
Obviously the employee was not convicted of any crime or would not have been allowed to return to work, and yes the employee has a valid drivers license. We do hold our employees to very high standards.!!!! Amazing how quick people are to believe what they hear with out validating correctness.
WOW… Seems like truth could be determined if parties wanted to pursue the issue….
If claims are not true, libel and / or slander could likely be proven because specific individual(s) was targeted and clearly identified.
Like another case a few months ago, this has the potential to be a life changing event?
I have been in there several times, and have talked with many residents. Yes, there are some who are harder to work with. Yes, there is teasing going on. This is true everywhere you go. I see it at my work too. What I do know is that the CNAs and LPNs there are a great bunch of people. They try to work together as much as they can. And they never intentionally mistreat a resident. Maybe the people saying bad things should spend a few days and nights there with the staff…
Being officially “charged” does not mean that the individual was not “involved” in the case. The individual may also have worked out an agreement with the DA to get themselves off the hook so that the bigger fish could be prosicuted. Truth or not, the story had to come from somewhere. I don’t hear anyone ever saying how amazingly wonderful the place is. Stories like this just add to my uneasiness about having a loved one as a patient there.
@CROCK Somebody obviously has some problems handling her emotions. I would think with your extensive experience in the healthcare field that you would be able to distinguish truth and fact in medicine from what you make up in your head to justify a loss. Obviously it hurts to lose someone, especially when it probably could have been prevented, but not everything like that can be, like was stated by J-Dog, it can be contracted long before it shows up.
Some very strong medications may be needed to deal with what you got going on. I hate to see you with a couple drinks in you. I’ll keep an eye on the news though, just to hear if some crazy lady drives her car through the front of EV.
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