Kindred Healthcare Employer Reviews

Specializes in long term acute pt care for ventilator weaning, wound care, IV antibiotic therapy, physical Therapy.

I been at this facility for 12 years and kindred occupied it for the past 8 years . Since kindred took over its the worst it's ever been . Constantly working short of staff. They cut hours , raises froze for 3 years or more.

Typical day involves getting verbal report from the night shift nurse, pt. assessment, checking labs, report abnormal labs to MD and carrying out new orders by the MD,med adminstration P.O/IV;follow up on daily nursing actions including vital signs,pain assessment,turning q2h bedbound pt.'s with the help of CNA's etc;
Also,documention is essential part – more... of nursing along with managing pt.'s overall health & safety;prioritizing is the key element in solving daily problems and one has to be flexible and positive minded;my colleagues are very cooperative and we have a good working relationship; most of the time co workers will help you especially when you need a little bit of help when you get superbusy or when you need advice on some complex problems ; overall nursing on the floor is a busy and hard profession given all the complexities that come with it but you can make it enjoyable at the same time by bringing smiles on your pt. and their families faces and keeping your sense of humor and positive mindedness intact. . – less

volunteering there was a very good experience. very loving place there was nothing but smiles there and it made me feel like i was wanted and i loved that.

A great place to connect with others in their time of good and bad. An overall great group of people who are always ready to help and encourage you. The hardest part of this job is the hospice part and that is keeping people comfortable until they pass away.

I have a super fantastic supervisor who appreciates everything our team does. She is supportive, fair, and easy to work with. We work well as a team.
The most enjoyable part of the job is seeing patient's successfully weaned off the ventilator and advance to decanulation, and returning home with their families.

A great place to work with lots of opportunity to learn in a healthcare setting.

its hard and busy but im happy because i learned how to be a hard worker and to help my co-worker in the daily basis.

I injoyed the detailed work and working as a member team. Worked with data and keeping track of trays.

I was PRN so I didn't even meet many of the regular staff. Staff at the facility were nice and helpful. Nice equipment.

Exercised high levels of nursing skills withing schedules and pt. needs.

I have enjoyed working as a PRN therapist for Kindred. I am only PRN so I do not have much experience to draw from about the company.

The company was good to work for because of the people and the care they put in caring for their patients.

They are far from compassionate. There definitely favoritism between administration to patients And employees. They currently put a pay freeze on employees because they spend 1/2 million last year on alcohol for their social meetings. The CNA will take all responsibility because of a nurse's mistake of any other co-worker if they are favored or had – more... a higher education. Last but definitely not close to least don't bother ever being sick or taking a doctors note or getting " sent home" sick its an automatic write up. The administration Is out for them self's and does not care who sick nor the patients as stated on their so called " statement" you get when admitted that they will be in to check and see how everything is going don't bother they never walk onto the floor unless it's to yell or write up an employee with out getting any evidence to their allegations. My opinion I would not send my family there first hand experience. Not because of the CNA their great because of the administration. – less

Do not apply! Management noncommunicable, inconsistencies. Very scary place to work. Poor management, scheduling, no staff, long term management and some staff drug diversion, several staff using drugs and selling, no staff team work, several take staff take many long breaks, little work done by some management and several staff, continuous patient – more... neglect, dirty, minimal employee benefits...and more. – less

You have to have strong assessment skills and be willing to work as a team.

If you are looking for stable employment, RUN, don't walk, away from Kindred. At Kindred, every Friday you'll wonder who's getting the dreaded call. At Kindred, you'll start every Monday walking through the office to see which desks are empty. At Kindred, on any random day staff will be told to take a week or two off without pay to save the company – more... money. At Kindred, you are told to use your personal cell (the one YOU pay for) for company business so the company won't have to pay their own phone bill. Your personal cell -- the one you share with your kids so they can call you in emergencies -- will now have HIPPA protected personal health information and you won't be allowed to let your family members touch it. At Kindred, if you travel for the company, your per diem won't even cover the cost of eating at McDonald's. At Kindred, layoffs, staff reductions and fear of the Friday call are a way of life. – less

I loved working with Kindred they have excellent benefits and very family oriented

A typical day at work for me was staying on top of my duties, making sure my patients clean and bathed. I learned that a positive attitude is very important I had to put a time on some of my task like making beds and the hardest part of my job was not taking their problems home with me. The most enjoyable part of my job was that nobody died that day.

Did everything in the kitchen and catering. Kitchen work is hard and enjoyable.