The Wellington Long Term Care & Retirement Home Employee Reviews

Left before they unionized so I can't really say what it's like now. Fair enough pay, management needed work. Morale was low among healthcare aids. Loved the residents though.

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It is a nice place to work, a friendly environment and coworkers, but the start pay is small as to compare the job you are employed to do.

Personal Support Worker (Current Employee) - Hamilton, ON - 21 January 2023

A friendly environment to work,good team bonding, but the start salary is not compatible with the job you are expected to do, if the salary is increased then it would be one of the best place to work.

Pros

Good team work, management needs improvement

Cons

Salary not comparatively with the workload

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Insights into The Wellington Long Term Care & Retirement Home

Based on 7 survey responses

What people like

Ability to learn new things
Energizing work tasks
Clear sense of purpose

Areas for improvement

Time and location flexibility
Support from manager
Supportive environment

Good place to work

Personal Support Worker (Former Employee) - Hamilton, ON - 13 January 2023

Loved taking care of the residents. Good place to work . Enjoyed the people I worked with . Got to get to know the residents and they became life family . Management good

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Good place for students to work

Resident Support Attendant (Former Employee) - Hamilton, ON - 12 August 2022

I really enjoyed my time at The Wellington, despite all of it occurring during the COVID-19 pandemic. I worked at the screening table and was able to interact with staff, residents, and visitors. Working during the pandemic meant emotions sometimes ran high, and there were a few times when visitors, residents, and staff would get frustrated with the changing requirements and complain to the RSAs. Overall, though, The Wellington was a good place to work as a student looking for a part-time job. Supervisors were mostly good about releasing shift schedules in advance (though there were a few times the schedule was released only a day before it started).

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Good pay but no communication

Housekeeping (Former Employee) - Hamilton, ON - 13 June 2020

Management has zero communication with staff The psws always seem the look down on housekeeping And all have there owe cliques In the spring/summer/fall it is extremely hot, and there is no water provided (besides tap water from 30 year old taps) Also don’t being anything of value, the housekeeps will steal

Pros

Pays well

Cons

No communication, stealing, gossip and cliques

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Part time Maintenance (Former Employee) - Hamilton, ON - 25 March 2020

Check the maintenance book for work for the day. Learn nothing. Management not friendly at all. She never talked to me till she needs something on maintenance and my supervisor is off. Never introduced herself, won’t acknowledge you when you passed each other in the hallway. The hardest part of the job was trying to satisfy the manager. She has her favourites, it’s either your in or out. Most enjoyable was when they want to buy new appliances and then I’ll repair it, but that’s not good enough for her.

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Productive place to work with elderly

Recreation Manager Assistant (COOP) (Former Employee) - Hamilton, ON - 27 May 2018

Lovely place with beautiful people, really helpful workers and nurses aswell as staff. A very safe and clean environment. An amazing supervisor that is always willing to help in any circumstances. Fun events that you can part take in to help the residents

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Such a nice place to work. Staff all work well together and the residents are all so loving.

Personal Support Worker (Current Employee) - Hamilton, ON - 7 December 2017

I have been employed at The Wellington since Sept 2008. I have learned so much as A PSW. Enjoyed Christmas Bazaars, dancing with the residents at socials being there for residents and families. The staff at The Wellington are all so very nice.

Pros

Benefits, great staff, friendly environment.

Cons

No permanent lines for part time staff.

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Professional work place

Personal Support Worker (Current Employee) - Hamilton, ON - 23 July 2017

I've been at The Wellington for 15 years now, the benefits are good, freindly co-worker, get along with all the residence building a good relationship, the management listen to all the suggestion to ensure the workplace are well maintain and all the employees are happy

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it was fine

Recreation Manager Assistant (COOP) (Current Employee) - Hamilton, ON - 26 June 2017

i was a coop student there so i pretty much just assisted the recreation directors there. my day consisted of doing laundry for a while then eventually getting ready for programs

Pros

free food during outings

Cons

same thing every day

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Coop Student (Former Employee) - Hamilton, ON - 29 May 2016

It was really nice to work there. Had a pleasent experience working with staff and residents. I worked in the recreation department and planned activities with the staff for the residents to enjoy.

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wonderful

Personal Support Worker (Former Employee) - Stoney Creek, ON - 16 September 2015

I very much enjoyed doing my clinical placement at the wellington. The staff was absolutely amazing and very welcoming. I learned and grew so much as a person and am more and more excited to pursue my career as a psw.

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Hard work pays off

Housekeeping (Former Employee) - Hamilton, ON - 1 March 2014

You must work hard in this job, do your best, do not skimp on duties as you are ensuring that retirement residence's quarters are clean. You want to show them that you care about their opinions and respect them and their environment (not a job perspective but a personal one).

Pros

high pay, shifts go by quick

Cons

Difficult work, little time lots of expectations, work alone and difficult to catch on

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Enjoyable

Volunteer (Former Employee) - Hamilton, ON - 5 December 2012

This was a volunteer job. so i enjoyed every minute of it.I got to working with the seniors and learning new thingsI also never really had a hard part of the job due to i new what i was doing.

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Fast paced but yet enjoyable Long Term setting

P.S.W. (Former Employee) - Hamilton, ON - 4 November 2012

A typical day at work for me was meeting the residents daily needs and using lifts for transfering residents into there wheelchairs, beds, and bath chairs. I have learned new skills such as which lifts to use for which residents to safely transfer residents and plenty more. I would personally say from experience working at The Wellington...the management was excellent. The DOC is very understanding, easy to speak to and reason with and she genuinely cares for the residents as well as the staff. The co-workers at The Wellington are very helpful and everyone is great to work with. I found that the hardest part of the job is meeting the expectations on time even though it is doable and picking up the routine. Once you learn the routine as well as the expectations...the job runs very smoothly. The most enjoyable part of the job that i had experienced personally is giving the residents the quality of life that i feel they deserve. I have to say overall...it's a great learning experience and very enjoyable as well.