Kindred Healthcare Reviews

Pros

The people I work with is what I really appreciate. I have been fortunate to have great bosses to work for for the 12 plus years I have been there

Cons

Benefits are not the very best they are adequate. 401k has been updated but not to where it needs to be.

Advice to Senior Management

Keep employees informed of changes. Might not be a bad idea to reduce bonuses so allow for small raises for employees that deserve them.

Pros

Excellent compensation and a real opportunity to make lives better.

Cons

Healthcare in general, difficult to operate.

Pros

My co-workers,& patients' there, still need "someone" who cares and that will help them.

Cons

They say they go by patient accuity, but they don't. They cram as many patients' in as they can and sometimes 2 patients' to tiny rooms where beds aren't hardly 2 feet apart! They take anybody, whether the patient has been known to abuse staff and also many weighing over 300 pounds, which is hard on staff. It is all about money there! They even stopped having sodas, and milks, kept on floors for patients' and/or families because of COST! Patients' must call down ahead for one soda or milk and kitchen is closed at night! Cafeteria hours are horrible for employees! They open for approx. 1 hour for breakfast, which no one has time for at change of shifts. Lunch is only served for about 2 hours through the week and less on weekends. They run out of food. Most employess must bring a lunch or order out to be ensured a meal. Staff goes out with way too many patients! We are then expected to watch patients "closely"(one floor won't allow sitters and hardly any restraints) who are confused and unrestrained, so that they aren't falling and pulling trachs out, but no one can keep up with workloads , watching patients, and answering alarms promptly.People who are FULL Codes are allowed to repeatedly pull out vital tubes, and staff must promptly" keep" replacing them in emergent situations.Even with all that, they expect excellence, and ALL work completed without error!If you complain, you are in jeopardy of getting fired for any reason. EXTREMELY STRESSFUL environment for those doing patient care! Management shows no compassion whatsoever. Jobs are hard to come by so people sweat it out, but morale is ROCK bottom!

Advice to Senior Management

Need new management with education in managing people without being cold, and abusive.

Pros

work environment is very pleasant

Cons

stress of maintaining contract and budget numbers

Advice to Senior Management

none

Pros

great experience, great benefits, wonderful team mates, room for growth
professionally and always encouraged to learn, many great experiences here

Cons

not as organized as it should be
alot of staff changes, employees not always heard
and sometimes work short staffed

Pros

Patients and my peers. Clicking out

Cons

Lack of communication, poor work environment, low morale. Favoritism. Overall a stressful work environment and no regard for the employees. Rating D-

Advice to Senior Management

Communication. Invest in your employees. Mgmnt training. Provide a decent work environment and tools to work with. Update outdated mundane tasks and join the 21st century.unto the 21

Pros

Flexibility, friendly staff and a wonderful atmosphere

Cons

benefits leave alot to be desired

Pros

pay is pretty good for certain departments, facilities are close to where I live, when I started the facilities were very good with excellent staff so I enjoyed being there

Cons

Money is the bottom line for everything
Would rather hire new graduates because pay is lower than experienced people
Management in facilities does not care about staff
Promotions do not appear to be based on competence but rather who you know
Medical insurance is horrible
I watched as all of the experienced staff started quitting to go to other jobs, as staff continued to leave, new staff was hired, morale began to go down until it is now a revolving door of staff.

Advice to Senior Management

If you want to keep people, you need to value them. You need to be willing to keep experienced people even knowing their salaries may be higher than an inexperienced person, and quit making everything about the money. You say you value your staff but then repeatedly mandate people over and over and tell them if you don't like it, find another job. And they do find another job at some point.
Acknowledge when people are doing a good job

Pros

Good pay compare with other similar jobs

Cons

Very depressing place to work

Advice to Senior Management

Monitor employee behavior

Pros

Kindred's commitment to performance improvement and customer satisfaction. The fosters a culture that produces quality thus making Kindred the industry leader.

Cons

The obstacles that Medicare reform continue to present. This forces the company to have their employees continue to change with the times. Although difficult, it continues to drive the quality staff to be exceptional.

Advice to Senior Management

Kindred has become a great company because it has remained focused on what is important, which is quality care. Through all the challenges that have presented over the last few years, Kindred remains a leader because it has kept that focus.