HëllaBubz
Diamond Member
I've been in aged care since I was 18, and after many mishaps, and mistakes, along with my immaturity to make things interesting, I've just landed a job that I love and hate.
In Australia, aged care homes are run one of two ways, funded through federal, or state.
Federal means much more funding, but is much harder to get in because of the assets you need to have as colateral, but state funded are run as businesses.
Long story short, I have now taken a job as a Personal Care Coordinator........I thought my job would be somewhat simple, but it's not.
The facility is Supported Residential Services, for people who are frail or have a disability, so the age bracket an abilities range immensely.
Some of the things I have to overhaul are;
Rostering
Timesheets
Staff Duty Timelines
Hire/Fire recommendations
Staff management
Resident management
Shift durations
Staff Education
Ways of purchasing food
6 months of accreditation
All careplans for all residents
Laundry management
Maintenance management
Kitchen duties
Rewrite progress note formats, handover sheets, doctor communications
Fix computers, phones, internet or teach staff how to do basic computer stuff......no one knows anything.
When I started, I thought I would be on the floor, do the meds, a bit of personal care, and type up the odd document for the boss.
Wow, did I underestimate what needs to be done.
This small facility of 28 residents has been run into the ground, and there is bugger all money and the owner is constantly pressuring us to cut shift hours to save money.
The one guy who does work here is an absolute darling, but has only been doing aged care for 2 months, he has no idea how to get things running smoothly.
The manager used to manage a really high end facility in the city, I don't know how she ended up here, but she has so much to do, she doesn't know where to start.
I have 2 staff members who I need to fire, asap.
1. The week days cook - refuses to portion control her cooking, wastes food constantly, is very aggressive and rude to staff. Has been spoken to by 3 people, refuses to change.
2. A Personal carer who has entered into an intimate relationship with one of the residents who is in his early 40s. Tends to call the facility at midnight wanting to talk to the resident for personal matters.
There is so much to do, I feel like a headless chicken running around.
It might look good on a resume, but truth be told, I don't know whether or not I've moved up the chain or not!
Is this a success or not?
In Australia, aged care homes are run one of two ways, funded through federal, or state.
Federal means much more funding, but is much harder to get in because of the assets you need to have as colateral, but state funded are run as businesses.
Long story short, I have now taken a job as a Personal Care Coordinator........I thought my job would be somewhat simple, but it's not.
The facility is Supported Residential Services, for people who are frail or have a disability, so the age bracket an abilities range immensely.
Some of the things I have to overhaul are;
Rostering
Timesheets
Staff Duty Timelines
Hire/Fire recommendations
Staff management
Resident management
Shift durations
Staff Education
Ways of purchasing food
6 months of accreditation
All careplans for all residents
Laundry management
Maintenance management
Kitchen duties
Rewrite progress note formats, handover sheets, doctor communications
Fix computers, phones, internet or teach staff how to do basic computer stuff......no one knows anything.
When I started, I thought I would be on the floor, do the meds, a bit of personal care, and type up the odd document for the boss.
Wow, did I underestimate what needs to be done.
This small facility of 28 residents has been run into the ground, and there is bugger all money and the owner is constantly pressuring us to cut shift hours to save money.
The one guy who does work here is an absolute darling, but has only been doing aged care for 2 months, he has no idea how to get things running smoothly.
The manager used to manage a really high end facility in the city, I don't know how she ended up here, but she has so much to do, she doesn't know where to start.
I have 2 staff members who I need to fire, asap.
1. The week days cook - refuses to portion control her cooking, wastes food constantly, is very aggressive and rude to staff. Has been spoken to by 3 people, refuses to change.
2. A Personal carer who has entered into an intimate relationship with one of the residents who is in his early 40s. Tends to call the facility at midnight wanting to talk to the resident for personal matters.
There is so much to do, I feel like a headless chicken running around.
It might look good on a resume, but truth be told, I don't know whether or not I've moved up the chain or not!
Is this a success or not?
