Does Commonwealth Senior Living pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Commonwealth Senior Living employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Commonwealth Senior Living. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Commonwealth Senior Living?

24% of Commonwealth Senior Living employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Commonwealth Senior Living 2.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.2 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Commonwealth Senior Living?

Executive Director (9) , Resident Care Associate (7) , Certified Nursing Assistant CNA (6) , Sales Director (5) , Concierge (4) , Business Office Manager (3) , Caregiver, CNA (3) , Program Assistant (3) , Registered Medication Aide (3) , Resident Assistant (3) , Activity Director (2) , Cook (2) , Dietary Aide (2) , Dining Services Director (2) , Manager (2)

What are the pros of working at Commonwealth Senior Living according to real employee reviews?

"always trying to do the right thing and live by Commonwealth's Core Values." ((in 10 reviews)); "Good benefits." ((in 6 reviews)); "Great coworkers to work with." ((in 3 reviews)); "friendly employees, good starting job" ((in 3 reviews)); "Benefits are ok and the facility is clean , residents given decent care that other facilities don’t have , looks good on outside , superficially good" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Commonwealth Senior Living according to real employee reviews?

"Bad management and to many people though they where in charge not a good chain of command" ((in 16 reviews)); "Pay could be better but that's the way" ((in 12 reviews)); "Needs better communication when dealing with employees" ((in 5 reviews)); "Many pockets of poor leadership exist and lack of accountability!" ((in 3 reviews)); "All in all an awful place to work." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Commonwealth Senior Living locations?

Charlottesville , Hampton , Radford , Norfolk , Williamsburg , Christiansburg , Richmond , Chesapeake , Farnham , Hillsville , Kilmarnock , South Boston , Gloucester , Willow Grove , Hagerstown , Onancock , Danville , Abingdon , Glen Allen , Virginia Beach , Fredericksburg , Front Royal , Stafford , Grand Rapids , Greensboro , Ellington , Harrisburg , Salisbury , Jonesboro , Gloucester Courthouse

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Commonwealth Senior Living reviews

3.0

24% would recommend to a friend

(147 total reviews)

Richard Brewer and Earl Parker

54% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

2.8

Career opportunities

2.7

Diversity & inclusion

2.7

Compensation and benefits

2.4

Work/Life balance

2.2

Culture & values

2.0

Senior management

Commonwealth Senior Living has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 147 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Commonwealth Senior Living employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Healthcare industry (3.4 stars).

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147 reviews

5.0

Apr 6, 2015

I enjoy working for Commonwealth we are FAMILY. Commonwealth has heart and they (we) actually care.

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Recommend

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Pros

The best reasons to work for Commonwealth is you have chances to move up in the company, lots of training and going to work is fun.

Cons

The downside is working short, the pay scale , the insurance being high for single Moms. Shortage of supplies you need to do the job.

Commonwealth Senior Living Response

11y

Thank you for speaking up and being honest with us - we appreciate your feedback! Our hope is our benefits and compensation will continue to improve for our employees as we build improved systems and add better services. Please continue to tell us what we're doing well and what we can improve - your opinions matter to us!

3.0

Dec 7, 2014

Be careful, no one has your back!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company is small enough that you can still make a difference. New corporate philosophy based on following core values. Making good changes in the home office and the company has a lot of potential.

Cons

Not everyone lives by the company core values however they hold everyone accountable. Still a long time before everything trickles down to the community level. Many pockets of poor leadership exist and lack of accountability!

Commonwealth Senior Living Response

11y

We at Commonwealth appreciate you recognizing that there is a new company focus on following our CORE values. We are working to create a company that does “have your back” and we want to do the right thing. We understand that as we work to make major changes/improvements within the company that it doesn’t happen overnight. I would appreciate gaining more information on how we could have done better, and would appreciate you reaching out directly to me to discuss your thoughts/suggestions/feedback. You can reach me at hr@commonwealthal.com. Again, thank you for your feedback.

3.0

May 12, 2014

Much better than most reviews on assisted living companies.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Communication is beginning to improve. Med Aide classes now at no cost if employee passes state exam. No *free* lunch but $2 per meal is good and can be charged against paycheck. Capacity for residents is not as large as many other assisted living communities. 99% Virginia based so policies and regulations are more consistent. Drug testing implemented. Processes and protocols promised to be implemented.

Cons

Pay and benefits can be much more competitive. Training across all tiers of staff needs to be enhanced. Company needs to invest in employees to get invested employees. Staffing is within compliance yet still too tight - small price to have staff vs a risk claim of any kind. IT upgrades could be better like laptops instead of being chained to a desk; phone headsets instead of being chained to a desk; Manager On Duty phone with text (often an unlimited feature); IT staff need to be more pleasant; Memory Care too short staffed to be specialized care - no matter how much stuff or programming is implemented it needs more staff to implement it since care is priority over programs.

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I enjoy working for Commonwealth we are FAMILY. Commonwealth has heart and they (we) actually care.

Be careful, no one has your back!

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