Elara Caring reviews

3.1

48% would recommend to a friend

(768 total reviews)

Scott Powers

53% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

Elara Caring has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 768 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Elara Caring 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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768 reviews
1.0
May 3, 2019

Elara Caring RUINED Great Lakes Caring

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Pros

The field staff truly care about our patients.

Cons

Pretty much everything. Elara Caring took over Great Lakes and is ruining this once great company. Since taking over, Elara has taken away all PTO for part times employees, increased health insurance rates significantly, didn’t pay normal holiday bonus, no contribution to 401k. Most recently, no sign of merit raises we were supposed to receive in March and no communication regarding them. No response from Human Resources regarding new Michigan law for sick time for part time employees and none given to part time employees despite law being in effect in April. No help from office staff when out in the field.

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Elara Caring Response
7y
Thanks for your review. Our leadership team takes all feedback on Glassdoor seriously, and your comments have been forwarded to them. I'm sorry to hear about your experience during this transition period, but patient care and employee satisfaction do remain top priority for Elara Caring. If there's anything additional you'd like to share, please reach out to your HR representative.
1.0
Apr 14, 2019

Horrible company

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Pros

None that I have experienced

Cons

Since Great Lakes Caring was taken merged into Elara Caring everything has turned to crap! Insurance Benefits are outrageously expensive, mileage reimbursement is pathetic, PTO time is terrible and everything takes longer to accomplish. They came in and cut tons of staff, just called them in and let them go with no notice. Their electronic medical record was forced on us and it takes longer to complete. They are constantly on your back about productivity with no regard to your enormous territory and drive time. Then they force you to drive hours to cover other branches because they are constantly firing people without a proper investigation....people that have worked there for years with no complaints about them. Management plays favorites and always has at least one employee that is their whipping boy that they constantly pick at. Human resources is a joke since most of them have no education in the human resource field. If your a nurse you can get away with anything but other disciplines better watch out! My advice is don’t even waste your time with this company because it’s nothing but stress. No work life balance because all you will do is work and fall into bed at night.

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Elara Caring Response
7y
Thank you for sharing your feedback, though I'm sorry to hear this is your experience. Our management team takes these reviews very seriously, and I have forwarded yours to them. We are in a transition period right now and undergoing changes; however, quality patient care and employee satisfaction remain priorities to our organization. If there is anything you'd like to discuss further, please reach out to Carrie, VP of Human Resources, directly at 517.768.7413.
1.0
Jul 8, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Great Lakes Caring WAS an amazing company with values. They truly cared for all employees. THEN it was merged to become Elara Caring. Elara has no regard for employees and facilitate a toxic work environment. Pro: Management at local level was great and employees in field truly cared about patients.

Cons

Toxic workplace New CEO informed employees they were easily replaced. No raises this year. Good employees leaving in droves. No communication from upper management.

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