Aegis Therapies Employee Reviews for Occupational Therapist

"Highly fraudulent company!"

What do you like about working at Aegis Therapies?

"Lots of free CEU opportunities. Reimbursment for licensure and professional memberships."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Need to have a lot of confidence in your skills and ability to stand up for self and what you feel is right."

What don't you like about working at Aegis Therapies?

"Lots of medicare fraud going on. Every single patient is an ultra high RUG level. They achieve these high minutes by using modalities on everyone, appropriate or not. Create core programs i.e. dementia, UI, w/c positioning and make you keep a certain quota of part B patients on caseload for each program at all times. If you argue a patient is not appropriate, they get a documentation expert to assist you in making up bs goals. High productivity standards. If you can't make the productivity due to low caseload you are sent home."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Stop viewing patients as piles of money. Respect your therapists professional opinion and don't bully them into picking up patients that aren't appropriate and keeping on caseload longer than necessary . Need an adequate amount of computers in order to maintain productivity and be able to get paperwork done."

"Rode hard and put away wet everyday"

What do you like about working at Aegis Therapies?

"The opportunity to make a difference in my patient's lives is a joy and a privilege. I work with some very good therapists who provide a great rehab team."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"DON'T do it. This company is being investigated by the federal government for Medicare fraud. What does that tell you"

What don't you like about working at Aegis Therapies?

"The constant pressure to keep patients on therapy who are clearly not deriving any benefit from it just to make money for the company. My supervisor keeps every single patient at an ultra high RUG level regardless of what the therapists say. This is called Medicare fraud. My boss pressures me to come in to work even when sick. If I take a sick day, he demands a doctor's note for even one day absence. If I take a sick day, he wants me to make it up on the weekend. The district manager asks us for the impossible while doing NO patient treatments himself."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Treat your employees right. Be reasonable with your expectations of daily workload. Provide necessary computers and other equpment. Do not expect employees to risk their professional licenses helping you commit Medicare fraud. Stop pressuring employees who are sick to come to work instead of using sick days."

"Employer provided good training."